I've been writing about theatre, music, comedy and dance for years and I really miss it. Not being in a theatre as much as I had been has been a sobering experience.
On the weekend of 14 March 2020, following the closure of theatre on Broadway (on 12 March), it became clear that something overwhelming was about to happen to British theatre.
Gloriously surreal monologue about everyday anxieties in extraordinary circumstances: welcome back the glittering dark!
There was a moment in the last couple of days as I listened to 'Make It Right' for the umpteenth time that I wondered whether I'd been a bit harsh to The Prince of Egypt when it opened in la…
The dust has settled, the heat is fading and the chaos is being organised. People in our line of work have accepted our fates and learned to cope and, hopefully, resist the feelings of inade…
The problem with staging a classic novel is that everyone has a slightly different view of how it should be done " many have tried and few have fully succeeded.
Samantha Barks and Stephanie McKeon will play Elsa and Anna in Frozen when it reopens the newly refurbished Theatre Royal Drury Lane later this year.
Kander and Ebb's Tony Award-winning musical CURTAINS, starring Jason Manford, will be streamed live on Tuesday 14 April 2020 at 7.15pm, with all profits going to Funds For Freelancers.
So what am I doing instead? Trying to write a play. An act of faith? Maybe. You'll hear more about it if it works. I also have a book project or two in mind which may or may not firm up.
Just after reaching its initial £10,000 target in a public fundraising campaign set up in response to the financial threat posed by the coronavirus crisis, Jermyn Street Theatre has been …
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has announced that all performances, events and activities will be cancelled up to and including Tuesday 30 June 2020.
Following on from the instant success of National Theatre At Home streaming event, it's got me thinking about all the other wonderful NT Live screenings that I'd love to come to the small sc…
This show by political comedian Mark Thomas takes a long, hard look at our National Health Service in its seventieth year of operation. He shadowed medics and interviewed clinical experts, e…
The first show in the National Theatre at Home programme was the 2011 smash-hit One Man, Two Guvnors, one of the great success stories of the Nicholas Hytner era, a cheeky farce written by R…
Following Thriller and Waitress, 9 to 5 The Musical is the latest West End show to announce that it will not return once theatres do eventually reopen.
Theatrical charity Acting for Others has announced the formation of a separate Covid-19 Fund which will be available to its 14 member charities.
The Polar Bears Go Up sees the Polar Bears off on an adventure to rescue a balloon, utilising multiple inventive methods of transport to climb higher and higher until, eventually, they end u…
We chatted to theatre PR supremo Chloé Nelkin about keeping the arts world alive during this difficult time as well as celebrating the 10th anniversary of Chloé Nelkin Consulting (CNC) las…
Just as Hollywood produced slickly sweet, happiness-filled films during the Great Depression, this was the National's attempt at lifting the nation's spirits during the darkest times most of…
Following the closure of all UK theatres during the coronavirus crisis, the 2020 UK tour of Queen & Ben Elton's We Will Rock You has been rescheduled for early 2021.
For the first time, Chichester Festival Theatre will stream a selection of its archive productions online, beginning with its award-winning 2018 musical Flowers for Mrs Harris from this Thur…
A brand-new radio play of David Nicholls' hit 2005 comic novel The Understudy will be performed by a stellar cast including Stephen Fry and released next month to raise funds for the theatre…
This production of Lady Windermere's Fan is mostly a strong account of a play that will always be overshadowed by Earnest and a very pleasant way to spend a locked down afternoon.
These shows, originally filmed as part of the flagship's NT Live project, are now available on its YouTube channel. The first is Richard Bean's gloriously silly farce, One Man, Two, Guvnors,…
Between Ben Yeoh and David Finnegan, there's an impressive array of interests, knowledge and skills. Theatre, economics and climate change are among them.