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June 28, 1979: Following Margaret Thatcher's election as prime minister, the new Conservative government passed its first spending review, resulting in a
It's taken Mark Cornell three years to realise: "Theatres need to look to cinemas to improve audience comfort", arguing theatregoers are enduring
A friend and I started a sketch group last year, which has now grown to five people and started to build a
Is it a good idea to do "big" monologues for auditions (e.g. Hamlet, Lady Macbeth, Fleabag, anything Victoria Wood), or better to
Plans have been announced to demolish a 358-seat theatre in Ilford and replace it with a 900-seat performing arts venue. The venue
Laura Wade's The Watsons is to transfer to the Menier Chocolate Factory in London. The play, adapted from the unfinished novel by
Now in its fourth year, outdoor touring company Shakespeare in the Squares is taking a breezy, easy-going Dream on a circuit of
I was coming up for A levels and applying to university and drama schools and writing to loads of reps to get
Meet our panel: We have given our panellists pen-names and used stock images but their biographies reflect their real career details…​​​​​​â€�…
How did you start off in theatre? I was an actor for several years and, after a long West End run, I
Tom Stoppard has announced he will premiere a new play in the West End next year, directed by Patrick Marber. Leopoldstadt, which
In a diverse career, the charismatic dancer, choreographer and actor James Supervia danced for Frederick Ashton and Rudolf Nureyev, appeared in pantomime,
David Morrissey speaks obvious sense when he expresses concerns about the increasing difficulty of breaking into the acting profession for people from
In his four-decade stage and screen career, David Morrissey has played everyone from Mark Antony and Gordon Brown to a hangman and
Over an eye-widening 32 seasons, Kirstie and Phil have consistently reminded us of the importance of location, location, location. What they have
A dark undercurrent often lurks beneath the surface of Noel Coward's comedies. Present Laughter, his semi-autobiographical play about a puffed-up actor, is
It is only in the past 60 years or so " since La Scala's 1957 production featuring Maria Callas in the title-role
Barrie Kosky's Carmen, returning to the Royal Opera House for the third time, rebels against the opera's traditional 19th century Spanish visuals.
A new initiative is being launched to support musical theatre artists to write new work. Adam Lenson Productions is behind the Amplify
Although Adrian Brown was a BAFTA-nominated, Emmy award-winning television and theatre director, the notoriety that surrounded his relationship with Terence Rattigan during
Recently appointed head of performing arts at the Roundhouse in London, Malú Ansaldo tells Giverny Masso about the venue's summer season and
With Wimbledon round the corner, this play about the parents of a tennis prodigy is well timed but ultimately proves more of
There is a huge range of roles available for those who want to work in technical theatre. Susan Elkin speaks to course
It started off as an extra show to use up surplus budget, but The Woman in Black has turned into the West
