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Did I really stink? How actors cope with a critical mauling
18 Aug 2014:Meera Syal ignores them, John Hurt gets drunk and writes to them, Peter Egan thinks he's fair game ... Five actors tell us how they respond to the critics
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20 Oct 2014:
Lyn Gardner: Streamed live from Berlin on Saturday night, Speak Bitterness proved that it's possible to have a communal experience watching theatre in your own home
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20 Oct 2014:
Lyn Gardner: Hunt out stories on the streets of Deptford, see Sweeney Todd in London's oldest pie-and-mash shop or catch up with Mark Thomas's raw and angry Cuckooed out on tour
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17 Oct 2014:
Lyn Gardner: Ganesh Versus the Third Reich has been seen around the world. The Diverse Futures project is focusing on nurturing British equivalents to the Australian company
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14 Oct 2014:
Lyn Gardner: Emotional theatregoers are bursting into tears more and more – but it shouldn't be a measure of how good a play is
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10 Oct 2014:
Come to Where I'm From, Paines Plough's project in which new writers focus on home, succeeds in nurturing regional richness, writes Lyn Gardner
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9 Oct 2014:
There's been plenty of war on stage in this first world war centenary year. But do the difficulties of staging conflict leave theatregoers battle-scarred, asks Lyn Gardner
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6 Oct 2014:
Wendy Houstoun: For artists who cross genres, it is increasingly difficult to come up with a tempting but honest show description. My latest probably caused mild panic and possible repulsion
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6 Oct 2014:
Lyn Gardner: Ibsen finds himself collaborating with Sam Shepard and Iggy Pop at the Barbican – and there's an all-day theatre lock-in in Cardiff
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11 Oct 2014:
This collection of doodles was created by some of the best UK children’s illustrators for us. Do you want to win the originals? Then create your own doodle and record yourself doing it, and we will choose our favourite. Share your video with us on social media by tagging it with the hashtag #GuardianDoodle, or by emailing it to childrens.books@theguardian.com
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11 Oct 2014: Want to experience the magic of illustration in motion? Then watch these six-second videos of top children’s illustrators drawing. From Axel Scheffler to Debi Gliori, watch the finest British illustrators doodling beautifully for us
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16 Sep 2014:
Letters: The funding the Edinburgh festivals receive from the BBC, VisitBritain and Arts Council England could be thrown into question in the event of independence
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9 Sep 2014: Do characters speak to you when you read – or are you more affected by the author’s voice? In response to a survey investigating what hearing voices means to writers, we asked readers for their experiences. Here are some of your responses
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8 Sep 2014:
Brian Logan: No other nation is as funny as we are, thanks to the punk revolution, the Edinburgh fringe – and the legacy of Thatcherism
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3 Sep 2014:
Mark Thomas and Danny Chivers take to the stage with their shows about undercover infiltration
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2 Sep 2014: Media Monkey: The ex-Newsnight has targeted ‘self-regarding’ actors and spoken about his one-man show in Edinburgh.
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1 Sep 2014:
As the city gets back to normal, relive the chaos and creativity of the Edinburgh International Festival with this selection of images from our readers
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29 Aug 2014:
Two years ago she delivered her standup routine to 10 people in a strip club. Now she’s a star of the Edinburgh Fringe and touring the country. She talks biros, big families and why the new pope is ‘bloody marvellous’, writes Mark Lawson
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29 Aug 2014: US composer Harry Partch invented an entirely new musical language and created an orchestra of new instruments to play it on. Heiner Goebbels tells Kate Molleson about his production of Partch’s most radical work, coming to Edinburgh this week.
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28 Aug 2014:
Brett Bailey's controversial Exhibit B forces the audience to engage with stories of exploitation, say supporters
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28 Aug 2014:
Flamenco guitarist Paco Peña’s new show, Patrias, is part of this year’s Edinburgh international festival. Here’s a reminder of his colourful and electrifying stage shows
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28 Aug 2014:
Spanish guitar virtuoso Peña leads a band of musicians and dancers in a dazzling show honouring the murdered writer, writes Alice Bain
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28 Aug 2014: The great Dutch ensemble was as responsive as always, but needed more jolt and frenzy in its Ravel and Shostakovich, writes Kate Molleson
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27 Aug 2014:
Teatro Regio Torino's sparkling concert-performance of the full Rossini opera proves there's more to it than the 'Lone Ranger' overture, writes Kate Molleson
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