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A central London scene-painting workshop that has created sets for West End productions for more than a century is facing closure amid
Four men, 45 mixed-gender roles, a stage full of props, a party, a brawl, and lots of bad puns. The cult Victorian
In the immediate wake of the first round of revelations about Harvey Weinstein, I wrote a column in which I quoted Katherine
We all like a laugh from time to time, which is why one of British television's great gifts has been the sitcom.
Steven Berkoff's East is being revived at the King's Head Theatre, where it made its London debut in 1975. The revival will
One of the founders of London's Yard Theatre has been appointed interim director of theatre at Arts Council England. Tarek Iskander, who
A new theatre festival has launched to showcase the work of emerging female directors. The Damsel Develops festival will give eight women
Back in 2013 the Wexford Festival had a hit on its hands with Cristina, regina di Svezia " a rediscovery from the
Wendy Spon, the National Theatre's head of casting, is leaving the role after 12 years. Spon leaves in March 2018 to pursue
Eden Court Theatre in Inverness has appointed James Mackenzie-Blackman as its new chief executive. Mackenzie-Blackman is currently executive director at Matthew Bourne’s
Shot through with elegance and icy restraint, this touring remount of Tom Kempinski's stingingly insightful Duet for One feels every bit as
Australian composer Brett Dean's operatic treatment of Hamlet, with a Bard-bowdlerising libretto by Matthew Jocelyn, premiered in Glyndebourne in June. Now it
Lyn Gardner has already done a very good job of covering the meat of last week's Widening the Lens debate on diversity
Director Mark Rosenblatt's new production of Waiting for Godot deals less in existential speculation and more in the friendship between two men
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has announced that an Australian production of the play will open in Melbourne in 2019. Melbourne
London's Old Vic has announced a season of world premieres in celebration of its 200th birthday, including new work by Joe Penhall
Workers and volunteers at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe are to be questioned about pay and working conditions, as part of a survey
Hampstead Theatre in London has announced it is to stage three plays by emerging female playwrights. Georgia Christou's debut play Yous Two,
A recipient of Tony and BAFTA awards, Roy Dotrice had two other claims to fame " or, at least, to longevity and
The case for a revival of Terry Johnson's flight of fancy on the nature of fame is clear. More so than in
You can see why the idea appealed. The council chamber at County Hall, with its pillars and panelling, with its grand galleries,
The Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting has announced its shortlist for the first time in its 11-year history. Actor Rebecca Callard and screenwriter
Theatre is, by its nature, a collaborative art form " why then, asks Javaad Alipoor, do we so often insist on crediting
Meet our panel: We have given our panellists pen-names and used stock images but their biographies reflect their real career details…​​ Albert
As Mark Shenton recently observed, there is a lot of new writing in London at the moment. The National Theatre only has
