Richard Jordan: What hope is there for modern works to become timeless? by Richard Jordan

This year marks the 125th anniversary of Hedda Gabler. During his writing career, its playwright, Henrik Ibsen, hung a portrait of August

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 3:00am on October 16, 2015☆⚑

Richard Jordan: How a transfer can change a work for the better " and worse by Richard Jordan

In the same week in September, two very different transfers of productions opened in London: at the Adelphi Theatre, the Broadway Tony

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 4:00am on October 8, 2015☆⚑

Richard Jordan: Can hype damage artistic development? by Richard Jordan

I recently watched Ivo van Hove's Song From Far Away at the Young Vic – a solo work directed with a gentle

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 4:00am on September 30, 2015☆⚑

Richard Jordan: Shining a light on its heroes boosts an art form's profile, but at what cost? by Richard Jordan

One production that has been making a lot of noise recently is performance artist Bryony Kimmings’ Fake It ‘Til You Make It, created with her partner Tim Graybu…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 4:00am on September 23, 2015☆⚑

Richard Jordan: Is there still such a thing as a cult theatre show? by Richard Jordan

On September 17, Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show " widely considered the ultimate cult musical " will celebrate the 40th anniversary

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 4:00am on September 16, 2015☆⚑

Richard Jordan: Where has all the Edinburgh media coverage gone? by Richard Jordan

The question to be asked in the aftermath of this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Edinburgh International Festival post-mortem is: did realigning

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 1:00pm on September 10, 2015☆⚑

Richard Jordan: The situation is critical for Edinburgh Fringe reviews by Richard Jordan

The question to be asked during this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe and International Festival post-mortem is: did realigning the dates work? Up

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 4:00am on September 2, 2015☆⚑

Richard Jordan: Edinburgh is risking its comedy reputation by becoming just another tour date by Richard Jordan

More than a third " 34% " of the Edinburgh Fringe 2015 programme is comedy " the largest of any section. This has

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 4:00am on August 26, 2015☆⚑

Richard Jordan: Cabaret in Edinburgh is going from strength to strength by Richard Jordan

A welcome addition to the Edinburgh Fringe has been the continued growth of cabaret, so much so that it has, for the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 4:00am on August 19, 2015☆⚑

Richard Jordan: Have playwrights become marginalised at Edinburgh? by Richard Jordan

It used to be a traditional Edinburgh ritual to read the fringe programme and count how many productions of Steven Berkoff and

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 1:00pm on August 13, 2015☆⚑

Richard Jordan: Don't knock solo shows in Edinburgh (or elsewhere) by Richard Jordan

A couple of months ago at The Globe’s Sam Wanamaker Theatre, something historic happened which went almost entirely unreported. After more 30

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:00am on August 7, 2015☆⚑

Richard Jordan: Mobile phone rage? Pull the other one, it's got bells on by Richard Jordan

We’ve all done it: had a busy day, got to the theatre in the evening and realised the phone battery has died.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 3:00am on July 21, 2015☆⚑

Richard Jordan: Censorship by media spells a dark week for the arts by Richard Jordan

It’s been some time since a theatre production made the front page of a daily newspaper but one week ago the London Evening Standard ran a

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 8:00am on July 9, 2015☆⚑

Richard Jordan: There's a big difference between good acting and great acting by Richard Jordan

It takes something special to make a show truly memorable. You can tell at the time " there’s a spine-tingling, gripping and unforgettable

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 4:00am on July 3, 2015☆⚑

Richard Jordan: 'Lost' work needs to be treated with due respect by Richard Jordan

Broadway can be a brutal place to produce a show. One day you are sitting on top of a few Tony nominations

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:00am on June 22, 2015☆⚑

Richard Jordan: Why can't the UK put on awards like the Tonys? by Richard Jordan

The 69th Tony Awards again demonstrated that, when it comes to producing an award show, America knows how to do it best.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:00am on June 10, 2015☆⚑

Richard Jordan: Put your trust in the material and you can successfully revive a flop by Richard Jordan

“Musicals do not get written – they get rewritten.” It’s a familiar expression in musical theatre production. But tinkering with a musical

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00am on May 22, 2015☆⚑

Richard Jordan: The National Theatre had the right idea with Tessa Ross, but the wrong person by Richard Jordan

The resignation of Tessa Ross as chief executive of the National Theatre has seen many directors declare that producing theatres should be

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 4:00am on April 28, 2015☆⚑

Richard Jordan: How Sunny Afternoon triumphed against the odds at the Olivier Awards 2015 by Richard Jordan

They say lightning doesn’t strike twice but when it comes to the Olivier Awards, it certainly has seemed to. Watching the Oliviers as a kid growing up in

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 9:21am on April 13, 2015☆⚑

Richard Jordan: Do the 2015 Olivier Awards nominations really reflect London theatre? by Richard Jordan

More than ever, this year's Olivier Award nominations reflect the change since the Society of London Theatre, and its strong commercial membership, reviewed

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:00am on April 9, 2015☆⚑

Richard Jordan: Don't let cast recordings become a thing of the past by Richard Jordan

I received a gift recently that seems incredibly rare in 2015: the new CD studio cast recording of a West End musical,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:00am on March 24, 2015☆⚑

How to take your show around the world by Richard Jordan

The idea of getting your work performed internationally is an ambition held by many in theatre, but producing overseas is a complex

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00am on March 12, 2015☆⚑

Richard Jordan: We're caught in the crossfire of class war by Richard Jordan

Recently the issue of class has featured heavily in the media’s entertainment reporting, especially surrounding the awards season. I started in the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:25am on February 24, 2015☆⚑

Mister Producer: Why aren't we doing more to support supporting actors? by Richard Jordan

Over the past few weeks, I have seen some fantastic theatre productions that all share a crucial factor for their success: the work of their supporting actors. They are the glue behind any p…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 4:00am on February 10, 2015☆⚑

Mister Producer: Attacks on free speech threaten to dampen our appetite for risk by Richard Jordan

Question: how do you turn a lousy movie script into a multi-million dollar blockbuster? Answer: cast Tom Cruise in it. That’s a long-running joke around Hollywood. However, as these pa…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 4:00am on January 27, 2015☆⚑