35,882 stories from The Stage
In 1812, Dartmoor Prison was home to 6,000 US troops. Among them was a notorious inmate who produced the first all-black production
As an actor in the West End, I'm used to a range of audience reactions. But during a performance of Everybody's Talking
Winners of the Olwen Wymark awards 2019, which recognise theatre figures for their support of new writing, have been announced. Artist and producer
Lynn Nottage’s Sweat has announced it will transfer to the West End later this year. Martha Plimpton will reprise her role as
Audible has announced a further push into creating new plays with a second commissioning drive for British and American theatre writers. The
Northern Broadsides has named Laurie Sansom as its new artistic director and chief executive. He replaces Conrad Nelson, who was appointed to the
Producer David Luff has taken over the artistic leadership of London’s Soho Theatre following the departure of Steve Marmion, as the London
The longest-running play in West End history is written by a woman. The Mousetrap's late writer Agatha Christie also has a second
It’s been 13 years since Avenue Q opened in the West End, introducing British audiences to characters such as Trekkie Monster, Lucy
As Skittles Commercial: The Broadway Musical played its sole performance on Sunday afternoon at New York's Town Hall, it wasn't difficult to
Edinburgh Fringe chief Shona McCarthy has sought to clarify her comments on low pay at the festival, after she was reported as
There are five bodies on stage, encased in plastic. The opening of the Northern Ireland Opera/Lyric Theatre co-production of Sweeney Todd is
Birmingham City Council has scaled down proposed cuts to arts funding following a public consultation of its budget. It was announced in
Presenting itself as a new British farce, Jack Milner and Mark Stevenson's play initially feels like a straight-forward, if old fashioned comedy.
Gary Lineker and Jon Snow are among the household names who will take part in a one-off conversation event at Battersea Arts
Clive Swift will be best remembered as the henpecked husband to Patricia Routledge’s painfully snobbish wife Hyacinth Bucket (“pronounced Bouquet!”) in Roy
Michelle Fairley and Irfan Shamji are the winners of this year's Clarence Derwent awards. The awards, from union Equity, honour best supporting
In this new version of the ancient Greek myth, Icarus starts out as an average modern schoolboy. But sofa wars and sibling
Life's not always easy on Breck Road. Money is tight, Gran is incontinent and sometimes you wish you could click your ruby
Jodie Prenger will star in a new tour of A Taste of Honey, produced by the National Theatre. Bijan Sheibani’s production ran
Hackney Showroom in East London is to leave its current home due to “unsustainable rent increases” and move to new premises in
A stage manager is fighting for £200,000 compensation after he claims an accident involving scenery at the Royal Opera House left him
Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group has purchased The Works Entertainment, the company behind shows such as The Illusionists. The company said the
Leah Nanako Winkler knew she wanted to be a writer when she was about seven. The playwright had been underestimated in her
When Bob finally walks out on Walt, he places an ad on Craigslist to advertise the spare room. Walt has always suffered
