800 stories by "Alistair Smith"
From tenor man to Wicker Man ... Plácido Domingo's 40th anniversary celebrations at the Royal Opera House are hit and miss with critics, while a cult horror film is being turned into a st…
Josie Rourke has announced her debut season as artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse in London, launching with a revival of George Farquhar's The Recruiting Officer in February.
Derek Jacobi's King Lear and Bertie Carvel's performance as Miss Trunchbull in Matilda the Musical have picked up the top performance prizes at this year's inaugural Theatre Awards UK.
Pinter gets a West End home, Moscow's Bolshoi gets a criticised renovation and the RSC starts hunting for a roof of its own as the nagging picks up back at HQ. The Stage's Alistair Smith thr…
The return of Mark Rylance to London in the much-heralded Jerusalem is this week's big news, as the National theatre announces a tour for War Horse and a new in-the-round venue is mooted for…
John Owen-Jones and Earl Carpenter are to share the title role in the new touring production of The Phantom of the Opera, which launches in spring 2012.
The new stage musical version of King Kong is to open in Melbourne in early 2013.
Harry Hepple, Ian Kelsey, Matt Rawle and Frances Ruffelle have been cast to star in the Menier Chocolate Factory's Christmas show Pippin.
Michael Boyd and Vikki Heywood are to step down from their roles at artistic director and executive director of the Royal Shakespeare Company by the end of 2012.
The Beatles hit the West End, SuBo limbers up for showtime and Beyoncé boogies into a plagiarism row. The Stage's Alistair Smith on this week's big theatre newsAlistair Smith
The Stage's Alistair Smith guides you through a week at the theatre, with Phantom of the Opera proving it can still party after 25 years and Russell Brand blaming Canada for his failure to m…
Commercial producers and Arts Council England are lobbying the government to introduce US-style tax relief that would allow theatre investors to write off losses against income tax.
The West End's Rock of Ages opens to a chorus of protest, Shakespeare's Globe goes global and 'genital origami' gives Leamington Spa the williesAlistair Smith
Derek Jacobi, Marianne Oldham and David Haig are to vie for the best performance in a play award at this year's relaunched Theatre Awards UK, sponsored by The Stage.
Wicked celebrated five years in the West End this week, with its executive producer claiming its ongoing success has been thanks to a predominantly young audience.
Wicked will celebrate five years in the West End tomorrow, having grossed £145 million at the box office.
Paul McCartney takes his first steps in the world of ballet, Dominic West reunites with an old Wire friend, and Darcey Bussell owns up to some trickery. It's the week in theatre, as seen by …
Paul McCartney takes his first steps in the world of ballet, Dominic West reunites with an old Wire friend, and Darcey Bussell owns up to some trickery. It's the week in theatre, as seen by …
Its future may not be as bleak as some commentators argue, but the British musical must change if it's to surviveMark Lawson, writing in today's G2, is shocked by the forthcoming closure of …
Southwark's Menier Chocolate Factory is to revive the 1972 musical Pippin for its Christmas show this year.
The Stage's Alistair Smith finds a lot of firsts this week in the world of theatre: cinema-style adverts take centre stage, injured dancers gain specialist NHS treatment, and Lloyd Webber le…
Jay and Silent Bob announce their first UK tour, the Royal Court ups sticks to Peckham and the West End calls time on Priscilla " it's the week in theatreAlistair Smith
Awards all round as Matthew Bourne launches a choreography prize and the Edinburgh festival ends in a flurry of gongs. The Stage's Alistair Smith brings you the week in theatreAlistair Smith
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has launched a campaign to debunk the "conspiracy theories" surrounding the authorship of Shakespeare's works.
As Edinburgh says hello to its annual comedy awards, London says goodbye to Betty Blue Eyes. Meanwhile, on Broadway, Chicago's not going anywhere. Alistair Smith rounds up the week's theatre…
