Michael Dugher. He’s posed something of a problem at The Stage offices of late. Or at least his name has. Is it
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMTabard would like to issue a public health warning to the great and the good in theatre, because there is clearly a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMIt’s panto season, but Tabard is enjoying hearing all about the theatres that are trying to give audiences something different. Take the Landor
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMOf all the plays opening in November, Tabard was most looking forward to the Young Vic’s version of Macbeth. Starring Anna Maxwell
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMTabard’s all for a good singsong. And what better time of year than Christmas to get people crooning? There are times, however,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMImagine how you would feel if Buckingham Palace rang you up and told you that you were going to be knighted for
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:50AMTabard loves a good pun. Who doesn’t? And this week a press release came his way that had more than one, which
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:45AMPoliticians have a weird sense of humour, no? Perhaps the serious nature of the job wears away at the funny bone. Or
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:40AMTabard loves a good limerick as much as the next man. But one loves them even more when the backstory behind the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:40AMSad news for Shakespeare’s Globe: its planned visit to North Korea has been scrapped after failing to meet the country’s strict art
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:40AMPuppet Sex. Tabard hasn’t seen that much of it, truth be told. There was one particularly memorable scene in the musical Avenue
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:40AMJim Davidson. Opinion is divided on his comedic talents. Many find him funny; many more don’t. And now added to that latter
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:37AMStoke Newington Town Hall saw a veritable invasion of acting talent last week as the Park Theatre hosted its annual fundraising gala
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:24AMTheatre journalism is a tough bag. It’s not all press nights and freebies you know – a good 10% of it requires
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:15AMOh Tabard does love an awkward interview. Don’t we all? Admit it. Every time we open the paper we’re all secretly hoping
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMTabard’s rant of the week award goes to the Times’ head critic Ann Treneman, who wrote a furious column castigating a wretched
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:29AMTo celebrate Halloween, The Stage hosted its very own themed bake off, with departments across the company submitting terrifying cakes. Those naughty
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:17AMBudding actors: rejoice! No longer do you have to rely on tedious training books – forging your way through Stanislavski and Brecht
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:30AMLet’s face it. Big Brother isn’t good for anyone’s health, let alone the people who appear on it. On this year’s series,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01AMAh, King Lear. The titanic theatrical role that is feared by some, coveted by many, and performed in a manner that doesn’t
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AMIf there’s something strange in your theatre, who you gonna call? Well, probably not Ghostbusters as they don’t really exist, silly. But
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:46AMThe absence of feedback after auditions means actors often have to guess why they were passed over for a part. Too loud?
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:56AMWhat do you do when your phone dies at the theatre? Shrug, I imagine, and pop it in your pocket, no longer in danger
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:48AMBearing in mind staff at The Stage work with and around actors, you’d expect them to be much more blase when a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:57AMIf you spot a sleeping bag tucked away in the corner of the National Theatre’s Olivier, don’t be alarmed: it belongs to the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:50AMDogs. They can be tricky little buggers, can’t they? Which is presumably why actors are advised not to work with them. Or
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:36AMTabard has often wondered how someone’s stagey-ness can be truly measured. Is it by how many show tunes they can hum in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:21AMZut alors! Those French know how to cause a stir. According to reports, a French actor and playwright by the name of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:07AMTabard was amused to hear this week of a website that estimates a person’s age from a photo. It’s proved to be
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:59AMThis week it’s all been about Kenneth Branagh, who has announced a season of plays at the Garrick Theatre in London, featuring
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:36AMThis Sunday the streets of London will be filled with the sound of feet pounding the pavement as runners in their thousands
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