Carley Dawson founded Stand Tall Theatre in 2015, with the company's latest show focusing on schizophrenia. She tells Simon Fearn why she
The involvement of Hastings actor Emily Carding is a byword for a must-see on the Brighton Fringe. Known for her interactive, one-woman
Alice Driver and Alexander Gooch were two of the nine Ipswich Martyrs, a group of Suffolk Protestants burnt at the stake during
"Perpetual anticipation is good for the soul but it's bad for the heart," goes a refrain in A Little Night Music. The
Last week, it was revealed that the Guardian will be terminating journalist and critic Lyn Gardner’s contract after 23 years, prompting fierce
Alongside her stage and screen career, Amanda Root set up a charity to help those in need through creative arts. Now appearing
Exeter Northcott Theatre has announced that Daniel Buckroyd will take over as artistic and executive director later this year. Buckroyd is currently
British theatre’s richest figures " impresarios Cameron Mackintosh and Andrew Lloyd Webber " have seen standstill years for their respective fortunes, according
An alumnus of Merce Cunningham and Michael Clark's companies, Julie Cunningham launched her choreographic career in 2017 with To Be Me, a
"Dear William. You are so lucky to be dead." That was just one of the hundred or so comments underneath my Guardian
Effigies of Wickedness "Â Gate Theatre, London Developed from an idea by Peter Brathwaite, this English National Opera co-production features a collection of
It must be a hollow triumph for programmers when their choices prove so painfully prescient. This double bill of shorts by Debbie
The iconic institution has helped launch the careers of some of the UK's most distinguished actors, with numerous successful shows to its
In an attempt to reach the rural community in Perthshire, Perth Theatre has commissioned Kieren Hurley to write a verbatim play based
After storming Edinburgh with his musical about a disgraced cross-dressing aristocrat, Seiriol Davies' latest show is a cabaret of songs banned by
Parents claim they have been left out of pocket after a children's performing arts company was forced to close due to financial
It’s 30 years since Rebecca Truman founded pioneering aerial company Skinning the Cat. As she publishes her new memoir, she tells Douglas
The central idea of Soap " acrobats performing in and around bathtubs containing actual water " sounds like a cross between a
This week’s production news includes a season announcement from the Royal Exchange in Manchester as well as a six-month season in the
A free fortnightly event designed to create a safe space for actors to relax and develop techniques to overcome stress and anxiety
The Prince Edward Theatre has become the first West End venue to receive an award from the National Autistic Society, honouring its
When RashDash wanted to move up in scale, artistic directors advised the company to tackle a classic. Three Sisters " irreverently exploiting
When his first opera Into the Little Hill was premiered in Paris in 2006, George Benjamin was already 46. His chamber-scale piece
Musical The Producers will be staged by the Royal Exchange in Manchester as part of its new season, which also includes Julie
I have written so often about the disappearing landscape of contemporary theatre criticism, both in the UK and New York, that I