Prince Albert News

The Finborough Theatre's new digital initiative #FinboroughFrontier begins with a celebration of the vivid history and personalities of Earl's Court featuring poetry, prose and music.

THE DJANGO, downtown Manhattan’s premier jazz club, will continue to host today’s jazz legends and rising stars. On February 3, The Django celebrates the fifth anniversary of the Brooklyn-based record label, La Reserve, with special performances by the label’s artists.

What links Boy George, botflies, black holes and basking sharks? No, this isn’t a question from Only Connect, it’s a snapshot of the line-up for this year’s Christmas Compendium show hosted by Professor Brian Cox and Robin Ince. This is a variety show like no other, combining pop sensibilities with physics until you start to question the very nature of reality – in a good way.

As the planet faces unprecedented challenges, this essential new digital streaming world includes powerful and impactful narratives that change how people view animals and the environment. The new streaming platform features hundreds of shows at launch, with more content coming monthly.

The University of Wolverhampton used some animal magic recently to mark the launch of a new degree course in Digital Production Arts for Theatre by unveiling its first design: Walsall's friendly hippo.  

History At PlayTM, LLC has garnered international attention for their Immersive Living History Experiences, chronicling the lives of influential and often forgotten figures. On Friday July 9, 2021, you are cordially invited to meet Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Prince. Living Historians Nadia Devereux and Joshua Poole present An Audience with HM Queen Victoria and HRH Prince Albert; an intimate opportunity to mix and mingle with the famed royal family.

American film and TV writer, director and producer Darren Star is best known for creating many global television successes, including Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place, Sex & The City and Younger along with a long list of other celebrated programs. 

At the end of the Ceremony, H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco will present highly-acclaimed, leading actor Tchéky Karyo with the prestigious Crystal Nymph.

The two juries, made up of leading exponents from the worlds of television drama and news, will be officially presented during the Opening Ceremony, before starting to screen the next day all of the nominated Fiction and News content from across the globe. 

Who will follow in the footsteps of Breaking Bad, Borgen, Casa de Papel, The End of The F***ing World, Escape at Dannemora and On the Spectrum, all previous fiction programs honored with a Golden Nymph Award at the Festival?

After an extensive search, American Repertory Ballet (ARB) announced today that Ethan Stiefel will become its new Artistic Director beginning July 2021. 

Prince Albert is mostly remembered today as the beloved husband of Queen Victoria whose untimely death inspired decades of mourning.

Further to the latest advice from the Monegasque authorities it is today announced that, due to the COVID-19 outbreak which continues to grip the world, the 60th edition of the Monte-Carlo Television Festival will not take place in June 2020 as planned. 

Social media seems to be talking solely about Tiger King, a new documentary series on Netflix about  zoo owner Joe Exotic. Composer/lyricist Andrew Lippa has imagined what this show would look like as a musical, and has taken to Twitter to share his thoughts.

Experience Ireland's traditions in music, song, and dance. The Young Irelanders: Wild Atlantic Way Tour is coming to the Thrasher-Horne Center in Orange Park on Friday, March 20, 2020 at 7:30 pm.

A parallel present. Two queer bodies meet in the fallout of a second civil war. In a time of revolution, is love the most radical act?

Brooklyn, NY-based trio DADDY LONG LEGS—Brian Hurd (vocals, harmonica, guitar), Murat Akturk (slide guitar), Josh Styles (drums, maracas) have announced a second London date on their run of UK & IRE tour dates for January and February 2020. See below for full dates.

On Thursday, February 6th 2020, at the Hollywood for the Global Ocean Gala presented by Chopard, HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award for his leadership and commitment to the Planet and Ocean conservation. The award will be presented by Academy Award nominated actress Uma Thurman, also a dedicated conservationist as well as civil rights activist.

Shakespeare's Globe has announced further casting for Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men, a new black comedy by actor and writer Lorien Haynes, directed by Tara Fitzgerald (Brassed Off, Game of Thrones), being hosted in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse on Thursday 20 February.

KIRK BRANDON has confirmed a brand new show for his 2020 'aKoustiK' tour with Sam Sansbury. The 13 date tour will run from 31st January to 16th February, and includes stops in London, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh and Brighton. See below for full dates.