George Orwell News

This fall, Imaginary Beasts presents Angela Carter's Hairy Tales, an innovative production of Carter's radio plays for the stage, at the Plaza Black Box Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts, October 4 -26, 2013. The double-bill reimagines fairy stories of yore, challenging audiences' perceptions. The company will use their signature physical style to transport audiences into Carter's unsettling and irreverent imagination. Considered one of the most influential British writers of the post-WWII era, Carter was prolific and adventurous in her art. One of her favorite forms was the radio play. The Beasts will offer audiences the experience of 'hearing' a radio play while witnessing strange, dream-like live performances.

Standard Bear Productions, dedicated to quality storytelling that makes audiences think while they laugh, and Byronic Women, committed to staging classic texts with strong female characters, have teamed up to breathe life into George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man this October at the Secret Theatre.

Standard Bear Productions, dedicated to quality storytelling that makes audiences think while they laugh, and Byronic Women, committed to staging classic texts with strong female characters, have teamed up to breathe life into George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man this October at the Secret Theatre.

Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company & York Theatre Royal presents RICHARD III by William Shakespeare, running 25 October - 16 November at Nottingham Playhouse, directed by Loveday Ingram, with designs by Simon Higlett and lighting designer Mark Jonathan, starring Ian Bartholomew as Richard III.

The b*tch is definitely back! Before a stirring and pristine 'Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me' halfway through a 90-minute, five-star iTunes Music Festival show broadcast on Apple devices the world over earlier today, Elton John shared some pointed words following a few audience guffaws and jeers at his proclamation of adoration for and dedication to Simon Cowell's international boy band sensation One Direction: 'I love Harry, I love One Direction. F*ck off, all right?' Meow! But, as for the show? Wow! Especially the new songs.

In the 1980s, 100 million Americans were tuning into public television every week, and over a third of that primetime programming was being created by New York's THIRTEEN, the PBS flagship station.

Raleigh Little Theatre (RLT) previously announced its 2013-2014 season, which will include two area premieres, revive the popular City Series of Contemporary Theatre, and celebrate 30 years of a holiday classic in Cinderella.

This fall, Imaginary Beasts presents Angela Carter's Hairy Tales, an innovative production of Carter's radio plays for the stage, at the Plaza Black Box Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts, October 4 -26, 2013. The double-bill reimagines fairy stories of yore, challenging audiences' perceptions. The company will use their signature physical style to transport audiences into Carter's unsettling and irreverent imagination. Considered one of the most influential British writers of the post-WWII era, Carter was prolific and adventurous in her art. One of her favorite forms was the radio play. The Beasts will offer audiences the experience of 'hearing' a radio play while witnessing strange, dream-like live performances.

Demand for holidays to Burma continues to increase, and with new luxury hotels and river cruises launching, this is set to continue. Luxury Burma holidays specialist Cox & Kings reports that Burma remains one of its bestselling destinations.

Through a project on Kickstarter.com and an overwhelming level of encouragement from friends and family, a local Marine Corps Veteran and photographer tells his story of passion and drive to make a difference in the level of homelessness in the veteran population.

The Cleveland Orchestra explores the music, times, and politics of two of western music's most profound and controversial composers in Fate and Freedom: Music of Beethoven and Shostakovich, a Festival presented in partnership with the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque from October 22-26.

The full cast is Mark Arends (Winston), Tim Dutton (O'Brien), Stephen Fewell (Charrington), Christopher Patrick Nolan (Martin), Matthew Spencer (Syme),Gavin Spokes (Parsons), Mandi Symonds (Mrs Parsons), Hara Yannas (Julia).

The undisputed giant of English pantomime, Kenneth Alan Taylor will don his frock of questionable taste for one last time as he stars in this year's Nottingham Playhouse panto. It was in 1983 when the dame of all dames first squeezed into an over-tight corset, slapped on the rouge and exploded on to the stage for his very first appearance, with Jack and The Beanstalk. Thirty years later he has decided to hang up his unfeasibly large bra but not before one final outing as Dame Daisy in the eagerly awaited Nottingham Christmas show with which it all began.

The Hague Odyssey: Israel's Struggle For Security On The Front Lines Of Terrorism And Her Battle For Justice At The United Nations (Bartleby Press, August 2, 2013; $27.50) is a ground-breaking book written by Richard D. Heideman, international attorney who represented hundreds of victims of terrorism throughout his legal career and has received for clients federal court judgments for billions of dollars against Iran and Syria as state sponsors of terror.

The Hague Odyssey: Israel's Struggle For Security On The Front Lines Of Terrorism And Her Battle For Justice At The United Nations (Bartleby Press, August 2, 2013; $27.50) is a ground-breaking book written by Richard D. Heideman, international attorney who represented hundreds of victims of terrorism throughout his legal career and has received for clients federal court judgments for billions of dollars against Iran and Syria as state sponsors of terror.

Raleigh Little Theatre presents Peter Hall's stunning adaptation of Animal Farm, George Orwell's acclaimed novel. Animal Farmopens tonight, July 19th and will be performed by Raleigh Little Theatre's own Teens on Stage in the Gaddy-Goodwin Teaching Theatre.

Peter Hall's adaptation of George Orwell's novel, Animal Farm, opens on July 19th for a two-week run in the Gaddy-Goodwin Teaching Theatre at Raleigh Little Theatre. Presented by RLT's Teens on Stage (TOS) and Teens Backstage (TBS), Animal Farm tells the story of the animals of Manor Farm's revolution gone wrong as power-hungry pigs corrupt the societal system of justice and equality.

Raleigh Little Theatre presents Peter Hall's stunning adaptation of Animal Farm, George Orwell's acclaimed novel. Animal Farmopens on July 19th and will be performed by Raleigh Little Theatre's own Teens on Stage in the Gaddy-Goodwin Teaching Theatre.

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) announced on June 28 the nine musicals selected to be part of the 25th Annual Festival of New Musicals on Thursday, October 17 and Friday, October 18 at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street).