Olivier Awards 2018: nominations in numbers
Nominations for the Olivier Awards 2018 were announced on March 6. Here is a breakdown of the facts and figures in detail.
Nominations for the Olivier Awards 2018 were announced on March 6. Here is a breakdown of the facts and figures in detail.
This pithy two-hander was one of the winners of the Octagon's annual prize for new writing, which last year asked for submissions
Accused of anti-Semitism, successful poet Bev unravels in the midst of a social media storm in Checkpoint Chana, a sharply relevant but
Phoebe McIntosh was not content with auditioning for existing roles " so she decided to create her own work. She tells Giverny
Nominations for the Olivier Awards 2018 were announced via a live stream on Facebook by Elaine Paige and Alexandra Burke. The awards
Learning-disabled theatremakers have long struggled for recognition in the industry. John Byrne learns how neurodivergent performers are making strides and what challenges
Young at Art has been inspiring children in Northern Ireland and around the world for 20 years. Director Eibhlin de Barra tells
The producers of an immersive The Great Gatsby show have ramped-up safeguarding measures after two incidents of sexual assault occurred at its
Sonia Friedman has warned that West End theatre is missing out on “a whole body of work” because it does not have
With The Game of Love and Chai, Nigel Planer successfully dovetails a classical Marivaux farce with Bollywood song and dance to create
Meet our panel: We have given our panellists pen-names and used stock images but their biographies reflect their real career details…​​​​​ Albert
I was a jobbing actress for a great many years. I hated auditioning and was pretty horrible at it, but here are
How did you start off in theatre? My first professional job was with Opera North in the first British version of The
Why do some TV stars strike such a deep chord with audiences, as shown by the real sense of loss at the
Anything on social media suggesting producers on the fringe could convert profit-share to paid work, if nudged, gets us all clicking "like".
Written in 1960, Gore Vidal's play about American politics and populism still feels dismayingly accurate in its account of how political campaigns
Motown producer Adam Spiegel is to take over the management of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap, the UK's longest running show. He will
An arena version of the West End musical Elf will tour the UK this Christmas, it has been announced. The musical, which
As Kneehigh's multimedia staging of Brief Encounter returns to a London cinema, the show's projection designers tell Tim Bano explain how they
Jade doesn't like going outside. It's too risky. Kids are throwing shopping trolleys off the roof and the lift smells of piss.
Latest production news includes UK tours for Les Miserables and The Bodyguard. Elsewhere, singer and former Pulp guitarist Richard Hawley is to
West End venue the Queen's Theatre is to bolster its protection against a potential "blast and ballast attack", after a review found
West End productions will compete to cook up the best cake creations as part of a charity bake-off. Theatre charity Acting for
As part of an initiative to support new work, Candice Palladino will be performing in the Actors Centre's inaugural John Thaw Season.
Nicholas Hytner has ruled out introducing quotas at the Bridge Theatre, stating the work he stages “will tend towards being fair and