35,882 stories from The Stage
Plans for a £13.5 million redevelopment of Hertford Theatre have been outlined as part of a range of proposals for the venue's
Rossini's The Barber of Seville requires a fine balance between fast-paced slapstick and stand-and-deliver vocal showpieces, and an enjoyable new production from
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts is naming its sixth-form college's studio theatre after playwright Willy Russell. The new studio will officially be
The latest press night parties, events and awards from the theatrical world in pictures.This week's highlights include the press nights of Monogamy at
When Gordon Bishop was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer earlier this year, he hoped to perform the Max Miller tribute that had
Sixty years is a long time. It's the sort of time frame that could do funny things to your mind. Take producer
The headline 'Record slump in regional theatre audiences' (June 7, p1) , reporting UK Theatre's sales data for 2017, was misleading. It
Tabard hopes next year's Olivier Awards will introduce a new category: best understudy in a show they weren't meant to be understudying.
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives, adapted deftly by Rotimi Babatunde from Lola Shoneyin's bestselling novel, is an acutely funny piece
There's cider, popcorn and an air of frantic excitement at Beverly's party. Five friendly host Bevs in silvery-grey dresses and wigs assign
Tunbridge Wells' Assembly Hall Theatre is to begin producing its own work for the first time and has appointed Carole Winter to
Creative arts graduates earn about 15% less than the average university leaver after five years of employment, according to a new government-backed
Royal Court artistic director Vicky Featherstone has said the venue's work is "not nearly good enough" in terms of representation. Featherstone told
Cate Blanchett will return to the London stage next year to star in a new Martin Crimp play at the National Theatre.
After a writing career spanning 50 years, celebrated playwright David Edgar makes his professional debut as a performer in a measured and
How do you solve a problem like McMurphy? Let's face it the protagonist of Ken Kesey's 1962 counter-cultural novel is not all
Most of us know her, with her crisp Morningside accent, her lemony aphorisms and her elegant eccentricity, from Maggie Smith's Oscar-winning performance
Parents working in the West End have cautioned against shows moving to earlier start times, arguing that the move would be "crippling"
Whether in a supporting part or as a leading man, the Olivier and Tony award-winning actor always leaves his mark. As he
New York City. The late 1950’s. Two broken souls reach out to each other in an attempt to stick themselves back together
Almost six decades ago, tensions arose in the district surrounding St Ann's Well Road in Nottingham between the black and white populations.
A couple of years ago, I went on as a last-minute cover in a principal role at the National Theatre. Sitting in
Seamus Finnegan’s I an of Ireland, directed by his longtime collaborator Ken McClymont. Finnegan trains the keenest of eyes on his country’s religious
Bob Carlton’s Return to the Forbidden Planet first landed in the West End in 1989 where it surprised many by beating Miss
