853 stories by "Matt Trueman"
Union survey records worrying rise in actors working for free, as employment plummets and regional theatre declinesAlmost half of Equity members in Britain made less than £5,000 from thei…
Thought to be lost for ever, short films co-written by Mordecai Richler to have first screening in almost 50 yearsTwo long-lost short films starring Peter Sellers will be shown in public for…
Thanks in part to Les Misérables success, Joseph will see technicolour treatment on the big screen, says Andrew Lloyd WebberIt's been a school play, a concept album, a West End hit and a BB…
Playwright's Incognito will deal with neuroscience. Harry Melling, Elinor Cook and Michael Boyd are also festival highlightsConstellations writer Nick Payne will premiere a play about neuros…
Soundtrack of RSC's musical squares up to Cyndi Lauper's Kinky Boots again after sharing honours at TonysOne Direction, Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus may have missed out on Grammy nomination…
Judges describe the play about a political scapegoat as 'beautifully crafted and a skilful blend of symbol and realism'Dawn King has won the inaugural Royal National Theatre Foundation (RNTF…
Ambitious South Bank season includes new plays from Richard Bean, Howard Brenton, David Eldridge and Simon Armitage " plus Hamlet appearing in WittenbergHamlet will return to Wittenberg nex…
Des Clarke, Des McLean and Janey Godley, along with two 'very famous funnymen', will appear at gig on 22 DecemberSome of Scotland's top comedians will perform at a benefit gig to raise funds…
Success of the screen version of Les Misérables has revived Universal Pictures' interest in filming the classic West End show' Andrew Lloyd Webber: modern musicals lack 'good songs'' Top 10…
Wolf Hall is vast, Middlemarch vaster. Can they work on stage? All you need is an eye for drama, their adapters tell Matt Trueman " and three spare yearsThe Great Gatsby is less than 50,000 …
Composer speaks out on new breed of West End smash shows ahead of premiere of his new work Stephen WardIt's a comment that will leave Tim Minchin and Elton John smarting: Andrew Lloyd Webber…
Murder She Wrote actor to reprise role of Madame Arcati in production of Noel Coward's Blithe SpiritAngela Lansbury will make her first appearance on the London stage for almost 40 years in …
The former EastEnders star's bunker at Hampstead theatre, in London, has no window, no phone signal and it's hot enough to do Bikram yoga in " but it's a good meeting place' Read more My Dre…
Former Neighbours star makes non-panto debut in revival of Alan Ayckbourn's Things We Do for LoveAustralian soap stars have form on British stages. Jason Donovan pulled on Joseph's technicol…
The EastEnders actor says he wishes to take to the stage again because of his mum: 'She's been to every play I've done'Danny Dyer wants to do more theatre " to please his mum.The actor, one …
Veteran actor starring in Beckett-Pinter double bill says 'I might as well go out with a bang' 46 years after New York debutIan McKellen has suggested that his current Broadway outing, a dou…
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui star explains why it's important to keep a shipshape dressing room at London's Duchess theatre " and where he got that bottle of Manflu' Read more My Dressin…
Bridget Christie is shortlisted alongside Steve Coogan for best comedy: other nominees include Othello, Chimerica and DraculaEdinburgh Comedy award winner Bridget Christie has been shortlist…
After a beleaguered three years, in which it has not recouped its $75m costs, producers are to transfer the musical to Las VegasAfter three years, at least six major injuries and several hig…
Composer, who was awarded special prize at last night's Evening Standard theatre awards, said material success brought with it obligations to next generation of practitionersAndrew Lloyd Web…
Playwright Dennis Kelly and Tim Minchin will contribute to the Royal Shakespeare Company productionMatilda, the Royal Shakespeare Company's megahit musical, will be made into a film " though…
Life-sized artificial comedian RoboJase " modelled on Gadget Show presented Jason Bradbury " is set to share the stage with professionals at Birmingham's Glee ClubComedians talk about the me…
No Hamlet. No Willy Loman. No Jimmy Porter. Male characters have always been centre stage. So what are the great parts for women? We asked Britain's leading actresses to tell usNancy Carroll…
New artistic director Vicky Featherstone also cues up plays from Tim Crouch and Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti, plus a futuristic crime thriller and a footballer sex scandal dramaPlaywright Simon Step…
'As brilliant in trousers as he is in a dress': New York's critics love Rylance as Olivia and Richard IIIMark Rylance has received another batch of unashamedly awestruck reviews from New Yor…
