Tom Stuchfield tells fascinating stories. They are jam-packed with detail: heroic, messy, bloody, romantic, humorous. Unfortunately, this rich material about a group
The family at the heart of Tom Wells' semi-autobiographical slice of northern life " first performed at London's Bush Theatre in 2011
Race and class prejudice loom large in Adrian Hope and Cassie McFarlane's engaging Mad As Hell. While the stage adaptation of Paddy
West End producer Mark Goucher brought his best pair of Marigolds with him when he changed scene to take on the role of
Belgian playwright Ignace Cornelissen's adaptation of Othello for a young audience milks the overlooked humour in Shakespeare's story but doesn't dispense with
Nigel Havers, Elaine Paige and Danny Mac are nominated for this year's Great British Pantomime Awards. The awards, now in their second
One of the most interesting facts that surfaces in this Small Faces jukebox musical is that lead singer Steve Marriott could have
Last week, leading musical theatre actors including Gina Beck and Caroline Sheen urged producers to introduce job shares for performers, claiming this
Stephanie Jacob's new play, Again, is full of "what ifs". The potential for a sentence spoken or an action taken to be
As Vault Festival strides into its fourth week, there's a real sense that the festival has found its feet. Week four sees
While at Edinburgh in 2009, I reviewed a play called A Western staged at Forest Fringe by a young company called Action
I don't need an excuse to visit New York, but last weekend I had a special reason for scheduling a four-night stay:
What do you get if you lock Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle and Edgar Allen Poe in a room together? Frustratingly little,
Elliot and Robin were in a relationship for four years. It didn't last but they had some good times. Now Robin is
Fever Dream Theatre's Wrecked boasts one of the bolder concepts of this year's festival. It's a 45-minute thriller performed in a crashed
No-one talks to strangers anymore. At train stations, on the tube, at coffee shops, it's smartphones out and earbuds in. Except in
This week in production news it has been announced that Game of Thrones actor Jonathan Pryce and Eileen Atkins are to star in
In Dead and Breathing, playwright Chisa Hutchinson takes on a tricky but timely topic with the aid of an injection of deadly
Leaving their baby daughter with a sitter for the night, Bronagh and Graeme go to a party at the working men's club
Jonny Cotsen's autobiographical exploration of hearing and language might be personal to him but his story also has a wider resonance. Though
Jez Butterworth's The Ferryman will play its final performance in the West End on May 19 this year ahead of a Broadway
Actor Stephanie Cole has called for more support for performers suffering from stage fright. Cole, known for her theatre and television work
Bristol Old Vic, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre are among 20 leading arts organisations who have signed up to
Exit Productions’ show is one of the mainstays of this year's festival. It’s here from first week to last, occupying Unit 9
Therese Ramstedt's solo show Mission Abort uses Flight of the Conchords in its soundtrack, so its automatically great. But even if it