Orangutan is presented by Cup of Brew, written by Toby King, directed by Fiona Kingwill, and performed by Louise Waller. We first meet Alice sitting on her messy bed, overflowing with cushio…
National Theatre at Home is a huge success. The type of scheme that only large institutions can hope to really pull off but even so, managing the kind of appointment-to-view occasion that wa…
Are you fed up with not being able to go out to the theatre? Don't be. There's a wealth of stuff to watch online. Here's a handy list of current opportunities. OK, so it's not quite the same…
This touring theatre's new tartan gothic thriller is complex, but also a bit overwrought and conventional.
It would be fair to say that right now what the British public need right now is a laugh " particularly if they are missing going to the theatre " which is why it was a stroke of genius for …
I, Malvolio is Tim Crouch's retelling of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night through the eyes of the blighted and picked-upon puritan, Malvolio. It's the fourth time Crouch has written such an adapt…
Three Sisters at the National Theatre, Uncle Vanya at the Harold Pinter and The Seagull at the Playhouse Theatre have all taken very different approaches to reworking Chekhov, bringing fresh…
With drama school final year showcases cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Actors Centre has announced a week-long Graduate Festival, which will take place in its flagship venue, the…
Producers have announced new dates for the return of Hairspray the Musical which, prior to the coronavirus crisis, had been due to run from 23 April to 30 August 2020 at the London Coliseum.…
After the theatres closed, the National Theatre was quick to announce a free mini-season of online shows from their NT Live broadcasts, which immediately became the only evening bookings in …
New musical #ZoologicalSociety, written by Vikki Stone and Kate Mulgrew, gets a well-timed concept album release.
There is no denying that Cyprus Avenue is a powerful drama about struggling with identity and prejudice that makes for chilling viewing from start to finish.
Andrew Lloyd Webber has announced a new YouTube Channel, The Shows Must Go On, providing musical theatre lovers with a West End and Broadway experience in their own homes, online for free.
In this article, we'll be rounding up everything that's available for families to live-stream to their living room.
While The Beast of Blue Yonder, Philip Ridley's new play which was due to premiere this week at Southwark Playhouse, will not be going ahead during the coronavirus crisis, audiences will hav…
As the theatre lockdown continues during the coronavirus crisis, the Barbican Centre has announced that its closure will continue until further notice, with all event taking place until 30 J…
The Barn Theatre in Cirencester is not a venue I have been to in person, so I am happy to be able to go "once more into the breach" in the ultramodern version of Shakespeare's Henry V.
For the first time in over 70 years, the five festivals that transform Edinburgh into the world's leading cultural destination every August are not going ahead this year due to concerns arou…
Emma Clarendon chatted to The Vault Festival's Mat Burtcher and Andy George about the early closure of this year's festival and its future.
Broadway HD streamed Trevor Nunn's production of Oklahoma! for free this weekend.
The Dock Brief is a two-man production written by the late Sir John Mortimer the barrister and playwright whose most famous work has to have been Rumpole of the Bailey.
Shakespeare's Globe has been preparing a raft of new digital content to continue to engage its audiences with Shakespeare's works. Shakespeare & Love in Isolation will see artists,…
Last year I was introduced to the BalletBoyz and their show Them/Us moved me to tears. I was looking forward to their new show Deluxe which, fortunately, was filmed before theatres closed an…
The success of Show Must Go Online's engrossing The Taming Of The Shrew is a real credit to the company's creativity and the magic of this emerging art form.
Hampstead Theatre, in partnership with The Guardian, is going to stream a series of hit productions from its digital archive for free.