Free-to-view YouTube Channel The Shows Must Go On continues its theatre lockdown schedule with another 'live' television broadcast of a Broadway musical, the star-studded 2016 version of Hai…
If one were to peruse social media as this time of 'social distancing', one thread that surfaces periodically is how hard it is for single people who have no human contact. There is, however…
When poetry of the First World War is mentioned, the names which tend spring to mind are Brooke, Owen, Sassoon, Graves, Blunden and so on. Then there's Charles Sorley.
In the second of our series of Notes From The Front Line, I talk to Grace Church of Guttersnipe Theatre about their process of continuing to develop their devised project in lockdown over Zo…
I wanted to try out something from The Yard Online's day of fun, and chose No Show, a Zoom performance which sounded something a bit different. It's ...
Sometimes a musical just doesn't grab you, and so it was for me with Rags The Musical. The universe clearly wants me to hear it one way or another though, as Ghostlight Records are now relea…
'The major question is that the majority of theatres cannot open with social distancing in place " it's impossible, for economics, for the business case let alone the experience, it just doe…
'Theatre is everywhere. It is regional. It is rural. It is poor. Now it is in your front room, it can be from anywhere.'
Over 50 leading theatres and companies - including the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Court and the Bush - have published an open letter to their networks of free…
This play, written especially for Zoom by John Knowles, looks at a group of people trying to make a seance work when they can't hold hands.
The theatre industry's fightback was raised to a new level as, after more than two months of enforced venue closures, leaders coordinated efforts to pressure the government for further suppo…
This year's West End Live, the world's largest outdoor theatre festival, held each summer in London's Trafalgar Square, was cancelled in March after the UK went into coronavirus lockdown. Or…
During a 90-minute livestream, viewers were treated to some iconic performances from around the world in isolation.
After the 75th anniversary weekend of VE Day, the musical Only The Brave drew my attention as a perfect way to spend an afternoon.
After six weeks, free-to-view YouTube Channel The Shows Must Go On has concluded its series of Andrew Lloyd Webber stage musicals. The lockdown line-up continues this week with Rodgers and H…
Lockdown occasionally spawns some real delights. Like the surprise appearance of a strange creature from the profoundest depths. One of these must be Andrew Scott's superb performance in Sim…
In the first of a series of Notes From The Front Line interviews, I speak to director Max Lindsay about his experiences working on a show over Zoom in lockdown, to find out about how he's be…
This week is National Mental Health Awareness Week and never before has it seemed so needed. Locked away from the distractions of normality, we have been faced with our own four walls for we…
You can't beat the experience of sitting in a theatre watching a live performance, but one of the lockdown-positives is a chance to watch stuff I sadly missed and Barber Shop Chronicles is o…
This glorious and musically powerful staged concert version of the beloved musical manages to maintain the drama.
Tim Crouch's series of performances as overlooked characters in Shakespeare is a fascinating body of work. He has been developing these one-man shows (with assistance) for more than 15 years.
'The real unknown is when people are going to want to go back into the theatres, regardless of government advice. We don't know that. It will be a long road.'
Bristol Old Vic has announced the first three of five titles that will be streamed on YouTube as part of the city-wide lockdown lifeline initiative Bristol Arts Channel.
This is a gloriously funny and heartfelt play that offers a fascinating insight into how the barbershop is a place of vital importance for African men.
The coronavirus pandemic and lockdown has thrown a whole new light on certain plays, the ones about isolation, loneliness and surreal landscapes.