'It feels to me like, with The Great Gatsby, we had an opportunity, and resulting from that a duty, to use the show to work out some of the key things that might help the industry as a whole…
Theatre Royal Newcastle is the latest regional venue to announce lengthy closure extensions in the face of uncertainty around coronavirus and Government social-distancing guidelines. It…
Life as it is currently lived in 14 playlets: Most of the plays are about ten minutes in duration and punch well above their weight featuring writing by the likes of James Graham and April d…
As an artist, Ian Dury is unique in the annals of British rock music. Contracting polio at the age of seven (which resulted in the paralysis of his left leg, shoulder and arm), Dury didn't l…
Cameron Mackintosh has delayed the return of his West End productions of Les Misérables, Mary Poppins, Hamilton and The Phantom of the Opera until as early as practical in 2021.
Up to Manchester for this Zoom screening of 2011's mix of movement and words from Quarantine, followed by a discussion with the creatives. Entitled is "a show about nothing" on the su…
Head of theatre and artist development at Brixton House (formally Ovalhouse*) Owen Calvert-Lyons talks about life during the lockdown, the post-Covid future for fringe theatre and streaming.
This sharp and sassy musical, based on William F Brown's interpretation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, is a bold spectacle to watch unfold.
Alan Bennett writes that "I've always had a soft spot for George III", for no better reason than that he had studied the monarch's reign at secondary school and then again at uni.
Analysing the opening moments of any musical tells you a lot about the writer's intentions for the evening to come.
The Battle of the Beanfield is the first show by Breach Theatre, now known for the excellent It's True, It's True, It's True about Renaissance artist Artemisia Gentileschi.
Free-to-view YouTube Channel The Shows Must Go On continues its theatre lockdown weekly schedule with the rescheduled stream of Peter Pan Live!
In addition to its experimental #OVinCamera live staging of Lungs, the Old Vic Theatre continues its free streaming of archived productions.
Knowing that some 600 people had applied the week previous to that, I had no great expectation that I would be selected but, to my amazement, I was offered the part of Costard.
This musical, which made its world premiere in the West End in 2013, deserved a much longer run than it received.
An excellent production of a modern classic with a towering central performance: Alan Bennett's early 1990s play examines public versus private monarchical concerns at the end of the 18th ce…
During lockdown, Glass Half Full Theatre have produced a series of monologues that depict women from different walks of life.
Declan, a new play written and performed by Alistair Hall, is making its debut online to raise funds for London's The Actors Centre.
While there might not be quite as many meaty stage roles for actresses as there are actors (is that changing?), the plethora of acting talent I've seen over the past 10 years made this quite…
Wales Millennium Centre has announced that the venue will remain closed until at least January 2021, due to the devastating impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on the theatre industry. Produc…
In Praise of Love is a complex play which relies on a claustrophobic gathering of people in one place and the tensions which come from hiding their feelings. Over the past two weeks the…
Part informal chat, part performance, this series of bi-weekly Sunday evening sessions is designed to support creatives in the entertainment industry during this strange and challenging time.
In this world turned upside down, emergency legislation has been rushed through to do away with barristers. Now the accused in court have only you.
The National Theatre today announces a further five productions that will be streamed as a part of the National Theatre at Home series.
There is one emotion that we all feel that can link to other types of emotions: grief. From love to anger it pushes all other emotions to the brink and this is what A Monster Calls portrays …