Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Recognised as an unsung hero in The Stage Awards, Clare Ferraby has decorated and restored the interiors of some of the UK’s
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To mark Leonard Bernstein’s centenary, David Charles Abell will conduct performances of his works in London next weekend. He tells Nick Smurthwaite about
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The Royal Shakespeare Company’s grade II-listed workshop has for some time mirrored its Victorian heritage in conditions, but ‘enough was enough’ for
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A star in France in the 1920s, the actor, director and writer Sacha Guitry never achieved widespread fame in the UK. The
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Growing out of an Arts Council England project, the London Theatre Consortium offers collaborative working from cutting carbon footprints to creating apprenticeships
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Harold Pinter’s sophomore work confounded all but one of its first reviewers but continues to fascinate 60 years on. As the latest
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As London’s last remaining scene-painting workshop, the at-risk Harkers studio is a vital resource for scenic artists, now predominantly ‘nomadic’ freelances. Designers
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Pirate King, Conjoined Gnome Left and, in real life, the Earl of Portland: Tim Bentinck has had many roles, but he’s known
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Wartime love letters reveal the 20-year veteran of the stage had a deep-seated suspicion of cinema and almost did not take the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:06PMPolitical intrigue from the past is meat and drink to the writer, who has followed up his adaptation of Wolf Hall with
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:06PMBirmingham Rep is adapting Dodie Smith’s much-loved book for its seasonal show. Its director and designers tell Nick Smurthwaite how a cast
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The inspiration for Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, the pop musical that opens in London’s West End next week, is 22-year-old Jamie Campbell,
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As international ballet star Ivan Putrov’s showcase of how the role of the male dancer has changed over the last 100 years
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As the National Theatre prepares to stage Paddy Chayefsky’s 1976 satire, playwright Lee Hall, who has adapted the original screenplay, tells Nick
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As Mesh Theatre stages a revival of the celebrated, semi-autobiographical play Journey’s End, its director and designer tell Nick Smurthwaite what went
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Annabel Leventon and two friends formed 1970s girl band Rock Bottom, but had their dreams of stardom crushed when an original idea
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As the performing arts sector generates more apprenticeships than ever before, Nick Smurthwaite looks at how this is transforming the creative industries Considering
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The National celebrates half a century of publicity posters in its new exhibition. Nick Smurthwaite explores the changing face of what its
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:51AMWhen the Broadway rock musical first opened in London’s West End in 1968, with scenes of nudity, drug-taking and a strong anti-war
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Once described as ‘the English Chekhov’, the playwright fell out of favour in the 1950s – despite being responsible for two of the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01PMPolitical cartoonist Gerald Scarfe has long had a sideline in scenic design for the theatre. As an exhibition of his stage work
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After a career as a freelance director and producer, Jermyn Street Theatre’s new artistic director tells Nick Smurthwaite why he couldn’t be
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The National Youth Theatre’s revival of Peter Terson’s 1960s terraces-set musical marks its 50th anniversary. Nick Smurthwaite looks back at the birth
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As the National Theatre prepares to revive Follies for its first full staging in three decades, Nick Smurthwaite looks at the inspiration
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Fifty years after his brutal murder, the playwright’s darkly comic creation is returning to the stage in its original, uncensored form for
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With a CV that ranges from Shakespeare and W1A to Rose West, Monica Dolan has never been afraid to take risks. She
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:20AMLong known as the venue where West End royalty go to see and be seen, the Ivy has reinvented itself for each
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Bat Out of Hell turns a venerable London stage into a dystopian nightmare. Its designer tells Nick Smurthwaite how he drew on
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Work experience with theatrical grande dame Thelma Holt changed an impressionable young woman’s life and her name. Following the publication of her
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMNoel Coward Estate manager Alan Brodie tells Nick Smurthwaite how its newly released letters, home movies and photographs gives a startling insight
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England’s oldest rep, Frinton Summer Theatre, has entertained local residents and holidaymakers for 80 years, proving a useful training ground for well-known
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