739 stories by "Susan Elkin"
Yes we all know the ROH gets around £25m per year (in the 2015/2018) allocation) from Arts Council England and that's a lot more than most other organisations get " although the subsidy h…
"If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs …" Thanks, Kipling. Yes, I do try. Especially at the end of a mediocre show when mates of the cast are leaping to their feet…
It's nearly over for another year. Eight frenetic weeks of classical music concerts at the Royal Albert Hall and another BBC Proms
Drama UK claims to provide a kitemark to the "very best drama training available". And yet that doesn't include the three Conservatoires for Dance and Drama schools " RADA, LAMDA and Bristol…
Louis Ling founded the Cambridge Theatre Company in 2012/13 with a production of Acorn Antiques. Specialising in community theatre, he has since
Everything is cream or brown because the city we're in has been devastated by a dust storm. Two newly homeless young women are left behind in the evacuation. They struggle, of course, but ev…
The British Theatre Academy is trying to do things differently by offering many hours of free part-time training. It achieves this by mounting fine shows which more or less cover their costs…
Here are the facts: Women take longer in the loo than men. Conventionally they need to lock themselves into a cubicle even to urinate. Often " more often, in practice, than men even in enlig…
Jemma McDonnell is the artistic director of the Paper Birds theatre company. She has performed in or directed all of the company's
Susan Elkin reviews three recently released books on theatre: Stanley Wells' Shakespeare on Page and Stage, Joan Littlewood's autobiography and a collection of 50 Best Plays for Young Audien…
They're on the home straight. Thousands of school leavers, post-gappers and post-grads are heading for drama school or drama course in universities. All that tense worry about auditions, rec…
The first term at drama school " like the rest of the training " is tremendously exciting for anyone who has long
An actor for more than 30 years with the National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, English Touring Theatre and Vesturport, Kelly Hunter is
Lucinda Morrison was head of press at the National Theatre from 2000 to 2016. Having first joined the NT as senior press
Cardiff is the theatre capital of Wales as well as the political one. Its busy cultural life encompasses the Wales Millennium Centre,
Nobody uses the word ‘education’ at the Roundhouse. "Work by, with and for 11-25 year olds is our whole purpose. It underpins
Lucy Ellen Rix worked as a professional stage manager before taking a PGCE in 2002. Since 2009, she has been head of
It's the signing season. Showcases and graduate shows take place every day at this time of year. I saw two of the
Where do actors and creatives go to hone their skills immediately after graduation? A handful, of course, will be offered high-profile job
Joking that he might have been something really useful such as a veterinary surgeon, Stephen Simms strayed from acting into teaching because
Youth theatre can, and does, change lives. Few people in the industry need reminding of the power of taking part in theatre
Julian Woolford is head of MA, musical theatre and pathway leader for MA Creative Practices and Direction Musical Theatre Creation. He has
The industry is doing pretty well. According to the latest figures, the music, performing and visual arts sector contributed £5.4 billion to
Once I'd got over the frustration of being sent a press release without any event dates on it and made a fuss,
Theatre in Scotland: A Field of Dreams, reviews by Joyce McMillan, edited by Philip Howard (Nick Hern Books) A fascinating range of
