Monday, October 9, 2023
Jenna Russell in career-defining form as the widow of the title
Although based on the 1958 Paul Gallico novel Mrs 'Arris Goes To Paris, this musical adaptation arrived much later. With a bo…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 02:25AMTuesday, September 19, 2023
An original British musical delivers, and then some
It's rare that a new musical or play opens in the West End with as much positive word-of-mouth as The Little Big Things. Social media has…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 02:19AMWednesday, March 25, 2020
This flexible six-month course offers the foundation for a wide range of options, whether it be further training – joining alumni such
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AMWednesday, March 18, 2020
This year there are 20 places on courses up for grabs at Arts Educational Schools London. Paul Vale finds out how the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AMMonday, March 16, 2020
Playwright Andy Walker first encountered Stuart Cardy when he was researching a film about the Falklands War. Cardy was a veteran of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:31AMTuesday, March 10, 2020
Premiering in 1965 and opening in London in 1967, Relatively Speaking was Alan Ayckbourn’s first major success in the capital. It kick-started
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:22PMThursday, March 5, 2020
For his second production as artistic director of the Exeter Northcott, Daniel Buckroyd has decided to revive one of his favourite plays
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:14AMWednesday, March 4, 2020
At its network of schools across the UK, Razzamataz offers school-age children opportunities to perform on big stages and participate in workshops
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:00AMMonday, March 2, 2020
For this stylish double bill of plays in the newly fitted Above the Stag studio, writer David Thame examines the patterns and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00AMFriday, February 28, 2020
Christopher Green’s work frequently explores the nature of theatre. A champion of immersive projects, the Olivier award-winning writer and theatremaker has staged
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:06AMThursday, February 20, 2020
Originally produced in 1973, Jean Poiret’s play La Cage aux Folles has long been overshadowed by Jerry Herman’s 1983 musical version. However
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:47AMWednesday, February 19, 2020
Situated in the ‘Cultural Capital of the Arab World’, Sharjah Performing Arts Academy offers students world-class training in an international environment. Paul
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:00AMFriday, February 14, 2020
Vicky Moran’s new play aims to highlight the growing issue of homelessness among young LGBT+ in the UK. Following interviews with a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:32PMHoward and Stu’s last production of Richard II was critically mauled in the local press and the duo don’t know how to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:27PMThursday, February 13, 2020
As the rebranded Chiswick Playhouse ends its first year, it returns to an earlier success from 2017, when it was still the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:05AMWednesday, February 12, 2020
This year Fourth Monkey Actor Training Company has had its two-year training programme validated to degree level. Founder and artistic director Steven
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:00AMTuesday, February 11, 2020
When Lionel Bart’s Blitz! originally opened in 1962, it was touted as the most expensive musical ever. Producers expected it to be as
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:54AMMonday, January 27, 2020
Peter Quilter’s The Morning After is a very different affair from his better-known works, Glorious! about the life of Florence Foster Jenkins
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:28AMWednesday, January 22, 2020
As the application end date for The Stage Scholarships to Italia Conti draws near, Paul Vale speaks to the academy’s principal about
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:00AMMonday, January 20, 2020
Gay men have never had to conform to a heteronormative relationship standards in the past. But now we live in a world
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:06AMFriday, January 17, 2020
Frederick Knott’s 1952 play Dial M for Murder set the tone for the stage thrillers to come. Audiences relished the suspenseful atmosphere
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:41AMWednesday, January 15, 2020
Coaching future stars of stage and screen for almost 40 years, Sylvia Young Theatre School also prides itself on academic excellence. Paul
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AMFriday, January 10, 2020
Based on John Carney’s 2007 indie film, the musical version of Once first appeared in the West End in 2013, following a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:19AMWednesday, January 8, 2020
The Phil Willmott Company has always sought to find resonance in the plays that form its annual Essential Classics season. This year
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:33AMWednesday, January 1, 2020
This year The Stage has partnered with seven performing arts schools, from across the UK and beyond, to offer more than £250,000
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMTuesday, December 24, 2019
The Birmingham Hippodrome pantomime may no longer be Qdos Entertainments’ most lavish production of the season but it remains a vibrant, energetic
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:03AMFriday, December 20, 2019
The first thing you need to know about this version of Whistle Down the Wind is that it’s not the anthemic, US-based
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:25AMThursday, December 19, 2019
The most striking thing about author Alan McHugh’s Robin Hood and the Merry Men is that there is no dame. Not that
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:56AMWednesday, December 18, 2019
More than 50 young actors, singers and dancers between the ages of 8 and 21 have been able to access performing arts
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:55AMAladdin should be the most opulent of pantomimes, with plenty of opportunity for lavish costumes and jewel-encrusted caves playing against a background
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:46AMTuesday, December 17, 2019
The New Wimbledon Theatre has had a tricky run with pantomimes in the last few years. But this year’s Cinderella sees a
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