853 stories by "Matt Trueman"
Soft power has become part of the arts funding lexicon: culture as integral to Britain's international standing. Counter-intuitive though it may seem,
James Fritz explores modern love through multiple references to the US sitcom in his dark play which is about to open off-Broadway and embark on a UK tourRoss & Rachel. You know the ones…
Are critics an obstacle to new audiences? As theatre looks to broaden its appeal, to diversify not just itself but its audience,
Archaeologists unearth enormous 2,000-year-old auditorium " the first of its kind in UK " in hillside near FavershamRemains of a huge, 2,000-year-old Roman theatre, thought to be the first o…
Watching Sunset Boulevard last week, it took me half an hour to clock it. Was there really only one BAME actor on
The King's Head in Islington is to stage unproduced version of The Wesker Trilogy and new stagings of Denial and CaritasArnold Wesker, arguably the angriest of the Angry Young Men that shape…
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. …
Awards are easy to moan about, easier to dismiss outright. Trust me, I'm usually the one doing the moaning. I've complained about
When I was just out of university, wondering what the hell I wanted to do with my life, I got a two-week
The show, which has played for seven years on the West End, has changed the National Theater and perhaps the industry.
Within a year, we'll have had a Malvolia and a Queen Lear to add to the female Hamlets, Julius Caesars and Henry
It's a strong word, exile. It comes with connotations: hardship, criminality, rejection, regret. You get forced into exile, either by others or
She was a last-minute lead in the three-hour Linda and will play JK Rowling's grown-up Hermione Granger in the West End. Now Noma Dumezweni is making her directorial debut with a South Afric…
Step backstage at a West End theatre and you cross a threshold: all the gold gilt grandeur at the front just ends.
Actor cancels UK theatre tour of A Passionate Woman in order to receive treatmentActor Lynda Bellingham has been diagnosed with cancer, and will cancel a nationwide theatre tour to fight the…
James says sorry for criticising New York production of Sondheim musical Into the Woods, following outcry from fellow performersA Broadway actor has apologised for "trashing" a hig…
It's July 2012 and I'm in Avignon " along with loads of other Brits. Complicite is headlining the international festival and The
In My Stories, Your Emails, Ursula Martinez has recieved criticism for using ostensibly private correspondance for a public show. Does she really need to ask permission?From behind a lectern…
The oversharing cabaret star is back with a new solo show that takes in online privacy, feminism, anal hygiene " and onstage masonryUrsula Martinez has paraded her nudist parents on stage, i…
Owen's retelling of a Greek myth in Cardiff earned rave reviews for its moral indignation. As it comes to the National, the playwright talks about his cri de coeur against austerityBefore la…
He has built an igloo out of Kendal Mint Cake, reshot The Matrix and launched a crocheted currency. Now, Richard DeDomenici is organising a funeral procession to mark the death of social hou…
There's little in life as ambiguous as 'creative differences' " PR-speak for 'don't ask'. There are 'X isn't up to the job'
The four decades of storytelling through physical theater have had an impact on mainstream productions in Britain.
Seeing Linda at the Royal Court and Waste at the National, first during previews and then again three weeks later, revealed that both got better. But how?Can a piece of theatre ever be finis…
Comedian says offensive behaviour law is 'an attack on freedom of speech', and makes a joke at the expense of the McCannsOutspoken comedian Frankie Boyle has condemned new laws designed to …
