2,435 stories by "The Stage"
In a long and varied career as a television actress, Marion Mathie saved the best to last, playing She Who Must Be Obeyed, the fearsome wife of the aging barrister, Horace Rumpole, in John M…
After starting his career as a tap dancer, Ian Abercrombie moved to America at the age of 17 and eventually became an instantly recognisable face in the sitcom Seinfeld (1994-98) and the com…
Chris Fox loved everything about pantomime. He wrote and directed dozens and appeared as dame in a long run of pantomimes, which he also directed, at the Civic Theatre in Leeds. He once said…
Paavo Berglund's tenure as principal conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra from 1972-79 contributed enormously to the transformation of the south coast ensemble's abilities and for…
For nearly 60 years, Bob Anderson, a former Royal Marine, choreographed fights and arranged fencing duels for blockbuster movies, often receiving no credit for his work. He learned to fence …
Bernard Cribbins briefly enjoyed a new career in 1962 as a chart singer with two bizarre comedy songs, Right Said Fred and Hole in the Ground, both of which were written by composer Ted Dick…
Bristol Old Vic is in the throes of a major facelift - and with the main auditorium out of commission, the BOV team has been forced to improvise to keep performances going. Eleanor Turney fi…
As Andrew Lloyd Webber prepares for his fifth television collaboration to find a musical theatre star, Matthew Hemley asks how the industry's perception of the genre has evolved over the yea…
He has a role in Steven Spielberg's latest film War Horse and has also appeared in hit plays including the Donmar Warehouse's Othello alongside Ewan McGregor and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Natalie Wo…
Blackburn-based rental company HSL supplied Electric Fly Productions with lighting equipment for The Darkness' UK tour, working with lighting designer Nick Jevons.
Adam Cooper may have been a principal dancer at one of the world's most famous ballet companies, but when he first started working with the Royal Ballet in the 1990s, Tabard hears he went ou…
Tabard has often thought that one cannot get enough of a good thing. Supping on champers and chocs after a three-courser at the Ivy before the liqueurs come round, we have pondered whether '…
I thought George Hall's obituary for David Blewitt was absolutely spot on (The Stage, February 2, page 45). I knew him from the early 1980's when I was beginning my career in the chorus of O…
Forgive my tardiness in replying to Michael Walters' strange letter (Stage Talk, December 15, page 7) questioning my use of "fulsome" in relation to your obituary of Sir Jimmy Savile.
It is good to see Matthew Hemley highlight the general dissatisfaction there is regarding the showing of credits on TV programmes, especially dramatic ones (The Stage, February 2, page 4).
I am delighted that Equity is finally biting the bullet and now seriously considering reducing the number of council members (The Stage, February 2, page 5). Having previously been on counci…
Doremy Vernon (Stage Talk, February 2, page 8) points out that there are some 35,000 actors and actresses advertising in the Spotlight casting directories.
Regional house managers are part of the Theatrical Management Association. But when house managers in the West End approached TMA they were told that they could not join. So West End house m…
Technical Marketing has been appointed to plan and implement a marketing campaign to promote the ABTT 2012 Theatre Show, which takes place June 13-14 at The Old Truman Brewery in London.
AC Entertainment Technologies' video and lighting divisions are to hold exclusive UK open days later this month and early March in conjunction with Green Hippo and PixelRange.
After 26 years with stage set fabricators Brilliant Stages, John Gittins has branched out as a consultant, offering his design and project management skills on a freelance basis.
Bradford-based audio and lighting rental specialists Stage Management Company will again join up this summer with theatre company Punchdrunk, Manchester International Festival and the BBC to…
Many performances by Nicol Williamson led critics and audiences alike to view him as potentially one of the most brilliant stars of 20th century British theatre. But his wayward behaviour ev…
With February 14th fast approaching, everyone's thoughts turn to love and romance
Cast in a minor role as the accident-prone scullery maid, Ruby Finch, in the drama Upstairs Downstairs, Jenny Tomasin often stole the scene.
