Saturday, July 4, 2020
No news of government help for theatre as Tories announce a £100 million bailout… for zoos! Yes, that’s right. You couldn’t make it up!
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMTuesday, June 16, 2020
Analysing the opening moments of any musical tells you a lot about the writer's intentions for the evening to come.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:30AMTuesday, February 12, 2019
Having seen the results of brilliant people bringing about social change with swift, direct action for the #MeToo campaign, there are surely
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, November 6, 2018
Writer, actor or producer – getting involved at the start of a production can be advantageous for all theatremakers – you never
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00AMTuesday, August 28, 2018
With myriads of fringe theatres to choose from, picking the right venue for your show can be a daunting prospect. As the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00AMTuesday, March 6, 2018
Anything on social media suggesting producers on the fringe could convert profit-share to paid work, if nudged, gets us all clicking “like”.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, December 5, 2017
There used to be little support to develop musical theatre shows in the UK, but many new schemes have appeared. Phil Willmott
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00AMMonday, September 18, 2017
You’re all in it together but the message often gets lost between director and actor when building a performance and production. Director
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00AMFriday, July 21, 2017
The recent report Workforce Review of the UK Offstage Theatre and Performing Arts Sector made for fascinating reading and it raises many
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:50AMWednesday, June 7, 2017
What does the perfect acting course look like? Here’s my wish list based on first-hand experience of drama school and working with
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMWednesday, May 24, 2017
My brother’s wedding. As often on these occasions – it probably happens to you too – I’m introduced to a mum whose
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMWednesday, April 5, 2017
Like anxious courtiers of the ailing Henry VIII, it may be judicious for us to anticipate future regimes. You see, a day
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMWednesday, March 15, 2017
Last year’s round-up of new UK musicals in The Stage made depressing reading for anyone hoping for good news about British composers,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:00AMTuesday, February 28, 2017
I thought it might be interesting for actors to know a little bit about how a cast is selected. Or at least
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, January 31, 2017
I don’t think I’d ever undertake either a production or major project without an assistant director. It may be controversial to say
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, January 10, 2017
This isn’t something that’s troubled me for a while. I believe if you and your cast collaboratively identify the motivation behind each
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMThursday, December 1, 2016
It’s that time of the year again when a huge percentage of the profession is locked into long days in the darkness
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMThursday, September 29, 2016
For the past few weeks I’ve been performing in Crime and Punishment at the Scoop in the evenings and rehearsing a revival
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMThursday, September 15, 2016
Last week our leading man, Alec Porter, broke both his ankles. That posed a challenge for everyone down at the Scoop, the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, September 6, 2016
I get asked this a lot by playwrights at the moment, particularly because I’ve been known to do various combinations of all
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMMonday, July 18, 2016
So here we are in deepest, darkest technical rehearsals. Like ghostly waifs, we dream of sunlight, a distant memory. Actually, we’re not
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, June 28, 2016
Over the past few months, we’ve all been shocked by a series of humanitarian, political and ethical horror stories illuminating the mindset
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, May 31, 2016
This morning I looked through 468 submissions for a theatre piece I’ll be directing in a few months. I can audition about
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, May 24, 2016
For the past decade or so, a significant percentage of my income has come from writing musicals. This may surprise you: it
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, April 19, 2016
Here’s my guide for auditions, no matter where you fit into this essential, if not universally loved, part of the production process.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMThursday, April 7, 2016
I’m surprised to be posing this question, as until this week a more prescient one seemed to be ‘how do the next
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMMonday, March 28, 2016
Around 1820 an aristocratic couple took a homeless girl under their wing having been convinced by a Spanish sailor and her unusual
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, March 8, 2016
My production of Stephen Sondheim’s Road Show has just finished its run at the Union Theatre. I’ll confess it began as a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMFriday, January 15, 2016
I’ve been thinking it’s time we became proud of the words ‘fringe theatre’ again. It’s a sad fact that there are a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMWednesday, January 13, 2016
Today was the first day of rehearsals for my production of Stephen Sondheim’s musical Road Show. I always feel nervous the night
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, January 12, 2016
My first introduction to the theatre of German expressionist playwright Bertolt Brecht was as a kid when we did his The Caucasian
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