Royal Court, LondonVicky Featherstone's bleakly beautiful production of Simon Longman's play is a compelling tale of rural lifeNature is cruel in Simon Longman's play, which is set on a remo…
The single-character play's initial run at Chicago's Goodman Theatre was cut short on opening night last year when the actor suffered a mild heart attack.
BroadwayCon Panels Feted January 26, 2018: The Drama Desk hosted a reception for critics on the BroadwayCon panels "Being a Critic of Color," organized by Drama Desk member Jose Sol…
Double Infemnity is one of those show, that, while bursting with good ideas, lacks the finesse to pull them off. A joint
Fitness? Hey, this is supposed to be drama class, not gym class! I'm not a jock! I'm terrible at sports! Are you telling me I need to lose weight? Fitness is so important for drama students.…
The 17 directors will develop new plays and musicals at the Drama League Theater Center.
The acoustic shadings of the Blackpool singer's first album have been replaced by an emphasis on electronic pop
Much like a street card conman setting out his stall, Tom Salomon's The Grift at the Town Hall, Bethnal Green, describes itself as "a practice in the art of deception".
What an incredible talent to balance the dark weight of tragedy and the electrifying light of hope. That's what playwright Dominique Morisseau does in Skeleton Crew, a powerful play now at M…
The London Student Drama Festival is to make its Theatreland debut this year, with support from Nimax Theatres. Set up in 2013
Tim Wright reflects on drama schools charging fees for auditions
Denzel Washington is a dishevelled lawyer working for the poor and persecuted
Martin Shaw stars in the West End premiere of Gore Vidal's sharp political drama The Best Man, coming tothe Playhouse Theatre in February, with a cast that also features Maureen Lipman, Jeff…
The number of students entering GCSE drama in England in 2017 declined by 8.5% compared with the previous year. According to figures
With technical skills, Shakespeare and training for musicals just a selection of what's on offer, many top drama schools are providing high-quality
How did you start off in theatre? I joined Chickenshed 37 years ago in a voluntary capacity as a lyricist and a
In her prizewinning play, Kendall Feaver charts the relationship between a young woman with mental health problems and her motherWhen Kendall Feaver was going through her old school reports,…
In the haunting, futuristic tale Look Me in the Eye by Lindsay Price, good behaviour comes at a price. Teenagers in the future are obedient, polite, and respectful. This is due in large part…
In D.C. theater, orange really is the new black.
Lucy Kirkwood is adapting her Olivier award-winning stage play Chimerica into a four-part Channel 4 drama. The series will update the 2013
Sian Phillips has been given a lifetime achievement accolade by the BBC Audio Drama Awards, in celebration of her 73-year acting career.
Last week, a Liverpool drama school announced it was scrapping its audition fees, in a bid to attract more applicants from working-class
The Questors, LondonA deliberately unromantic view of the second world war as experienced by one family provides an antidote to current idealised versions on screenThis play by the late, muc…
"Sovereignty" attempts the tricky task of making legal jurisdiction issues lively.
The play is second in a trilogy about American injustice by playwright Christopher Demos-Brown