Neil Simon obituary " Pulitzer-winning US playwright whose flair for tragicomedy lit up Broadway
Appropriately enough for a writer who profiled the often absurdly incongruous domestic life of an America in the ascendant in the second
Appropriately enough for a writer who profiled the often absurdly incongruous domestic life of an America in the ascendant in the second
Lindsay Kemp, who has died at the age of 80, was a maverick figure. His combination of charisma, eclecticism and a uniquely
As a new book throws a revealing, fresh light on Bob Fosse's life, Michael Quinn traces the legacy of the innovative and
Five regional theatres are to share more than £20,000 in capital grants from the Theatres Trust. The awards, made through the UK
Tributes have been paid to the American producer and director Craig Zadan following his death on August 21, aged 69. Noted for
Alan Bennion's finest performance came late in his career in Martin Lynch's Pictures of Tomorrow when he played a partially paralysed Spanish
Although born in Vancouver, Canada, Carolyn Jones worked for a range of British institutions from the National Theatre to iconic television soaps
The chief executive of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland has begun legal proceedings against the body's chairman and its parent organisation,
John Goodwin's leadership of the publicity departments of the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre in their often controversial early years provided
Despite his diminutive size, Barry Chuckle was one of the titans of children's television over the last three decades. As one half
Appropriately enough for a character actor of versatility and distinction, Bernard Hepton filled many roles in a six-decade-long career that included memorable
Peter Clayton's name was not one most theatregoers would have recognised, even though he was featured in GQ magazine's list of the
Dublin-born and raised in London, Derrick O'Connor was part of the generation of actors who helped transform fringe theatre in the 1970s.
Although Lorelei Lynn never achieved the celebrity of some of her choreographer peers, her long and varied career was notable for a
A popular comedian turned writer and producer, Hugh Clifford Stuckey made history as the first comedy writer hired by Australian television, for
Launched by Peter Ridgeway and Leonard Sachs, the Players' Theatre unabashedly championed music hall and live variety performances at its Villiers Street
A longstanding contributor to The Stage of news and comment from Scotland's theatre, light entertainment and television scene for more than 50
In a long and varied career as one of the leading choreographer-directors of her generation, Gillian Lynne, who has died at the
In more than 30 plays for stage and television, Frank Vickery, who has died after a sudden illness at the age of
Leslie Grantham's private life proved every bit as dramatic and incident-filled as that of pub landlord 'Dirty' Den Watts, the role that
Joyce Blackham was a star British mezzo-soprano famed for her sensual and seductive appearances as Bizet's Carmen with Sadler's Wells Opera and
Together with his wife Pearl Carr, Teddy Johnson formed one of the longest and most successful partnerships in British post-war light entertainment.
When Gordon Bishop was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer earlier this year, he hoped to perform the Max Miller tribute that had
Reviewing George Bernard Shaw's Captain Brassbound's Conversion at the Theatre Royal Stratford East in 1956, The Stage noted that Glynn Edwards performance
The Carry On star died 30 years ago, but remains one of the UK's best-loved comic performers. As a new book explores