Alternative Entertainment

Ben Wishaw On Sexuality, Privacy & Playing Troubled Heroes

“I’m not damaged,” says Ben Whishaw. “Not more than anybody else.”Whishaw is resting in his dressing room at the Walter Kerr theatre on Broadway;...

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Olivier Awards 2016: Dame Judy Dench Makes Theatre History

Judi Dench has become the most garlanded actor in British theatre history when she won her eighth Olivier Award.Dame Judi was named best supporting actress for his role as Pau...

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The Archers: 'Realistic' Domestic Abuse Storyline Praised By Charities

Domestic abuse charities have praised the powerful storyline inThe Archers that came to a dramatic climax on Sunday night.The BBC Radio 4 soap’s harrowing plot has been ...

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How Suchitra Sen Revolutionised Image Of Women In The 1960's

Suchitra Sen’s persona has many dimensions – as the legendary romantic star, who created mushy magic on 700mm; a powerhouse performer, who portrayed a working-woma...

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Meet The Brilliant Pianist Behind Scorsese's Upcoming Biopic

Over his long and celebrated career, pianist Byron Janis has experienced triumphs and challenges unknowable to most of us. He’s overcome injury and illness to maintain a...

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Setting The Stage For Little Theatre

Children move in a circle to the beats of the chenda. As the rhythm picks up, they change their steps and gait. There is laughter, camaraderie and some fine acts during a rout...

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Playwrights Are Putting America's Financial Inequality On The Stage

THERE is something familiar about the Blakes, the American family at the centre of “The Humans”, a new play by Stephen Karam that is now on Broadway. Anyone who ha...

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Images Of David Beckham Are Being Auctioned For UNICEF

David Beckham gets the highbrow treatment tonight, with a charity gala auction at Phillips that's selling off collected photographs of the great man in aid of Unicef. It's a s...

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Artist Folds Photographs Into Endless Geometric Sculptures

German artist Christiane Feser cuts and folds photographs into expansive, abstract panoramas. Her U.S. solo debut at Los Angeles’s Von Lintel Gallery stages a diverse se...

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Love In The Times Of Short Stories

I never cared much for Delhi until I read Ravish Kumar’s short Hindi love stories. My old bias — perhaps from too much Premchand, and not enough ChetanBhagat &mdas...

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POLITICS: MISSING GIRLS AND HATE SPEECHES

After we are done celebrating mothers, daughters, women, take a moment to consider these...

May 19 2024

FESTIVALS: LQBTQ NARRATIVES IN REGIONAL CINEMA

Filmmakers from Karnataka, Manipur, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat at KASHISH 2024. Jeo Baby,...

May 18 2024

FESTIVALS: STAR STUDDED OPENING CEREMONY OF KASHISH 2024

Kiran Rao, Sonali Kulkarni, Barun Sobti, Shweta Basu Prasad, Vopin Sharma, Lilette Dubey...

May 17 2024