280 stories by "Richard Jordan"
It’s rather depressing to walk past Broadway’s Imperial Theatre at the moment. A notice pinned on its locked front doors reads: "The Great
Harvey Weinstein has become the face of harassment, bullying and all that is bad within the entertainment industry. After the revelations of
For many, the adverts and trailers before a film only add to the experience of going to the cinema. However, there’s been an
Sometimes I think being the artistic director of a theatre must be a bit like being a Premiership football manager. In one
Who are the most important people working each night in the theatre? The box office, ushers, actors and bar staff. They are
The writer Philip Hoare describes Torquay as “a place about appearance and disappearance, changing to suit the times and its visitors". He
Shell suits, big shoulder pads, Dallas, Margaret Thatcher, Starlight Express… remember the 1980s? For British theatre, the decade may be best remembered
As a producer, I sometimes feel I have failed when I look out at an audience for one of my shows and
The end of this year's Edinburgh Fringe was marked, as ever, with the various awards presented across the city, its annual take
Edinburgh can frequently present surprises " not just in discovering shows but also unearthing artists appearing for the first time, or finding
When the 2017 Edinburgh International Festival programme was launched, several of my colleagues raised an eyebrow that a new two-part play called The Divide by Alan Ayckbourn
Seventy years ago, eight companies who had not been included in the inaugural Edinburgh Festival pitched up with their productions in protest. The
Last week, the BBC announced it had performed an abrupt U-turn on its decision to axe the weekly Saturday Review, one of
Just over a year ago, I was sat in a West End auditorium with the worst-behaved audience I had ever experienced at
There is possibly more riding on Girl from the North Country when it opens next Wednesday at the Old Vic Theatre than any other show to play the
“Everyone should train for the stage” was a 1980s slogan that ran on one of British Rail's many advertising campaigns to promote using
Why do we not see more critics given roles as associates or in literary posts within our producing theatres? This thought occurred
As a 15-year-old in 1990 watching a preview of The Comedy of Errors from the balcony at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, I
"Bring me the head of Yael Faber, and while you’re at it, a side order of whoever commissioned this dross," was Matt Trueman's opening line
Only a small handful of actors are critic proof. These are the performers who can be cast in almost any production and
And Broadway’s 2017 new musical biggest winner is… Anastasia. No, that’s not a typo. Anastasia, the new musical by Stephen Flaherty and
I am sure that, like me, the recent terrorist attack at the Manchester Arena sits heavy on your mind. In the following
In recent years, I have observed a development in the experience of theatregoing that worries me. Friends and colleagues virtually cartwheel with joy
On May 21, after 146 years, the legendary Ringling Bros Barnum and Bailey circus will pack up for good and with it
What makes a play become a classic? Who decides? You can wait for the playwright to die, and assess the body of
