853 stories by "Matt Trueman"
Three-times Pulitzer winner complains that artistic intention is being overshadowed by the requirement to sell ticketsHe's a Broadway stalwart with a revival currently reaping massive critic…
Director's 11-year tenure at the venue in Islington, London, saw him overturn a sizeable deficit and produce twice as many premieres as his predecessorsMichael Attenborough is to step down a…
One night, it's three battered suitcases, a standard lamp and a handful of old hats. The next, three revolves, flatscreen TVs and
Comedian Rob Auton beats rivals on all-male shortlist to scoop TV channel Dave's funniest joke of the fringe award' In punchlines and pictures: see the full 2013 list' Can you do better? Sen…
The independent sector has few champions like Jo Crowley. It could do with more. In an era of straitened funding and inward-looking
Whatever approach they take to performance, actors often take their characters' painful experiences " repeated night after night " away with them off stage. Kate Fleetwood, Michelle Terry an…
After the Scottish comedian mocks the Olympian's looks, David Walliams defends her as 'a beautiful woman, inside and out'If at first they don't succeed, most Olympians will aim to try again …
The TEAM and National Theatre of Scotland have joined forces for Anything That Gives Off Light, a whisky-soaked tale exploring the entwined histories of the Highlands and the American fronti…
Just outside Edinburgh, about a 40-minute drive if the traffic's good, you'll find the Fala Flow moor " 800 acres of mossy
"We're doing a children's theatre issue," the big editor boss-man emails to say. "Do you think your next column could focus on
New research suggests 'a psychological cost' for performers " but implies actors have higher than usual imaginative facilitiesWho'd be an actor? According to a recent study conducted by res…
Bolton-born standup laughing all the way to the bank as live shows and DVD sales bring in more than £32.8mPeter Kay is Britain's highest-earning comedian, according to a comedy "rich list…
How do independent artists scale up? If the last decade, with its mantra that small is beautiful and rough is ready, resulted
A balmy spring evening in Sheffield and Tudor Square, outside the Crucible Theatre, is packed. Sheffield People's Theatre is performing Camelot: The
Five years ago, the Yard Theatre opened its doors in Hackney Wick. Housed in an empty warehouse and built out of recycled
"Relax." The word is beamed on to the back of the stage. "We're not going to test you." The audience chuckles. People
Choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker claims Beyoncé borrowed her routines in the video for new single CountdownA leading choreographer has accused Beyoncé of "stealing" dance moves, af…
Lin-Manuel Miranda's show is the latest daring, original musical to emerge in the US. Britain lags behind " but the roots of a revival are in placeLin-Manuel Miranda's mega-hit Hamilton, wit…
For reasons of the heart, I've spent the past six months going to the theatre with " wait for it " a
US standup branded 'a bully with a microphone' after targeting Allison Pearson for her views on assisted suicideAmerican standup comedian Doug Stanhope has faced criticism after a tweet wish…
Tom Morris has as good a claim as anyone to have changed the face of British theatre. Not just as the man
Nottingham PlayhouseThis tubthumping update of The Beggar's Opera seems, at times, unfocused despite its powerful casting"What keeps a man alive?" The cri de coeur at the heart of Bertolt Br…
Stage shows can be problematic for those on the spectrum, but a growing number of companies are adapting productions to bring great art to everyoneTheatre is on an accessibility drive " and …
Taking 'artist in residence' to the next level, Battersea Arts Centre is offering live-work spaces designed like 3D paintings'Artist in residence' is a phrase that gets bandied about a lot. …
If British theatre design is in rude health " striking visual gestures, reconfigured spaces, images begging for interpretation " Jeremy Herbert isn't
