Rattigan's spin on La Dame aux Camélias was slated when it was first staged in 1958 and then vanished from view. Actor Rachael Stirling and director Michael Oakley explain why they've broug…
How do writers come up with character names? Some raid their emails, some plunder their school days " and some take inspiration from Psycho. Stephen Poliakoff, Abi Morgan and more talk to Da…
Costume designer who began her career in acting but won acclaim with her designs for the theatre and operaA baggy cardigan; a battered fedora; a starchy dress fastened high at the neck. The …
Barrowland Ballroom, GlasgowA decade ago, who would have predicted that the uniquely wayward Michael Clark would become one of Britain's most reliably pleasurable choreographers? Fierce cont…
Innovative stage designer with a love of baroque opera and a painterly sensibilityIn 1972 Thomas Allen was a young baritone preparing to sing Benjamin Britten's Billy Budd for…
Gifted Australian ballerina and inspirational educator for ballet teachersIn Britain, few did more to keep the fragile art of classical ballet alive than the gifted dancer and supreme educat…
Writing convincingly about theatre is the trickiest of arts. Does Simon Callow's prizewinning autobiography make the grade?Simon Callow is currently playing a nasty Toby Belch in Twelfth Nig…
After the triumph of its Shakespeare history cycle, it seems that the RSC's once-great ensemble has lost its wayThe cycle of Shakespeare's history plays performed by the RSC (2007-8) was one…
Why are theatre rehearsal rooms such mysterious spaces? And why are dance rehearsals so different?To most theatregoers, the rehearsal room is a mysterious space: a crucible, sealed off to th…