Theatremakers from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller backgrounds have called on the industry to address their underrepresentation and challenge stereotypical portrayals of their
The final instalment of Belgian dance theatre company Peeping Tom's neurotically fraught family-based trilogy, Child (Kind) is the most daringly dark of
Disabled actor and writer Athena Stevens has revealed how she has to crawl to the stage at a major London fringe venue
Cameron Mackintosh has moved to address the number of minority ethnic actors appearing in musical theatre productions, amid pressure from South Asian
Terry Jones was first among equals in the era-defining ensemble that launched Monty Python's Flying Circus on unsuspecting television viewers used to
Lucy Kirkwood is a writer who continually tests and stretches herself, shifting from workplace satire to butcher-shop dystopia to an intense promenade
Access to theatre for a deaf person like me is a lottery: an enjoyable night in the auditorium is down to chance
Six years ago, British actor Cynthia Erivo was starring in I Can't Sing! at the London Palladium. The comedy musical based on
The 24 Hour Plays is to return to the British stage as a new talent development initiative, featuring a mentoring process led
The theatre industry is seen as progressive and inclusive, yet the freelances it depends on continue to be underpaid " to the
At the ICMT, musical theatre students can earn a bachelor's degree while working, offering the best of both worlds For 10 years,
Yasmina Reza's acerbic comedy of ill manners God of Carnage, translated from the French by Christopher Hampton, was a highlight of the
The redevelopment of the fire-damaged Derby Assembly Rooms is set to be halted after estimated costs for the project increased by £6
Musical theatre star Colm Wilkinson has launched a major new musical theatre training initiative in Ireland, which is being backed by performers
Andrew Lloyd Webber has called for diversity to be placed alongside talent as part of the "key criteria" when awarding grants to
There are certain risks associated with going to the theatre. These might include sore knees from the lack of leg space or
Miriam Battye's London Royal Court debut is a springy, if wobbly, exploration of contemporary womanhood. In an effort to extricate themselves from
November 16, 1978: In 1978, our then editor Peter Hepple wrote a review celebrating the emerging talent of entertainer Joe Longthorne, who
Lyn Gardner hits the proverbial nail on the acting profession's head. Sadly, all too often, the aspiring but under-represented performer or technician
Richard Gadd's Baby Reindeer has announced a run at the Ambassadors Theatre in the West End. The autobiographical show about Gadd's experience
Although Cormac McCarthy is best known as a novelist, winning the Pulitzer for The Road in 2006, he has also written two
North London fringe theatre the Chapel Playhouse is to close next month after a year of operation. The 70-seat theatre, in the
A series of online stage management courses has been launched with the aim of making training more accessible. The programmes are being
Equity's minority ethnic members committee has accused the union of damaging its credibility and leaving it without a voice, after it admitted