2,435 stories by "The Stage"
After dropping out of RADA, Jonathan Frid moved to the US where he was planning to teach acting. Instead, he landed the role of a vampire in a television soap opera and became a household na…
Blake Harrison's role as a recovering drug and alcohol addict in new play Step 9 (of 12) is a far cry from the one in which he made his name as dim-witted Neil in E4 cult comedy The Inbetwee…
Presenter and actor Andy Day talks to Ben Dowell about being given one of the highest accolades in children's presenting - a show that bears his own name - and why he is only too aware of th…
Olivier Awards nominee Andrew Wright may have missed out on a gong at the recent ceremony for his work on Singin' in the Rain but he is still a winner, having realised a life-changing goal h…
Tabard loves when the general populace catches onto a linguistic trend. Or rather, the media automatons that control the plebs catch onto something and then put it in every headline for year…
Tabard was excited to hear that former Pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt is taking the lead in the West End's new dance show Revolution, alongside that ugly coyote star Adam Garcia.
Even though I am fully aware that I can book online through various different companies or through TKTS, I choose to book my tickets through the actual venue because I wish to make sure my h…
I realise that it's incredibly costly to mount a West End show, especially a musical, and ticket prices appear high plus booking fees as highlighted in The Stage (April 12).
What a great pity we have to read such sad comments made by 'Mrs Spratt' about the Oliviers (online comments, and April 26 page 9) particularly as the artists concerned received standing ova…
A confluence of events has prompted this letter. Equity has launched a low pay/no pay campaign. The Musicians' Union has issued a Fair Play Guide. Equity has been asking its members if they …
As much as we are always delighted to be mentioned in The Stage, we feel we have been somewhat short-changed in the April 26 issue.
After reading the letters concerning the Royal Shakespeare Company's acceptance of BP as a sponsor of the World Shakespeare Festival, I am reminded of a comment by the founder of The Salvati…
PLASA's 2012 European AGM and Members' Lunch is scheduled for May 29 at BAFTA in central London.
Manchester lighting and rigging rental specialist, dbn, created three giant truss crucifixes used as a dramatic backdrop for the BBC's Easter live broadcast of The Preston Passion, a histori…
Four LED fixtures on the market have been sold to the National Theatre of Scotland by ETC's Edinburgh-based dealer, Black Light, soon after going on sale.
West London-based rental company, Entec Sound & Light, recently supplied full technical production - including lighting and sound equipment and crew - for a recent high profile show at Wembl…
Hampstead Theatre has revealed it will be forced to close its education department at the end of this academic year, following a 100% cut to its funding from Camden council.
Writing it is only half the challenge - if you want people to read your book, maximum publicity is paramount. Former Stage reporter Nuala Calvi, co-author of bestseller The Sugar Girls, offe…
Musician, composer, and author of arguably the most influential guide for aspiring guitar players, Bert Weedon was the inspiration for a generation of guitarists.
Matthew Hemley talks to Jack Davenport and Megan Hilty about starring in new Sky Atlantic drama Smash and whether the Steven Spielberg-produced show really is Glee for grown-ups
As one of the most expressive banjo players of his generation, Barney McKenna stamped an indelible mark on the sound of the Dubliners, who changed the direction and fortunes of Irish traditi…
Michael Diskin's death at the age of 49 has robbed Ireland's theatre of a formidable managerial talent, whose sensitivity to the needs of artists was married to boundless support of them, an…
It is heartening to see artists as respected as Mark Rylance, James Bolam and Sue Jameson publicly campaigning against the Royal Shakespeare Company's acceptance of BP as a sponsor of the Wo…
I was surprised to see that Harriet Harman did not take the opportunity presented to her by The Stage to put forward Labour's policies for the arts. I still do not know what they are, and I …
Councillor David Jeffels' letter does little to reassure those who recognise a need to retain and develop the Scarborough Futurist as a place of live entertainment (page 8, 19 April).
