57 stories by "Jo Caird"
There's no telling what will come out of Jess Thom's mouth on stage. That's the joy of having Tourette's, she saysJess Thom had a lousy night out three years ago. It had nothing to do with t…
China's appetite for Western musicals is growing, finds Jo Caird, but ticket prices are preventing audiences from doing likewise"More and more people know about musicals and more and more pe…
Jo Caird takes a look at social media platform LinkedIn
Audiences love seeing relatives or lovers acting together on stage " but does it make for good drama?If there's one thing the public seems to love, it's getting an insight into the personal …
Harriet Harman and Dan Jarvis, a former soldier, are in charge of Labour arts policy, while PR bods Jeremy Hunt and Ed Vaizey line up for the coalition. Is this good news for the culture sec…
A fringe theatre is inviting people to pay what they want for every performance of a show. Laudable stuff " but will it be worth it?This month the New End theatre in Hampstead, north London,…
This brilliantly conceived online broadcast of 235 shows in one day was a fine achievement " even despite the bugsConfession: I didn't watch all 24 hours of National Theatre of Scotland's fi…