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More than 170 babies were brought to the West End's first parent and baby performance at the Vaudeville Theatre, with producer Nica
Edinburgh's proposed new 1,000 seat concert hall and 200 seat studio theatre space has won planning approval from the city's council. Previously
Railing against the hypocrisy of religious and social propriety, Ibsen's Ghosts was met with disgust on its 1882 release. Modern audiences won't
Working-class people today are no more disadvantaged when it comes to accessing jobs in the arts than they were almost 40 years
One of the greatest pleasures of theatregoing is stumbling upon something unexpected that can blindside you on an idle Friday afternoon. A
Is Rupert Murdoch a hero or a villain? First seen at the Almeida Theatre in London in 2017, ahead of a West
Exclusive research by The Stage has revealed the breakdown of West End musical casts by gender and ethnicity for the first time.
"While diversity is embraced, as an idea, I don't believe I see differently abled leads or leads of colour (and not just
Our research into West End musical theatre casts makes for some refreshingly upbeat reading. This marks the first time that we have
Written in 1989, Jerry Sterner's Off-Broadway hit play is as 1980s as shoulder pads and Wham. The central character, played on screen
Concerns that actors bodies are being treated as "objects open to negative comment" have prompted the launch of a research project. Performers
English Touring Opera has restructured its leadership team, with James Conway becoming artistic director and Jane-Eve Straughton taking the new role of
David Eldridge's hymn to the 1980s, written in 2006, is a huge undertaking. It requires a large cast playing multiple roles to
When they're bringing your curtain down, demand to be buried like… drag queen Ruby Venezuela. Tabard hears the legendary drag queen, once
In the April 29 edition of The Stage, we reported on former Edinburgh International Festival director John Drummond launching an attack on
In his speech reported on your front page (April 11), Arts Council England's Simon Mellor declares that "relevance" will be "the new
First performed in 1988 and inspired by the stories of first-ever convicts shipped to Australia, Timberlake Wertenbaker's political powerhouse, Our Country's Good,
The good ship Indomitable sailed into London last night to a hero's welcome, after triumphs in Milan and Rome. The cast for
Creatives involved in a new pop-up Shakespeare theatre have urged the industry to fight to allow schoolchildren to experience the playwright's works
My journey on social media has been similar to most actors I know. I initially didn't see the point of it, then
@westendproducer How do you deal with a fellow lead, who cuts off your first few lines everytime? By interrupting, with theirs??? #dear
This is the end of an era. Josie Rourke bids farewell to the Donmar Warehouse " her home for the last seven
Alistair Brammer has been announced to join the cast of Wicked in London's West End. He will take on the role of
Arthur Miller's first Broadway success has remained popular since it premiered in 1947. In a way that's surprising. It's a play that
