Pinocchio review at National Theatre, London " 'tonally muddled'
There are moments in John Tiffany's stage version of Pinocchio that seem engineered to seep into your dreams " and not always
There are moments in John Tiffany's stage version of Pinocchio that seem engineered to seep into your dreams " and not always
Alan Ayckbourn’s two-part play The Divide has been merged into one for its run at the Old Vic, with producers claiming additional
In recent years, the Evening Standard Awards has been accused of rewarding the most famous, if not always the most deserving, performers
A trumpet playing, narcoleptic good fairy (Nicola Bryan) sets the tone for Chatham's traditional yet fresh pantomime. It's a treat, featuring delightful
The Scottish Government’s draft budget for 2018/19 has set out measures to protect funding for arts organisations, despite earlier warnings that subsidy
The Royal Court has set up a writers’ group specifically for playwrights in the north of England, in order to bridge what
A parliament inquiry is being launched into Lottery operator Camelot after it was revealed the company's profits more than doubled during the
National Trading Standards has conducted a series of raids and arrested four people in a crackdown on ticket touts. Officers raided four
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has pledged half a million pounds for 10 creative enterprise zones across the capital. The zones were
Now this is how you produce a decent local panto on a very low budget. With a cast of eight and a
Production images for Belleville at the Donmar Warehouse have been released. The play, by Amy Herzog, stars Imogen Poots and James Norton,
Returning to Kirkcaldy for a second year, Imagine Theatre Ltd rubs its magic lamp and delivers an Aladdin which has all the requisite elements right down
There are two pantomimes happening in Exeter this year and, like gloriously mismatched sisters, there's room enough for the both of them.
A new BBC training scheme for disabled actors has resulted in all 32 participants securing auditions for work with the Corporation. Called
Someone at Qdos Entertainment didn't get the memo marked "it's 2017" before staging Aladdin at the Bristol Hippodrome. Or indeed the ones
An organisation that supports mothers working in the arts plans to open 10 new regional hubs with investment it is seeking through
Bruce Forsyth's life and career is to be celebrated with a special event at the London Palladium that will be broadcast on
Matthew Xia is to leave his post as associate artistic director at the Royal Exchange Theatre. Xia’s tenure at the theatre, where
There’s nuggets of gold in those there panto hills up Dunfermline Alhambra’s way, where a Wild West theme, an on-the-button cast, and about a zillion musical
All the special effects in the world don't compensate for a thin story, and there's little more than a nod here to
Writer and director Tom Crowley's felicitous 21st century adaptation of Great Expectations turns Dickens' beefy Bildungsroman into two hours of funny, gripping
The top theatre outside of the capital over the past 12 months. Theatres in the UK's nations (Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales)
Northampton Royal and Derngate's Aladdin claims it has "everything you could wish for in a panto". As far as I can tell,
On a white-lined square of astro turf, with autumn leaves piled in the corners and a streetlamp blinking pink overhead, Will Mytum
Clarie Middleton has been appointed principal of Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance, becoming only the second woman to hold the