This week's best theatre shows: our critics' picks (October 24)
Natasha Tripney Don't miss Suzy Storck " Gate Theatre, London Ellen McDougall's inuagural season at the Gate Theatre continues with Magali Mougel's
Natasha Tripney Don't miss Suzy Storck " Gate Theatre, London Ellen McDougall's inuagural season at the Gate Theatre continues with Magali Mougel's
Summerhall in Edinburgh has announced the first set of artists to take part in its new development programme. Funded by Creative Scotland,
Franco Alfano has gone down to history as the minor master who accepted the ungrateful task of completing Puccini's Turandot after the
A drama school in West Yorkshire that had been threatened with closure will reopen its doors to students in 2018. CAPA College,
Scarborough's Futurist Theatre has moved a step closer to demolition after plans to tear it down were approved. In a long-running dispute
Leaders of London theatres including the National, the Donmar Warehouse, the Old Vic and the Almeida have jointly called for an end
Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution, now showing in a real courtroom setting at London County Hall, is widely regarded as her
He considered himself impervious to stage horror, but after taking part in a research project monitoring audience's heart-rate activity while watching live
Polly Bennett co-founded support organisation the Mono Box. She tells John Byrne about her work… How did the Mono Box start? My
Having worked at London's Old Vic Theatre for more than 30 years, stage door manager Ned Seago, who won The Stage’s Unsung
Halloween can provide a bonanza for actors, but performers should be prepared for the unique challenges such work brings, says experienced scare
Since starting work as an actor, I have come across new acting heroes. They might be less well known than the big
Last week The Stage hosted a conference on diversity in criticism with Act for Change. Following the event, Lyn Gardner, who sat
Yana and the Yeti is set in a world of snow and ice, deep dark forests and mythical creatures nestling between the
Director Alice Hamilton brings her characteristic light touch to this debut play by novelist Judith Burnley. Hamilton's previous work has embraced stillness,
A theatre fan's legacy will enable young actors from the Georgian Theatre Royal in Richmond, North Yorkshire, to perform at the Edinburgh
Lucy Woollatt has announced she will stand down as executive director of the Young Vic in December. Woollatt’s departure comes as artistic
The new management of Norfolk's Cromer pier has vowed to continue its theatre programme, which it claims is the last traditional end-of-the-pier
Max Stafford-Clark was forced to step down from his former theatre company Out of Joint after a female member of staff complained
The deceptions are hidden in plain sight in Eve Jamieson’s revival of Genet’s 1947 psychodrama. As the two maids act out the
Ben Duke is a true original. Having trained as an actor and dancer he discovered his calling lay both outside those disciplines
Ten years before she was finally appointed the first ever woman poet laureate, Carol Ann Duffy turned myth and history on their
James Fritz's play, winner of the Bruntwood judges award in 2015, hangs on one shocking and incendiary act of seemingly inexplicable self-destruction.
Previews began last week for Young Marx, the inaugural production at the new Bridge Theatre beside Tower Bridge, ahead of its official
Vocal tutor Jane Maudsley is the founder and managing director of Little Voices, a national drama and education company for children aged