835 stories by "Paul Vale"
In addition to consulting The Stage online training directory, if you are considering training in stage management or technical theatre in the
Peter James’ Dead Simple, part of the DSC Roy Grace series, is a genuine page-turner but this stage adaptation by Shaun McKenna
It’s the final week of auditions and things are beginning to heat up. While my gripe last week about the lack of
After 10 years of The Agatha Christie Theatre Company, producer Bill Kenwright Ltd has switched gears to create The Classic Thriller Company.
Patrick Hamilton’s Gaslight has been a mainstay of rep companies since its original production in Richmond in 1938. These days the psychological
In 2016 Martin Blackburn's first play Alright Bitches! proved a firm favourite with Above The Stag audiences. A brash, bawdy comedy in
As we hit the third week of auditions to find a boy band for Gary Barlow’s new musical, I can’t help thinking
While London’s King’s Head Theatre is running a revival of Tommy Murphy’s Strangers in Between, south of the river the Big Boots
Mitchell is not having a good week. His girlfriend has kicked him out, his car has been torched and he’s lost his
There’s more to performing a successful cabaret than getting up on a stage and belting out a set. A cabaret singer has
It seems that Gary Barlow managed to clear his first hurdle with Let It Shine, by winning the ratings battle with ITV’s
The Twentieth Century Way is a euphemism for a blow-job, something which had risen in popularity with the onset of better public
It’s been eight years since the BBC launched a talent contest aimed at casting a stage musical. After a flurry of series
Phil Willmott’s annual residency at the Union Theatre usually sees the director accessing the work of classic playwrights with productions that hope
While Disney’s Aladdin plays to packed houses in the West End, Guildford offers its very own take on the pantomime version of
Alan Menken and Lynn Ahrens’Â take on A Christmas Carol is a curious blend of Broadway and Dickens. The familiar story has been
You’ve got to hand it to the Krankies. The husband and wife team have been in the industry together for 50 years
This production has all the charm of JM Barrie’s original Peter Pan, but it's very much a panto Pan. Paul Hendy’s knowing
It’s unlikely that when Art premiered at the Comedie des Champs-Elysees in Paris in 1994 anyone could have predicted its global popularity.
In a similar manner to the Palladium pantomime, The Adventures of Dick! takes place in Soho – or rather Soho-ho – and
It’s been nearly 30 years since a pantomime has appeared on the stage of the London Palladium, so this current production of
This is Simon Fielding’s 10th pantomime for the Towngate and it seems that the years of work are paying off. Sleeping Beauty
This is the first pantomime in Tara Arts' new theatre and the script to Bollywood Jack doesn’t shy away from celebrating that
When it comes to creating a pantomime, there are few designers working today with Terry Parsons' breadth of experience. In a career
There’s a sense of deja-vu about this Sleeping Beauty that has nothing to do with returning visits from either Chris Jarvis as
