35,882 stories from The Stage
The plot begins in familiar territory. Out of the moonlight, a bright-faced boy in green flies through a bedroom window to the
Toad Hall is up for auction in Mike Kenny's adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Like Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead
Highly experienced festival director Ruth Mackenzie is jointly taking the helm of Paris' Theatre du Chatelet. She tells Eleanor Turney how the
Sarah Punshon, directing her first show for the Dukes since becoming its artistic director, starts on fine form with this high-energy and
Among the myriad of seasonal family shows that are, if we're honest, aimed at adults, comes this little gem that is genuinely
The Old Vic has announced the latest 12 artists to join its talent development programme, including the scheme’s first puppet-maker. Now in
Cate Blanchett has hinted at a return to the UK stage following a hiatus of five years. The Oscar-winning actor told The
I started off as an all-singing, all-dancing stage school kid. At drama school, my interests developed in a somewhat different direction: towards
Bally Gill and Karen Fishwick have been cast as Romeo and Juliet in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s forthcoming production of the Shakespeare
1. A Christmas Carol, The Old Vic (and elsewhere) November 20-January 20 The rattling of Jacob Marley's chains threatens to drown out the
Phineas Taylor Barnum lived a large life. The salesman, showman, promoter, impresario and would-be politician " who probably didn't say "there's a
With Goats playing at the Royal Court, part of me optimistically hoped to see 101 real dogs in the Birmingham Rep's adaptation
Poised between traditional panto and jukebox musical, this energetic interpretation of Beauty and the Beast is carried along on a blast of
Andrew Lloyd Webber will join composer Howard Goodall in conversation about musical theatre for a new six-part series coming to radio station
Theatre exists in its physicality: the actors might be playing roles, but at some level we are also watching them personally, with
When was the last time you listened to a trans person talk about their life? Not in a radio or television debate,
As London's last remaining scene-painting workshop, the at-risk Harkers studio is a vital resource for scenic artists, now predominantly 'nomadic' freelances. Designers
Rather than opting for a pantomime staple, the Customs House this year has chosen north east folktale " and song " the
Bristol's mayor has defended funding cuts to the arts after the city council confirmed that the Old Vic theatre's funding will be
Expensive ticket prices, long running times and complicated plots have been cited as reasons why people are deterred from going to the
Shaun Kitchener's Christmas Farce, set in the green room of a contemporary retelling of the Nativity on press night, is rife with "Ooh,
The life of country and western singer Patsy Cline is shot through with heartbreak. Morag Fullarton’s sketchy but heartfelt show was originally staged at Glasgow’s…
There used to be little support to develop musical theatre shows in the UK, but many new schemes have appeared. Phil Willmott
Lost children populate JM Barrie's work. Not just the motherless boys of Peter Pan, but the vanishing daughter of Mary Rose too.
The Broadway actor turned director is bringing Barnum to London " but not to a large West End venue. He tells Holly
