853 stories by "Matt Trueman"
First UK-wide theatre card, by Ambassador Theatre Group, offers discounts, ticket offers and no booking feesBritain's largest theatre operator, the Ambassador Theatre Group, has launched the…
Opera Australia has started work on an opera based on the life of Julian Assange " with the Wikileaks founder's blessingThere has already been a play, a (disowned) autobiography, and some mi…
Sacked director and co-author wants more than $1m in compensation for work on Broadway's blockbuster musicalJulie Taymor, who directed and co-wrote the book for Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark…
Court's spring"summer programme will also feature plays by Joe Penhall, Mike Bartlett, David Eldridge and Bola AgbajeStephen Mangan, Mike Bartlett and a new environment-themed project from K…
Comedy awards pull some unexpected nominees out of the hat in categories including funniest joke and best internet viral showThe Chuckle brothers and magician Paul Daniels are among the " pe…
Andrew Lloyd Webber's production company considers closing shows, including The Phantom of the Opera and The Wizard of Oz, during the London Games next summerMajor West End musicals are deba…
Jonny Lee Miller and Benedict Cumberbatch will compete for best actor for the same roles in Frankenstein, and the National and the Royal Court " once again " go head to headWith two co-stars…
Theatre bloggers have been speaking out about the role of the artist, internal divisions, and more. But what to do about it?Noises off is dusting down its loudspeaker and daubing slogans ont…
New artistic director's 2012 line-up will include Restoration comedy, European satire and contemporary British dramaJosie Rourke has announced her first season as artistic director of the Do…
Harry Potter actor set to dazzle New York alongside celebs of stage and song " and Sesame Street " in spectacle's 85th yearDaniel Radcliffe will swap Broadway for Sixth Avenue when he takes …
Laying an Egg, new play about middle-aged woman's efforts to conceive, will not now be seen at the city's Signature Centre in FebruaryThe world premiere of Edward Albee's new play has been i…
Studio award goes to London Bridge-based theatre, only weeks after its future is securedWithin a month of securing its future following the prospect of homelessness, Southwark Playhouse has …
Rob Brydon and Katherine Parkinson also among performers for theatre's celebrity-studded overnight playwriting fundraiserMackenzie Crook, Lily Cole and Katherine Parkinson are among those ta…
Derek Jacobi, Mike Bartlett and Peter Hall are also among the winners at Theatre Awards UKMichael Sheen, Derek Jacobi and Mike Bartlett are among the winners at this year's Theatre Awards UK…
The Old Vic's challenge to write and stage a play in 24 hours leads to an inspirational show of talent by young producers, directors, producers and actorsIt's 11pm and what looks like a chil…
Two brilliantly common-sense pieces stormed the world of theatre blogs this week by laying out completely oppositional stalls on the issue of making theatre more commercialIf Noises off read…
Performing arts institutions can now apply for exemption from government plans to make universities compete over students with the highest A-level gradesDrama schools could be made exempt fr…
Jukebox musical's premiere in the Australian city is postponed indefinitely due to the 'current economic environment'Rock of Ages has cancelled its proposed Sydney premiere following poor ti…
Grammy-winner emerges from audience of British theatre company's Sleep No More to sing duet with cast memberImmersive theatre company Punchdrunk are renowned for treating intrepid audiences …
Italian theatre director accused of 'Christianophobia' defends freedom of expressionItalian theatre director Romeo Castellucci has responded to Christian protests against his work by offerin…
Robin Norton-Hale's update of The Taming of the Shrew cuts out key elements of Shakespeare's original. Should some texts remain sacred or is it wrong to shackle directors?You'd think that th…
Stoppard, who co-wrote the award-winning 1998 film, will adapt script for London theatre show with help of Disney, according to reportsTom Stoppard is adapting Shakespeare in Love for the st…
Scenes of 'filth and depravity' in Anthony Neilson's revival of notorious 60s play provoke mass exitsThe Royal Shakespeare Company's 50th anniversary revival of Marat/Sade in Stratford-upon…
This week's roundup of the theatrical blogosphere is brought to you by the letter R, as writers around the world get stuck into questions of relevance, reflexivity and revoltA fortnight ago,…
Early 2013 premiere scheduled for King Kong: Live on Stage, with animatronics by team behind Walking with DinosaursAfter the Green Goblin's attempts to genetically modify the city's inhabita…
