2,435 stories by "The Stage"
An international tour with Vivien Leigh was probably the high point of the career of actress Marigold Sharman. But she scaled down her theatre work in unusual circumstances. She believed she…
After winning huge popularity as the Cockney corporal, Peter Newkirk, in the American television sitcom, Hogan's Heroes, Richard Dawson went on to host the quiz show that became known in Bri…
Many of the spectacular gowns worn by Shirley Bassey, Joan Collins, Dusty Springfield, Zsa Zsa Gabor and Diana Dors were the work of the couturier Douglas Darnell, the man behind Darnell of …
After a false start 20 years ago, comedy writer John Morton's career has reached Olympic heights with his acclaimed BBC series Twenty Twelve. He tells Matthew Hemley how he developed the show
There's no doubt that Shakespeare is the jewel in the crown of the London 2012 Festival, but there's plenty more on the programme, too. Ruth Mackenzie, the project's director, gives Simon Ta…
With two stage roles, including the rarely performed Timon of Athens, Simon Russell Beale is putting his stamp on London theatre this summer. He tells Natalie Woolman of the thrill of live p…
Robe's new, small LEDBeam 100 fixtures have made their UK touring debut on the Happy Mondays' recent three week outing, with lighting designed by Dave Farmer of THC Design.
Entertainment equipment engineering company, Triple E, is to unveil its newly designed and enhanced acoustic banner at this year's ABTT trade show (June 13-14).
Flightcase manufacturer 5 Star Cases has donated a number of its Arena 600 cases to The Rig Scout Active Support Unit, based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.
Ten entertainment lighting technology companies have now confirmed their status as official Gold sponsors for this year's Knight of Illumination Awards due to take place in September at a ce…
Robe's new, small LEDBeam 100 fixtures have made their UK touring debut on the Happy Mondays' recent three week outing, with lighting designed by Dave Farmer of THC Design.
Polly Findlay, one of the UK's top young directors, talks to Matt Trueman about taking on the biggest directing task of her career so far - a 'political thriller' of Sophocles' classic Greek…
As Miranda Richardson prepares for her first performance on a London stage in almost three years, with a reading of Virginia Woolf's The New Dress, Natalie Woolman finds there is no chance o…
Itzik Galili, the Israeli-born choreographer based in the Netherlands, has had a plethora of premieres out this year, yet he has no problem keeping his cool. With two new works featuring at …
Former Robin Hood star Jonas Armstrong talks to Matthew Hemley about taking control of his career and tackling his nerves ahead of filming sex scenes with Chloe Sevigny
Pantomime producer Bruce James Productions has gone into voluntary liquidation, owing more than £350,000 to creditors.
It is with utter astonishment and sadness I have learned of the redundancy of Peter Sandeman, general manager of The City Varieties.
Trombonist-turned-artist manager Frank Parr straddled the worlds of cricket and jazz with an unkempt ease that would be the undoing of his sporting career. A regular in the Lancashire first …
Born Harold Ribotsky to Polish-Jewish emigres in Brooklyn, New York, Hal E Chester, the youngest of seven children, took his stepmother's maiden name as a young actor and carved a niche for …
In answer to anon (page 9, May 24) who complained about TV snobbery over casting extras, sadly nothing changes. In the 1970s Equity tried hard to persuade broadcasters to delete the term 'ex…
I refer to Andy Lenthall's decidedly precious rant against nicknames (page 40, May 24) and heartily enjoin him to get over it.
We write as youth ambassadors for the National Youth Music Theatre. We are all either in training at drama school or have recently graduated but we have all taken part in workshops and produ…
Oh to be an actor in a touring production! The wonders they must see while traversing this green and pleasant land. The sites, the landmarks, the beautiful faces of the different audience me…
In our obituaries, we imagine that panto will be one of the running themes. We adore men dressed as women, women dressed as men, bad puns, local kids dancing badly, brutal re-interpretations…
From an early age, costume designer Andrew MacKenzie displayed such a love of music and dance that, despite meagre resources, his parents bought him a second-hand violin and paid for dancing…
