Christian Parker, chair of the graduate theatre programme at Columbia University School of the Arts, notes how times have changed. “Culturally, we’re
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMThis month, Wicked celebrates a decade on stage in London. In October, The Phantom of the Opera will have stumped up 30
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMCressida Pollock, chief executive of London-based English National Opera, recently observed that the majority of performing arts audiences in the UK are
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMThis August, there will be 3,269 shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Of these, 1,731 will be premieres. The fringe might well
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:40AMIn Polka’s main theatre, there’s netting ready to tip a giant, inflatable fruit over the audience as part of a production of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMThe Faction theatre company’s latest production is a pop-up staging of Shakespeare’s comedy, Much Ado About Nothing. But it’s not where you
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMDirector Iqbal Khan has had a longstanding relationship with Macbeth – since he was an eight-year-old growing up in Birmingham, in fact.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:23PMOther than Joan Collins, Freddie Fox probably gets asked about dynasty more than most. He laughs when I try this line out
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMIf all the world’s a stage, Shakespeare will definitely be hogging it this weekend. April 23 marks the 400th anniversary since his
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMThe artistic director of Talawa Theatre Company is in reflective mode: “There should be more black theatre companies. I think, in the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:45PMAs the search for money continues while funding shrinks, the hurdles to touring in the subsidised sector are well known; but how
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:00AMOff-West End theatre is the richest, most diverse part of London’s theatre ecology. Labels such as ‘fringe’ do it a disservice. For
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMEven on a grey day, the Kings Theatre in Flatbush, Brooklyn, exudes old-school glamour. Opened in 1929 by the Loews theatre chain,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:30AMThe bleed between place and person. The post The Humans appeared first on Exeunt Magazine NYC.
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SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 04:53AMIt’s an exciting time for British improv. An ever-multiplying number of venues are hosting courses and classes in the art of improvised
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:44AMTraditionally, August has been quiet for the West End, at least in terms of domestic audiences. But that has changed in the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM“It had a very profound effect on me,” says playwright David Greig, reflecting on the boycott of Israeli state-funded theatre company Incubator
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMAt last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, when many were focusing on Scottish independence, another issue erupted. A group of leading artists, media figures
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:00PMI’m looking at Lisbon through the swaying, slightly pixelated lens of Skype. “What I really like about this is its combination,” enthuses
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AM“It’s a bit like replacing a football manager at the top of his game,” says Nigel Hugill, chairman of the Royal Shakespeare
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMCircus as we know it began in London, with entrepreneur Philip Astley’s invention of the equestrian ring in 1768. But as the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMSarah Kane's 1995 debut play hasn't lost its explosive power, says Tom Wicker
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:57AMOrange Tree Theatre, Richmond: Following on from the Orange Tree's dark urban thriller Pomona, which caused quite a stir with its no-holds-barred language and themes, this revival of Be…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:30AMLara Pulver tells Tom Wicker about tackling the great musical 'Gypsy' in Chichester and that famous disrobing in front of Benedict Cumberbatch's sleuth
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:00AMThis roaming performance piece evoked the natural drama of its Snowdonian setting, says Tom Wicker
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:55AMJulie Andrews' autobiographical show seems airbrushed but it's impossible to take your eyes off her, says Tom Wicker
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:54AMChris O'Dowd and James Franco share lovely, unforced chemistry in this adaptation of Steinbeck's classic novella, says Tom Wicker
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:15PMWhy the young playwright is putting J M Barrie's heroine centre stage in her new adaptation for the RSC
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:15AMPark Theatre, London: While period comedy The School for Scandal plays on the main stage, this new piece, premiering in <a href="http://parktheatre.co.uk/">Park Theatre'…
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