Plymouth has had its share of military action, but now a civil war is brewing in the city. Tabard hears that a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00AMLet’s face it, Barbra Streisand could do anything and be forgiven. And yes, that even extends to her version of Somewhere from
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMIn June, the Royal Albert Hall will host two Star Trek concerts as part of their Festival of Science series and has
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMSpecial effects on stage have come a long way, but there’s still nothing that quite makes your blood curdle like some good
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMIt’s pretty rare that a production summons such polar opposite responses than those greeting Chris Goode’s stage adaptation of the cult Derek
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMCal McCrystal seems to have overstretched himself somewhat as the director of the new production of Iolanthe at English National Opera. It
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMIt’s a dog’s life, isn’t it? Tabard often thinks it would be nice to only have to worry about where your next
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMTabard tends to avoid public toilets. For obvious reasons. They’re dirty, mucky places and often are nothing more than a hang-out for
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMThis little piggy went to market, and this little piggy stayed at home… while this little piggy, who goes by the name
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMIt seems that Hull’s status of City of Culture has gone to its head. According to reports, a local theatre company was
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMWhat do you think the new culture secretary has been doing with his time since taking up the role? Addressing funding issues?
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMJudi, Judi, Judi. That’s Dame Judi to the likes of you and me and clearly she should be given all the respect
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMThis week, news broke that the Theatre Royal Haymarket, that beautiful playhouse at the heart of London, is up for sale. Of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMTabard knows the Osmonds have a big fan base, but someone in Skegness seems to have taken their love of Jimmy too
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMWe’ve all been there, have we not? You send a sensitive email only to realise you’ve either sent it to person the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMTabard isn’t married and quite often thinks he’d make someone very happy. Which is why he was very disappointed not to see
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:39AMFor some people, getting drunk may be the only way to sit through a musical (Guardian columnist Stuart Heritage springs to mind
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:30AMYou may think all the melodrama takes place on stage during panto season. Not so in Barrow-in-Furness, where Sleeping Beauty was being
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:32AMTheatre people – they’re a temperamental bunch, aren’t they? And some might say they have too much time on their hands. Some
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:18AMIt’s panto season! Oh yes it is! Oh no it isn’t! Oh…that’s enough of that. But Tabard does love to read of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMIt’s that time of year again, when authors are publishing books across all genres in the hope they’ll make it to the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMTo the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards now, where all the great and good of Theatreland were in attendance. The great and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:18AMAndrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Cats will close its doors on Broadway at the end of the month. But the end nearly came
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:12AMIt’s a scabbard for Tabard this week, as an unusual piece of theatre memorabilia is due to go up for auction next
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMReading Gaol is probably best known these days for its theatrical heritage, having been the residence of playwright Oscar Wilde after his
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMSpare a thought this week for Nicholas Hytner. Not content with presiding over the temperamental revolve in the problematic Olivier auditorium at
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:59AMTabard was hugely entertained this week by a hashtag on Twitter that asked users to ruin musicals by changing one letter of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:51AMScientists recently claimed that watching a West End theatre show can stimulate a person’s heart as much as half an hour of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMWith more than eight million tonnes of plastic being dumped into our oceans each year, and David Attenborough sagely reminding us on
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMAnyone who has to perform in front of large numbers of people on a regular basis will know that it is very
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:31AMTabard has often thought that being a director must be a bit like being a shepherd – keeping the flock (or actors)
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