When he embarked upon a gay version of the classic opera, the playwright began to see himself " and elements of his breakthrough play " reflected in Puccini's tale of doomed love I'm listeni…
Charles Bennett's melodramatic suspense drama became a hit 1929 film for Hitch. Now it's back on stage " minus the first act and with a surprising ending Perhaps it was the corner-shop setti…
Theatre producer who took cult acts and controversial shows to bigger audiencesThrough his 30 years as a theatre producer, David Johnson, who has died aged 60, maintained a keen eye for the …
For the last 20 years, I've always been in charge: I've given acting classes, led playwriting workshops, directed dramas. Never in my adult life have I sat in a classroom and waited for a te…
But I'm not doing it for David Cameron's big societyBroadway musicals aren't necessarily the best place to look for wisdom. There aren't many practical clues to leading your life contained i…
Mark Ravenhill reflects on how he adapted one of Franz Kafka's most famous works for the stage
Mark Ravenhill reflects on how he adapted one of Franz Kafka's most famous works for the stage
The arts have banked on corporate sponsorship, but the City played its own role in causing cuts to our funding. And those organisations who accept cash from oil? They're simply destroying th…
When Mark Ravenhill decided to write a response to Voltaire's classic satire Candide, he turned to social media for help. He explains why the rampant optimism he found there scares himA coup…
To mark the launch of the 2013 Edinburgh fringe, playwright Mark Ravenhill delivered a hard-hitting speech about politics, austerity, creativity " and speculating what might happen to artist…
Watch playwright Mark Ravenhill's Cakes and Finance " a tongue-in-cheek lecture on theatre culled from interviews with leading writersMark Ravenhill
A sip of champagne, a high end sponsor, a VIP crowd . . . theatres and concert halls are starting to feel like airport business lounges. The results could be disastrousTheatres, concert hall…
... But I'm not doing it for David Cameron's big societyBroadway musicals aren't necessarily the best place to look for wisdom. There aren't many practical clues to leading your life contain…
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In 1995, Sarah Kane rocked the theatrical world with her play, Blasted; less than five years later, she took her own life. As the Barbican prepares to stage a German-language version, Mark R…