378 stories by "Nick Smurthwaite"
England's oldest rep, Frinton Summer Theatre, has entertained local residents and holidaymakers for 80 years, proving a useful training ground for well-known
As the epic Angels in America continues its run at the National, its director " who has helmed some of theatre's biggest
Nearly 30 years ago, The Stage's former editor took a chance on an inexperienced, 24-year-old photographer. Nick Smurthwaite finds out about his
Having started out at the National's education department, Joseph Smith went on to pursue a career as a producer in New York.
After beginning her career at English Heritage, the entertainment executive went on to manage events venues Alexandra Palace and the O2 during
The Olivier-winning set and costume designer is no stranger to West End transfers, with recent hits including The 39 Steps and My
The fortnightly compendium of newspaper theatre reviews was launched in 1981 and has recently joined the digital age. Nick Smurthwaite discovers how
It is only 18 months since she won the prestigious Linbury Prize, but Grace Smart is already showing signs of becoming one
As Brick Lane Music Hall founder Vincent Hayes celebrates its 25th anniversary, Â Nick Smurthwaite looks back at how it has championed revue-style
It is 30 years since the Dukes, Lancaster, produced its first annual promenade show, A Midsummer Night's Dream, in nearby Williamson Park,
Lola Williams Organisation: New Wonder Management Training: BA (hons) in theatre arts; MBA CV: Worked as radio presenter and journalist in Nigeria;
George Jarvis Organisation: Royal Shakespeare Company Training: BA in sonic arts, Middlesex University CV: Production video engineer for the RSC:Â The Tempest, Wendy
Keith Jones Organisation: Octagon Theatre Bolton Training: Courtaulds plc CV: Various roles at Courtaulds across the North West, including cost and financial
The popular image we have of music hall, mostly gleaned from TV's The Good Old Days, is of overdressed songbirds clutching parasols
In the age of the Big Beast musicals " Cats, Les Mis, Phantom, Miss Saigon " who could ever forget those iconic
One of the busiest sound engineers around, Matilda stalwart Leigh Davies is moving into design. He tells Nick Smurthwaite how this led to
Not only is Hildegard Bechtler one of our busiest and most sought-after stage designers, but she also has an uncanny knack of
Though she is best known for the frequently revived modern classic Our Country's Good, Timberlake Wertenbaker has written some 30Â plays, the latest
Back in the mid-1990s, it looked as if Catherine McCormack was on her way to becoming a Hollywood femme fatale. Having burst
Like moths to the flame, people are surging towards a big neon sign saying Zippos Circus in the wide open space of
For one of the capital's most progressive theatre hubs to set up shop in an abandoned Victorian library always threatened to be
Behind all the back-slapping, celeb-spotting and faux humility, showbiz award ceremonies are meant to be about celebrating the hard graft and dedication
Visions of Peggy Mount or Yootha Joyce tend to pop into your head at the mention of the term "theatrical digs". Of
Before meeting the producer Karl Sydow for lunch at the Hospital Club in Covent Garden, I am briefed by his PR Arabella:
All roads lead to the Broadway Cinema in Letchworth, Hertfordshire. The magnificent art deco building opened to the public with Follow the
