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Women missing out at top theatres
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X Factor the Musical? Harry Hill plans spoof show for the West End
10 Dec 2012: Comedian claims to be 'workshopping' stage show poking fun at long-running TV singing contest – starting with Simon Cowell's trousers -
The Bodyguard out in front at Whatsonstage awards
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Jerry Sadowitz attacks offensive comedians – for stealing his material
6 Dec 2012: Scottish comedian says he 'searched deep' to create taboo-busting material and is not amused by comics who follow suit -
Holy Grail producer was not '7th Python', says Michael Palin
5 Dec 2012: Monty Python member dismisses idea during trial in which Mark Forstater claims he is entitled to royalties from spin-off Spamalot -
David Mamet's The Anarchist bombs on Broadway
5 Dec 2012: David Mamet's latest play – and Broadway debut for Debra Winger – announces closure just a day after opening to bad reviews
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What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips
7 Dec 2012:Lyn Gardner: There's a brand new Jim Cartwright play in the middle of north Yorkshire – while Dominic West stars in My Fair Lady at the Sheffield Crucible and Kneehigh's Midnight's Pumpkin opens at BAC in London
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Peter Pan – a YouTube roundup
5 Dec 2012:Panto season sees JM Barrie's Peter Pan flying into theatres across the country this week. What better reason to dig out the Pans of yore?
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What the chancellor's autumn statement means for the arts
5 Dec 2012:George Osborne, the chancellor, has announced in his autumn statement that the DCMS is to be cut by £12m in 2013-14 and £22m in 2014-15
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Too old for Beatrice and Benedick – or much ado about nothing?
5 Dec 2012:Lyn Gardner: Vanessa Redgrave, 75, and James Earl Jones, 81, are to play the sharp-tongued lovers in an Old Vic production of Shakespeare's comedy. Do their ages matter?
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Andrew Dixon resigns as head of Creative Scotland
3 Dec 2012:After an embattled six months deeply criticised by the Scottish arts community, Andrew Dixon, chief executive of Creative Scotland, is to step down in January
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Child's play: why you're never too young for the theatre
3 Dec 2012:Some of the best immersive theatre experiences around are off-limits to grownups, proving it's never too early to be inspired
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Cush Jumbo: 'I'm not interested in being in Heat magazine'
Cush Jumbo belongs to a new generation of actors more interested in classical theatre than Hollywood stardom. Her search is for challenging roles, not fame, she tells Elizabeth Day
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An all-female Julius Caesar has just hit the stage, but it's a rarity in theatre. In a special report, Charlotte Higgins asks leading figures why women are still underrepresented at every level of the business – and what needs to change
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Shakespeare may have been ahead of his time, but his female characters are still short on roles – and lost for words. Our interactive guide maps out the facts
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Silly and witty in equal measure with some impressive visual flourishes, this is an evening that sparkles, writes Lyn Gardner
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The great improviser lifts a conventional standup routine into something extraterrestrial in this foaming torrent of a show, writes Leo Benedictus
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Magical acts of arithmetic and clairvoyance join geeky character comedy in this delightfully bonkers performance, writes Brian Logan
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An audience of school children aren't the only ones spellbound by ENB's Sleeping Beauty, finds Luke Jennings
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Matthew Bourne has fun with his bold, mischievous reimagining of the fairytale ballet – and so does the audience, writes Judith Mackrell
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Christopher Hampton's adaptation of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya is playing at the Vaudeville theatre in London. Guardian Extra members can buy top price tickets for £39.50 until 22 December 2012
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