35,882 stories from The Stage
Before jet engines, aircraft travelling across the Atlantic from Europe had to stop for fuel on Newfoundland, an island on Canada's most
When censors forbade the onstage depiction of regicide, Verdi was forced to relocate his 1859 Un Ballo in Maschera (A Masked Ball)
He started out creating fireballs, now he's designed a moving ice-cream van for Mother Courage. Royal Exchange props expert Andy Bubble tells
Directed by up-and-coming young Scottish-based director Shilpa T-Hyland, who is under 30 and engaged on the project through winning Perth Theatre's first
9 to 5 creator Patricia Resnick has claimed the musical has more "resonance" post #MeToo, claiming the production had been considered a
Rachel Tucker and other cast members from the musical Come from Away have appealed to politicians to attend the show, arguing that
Stage managers have complained of back issues and having to twist around 'like contortionists' to do their job at prompt desks, leading
Only Mozart could so deftly have celebrated the Age of Enlightenment through an opera spanning moral philosophy, high drama, fairytale romance "
With two shows at Vault Festival in London this year, writer Madeline Gould tells Giverny Masso about her passion for rural touring
Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen's autobiographical musical gains perspective with age. Originally written in 2004, it’s a quirky, navel-gazing piece that touched
David and Marian's bathroom is spacious and sumptuous. His and hers sinks and a roll-top bath hint at the couple's outward prosperity.
In Much Ado About Nothing, Beatrice and Benedick are at "merry war". Director Conrad Nelson takes the concept of wartime amusement and
Projects funded by Creative Europe will continue to receive support from the government if the UK leaves the EU without a deal
9 to 5 star Amber Davies has said she hopes her performance in the musical will prove her talent and help shake
A disused 2,500-seat theatre in Salford is to be redeveloped into flats. The grade II-listed Crown Theatre in Eccles, which was built
The events of September 11, 2001 shook the world, but had a particular effect on husband and wife Irene Sankoff and David
Cervantes' nudnik knight-errant is back. Carlos Acosta's 2013 production of Don Quixote for the Royal Ballet is a big, bold, irresistible gift
Last week, The Stage reported on the rise of castings based on performers' social media followings, with many claiming the move is
Set against the backdrop of the Bristol bus boycott in 1963, this homegrown play from Bristol playwright Chinonyerem Odimba is the second
Further casting for the forthcoming London production of The Light in the Piazza has been announced, with performers including Rob Houchen and
All theatre has a context. The shows of Kneehigh mean something different when they play to a local audience in Cornwall than when
Come from Away "Â Phoenix Theatre, London Irene Sankoff and David Hein's "daring and original" new musical based on a heartwarming true story
Allow me, momentarily, to hold a candle for C Venues. Last week, the Scotsman revealed that the Edinburgh Festival Fringe operator had
The beloved 1980 film, starring Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda, was a pioneering moment in feminist cinema. When she came
Hayley Wareham's debut play Bottled initially comes across as a familiar coming of age story. Katie is about to turn 15 and is
