135 stories by "Rona Kelly"
Sandy Grierson returns to the London stage in othellomacbeth, taking on the roles of Cassio and Macbeth in one show. No stranger to doubling, Grierson previously played the roles of Faustus …
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes Marianne Elliott, ushering in a new age of adaptation with her. Almost 50 years since it opened on Broadway, Company returns to the West End. Reworked, tho…
'But men are men...'Gender is taking centre stage in the current climate, telling her story not history. From new writes like SIX and The Old Vic's Sylvia, to the reframing of classics from …
Having played Sir Toby Belch in the National Theatre'sTwelfth Nightlast year, Tim McMullan returns to the Olivier for another Shakespeare play Antony and Cleopatra. Taking on the role of Eno…
Welcome to the next installment in our Special Effects series, celebrating the worlds off stage from some of the UK's biggest shows on stage. Last month, we dissected blood, guts and morewit…
Actor Joshua McGuire returns to the National Theatre this year, to appear in David Hare's new playI'm Not Running. Chatting to him during rehearsals, Joshua shares his love of new writing, w…
West End shows will find themselves in good company later this month. Company returns to the London stage in a reworked version by Marianne Elliott, set in the modern day and featuring gende…
It's been a busy summer for actor Bryan Dick. As performances finish for one show, rehearsals get underway for another one...or rather twoA double bill for the Rose Theatre Kingston, Hogarth…
It's that time of year again. Commuters watch and wonder, as waves of people cram onto their rush hour trains. You can spot them a mile off, thanks to their lightsabers, corsets, and this ye…
National Youth Music Theatre's season is well underway at The Other Palace. With casts and creatives featuring young people, NYMT's work develops up and coming talent on stage and off.The la…
Ever wondered what goes into creating your favourite productions Those moments of magic or macabre where you go 'How did they do that' In our new Special Effects series, we'll be discovering…
Founded in 1976, the National Youth Music Theatre exists to create opportunities and provide training for young people, interested in the world of musical theatre.From playing the piano in a…
If Tyrone Huntley could sum of the last few years, it would be just one word 'Crazy' From working with wonderful teams of creatives such as Sonia Friedman, to playing Judas in Regent's Park …
Last week, Secret Cinema Founder Fabien Riggallspoke to us about ten years of SC. Looking back on his past learnings, he also shared his excitement for what the future holds, including Secre…
For over a decade, Secret Cinema has been creating imaginative and immersive worlds for audiences to explore and experience. Combining music, theatre, art and of course film, it's an artform…
It's big...it's green...and no, it's not just the park This summer, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre stagesLittle Shop of Horrors with rehearsals currently underway.Though his character Seymou…
Exit the King marks the first time Eugne Ionesco work has been performed at the National. Playing on the vast Olivier stage, this absurdist play features a cast of just six actors, an intima…
Following on from a timely Rome Season, the Royal Shakespeare Company again looks to the past to inform the present,with a West End transfer of Imperium - I Conspiratoramp II Dictator. And w…
Five years since premiering at The Public Theater and with five Tony's under its belt, Fun Home comes to London and instantly finds a home with audiences.Based on the graphic memoirs by Alis…
'Another op'nin', another show...' Following the award-winning production in 2015, Opera North'sKiss Me Kate returns to tour the UK this summer.Talking to Kate herself during rehearsals, Ste…
Murder mysteries aren't actor Nick Hendrix's 'go-to' genre. And yet this week he finds himself in rehearsals for a new play The Strange Death of John Doe, as well as the newest episodes of M…
Set up by Shaun McCourt and Leigh Lothian, West End Live Lounge continues to go from strength to strength. Returning to The Other Palace, it seems 'The Only Way Is Up' for the charity concer…
Part of the inaugural season at the Bridge Theatre, Laurie Sansom directs Nightfall. An exquisiteexploration into grief, anxiety and change, Barney Norris' new play is an introspective chara…
Continuing our interview series of NT Live broadcasts, this month's focuses on Macbeth at the National Theatre.Directed by Rufus Norris and featuring Rory Kinnear and Anne-Marie Duff, Macbet…
Translations is currently in rehearsals at the National Theatre, ahead of its first major revival on the London stage. This not only marks actor Dermot Crowley's fourth time appearing in the…
