84 stories by "Bella Todd"
Packing something for everyone into a joyfully unified whole is no mean feat. Sixteen years in to producing Eastbourne Theatres' in-house panto,
Worthing Theatres' annual Christmas show has established itself as a pop-filled commercial panto with some of the spirit of community theatre. Snow
It may be an elegiac period piece about the dwindling of country ways and the autumn of life. But this new touring
The credit for unearthing this 1924 play rests with Richmond's Orange Tree Theatre, which staged the UK professional premiere in 2013. But
Deborah Bruce's The House They Grew Up In is a subtle and surprising play that turns from the bleakest of comedies into
How do we critique theatre by artists with learning difficulties? Are these performers regarded as less able than those with physical disabilities? Bella
Despite starring two leading American actors and being directed by Jonathan Kent, but the standout feature of this Tennessee Williams production is
Love and sex generally get more stage time, but the most intimate moment we will share with anyone is likely to be
This pocket epic takes place at an atmospheric new venue at the Brighton Fringe. The Cave is a tiny walled courtyard in
Though this is the first Brighton Festival show for which sick bags have ever been provided, it also proves to be one
Nirvana's Come As You Are is the perfect opener for this Belgian dance piece about what it means to be part of
Theatre has always embraced trauma. Less familiar to the stage is the subject of post-traumatic growth. Through their work with young people,
As a 40-year-old man who made his name shouting "Bogies!" in public places, Richard McCourt is neat casting for a show about
Brighton's only professional panto for a fourth year running could hardly have been staged in tougher circumstances. In January, 88 London Road
Edward Fox has played a number of repressed but essentially kindly aristocrats over his career. So this new one-man play about John
Watching Cameron Mackintosh's joyful revision of this Sixties musical, it's possible to believe for a moment that all the world needs now is love sweet love and a shit-ton of banjos. With a …
Thought Terrence Rattigan was a playwright of the drawing room? Think again. A day after his defining work The Deep Blue Sea opened in an acclaimed revival at the National, Chichester Festiv…
In a recent event on the Brighton fringe, playwright Edward Bond discussed the horrors of being bombed, children's need for theatre " and why he's so angry about the 'Bollywoodisation' of In…
You've arrived at a party in a pub, tagging along with a guy you just met. You're attempting to catch the barman's eye, while scouting for a friendly face. The band declares that everyone mu…
Of all the 400th anniversary tributes to Shakespeare, this ramble through an allotment just outside Brighton has to be one of the oddest, and most unexpectedly moving. Brighton Festival has …
If Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes were (a lot) more like Ibsen, our national viewing habits would be in good hands. But then, as the hero of 'An Enemy of the People' discovers, presum…
Where are the artists with learning disabilities in the debate about diversity? What does work by young people with learning disabilities have to teach the artistic mainstream? With a showca…
Smoking weed on the Orient Express. Drinking at a brothel in Paris. Tricking the military police in Istanbul. Smuggling a Da Vinci into Paraguay. As travel itineraries go, it's certainly no …
Why is the work of learning disabled artists under-represented in the wider arts world "Â and why does this matter? This was the question driving yesterday's Creative Minds conference, a g…
Sue MacLaine's play about Francis Bacon's muse invites the audience to bring sketchpads. What is it about painting on stage?In May, performer and playwright
