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Phil Spencer on the future of Xbox: we still want to take risks with games

While developing traditional narrative games is harder than it has ever been, Microsoft’s Xbox chief sees an opportunity in using modern platforms and tech to tell new stories

Keith Stuart

13, Jul, 2021 @8:30 AM

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

08, Jun, 2021 @7:34 AM

Streaming should be the future for theatre | Letters

Letters: Livestreams change the game for those who can’t access live theatre, writes Richard Lee, while John Warburton thinks all National Theatre productions should be broadcast by the BBC

Letters

28, May, 2021 @3:10 PM

Classical highlights: concerts and opera to watch in April

From Bach passions aplenty to premieres, rarities and fresh takes on old favourites – our pick of this month’s streamed music

Andrew Clements

01, Apr, 2021 @8:50 AM

Glastonbury live-stream festival: Coldplay, Michael Kiwanuka and Haim to perform

Damon Albarn, Idles, Jorja Smith, Kano, Wolf Alice and Honey Dijon will also appear at Live at Worthy Farm, a ticketed virtual event on 22 May

Laura Snapes

31, Mar, 2021 @6:50 AM

Isolaid festival turns one: what’s next for Australia’s favourite pandemic pivot?

Since the first live stream in March 2020, the weekly event has hosted 881 artists, resulted in record deals and evolved to a paid gig. As organiser Emily Ulman says: ‘It’s been immense’

Katie Cunningham

17, Mar, 2021 @4:30 PM

15 video game streamers your teens should be watching

Black Girl Gamers, a sci-fi veteran and Swedish Fortnite star Loeya are just a few of the YouTube video-makers and Twitch streamers bringing diverse voices to the gaming sphere

Keith Stuart

15, Mar, 2021 @12:30 PM

Bavarian Radio SO/Rattle review – future team put new music front and centre

Rattle gave a glimpse of what may come when he takes the helm in Munich, with these two striking concerts, although Adámek’s new Where Are You disappointed

Andrew Clements

08, Mar, 2021 @10:02 AM

Classical highlights: concerts and opera to watch in March

From witches to Weber, and Andriessen to Zimmermann – our pick of this month’s streamed music

Andrew Clements

28, Feb, 2021 @3:41 PM

Redemption Room review – fear is the winner in scary celebrity gameshow

Disgraced stars must plead for the audience’s forgiveness – or suffer a nasty fate – in a show that prizes horror over interaction, yet delivers a satisfying adrenaline high

Arifa Akbar

28, Feb, 2021 @12:48 PM

Hello Las Vegas! How livestreaming is transforming the stage

It was meant to provide theatres with a lifeline during Covid. But livestreaming is now giving them extraordinary reach. Can it be sustained – and could it turn out to be a new existential threat?

Claire Armitstead

25, Feb, 2021 @1:05 PM