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53+ min ago (542+ words) This debut play by Jess Edwards is a brainy rush of ideas Private View at Soho Theatre: 'Like Tom Stoppard doing a dark, queer love play' If the late Tom Stoppard had written a dark queer love play it might have looked something like this. Jess Edwards has established herself as a great director - her production of Anoushka Lucas's Elephant was a recent highlight - but her debut play shows that same super-smart, playful spirit in her writing too. The setup is pretty straightforward, as two (unnamed) women meet at a private view of an art exhibition and quickly begin a relationship. One of them is 23 and doing a PhD in physics focused on how particles react to intention, the other 38 and a wealthy artist who makes works out of light. Sharp sounds and flashes of colour smash us from one…...

1+ hour, 7+ min ago (96+ words) Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Ripley, Fleabag and Sherlock alum Andrew Scott has joined the cast of Lisa Kudrow's comedy, The Comeback. HBO's Hollywood satire will also feature Dan Bucatinsky, Laura Silverman, Damian Young, Ella Stiller, John Early, Barry Shabaka Henley, Abbi Jacobson, Tony Macht, Brittany O'Grady, Zane Phillips and Julian Stern. The show was created by Friends icon Kudrow and Michael Patrick King, whose credits include Sex and the City and And Just Like That. Season 3 of The Comeback is expected to premiere in March. Season 1 premiered in 2005 and Season 2 aired in 2014....

1+ hour, 12+ min ago (766+ words) As a CODA (child of deaf adults) himself, Scottish stand-up Ray Bradshaw's latest comedy hour is fittingly titled CODA, and is described as a "funny, heartwarming show all about the brilliant things that happen when you grow up in a house where sign language is the first language used. Ray says he likes coming to Cambridge and recalls that his first serious girlfriend when he was around 18-19 years of age was a student at St Catharine's College. "I like the Junction, I like the fact that there are three different rooms, says the friendly 30-something of the venue he'll be performing at, adding: "I've done two different ones [rooms] there. Ray's previous show was titled Doppleginger, which he brought to Cambridge in 2024. He will be coming to the city again, this time with CODA, in early 2026 and notes that the…...

1+ hour, 17+ min ago (196+ words) The play moves between two periods in the same English country house, Sidley Park. In the early 1800s, a young girl named Thomasina Coverly studies with her tutor, Septimus Hodge. In the late 20th century, a group of researchers tries to piece together what happened in those years: they're especially interested in a solitary figure who later lived in a small lodge on the property. Snow's picture helps to clarify why those modern scenes feel like a clash of outlooks and not just of personalities. Bernard embodies a "traditional culture" that treats science as marginal to questions of meaning whereas Valentine embodies the sort of scientific literacy Snow thought public life needed but lacked. Thus Snow's conception bears on'Arcadia'by sharpening the modern-day conflicts between Bernard, Hannah, and Valentine, where the fault line between literary performance and quantitative modelling is explicit " and by…...

1+ hour, 48+ min ago (796+ words) According to director Chris Columbus, it took makeup artists anywhere from 4.5 to5 hours to transform Robin Williams into the titular English nanny in the 1993 film Mrs. Doubtfire. With that in mind, it's not hard to understand why Williams was so committed to the character once everything was in place. Columbus told Vanity Fair [] According to director Chris Columbus, it took makeup artists anywhere from 4.5 to 5 hours to transform Robin Williams into the titular English nanny in the 1993 film Mrs. Doubtfire. With that in mind, it's not hard to understand why Williams was so committed to the character once everything was in place. Columbus told Vanity Fair that Williams did so much improvising as Mrs. Doubtfire that they amassed almost 2 million feet of film by the time they were done shooting. Presumably, that had something to do with him not wanting to…...

1+ hour, 53+ min ago (481+ words) Here is a sampling of things to do in the San Fernando Valley and the greater Los Angeles area. El Nido Farmers Market " Pacoima: El Nido Family Centers and the City of Los Angeles present the market, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays. Location, Pacoima Family Source Center, 11243 Glenoaks Blvd. www.elnidofamilycenters.org/farmers-market Autobooks-Aerobooks: Matt Stone signs "Ride " The Most Iconic Wheels of the Silver Screen," 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 6. See the website for how to order signed books in advance. Location, 2900 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank. 818-845-0707. autobooks-aerobooks.com San Fernando Valley Master Choral" " Gloria! A Festival of Choirs: The chorale and five other choirs in the San Fernando Valley perform John Rutter's Gloria, with a full brass quintet, and traditional and re-imagined holiday songs, 6 p.m. Dec. 6. Livestream tickets are available $15 on the website link (in-person tickets sold-out; no tickets sold at the door). www.sfvmc.com Burbank Chorale Holiday…...

1+ hour, 53+ min ago (378+ words) Comic Relief Live, the annual benefit uniting comedy and music to fight childhood poverty, returns this Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. at Carnegie Hall. Hosted by John Oliver, the event honors Trevor Noah and Kristin Lemkau while featuring top performers for a night of comedy and purpose. Trevor Noah receives the Comic Relief's Icon Award for leveraging his extensive career and platform to support others. Kristen Lemkau, CEO of J.P. Morgan Wealth Management, will receive the Visionary Award for her nonprofit board's work breaking the cycle of poverty." The lineup includes Ilana Glazer, Mike Birbiglia, Michael Che, and Lupita Nyong'o with musical guest Gregory Porter, plus unannounced surprise guests. Tickets range from individual seats to premium packages." Michele Ganeless, CEO of Comic Relief, a former president of Comedy Central for 12 years, and a member of the Comic Relief board, calls the role a perfect…...

1+ hour, 53+ min ago (1745+ words) EXCLUSIVE:The clock is ticking as Billy Crudup (The Morning Show) and Denise Gough (Andor) run a scene from Oscar-winning writer Eric Roth's stage adaptation of High Noon, director Fred Zinnemann's classic movie Western released at the height of McCarthyism and the Red Scare. There's a makeshift clapboard buggy in the center of the room as Thea Sharrock, the play's director, and a phalanx of creatives consider various design options for the thrilling theatrical event that begins performances at the Harold Pinter Theatre on December 17. Industry titans Paula Wagner (Mission Impossible, Marshall) and Tom Werner (The Cosby Show, Roseanne) are producing, and they've stopped by for a visit. Wagner pauses to tell us thatHigh Noonis being performed in real time. Like, whoosh! "Ninety minutes, no intermission, edge of your seat," the onetime Tom Cruise agent says succinctly. The film, she…...

2+ hour, 23+ min ago (288+ words) Comedian-turned-mogul Byron Allen is the Founder/CEO of Entertainment Studios, owning The Weather Channel and championing Black media ownership. Byron Allen Folks, widely known as Byron Allen, is an American comedian, producer, and entrepreneur who built a sprawling, multibillion-dollar media empire from a foundation in syndicated television." He was quickly discovered by Jimmie Walker, who invited him to join a writing team that included future late-night stars Jay Leno and David Letterman. This trajectory culminated in Allen's historic appearance at age 18 on The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, making him the youngest comedian to ever perform on the program. Allen has aggressively pursued business acquisitions, including the film distributor Freestyle Releasing (now Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures), which released the 2017 hit shark thriller 47 Meters Down. Other film successes include the Western Hostiles and the mystery-thriller Chappaquiddick. Allen has consistently championed economic…...

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