35,882 stories from The Stage
There are some committed comic performances in this new stage version of 1951 Ealing comedy The Man in the White Suit. But
East Asian actors account for just 1.7% of cast appearances on primetime TV, major new research has shown. This figure drops to
One of the most sought-after comedy directors for the stage, Sean Foley is bringing an Ealing comedy to the West End before
Here's your starter for 10: Who said: "I hate being interviewed and I have refused altogether to allow it. But I have
Writer and winner of the 2019 JMK Young Director award, Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu is currently working on a new production of Arinzé Kene's
Northern Stage and Common Wealth have created a new production with residents of Byker in Newcastle. The creators tell Tracey Sinclair how
Vasily Shukshin was a Russian film-maker and writer whose short stories detailed life in a Siberian village in the Altai region during
Possessed of a voice that refused any categorisation other than its own lustrous sound, Jessye Norman, who has died aged 74, was
John O'Brien owed his career as a much-admired principal dancer with Ballet Rambert, and later a widely respected teacher, to the suggestion
As part of Ovalhouse's final season at its original Kenninghton home " it moves to Brixton next year " it has commissioned
South African dancer and choreographer Dada Masilo's Giselle is an enjoyable but uneven reworking of the classic Romantic ballet. Masilo transposes the
Southampton's NST Campus theatre is to close for about two years for a major refurbishment. The 510-capacity venue, formerly known as the
Battersea Arts Centre will partner with producers in locations including Wigan and Peterborough on a network intended to bring about a shift
Making his playwriting debut with Dorian, poet Andrew McMillan's retelling of Oscar Wilde's novel is set in a gym. He tells Ruth
"The history of America is the history of private property!" a character says in the second half of Clybourne Park. And there,
Nancy Harris' The Beacon trades on stereotypes. Beiv (Jane Brennan) is a smock-wearing female artist who's been through her sculptures-of-tampons stage, opened
Annilese Miskimmon has been appointed artistic director of English National Opera. Miskimmon, currently director of opera at the Norwegian National Opera and
Never one to shy away from a challenge, playwright Alice Birch portrays women and children separated by the criminal justice system in
Richard Beecham's update of Patrick Hamilton's play boasts a simple but clever premise: a group of women living in a safe house
Wasteland is a truly wonderful piece of dance-theatre: humane, politically charged, by turns funny and sad. Gary Clarke's follow-up to his acclaimed
"This is the script. It's what I'm meant to say," explains Agamemnon (Brian Doherty) before he sacrifices Polyxena (Zara Devlin) in exchange
Meet our panel: We have given our panellists pen-names and used stock images but their biographies reflect their real career details…​​​​​ Velma
My first paid job was in a play called Who Knows? with the Gay Sweatshop Theatre Company in 1979. The part came
How did you start in theatre? I began acting and singing as a teenager in the US, doing high school musicals. I
I was a schoolteacher before I started writing for the theatre. I taught at Eastbrook School in Dagenham, a large comprehensive school
