Playwright behind monologue about the late Apple founder jeopardises his European premiere by saying he will allow anyone to perform his play royalty-freeA playwright has jeopardised the Eur…
Singer-songwriter reportedly in negotiations to create stage version of Sam Taylor-Wood's Nowhere Boy, directed by Rupert GooldAfter the quickfire announcement of three forthcoming stagings …
Simon Stephens claims people's theatre tastes have shifted over the past three years 'towards the commercial and the accessible'British theatre audiences have become more conservative since …
This week online, a row in Australia begs the question: when bloggers slag off theatre is it trolling or fair dinkum?Quite a brouhaha in Australia this week, where theatre bloggers have not …
Critically panned musical, which closed seven years ago after just one night in the West End, is to reopen on London's fringeWhen Mike Read's Oscar Wilde musical closed within hours of its o…
Critically panned musical, which closed seven years ago after just one night in the West End, is to reopen on London's fringe Continue reading...
Mike Daisey's acclaimed monologue about the late Apple CEO will be shown as part of HighTide festival for emerging playwrights in May, alongside a debut play by Laura PoliakoffAn off-Broadwa…
The Finborough and Landor theatres triumph at the Offies with nine awards between themThe traditional pub theatre has faced an onslaught from unconventional venues in recent years, with thea…
Almost 25 years after he played the Vicomte de Valmont in Stephen Frears's film, Malkovich directs a French-language version of Christopher Hampton's play in Paris Continue reading...
A political battle rocks Hungarian theatre " while New York debates the delicate etiquette of praising shows you don't likeHungarian theatre has hit the headlines in recent months, after GyÃ…
Ukrainian principal dancer has been stripped of his work permit following his shock resignation from the Royal Ballet Continue reading...
With theatres developing a new sense of purpose and identity, London's off-West End theatre is more vibrant than everWe could start with several arguments. First, about what actually constit…
Frances Ruffelle and Colm Wilkinson will join Hugh Jackman and Taylor Swift in Tom Hooper's film of classic musicalOriginal cast members from the musical Les Misérables are to be reunited i…
A film of the Australian production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, which closed in the West End after a year, is to be released in the UK in MarchLove Never Dies " and, despite Andrew Llo…
This week, bloggers were getting back to the very basics of what theatre is about " and not just on the stageWhat are stories for? Poet and children's writer Michael Rosen isn't talking dire…
Artistic director Nicholas Hytner says War Horse will prove more profitable for his theatre than it will for the film director's studioGiven the choice between a hit West End play and a succ…
Campaigners criticise programming of Habima's Merchant of Venice over company's record of playing Israeli settlementsShakespeare's Globe has defended programming an Israeli theatre company t…
Original Les Mis cast vows to fight contract denying them any more royalty payments, 25 years onDo you hear the people sing " and, if so, will they be getting paid for it? The first cast of …
Digital projections and computer animation make all kind of amazing effects possible " but do they rob theatre of what it's all about?Ordinarily, the prospect of Rupert Goold tackling CS Lew…
A blog on the racial makeup of US theatre unpacks issues: if Ibsen writes a female character, it is accepted. But a different race? The thin ice is waiting …Imagine a slippery slope made o…
Veteran Star Trek actor to debut autobiographical one-man show, Shatner's World: We All Just Live in It, in FebruaryGalloping around the cosmos is a game for the young. Autobiographical solo…
Tim Rice rejects Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'pessimistic' fears and says the Olympics will be 'a major benefit to the theatre world'Tim Rice has spoken out against his former collaborator Andrew …
Jesus Christ Superstar talent-spotting show reportedly to air on ITV after the BBC is criticised for promoting composer's interestsAndrew Lloyd Webber has signed a deal to broadcast his next…
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe is to be adapted into a 'less posh' multimedia theatre version, directed by Rupert GooldTilda Swinton may have only just have departed British terrestrial…
Seasonal goodwill? What seasonal goodwill? From accusations of idiocy to disdain of the consensus, online critics are sparing no punchesNot for the first time, Noises Off finds itself duckin…