35,882 stories from The Stage
Nearly a third of British schoolchildren do not know William Shakespeare was a playwright, according to new research commissioned by LAMDA. The
Massenet's operatic fairytale is a thing of perfection, his ravishing melodies supported by shimmering solos and feather-light textures. But director Fiona Shaw
Though American composer Scott Alan has yet to write a musical, his compositions are loved by musical theatre performers on both sides
This week, campaigning body Parents and Carers in Performing Arts released findings of a report into the challenges faced by people with
Katherine Kingsley and Siobhan Redmond have been cast in the National Theatre’s production of Caryl Churchill’s Top Girls. The National’s first ever
Major companies rarely glance at works by Saverio Mercadante, a prolific and admired older contemporary of Donizetti and Bellini who lived long
Former Complicite producer Judith Dimant has founded a new production company she says will look beyond the usual sources of inspiration to
Restoration of the embattled Burnley Empire Theatre has suffered a further blow after a fire broke out following a suspected arson attack.
The Royal Albert Hall has done musical spectaculars before. The 10th anniversary production of Les Mis, the 25th anniversary of Phantom, the
The Stage Awards 2019 will be held at the Bridge Theatre in London for the first time. The Bridge, run by Nicholas
During his tenure Wexford's artistic director David Agler has made a feature of American operas, with somewhat mixed results. The latest is
It’s nearly two decades since Gregory Burke’s darkly comic Gagarin Way first burst onto a stage, but Cora Bissett’s new production for
If you wanted a barometer of the rude creative health of regional theatre, then the recent nominees and winners at the UK
Macbeth " Barbican Theatre, London Polly Findlay's Royal Shakespeare Company production, starring Christopher Eccleston and Niamh Cusack, received mixed reviews when it opened in
Over 20 plays have already been announced to open on Broadway this season, but there's unlikely to be a family drama teeming
This isn't the first time the 18th century folk song Maggie May has been used as the basis for a musical "
Plans for a new venue billed as the UK’s first purpose-built immersive theatre have fallen through a month before it was due
Percussionist Evelyn Glennie has made her first foray into theatre with the RSC's Troilus and Cressida, creating a sound world integral to
This week it was announced that Freddie Fox is to star in Birmingham Repertory Theatre’s latest season and Company has extended its
Emma Rice is back. After her acrimonious departure from Shakespeare's Globe earlier this year, the former artistic director of Kneehigh returns with
An arena tour of Peter Pan starring Martin Kemp and Milton Jones has been cancelled. Peter Pan " The Arena Adventure tour
Bristol Old Vic has appointed marketing chief Sally Cordwell as its interim executive director. She joins the theatre in November, replacing Emma
Wakefield drama school CAPA College has submitted plans for a permanent purpose-built home, which would allow it to increase its capacity from
Act for Change has appointed its first permanent member of staff, as it looks to expand its efforts to achieve greater diversity
Ambreen Razia's latest play, Pot, investigates the world of inner-city gang culture from a point of view that we don’t usually see:
