A New Zealander living in Prague, Trygve Wakenshaw is no ordinary entertainer. At this year's London International Mime Festival, he is taking
Flybe has backtracked on changes to its baggage policy for small musical instruments, following criticism that the rules would have a serious
This year, there will be many big shows opening in the UK, including The Prince of Egypt at the Dominion Theatre, Pretty
Operation Mincemeat " Southwark Playhouse, London Spitlip's dizzyingly inventive musical based on a fascinating true story from the Second World War was
Last week's edition of The Stage included many fascinating lists. While some of them caused consternation (particularly the gender and race imbalances
It has been a pleasure to see the affection that has greeted the news that Ian McKellen topped this year's Stage 100,
Birmingham Hippodrome has survived a string of owners, more than one makeover and even a German bomb. Nick Smurthwaite looks back at
Seyi Omooba, the actor removed from a production of The Color Purple after a historic Facebook post exposed her anti-gay views, has
Fun Home is set to be adapted into a film starring Jake Gyllenhaal. The film will reportedly be produced by Gyllenhaal's production
Smart caption glasses, launched by the National Theatre for hearing impaired audiences, are to have their first pilot in a cinema, as
Sheila Mercier will be best remembered as the stern matriarch Annie Sugden in ITV's Emmerdale Farm (latterly, Emmerdale) for 22 years from
The Stage's lead critics Natasha Tripney and Tim Bano take their pick of this year's productions Rockets and Blue Lights " Royal
The end of 2019 brought a double whammy of cultural 'best of' lists: not just best-of-the-year rundowns, but also assessments of the
More than anyone in recent times, Ian Smith championed the comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan that had once dazzled and defined
Hailed by The Stage's former editor Peter Hepple as "the master melodist of our time", Jerry Herman was arguably the last of
Flybe has been criticised for changing its baggage policy for small musical instruments, with musicians claiming it will have a serious impact
With years of experience presenting shows at Buxton Opera House, writer and director Philip Dart knows what Buxton audiences want and he
Kensington Palace will host an immersive theatrical experience for the first time next month. The building will showcase Les Enfants Terribles' production
This Qdos production of Peter Pan manages to intertwine all the elements of modern pantomime with a surprisingly dramatic and colourful telling
Nine tenths of bosses at the country's 50 highest-funded theatres are white, research by The Stage reveals, with people of colour making
The Stage's research into the demographics of theatre leadership was prompted by the unusually high number of senior job changes and appointments
Ian McKellen has become the first actor to top The Stage 100 list of the most influential people in British theatre. McKellen,
In the near quarter-century that The Stage 100 has been published, an actor has never topped the list. Until now. Why? Actors
With a stage career spanning six decades, Ian McKellen has appeared in numerous roles at the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre,
The Stage 100 is intended to reflect who are the 100 most influential people working in the theatre and performing arts industry.