Theatre

Rosamund Pike hinted at a possible return to theatre more than ten years after her last appearance on stage.The Saltburn star, 45, recalled the “buzz” she felt performing in plays during her twenties as she spoke to The One Show hosts Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas on Monday, 29 January.“There’s nothing like it to feel part of London’s pulse... The hours suit me as well,” Pike said as she sat on the sofa next to Helen George.“I am looking for something... I do want something to take me back.” Rosamund Pike hinted at a…

Artie Beaty/ZDNETZDNET's key takeawaysThe Roku Streambar Pro comes into play.Also: The best soundbars you can buy, tested and reviewedThe Streambar Pro is a soundbar that doubles as a streaming stick, which takes the Roku Streambar and the Roku 4K streaming stick and combines them into one device. So, how does it perform, and should you buy one? Let's dive in. The front of the bar illustrates Roku's aim for simplicity. There's only a single power light and no buttons to be found. All volume and settings controls are…

The phrase Home Theatre Under ₹20,000 no longer means compromising on quality or features. The advancements in audio technology have made it possible to experience rich, detailed sound without the hefty price tag. From thunderous bass to crystal-clear highs, these systems provide a balanced and immersive audio experience, whether you're watching movies, playing games, or enjoying your favourite music. Our carefully curated list includes a variety of home theatre systems, each…

Toward the end of Baldur’s Gate 3, widely considered the most outstanding video game released this year, you can literally go to hell. If you do, you’ll have a showdown with the game’s equivalent of the devil, a charismatic yet demonic trickster who calls himself Raphael.It’s one of the toughest, most dramatic encounters in the game, the culmination of 150 hours of play. Naturally, developer Larian Studios wanted it to feel monumental. So they decided that the battle should be accompanied by a song, and that Raphael…

This bleak, stark debut feature from writer-director Leo Leigh bears the obvious influences of his parents Mike Leigh and Alison Steadman; it has a barbed cartoony unhappiness, a depiction of its characters verging on caricature and misanthropy but not quite, and the notes of redemption offered at the end are ambiguous. It is not a theatre of cruelty so much as a theatre of mockery; a world where a lot of the time absurd people are laughing at the absurdity of others, partly – but not wholly – because of how unhappy they…

‘From the writers of Toy Story,” it says on the poster for this kids’ animation, and the plot is similarly based on the idea of toys coming to life – this time, old-fashioned marionettes in a puppet theatre. But proceed with caution because The Inseparables is not a Pixar movie and, aside from two of the writers, this boring, unfunny and somewhat soulless film shares no perceivable DNA with Toy Story.The setting is Central Park in New York, where the puppets in a children’s theatre have been running the show since their…

Anne-Marie is ready for bed. Two songs into her set, she slips off her bovver boots and climbs on to a Princess and the Pea-esque mattress tower that has been wheeled into place by dancers pulling double duty as stagehands. She will stay there for the next four tracks, teeing up an unusual spectacle that blurs the line between pop show and musical theatre.Recalling a teenage sanctuary, the ambitious staging reflects a core theme from the Essex singer’s third album Unhealthy, a collection of songs about self-acceptance and…

In the wider world, “letting Rishi be Rishi” might be being revealed as sheer folly, but the stated aim of the erstwhile Nutty Boys’ 13th album was to “let Madness be Madness” – and that proves a far more palatable proposition. As with most of their occasional releases this century (this is their first album in seven years), the feel is far more “contemplative music hall” than the immediacy of the ska-inflected pop that made their name more than 40 years ago. This is accentuated here by having Martin Freeman acting as a…

It’s time once again to find Zuzu’s petals, say “Merry Christmas!” to the Emporium and scratch our heads over how scatterbrained Uncle Billy kept a job for so long. For the first time since December 2019, Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life” is returning to the Stanford Theatre in Palo Alto for Christmas Eve. The two Dec. 24 screenings — at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. — will cap a month of holiday favorites (and Deanna Durbin movies) with a lineup that includes “Show Boat” (Nov. 25-26); “It Started With Eve” (Dec. 2-3); “White…

Joaquin Phoenix “walked out” of the world premiere of Napoleon in Paris on Tuesday night (14 November).The actor, who portrays the famous French emperor in Ridley Scott’s upcoming historical epic, reportedly did not give any interviews to reporters on the red carpet ahead of the screening.He was, though, seen posing alongside Vanessa Kirby.“Joaquin Phoenix didn’t miss journalists during the 118-day SAG-AFTRA strike,” Elsa Keslassy, Executive Editor of International at Variety, tweeted.“He didn’t give any interviews at the…