Wednesday, June 25, 2014
News of a London primary school being forced to cancel its annual musical production after parents discovered one of the characters was based on Jimmy Savile will surely raise questions abou…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:06PMTuesday, June 24, 2014
Tabard is concerned about the increasing number of ghostly apparitions to be found in venues and the range of methods now required to deal with them. While the Arts Theatre in London has res…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:04AMWednesday, June 11, 2014
Tabard is aware that performing arts students are an innovative breed of pupil – not ones to shy away from an opportunity to devise a new piece of theatre/try out a workshop in an obscure&…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:22AMTuesday, June 10, 2014
A few weeks ago, Tabard wrote of an unusual job offer by London’s Arts Theatre for a night watchman to monitor the supposedly paranormal activities at the venue. At the time, it was noted …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:14AMWednesday, May 28, 2014
Press-night organisers, the bar has been raised this month with the opening of Miss Saigon in the West End. Cameron Mackintosh, UK theatre’s first billionaire, celebrated one of the most a…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:04AMTuesday, May 27, 2014
Tabard was delighted to hear about a marvellous idea for a celebration of the Bard’s birthday earlier this year when the Reduced Shakespeare Company announced it would perform the playwrig…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:01AMTuesday, May 20, 2014
Has Andrew Lloyd Webber lost the plot with authorising the rights to his work? First there was the announcement of a summer US arena tour of Jesus Christ Superstar. The casting is so dire (D…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:55AMWednesday, May 14, 2014
Professional ghost-catchers were offered an unrivalled opportunity this week, with the advertised vacancy for a night watchman at London’s Arts Theatre. And why might this service be neede…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:30AMTuesday, May 13, 2014
Tabard has always believed that, in showbusiness circles, a sang-froid approach to your co-performers is most certainly not the right approach. In other words, it’s good to be close to you…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:24AMTuesday, April 22, 2014
Whatever has come over the folks at the Pleasance Theatre? They might be known for their diverse programming of comedy and theatre during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, but was it really nec…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:14AMTuesday, April 1, 2014
When Tabard purchases an item online – such as some new jazz shoes or the latest West End album release – there is an expectation that it will be delivered. If it were not, a…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:04PMWednesday, March 26, 2014
Tabard once thought that the barrel had been well and truly scraped when it came to new musicals on a budget trying to break into the entertainment world. That conclusion was arrived at just…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:42PMMaterial for new shows can be derived from a myriad of places. Those of us fortunate enough to have landed in this creative profession are supposed to be imaginative enough to be able to con…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:39PMWednesday, March 12, 2014
Tabard has heard that the brazen lot at The Book of Mormon are taking their musical right to the heart of the matter by playing at a venue down the road from the headquarters of...
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:14AMTuesday, March 11, 2014
In the world of entertainment, one is used to the fusing of words better to explain new phenomena. How else could you sum up the joining of two major Hollywood actors such as Brad Pitt...
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:14AMWednesday, March 5, 2014
With so many awards ceremonies at this time of year, it’s hard to know which to attend and which to decline politely. While Tabard always ensures attendance at London parties, those events…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:03AMTuesday, March 4, 2014
In the Heights is coming to London’s Southwark Playhouse this summer and Tabard couldn’t be more excited. The prospect of high-energy salsa beats, together with choreography by Drew McOn…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:01AMThursday, February 13, 2014
A nationwide search for the next opera star has been launched and, Tabard believes, the winning recruit could be enough to knock even the likes of Katherine Jenkins off her classical pedesta…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:42AMWednesday, February 12, 2014
Backstage before curtain-up is one of the most intense periods of time for an actor, Tabard has always thought. The anticipation of the performance, what kind of audience awaits, mental prep…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:41AMTuesday, January 14, 2014
This week Tabard has been pondering the art of self-promotion through other’s misfortunes. What has triggered this contemplation, you might ask? The answer is Cameron Mackintosh – and hi…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:05AMFriday, January 10, 2014
The new year period is a time for reflection, and one has naturally been thinking about the highs and lows of the past year. Without being too morose, Tabard has been musing on those perform…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:39AMThursday, January 9, 2014
That Patrick Stewart is such a card. If he isn’t dressing up in a lobster outfit at Halloween or announcing his wedding via a photo of himself and new wife in a ball pit then...
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:35AM 
