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Bold new Gaza play skewers Fatah and Hamas

Bold new Gaza play skewers Fatah and Hamas - 2010-03-11

GAZA CITY, Adel Zaanoun- A new play has shocked audiences in the Gaza Strip by shouting out what many in the Hamas-ruled territory mutter behind closed doors -- that Palestinian politicians are a...
"Billy Elliot" to debut in South Korea

"Billy Elliot" to debut in South Korea - 2010-03-03

SEOUL - A hit musical set in a gritty mining village in northeast England is coming to South Korea for its first foreign-language production, promoters said Tuesday. "Billy Elliot", the story of a...
Royal Shakespeare Co. to pack bags, theatre for New York

Royal Shakespeare Co. to pack bags, theatre for New York - 2010-02-10

NEW YORK, Luis Torres de la Llosa - New York city has a long summer tradition of Shakespeare in Central Park, but now thanks to the Royal Shakespeare Company, it's about to get a dose of keen...
"Hair" back in Serbia after 40 years, minus nudity

"Hair" back in Serbia after 40 years, minus nudity - 2010-02-04

BELGRADE - "Hair" makes its return to the Serbian stage Wednesday 40 years after it first premiered here -- but minus the famed nudity that helped the anti-war musical cause a scandal. The updated...
'Slumdog' director to do stage play of 'Frankenstein'

'Slumdog' director to do stage play of 'Frankenstein' - 2010-01-22

LONDON - Danny Boyle, the British director of Oscar-winning "Slumdog Millionaire", is to direct a stage play adaptation of "Frankenstein", it was announced on Thursday. Nicholas Hytner, the...
French Algerian actress attacked over feminist play

French Algerian actress attacked over feminist play - 2010-01-16

PARIS - French police believe a theatre actress who was doused with petrol in an attack in Paris this week was targeted for starring in a feminist play she wrote on Algerian women, a judicial...
Ceausescu's final hours depicted in new play

Ceausescu's final hours depicted in new play - 2009-12-11

BUCHAREST - The controversial trial and execution of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife on Christmas day 1989 will be the focus of a play presented Thursday in Bucharest. "The Last...
Julie Andrews to return to London stage

Julie Andrews to return to London stage - 2009-11-27

LONDON - Julie Andrews, the star of "Mary Poppins" and "The Sound of Music", is returning to the London stage for the first time in 30 years with a one-off show in May, the organisers announced...
Russia opens Bolshoi theatre corruption probe

Russia opens Bolshoi theatre corruption probe - 2009-09-15

MOSCOW - Russian investigators are probing allegations that millions of dollars (euros) were embezzled in the costly and long-running renovation of the legendary Bolshoi Theatre, officials said on...
MI5 kept tabs on US actor who fled communist witchhunts

MI5 kept tabs on US actor who fled communist witchhunts - 2009-09-01

LONDON - British agents monitored US director and actor Sam Wanamaker for years after he fled here from the United States to escape anti-communist witchunts, newly released files showed Tuesday....
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Prince Charles visits Poland's Muslim Tatars

Prince Charles visits Poland's Muslim Tatars
KRUSZYNIANY- Britain's Prince Charles, who is on an official visit to Poland, on Tuesday travelled to the spiritual home of its tiny Muslim Tatar community and tasted their traditional fare. The heir to the British throne began his visit to the...