Maggie Brown: With my final farewell, I challenge the West End to leave London by Maggie Brown

I used to think that writing a regular column was not so different from doing a one-woman show. That was when I

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on April 22, 2019☆⚑

Maggie Brown: More needs to be done to protect against social media trolls by Maggie Brown

A few weeks ago, I woke up to find a host of Twitter wasps buzzing angrily about a comment I had made.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 3:00am on March 25, 2019☆⚑

Maggie Brown: Comedy is expensive and hard to make " but don't underestimate it by Maggie Brown

Most mornings I wake up needing a humour fix, and turn to my favourite newspaper sketch writer to make me chuckle. By

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on February 25, 2019☆⚑

Maggie Brown: The show's the thing, so TV producers should be allowed to cast who they want by Maggie Brown

After Channel 4 had picked Leeds as its new national headquarters, earlier this month it broadcast live from the city for the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on January 28, 2019☆⚑

Maggie Brown: My Brilliant Friend bewitches as it sets standard for overseas TV by Maggie Brown

With 2018 drawing to a close, I took myself off to California for a bit of escapist hiking in the Sierra Nevada

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on December 10, 2018☆⚑

Maggie Brown: What's missing from TV screens today? Satire, that's what by Maggie Brown

As I'm finishing off my book on Channel 4's history, I've been reflecting on the elements and the stars missing from today's

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on November 12, 2018☆⚑

Maggie Brown: With TV's many platforms, how do you measure success? by Maggie Brown

Measuring success in theatre is pretty easy thanks to a box office tally of tickets, reaction from the audience and critics, and

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on October 15, 2018☆⚑

Maggie Brown: Bristol Old Vic revamp shows essential lessons for the future often lie in our past by Maggie Brown

I've been following the revamp of the Bristol Old Vic very closely, and its efforts to acknowledge its historic links to the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on September 17, 2018☆⚑

Maggie Brown: Get children into culture young and you have them for life by Maggie Brown

One of my favourite journalists recently observed: "I thought I saw Vince Cable at the theatre and then I remembered that everyone

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on August 20, 2018☆⚑

Maggie Brown: TV drama needs to get real if it wants to compete with Netflix by Maggie Brown

Producer David Puttnam recently observed that it was great to see documentary films doing so well at the box office, including Three

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:15am on July 23, 2018☆⚑

Maggie Brown: Local is best when it comes to theatre and live entertainment by Maggie Brown

Which live performances and venues do I enjoy the most? This question came up in a recent conversation with a relative, who

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on June 25, 2018☆⚑

Maggie Brown: Make great TV and the audience will be there " right on time by Maggie Brown

The best thing about being a BAFTA member is that you can attend TV and film previews at the base in Piccadilly,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on May 28, 2018☆⚑

Maggie Brown: Channel 4's big move opens the door to a wealth of regional talent by Maggie Brown

Hollyoaks has long played a valuable role in bringing new acting talent to television, thanks to its high turnover of characters and

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on May 1, 2018☆⚑

Maggie Brown: 'I sympathise with Ant McPartlin… but we need new talent' by Maggie Brown

The interesting thing about the now-imperilled partnership of Ant and Dec is that they sprang from a BBC children's television drama series,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on April 3, 2018☆⚑

Maggie Brown: Vulnerability is the key to screen stars' audience appeal by Maggie Brown

Why do some TV stars strike such a deep chord with audiences, as shown by the real sense of loss at the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on March 6, 2018☆⚑

Maggie Brown: Box offices could learn from the comfort and ease of Netflix by Maggie Brown

I've been keeping an eye on the Financial Times after its revelations about the sleazy, and now defunct, Presidents Club. That was

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on February 7, 2018☆⚑

Maggie Brown: Channel 5's Elf broadcast could be the start of something big by Maggie Brown

While the critics in London were heaping praise on Hamilton, I was looking forward to something more accessible, in rural mid Wales,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on January 10, 2018☆⚑

Maggie Brown: Panto can be a springboard for a lifetime of theatregoing by Maggie Brown

I was brought up in a strict churchgoing family that let its hair down once a year, thanks to my otherwise quiet

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on November 22, 2017☆⚑

Maggie Brown: Sitcoms are damn hard, but Ofcom's right: we need them by Maggie Brown

We all like a laugh from time to time, which is why one of British television's great gifts has been the sitcom.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on October 25, 2017☆⚑

Maggie Brown: Creative freedom means talent is flocking to streaming services by Maggie Brown

Imagine Jeremy Clarkson being given a Hollywood makeover. Sparkling white, perfect teeth. Hair tamed and tinted with a hint of copper. Face

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on September 27, 2017☆⚑

Maggie Brown: Edgy King Charles III drama is still causing a stir at the BBC by Maggie Brown

When BBC2 screened its adaptation of Mike Bartlett's acclaimed stage play King Charles III in May, it made a stir in TV

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 8:00am on August 30, 2017☆⚑

Maggie Brown: TV producers will keep feeding dreams of hungry young viewers by Maggie Brown

There was a time when my daughters were small that bad-weather weekends were lived out against the background of the promise that

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on July 6, 2017☆⚑

Maggie Brown: Channel 4 must embrace change or risk isolating audiences by Maggie Brown

Channel 4 is making a determined attempt to cater for teenagers with an 8pm drama series starting tonight (June 8) called Ackley

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on June 9, 2017☆⚑

Maggie Brown: Charles III is Tim Pigott-Smith's powerful swansong by Maggie Brown

When ITV screened the Olivier Awards last month it managed to attract just over a million viewers, a measly 5% of the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on May 11, 2017☆⚑

Maggie Brown: Netflix is driving up production budgets by Maggie Brown

The latest trends in television drama production spending might seem a dry subject, but bear with me. The stats confirm the truism

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on April 13, 2017☆⚑