Spider-Man stuntman sues for $6m over injuries by Matt Trueman

Injuries allegedly caused by faulty rigging spark latest lawsuit to beset Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the DarkEvery superhero needs a suit, but not the kind that beleaguered Broadw…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:32am on May 30, 2018☆⚑

Matt Trueman: Actors who give themselves up on stage are the most watchable by Matt Trueman

The actor Alex Beckett, who died suddenly last month, was a pleasure to watch. I don't mean that politely, but literally: watching

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on May 22, 2018☆⚑

Marat/Sade prompts audience walkouts at RSC by Matt Trueman

Scenes of 'filth and depravity' in Anthony Neilson's revival of notorious 60s play provoke mass exitsThe Royal Shakespeare Company's 50th anniversary revival of Marat/Sade in Stratford-upon-…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:33am on May 18, 2018☆⚑

He's the Producer. She's the Talent. Who Owns the Hit Record? by Matt Trueman

Joe Penhall's new play, "Mood Music," has real-world echoes in its story of a battle between a young singer-songwriter and her record producer.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:12pm on April 18, 2018☆⚑

The Ferryman producer Caro Newling: 'I've made some terrible mistakes just by falling in love with things' by Matt Trueman

The theatrical impresario Caro Newling's production company Neal Street, which she founded with Sam Mendes and Pippa Harris, boasts a vast portfolio

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:00pm on April 4, 2018☆⚑

A bunch of amateurs? Playwrights' astonishing am-dram experiences by Matt Trueman

David Eldridge, Simon Stephens and Alecky Blythe have all been moved by watching non-professional productions of their plays. They explain the appealDavid Eldridge's romcom Beginning has jus…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:29am on March 28, 2018☆⚑

Matt Trueman: Audiences are like starlings " we react together by Matt Trueman

Have you ever seen a murmuration of starlings? If not, google it. Get it up on YouTube. It's an extraordinary sight to

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on March 26, 2018☆⚑

HAMILTON may have the most Olivier Award nominations but winning is no dead cert! by Matt Trueman

Miranda may well start penning his speech but choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler has the misfortune to land in a year of super-duper dance theatre head to head with RANDY SKINNER's dazzling "…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:21am on March 9, 2018☆⚑

Unicorn's Purni Morell: 'Theatre is an industry " unless we get rid of that, we'll have no art' by Matt Trueman

Purni Morell has been artistic director of London's Unicorn Theatre for six years and in that time she has changed the shape

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:00pm on March 7, 2018☆⚑

Matt Trueman: Baz Bamigboye's envious critics overlook hard journalistic graft by Matt Trueman

Some, it seems, have a Baz Bamigboye in their bonnet. Every Thursday night, regular as clockwork, the Daily Mail's longstanding entertainment reporter

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:20am on February 27, 2018☆⚑

Anxiety attack: the theatre company investigating anti-terror training by Matt Trueman

Breach Theatre's new show turns the spotlight on courses preparing people for emergency situations. Do they dispel fear, or cause it?In a windowless room in a disused office block, Breach Th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:55am on January 31, 2018☆⚑

Matt Trueman: Casting directors should be celebrated for their artistry by Matt Trueman

Academy Award nominee Daniel Kaluuya " it has a certain ring to it, no? Strange to think this south London boy's rise

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:09am on January 31, 2018☆⚑

'Bodies can go further than you think': Peeping Tom's bamboozling shows about parenthood by Matt Trueman

Zombie janitors and living sculptures rattle the nerves in the world of the surrealist Belgian duo who have created a terrifying trilogy from family lifePaintings swallow people whole. Sketc…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:17am on January 9, 2018☆⚑

Is Hugh Jackman bi? Critic argues yes by Matt Trueman

New York Times reviewer Ben Brantley draws criticism for labelling married star the 'bi-est guy in town' " then claims he doesn't mean it literallyNew York Times theatre critic Ben Brantley …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:24am on December 20, 2017☆⚑

'He's All Impulse': Making Disney's 'Pinocchio' Naughty Onstage by Matt Trueman

The National Theater's adaptation of this animated classic adds more music and mischievousness " all in the hands of the director of the new Harry Potter show.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:04am on December 15, 2017☆⚑

Matt Trueman: Is UK theatre suffering a lack of innovation? by Matt Trueman

When theatre lurches forwards, it's immediately apparent. It shows in the shows. As audiences, we find ourselves agog again and again, sitting

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on December 12, 2017☆⚑

Stephen Ward musical to close after four months in the West End by Matt Trueman

Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical about the Profumo affair will end its run on 29 MarchViva Forever lasted seven months. From Here to Eternity will have survived for five by its last performance…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:54pm on December 5, 2017☆⚑

Finding Narnia: Sally Cookson on the real trauma in CS Lewis's fantasy by Matt Trueman

After the wild success of Jane Eyre and Peter Pan, the director and her company are conjuring up The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. She talks about how the Good Fairy got her into theatre…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:54am on November 22, 2017☆⚑

Matt Trueman: Theatre could do with zooming out to give the bigger picture by Matt Trueman

The personal is political. Theatremakers have turned the maxim of 1960s activism into a mantra of their own. Individuals sit within political

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on November 15, 2017☆⚑

Sam Yates: 'I try to explicate what writers want and to bring a play's soul to life' by Matt Trueman

The award-winning director has brought David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross to the West End. He talks to  Matt Trueman about being an actor's

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

Max Stafford-Clark: 'We've played to the worst houses we've ever had' by Matt Trueman

With cuts in funding, safer programming, shrinking audiences, new writing is the first casualty in this vicious circle. The Out of Joint founder says something has to changeMax Stafford-Clar…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:24pm on October 20, 2017☆⚑

Matt Trueman: Can theatre change the world? You're asking the wrong question by Matt Trueman

Let's start " where else? " with Lady Gaga. There's a moment in her new fly-on-the-wall Netflix documentary when the singer Florence

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:01pm on October 18, 2017☆⚑

Alan Cumming to return to Cabaret for Broadway revival by Matt Trueman

Scottish actor to reprise Emcee role that won him a Tony award in 1998 - but not with Anne Hathaway as Sally BowlesLife in the Kit Kat Club is so beautiful that Alan Cumming will return to K…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24pm on October 10, 2017☆⚑

Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark musical is to close on Broadway by Matt Trueman

After a beleaguered three years, in which it has not recouped its $75m costs, producers are to transfer the musical to Las VegasAfter three years, at least six major injuries and several hig…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:24am on October 2, 2017☆⚑

Julie Taymor sues Spider-Man producers over unpaid royalties by Matt Trueman

Sacked director and co-author wants more than $1m in compensation for work on Broadway's blockbuster musicalJulie Taymor, who directed and co-wrote the book for Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:12am on October 2, 2017☆⚑