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It's taken Mark Cornell three years to realise: "Theatres need to look to cinemas to improve audience comfort", arguing theatregoers are enduring
Ambassador Theatre Group chief executive Mark Cornell has claimed theatres should look to cinemas to improve the experiences of theatregoers. He said
I welcome positive changes to the Equity agreement. But I'd still like to see a change in the unfair tier structure in
June 22, 1989: Three decades ago the hot weather was causing big problems for theatre, with a "Mediterranean-style heatwave" blamed for a
Last week, actor Lenny Henry gave evidence to a parliamentary review on media diversity in which he warned that people from minority
Musicals Folk musical Once has announced it will return later this year for a UK tour. This production premiered last year at
 June 14, 1979: London's Old Vic Theatre announced plans for an overseas tour of Hamlet to 12 cities, including landmark performances in
Reviewers are supposed to be employees of the publisher. Mumble is using the writers' work to get traffic, which is monetisable. It's
It was interesting to read about the performer sleeping under the bridge last week, but unfortunately for some of us closer to
June 3, 2004: Olivier-winning actor Nichola McAuliffe enjoyed a brief stint as a theatre critic for the Daily Mail. However, after a
Here comes the sun… and an eclectic spread of work covering giant ants, Luddites and Nico. Natasha Tripney and Tim Bano present
May 29, 1919: With summer approaching, some words of wisdom from The Stage, published 100 years ago this week when we reported
If immersive theatre is a threat to the actors, I have an idea: why not try putting it in a big room,
Last week, Kimberley Walsh, who found fame with the pop group Girls Aloud and is now preparing to star in Big the
In response to your story (School visits in sharp decline " leading theatres) my team " the South Devon Players Theatre and
May 22, 1969: Just as The Stage has been doing this last week, 50 years ago we were covering developments at the
Musicals T'Shan Williams has been announced as the replacement for Seyi Omooba in the forthcoming production of The Color Purple. Williams will
I work as a technician in a prominent regional receiving house. Of the 12 shows (excluding musicals) we have so far hosted
May 17, 1979:Â Following the 1978/79 Winter of Discontent, during which unions staged widespread strike action across the UK, there were also extensive
As a female working in a largely male environment, I was struck with such a sense of empowerment and pride reading Paule
May 10, 1984: Comedian Russ Abbot, then at the peak of his popularity thanks to his primetime television show Russ Abbot's Madhouse
Last week, Olivier award-winning David Bedella revealed he was prioritising television over theatre, claiming theatre does not pay enough for him to
Actor turned drama teacher Ahmet Ahmet joined The Stage in 2018 to help develop Get Into Theatre. Serving as outreach director for
Twenty-five years ago, we reviewed the second West End press night of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard, after some changes were made
Walking out of the National Theatre's Tartuffe recently, I felt a vague sense of discomfort. It was because one of the play's
