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I mean no disrespect to Maggie Smith. She was frankly spellbinding alone on stage throughout Christopher Hampton's A German Life at the
Matt Harrison's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream for the National Youth Theatre relocates Shakespeare's original to Athens-on-Sea: a land of grab-a-bear
Barrie Keeffe was a prolific stage and screen writer throughout the turbulent 1970s and Thatcherite 1980s whose work cast a caustic eye
Gloucestershire panto fans can wrap themselves in the traditional Christmas-time comfort blanket of familiarity with this year's production of Aladdin at the
From Battersea Arts Centre to the English National Opera, The Stage's photographer Tristram Kenton selects some of his favourite shots of the
Loughborough has a good track record for pantomime. This year's show is Little Wolf Entertainment at its very best. It never sits
There are sonic pleasures aplenty for fans of pop's new wave in Sing Street, a stage adaptation of John Carney's 2016 film
The New Wimbledon Theatre has had a tricky run with pantomimes in the last few years. But this year's Cinderella sees a
Ahead of a new decade, Fergus Morgan takes a look at the highs and lows of 2019, from unruly infants and an
Caprice Holdings, the restaurant group behind Balthazar, J Sheekey and Sexy Fish, has teamed up with LW Theatres to launch a new
A performance of Les Misérables at Wales Millennium Centre was interrupted after part of the scenery was accidentally set on fire. According
Darren Day is to join the cast of Mame, it has been confirmed. He will star as Beauregard alongside the previously announced
"It's musical comedy " the two most glorious words in English," declares 42nd Street's director Julian Marsh when trying to persuade heartbroken
With this year's production of Peter Pan, Chester's Storyhouse has created one of its best seasonal shows to date. Gary Owen's adaptation
In Michael Fentiman's and Barnaby Race's new musical CinderElla, the heart of the story is the intergenerational friendship between the widowed Ella
Casually sidestepping the need to seek seven short actors to play the seven dwarfs, Qdos borrows from the Shrek musical and casts
This particular incarnation of Aladdin has been knocking around for ages. Despite a few flashes of glitter and big-name performances, it's starting
Nicky Morgan has been reappointed as culture secretary despite standing down as an MP before the general election. The decision was announced
A lawyer has been convicted of punching a fashion designer during a row over seating while they were attending a show at
Downbeat and often devastatingly insightful, Snowflake is a heartfelt Christmas-time drama taking its title from the recently-coined term used to belittle anyone
The Egg's Christmas shows are consistently a delight and this year's Rapunzel, written by Annie Siddons and directed by Nik Partridge, is
After each performance a stage manager writes notes in a show report, detailing technical tweaks needed, actor mishaps and unusual audience behaviour.
After 10 years at the helm of the St Albans panto, writer Paul Hendy knows what he's doing. His production of Sleeping
It's that time of year again. The nights are drawing in, the mince pies are being scoffed, and the furious fallout from
Though, on the surface, they may appear similar, the disciplines of a drag performer and musical comedy performer are very different. But
