Circus
Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance to watch online
From live-streams of new plays to classics from the archive, here are some of the top shows online now or coming soon
Chris Wiegand Stage editor
22, Jan, 2021 @5:15 PM
Gerry Cottle, circus showman and Wookey Hole Caves owner, dies of Covid aged 75
Cottle toured the UK and internationally for decades, promoting a variety of acts, before developing attractions at the limestone caves in Somerset
Chris Wiegand
14, Jan, 2021 @3:13 PM
'Anything can happen at the seaside': the troupe who kept Britain grinning
Tony Lidington spent 30 years with the anarchic Pierrotters. He recalls trading songs for mackerel – and lifting spirits with a little lockdown flea circus
David Jays
29, Dec, 2020 @10:00 AM
Choose your favourite UK theatre show of 2020
Tell us about your standout show of the year – we’ll feature a selection of your favourites later this month
Guardian Stage
15, Dec, 2020 @12:00 PM
Play-Along Plink and Boo review – circus duo upend gender bias
Build yourself a cosy den and make your own props for an imaginative, stereotype-busting home theatre experience that can’t be confined
Chris Wiegand
11, Nov, 2020 @12:08 PM
Arts Council England is supporting the best of the UK’s cultural sector | Letter
Letter: The funding body’s CEO, Darren Henley, on how the government’s culture recovery fund is helping struggling creative organisations of all shapes and sizes
Letters
19, Oct, 2020 @4:01 PM
Want an arts bailout? Then you'd better praise Sunak & Co
Organisations told financial help tied to crediting culture fund on web and in news letters
Nosheen Iqbal
18, Oct, 2020 @8:15 AM
Choirs and comedians among recipients of £76m Covid arts aid
Almost 600 cultural groups across England to benefit from latest funding round
Guardian staff and agency
17, Oct, 2020 @7:42 AM
'It's a Herculean effort': UK theatre festivals adapt for summer of Covid
From Brighton to Belfast, socially distanced performances are popping up in unexpected spaces, including the beach, a shopping centre and a church
Chris Wiegand
11, Aug, 2020 @11:12 AM
From an earth stage to a willow Globe: theatre goes al fresco in the UK
With the reopening of indoor venues delayed, it’s open season for outdoor performances with companies heading out into the sunshine
Chris Wiegand Stage editor
06, Aug, 2020 @8:00 AM
'Scary situation': delay to lockdown easing forces costly theatre cancellations
The union Equity said that the PM’s last-minute announcement was ‘distressing news’ as venues in England face financial hit
Chris Wiegand
31, Jul, 2020 @3:35 PM
Tumbling, balancing and soaring together: creating circus in the time of Covid
Circa’s Leviathan brings together 36 performers for the biggest in-theatre show of a scaled-back Brisbane festival
Steve Dow
29, Jul, 2020 @4:18 AM
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