280 stories by "Richard Jordan"
Supporting actors are frequently overlooked, but they are the glue that binds a successful musical. The roles may not be the biggest,
The recent Mrs Brown’s Boys ticket scam at Birmingham’s Windsor Theatre highlights the vulnerability of audiences as more of our ticketing industry
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart’s musical The Phantom of the Opera is 30 years old this week. Is it the most perfect blueprint for a
The early 21st century will be remembered for the growth of a new generation of young, exciting directors. You could argue that not
In the past month I have seen two major new West End musicals. One was Tim Minchin’s Broadway-bound juggernaut Groundhog Day at the
I regularly go to the theatre on my own and must admit I rather enjoy it. My favourite secret theatregoing activity is
I am constantly puzzled by the entertainment industry's fascination with remakes. The BBC has recently reheated Porridge and doled out an underwhelming
It's not a new question: "How can I fund my work?" But it's one that producers have pondered, struggled with and inevitably
The Open Air Theatre in London’s Regents Park has just completed a successful revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s seminal
It may seem hard to imagine, but I remember when shows at the Edinburgh Fringe had intervals. Venues such as the Assembly
One of the best kept secrets at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe has been happening nightly at the Roundabout in Summerhall where the
Twenty-five years ago, a relatively new venue on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe joined forces with an organisation called Waverley Care, a Scottish-based charity
It’s the driving question that gets asked every year " can you still make it at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe? Each year
Film actress Rebel Wilson is on stage in the West End at the moment, the latest in a list of popular commercial
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s Hamlet, starring Paapa Essiedu, is both confronting and relevant, speaking to a younger generation of theatregoers, many of
Where does the line of unacceptable behaviour in the arts industry get drawn? It seems to get blurred in a way that
What is a target audience? Last week I wrote a column about my recent experience watching a West End performance of Doctor Faustus and
Have West End theatre audiences sunk to a new low? Attending the final Friday evening performance of Doctor Faustus starring Kit Harington at the
In the same week Broadway was heralded for its new, cutting-edge, Tony award-winning musical Hamilton, the best the UK could muster was
Last week, Canada’s annual 10-day Magnetic North Festival celebrating the best of Canadian arts concluded for 2016. Each year, Magnetic North takes place
Last week Canada’s annual 10-day Magnetic North Festival celebrating the best of Canadian arts concluded for 2016. Each year, Magnetic North takes place
Broadway musical American Psycho was meant to have been this summer's hottest ticket and the most anticipated opening of the 2015/16 Broadway season but it has instead
The 49th Brighton Fringe ended last week. It’s England’s largest fringe festival, runs over four weeks and is the third largest open-access
Broadway can be a brutal place to be around during Tony season. With the awards presented on June 12 at the Beacon Theater, spare
Understudies have been featuring heavily in the news over the past few weeks. It has been announced that Natasha J Barnes, understudy to
