The Audience

'Frozen' actor grabs pro-Trump flag from audience member during curtain call by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Actor Tim Hughes snatched a pro-Trump sign an audience member unfurled during the curtain call after the musical "Frozen" on Broadway in New York.        

Judy Kuhn, Ariana DeBose, Jessica Vosk, More Will Sing Audience Choices at Broadway Acts for Women by Andrew Gans

Cecily Strong and Martha Plimpton will host the A is For fundraiser.

Be careful of how much you ask your audience to do.

Over ten years ago, my productions of The Awesome 80s Prom and Altar Boyz were two of the first shows to send an email to their audience after they saw the show: to thank them for comi…

Bruntwood Prize to recruit audience member for 2019 judging panel by Georgia Snow

The Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting will recruit a people’s judge for the first time when it returns in 2019. The biennial prize

Blog: Audience and performer: Where's our safe space? by Joseph Winer

In the Globe's 2016 production of The Taming of the Shrew, there's a moment when Biondello (performed by the brilliant The post Blog: Audience and performer: Where’s our safe space? ap…

Poll: Should more theatres introduce creches for audience members' children? by The Stage

Last week, the Stephen Jospeh Theatre in Scarborough was praised for a new initiative offering a free creche to audience members, during

'It will be really rewarding to take an audience on the two-play journey': Ben Deery on his role in Hogarth's Progress at the Rose Theatre by Emma Clarendon

Love London Love Culture's Emma Clarendon spoke to actor Ben Deery about his role in the world premiere of Hogarth's Progress at the Rose Theatre in Kingston.

Audience Testimonials | A View From The Bridge by Goodman Theatre

Drama Created By Audience Comes To Theatre N16 by BroadwayWorld

A bittersweet drama exploring the joy and the pain of being in love is coming to Theatre N16. But here's the twist - it's completely improvised.

Beatles for Babies review at Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury " 'imaginative theatre for a young audience' by Jo Caird

Early years company La Petita Malumaluga have performed this tribute to the Fab Four all over the world and it's not hard to see

'I wanted the audience to be in the room with the characters': Former child actor Hatty Jones talks about her first play That Girl by Rev Stan

Hatty Jones draws on her own experience as a child actor (in Madeline), plucked from obscurity to star in a big budget film, for her debut play That Girl which explores growing up and female…

Howard Sherman: Don't underestimate the power of allowing an audience on stage by Catherine Gerbrands

Much has been written about the breaking of the fourth wall, that imaginary barrier at the edge of a proscenium stage, clearly

'I can't wait to hear the audience's reaction to the piece': Dorothea Myer-Bennett stars in Holy Shit at the Kiln Theatre by Emma Clarendon

The actress Dorothea Myer-Bennett spoke to Love London Love Culture's Emma Clarendon about starring in the world premiere production of Alexis Zegerman's Holy Sh!t at the Kiln Theatre from 5…

At SummerWorks, shows can learn from the audience, at an early stage by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

The theatre festival for works in development shows its merits as, while still evolving, two shows got valuable exposure to an audience's responses and opinions.

'Deserves to be seen by a wider audience': THE PRICE " Bath ★★★★ by Anne Cox

Arthur Miller's 1968 play The Price at Theatre Royal Bath gives its star, David Suchet, another landmark stage role in an already exemplary career

Even When I See a Show Solo I'm Never Alone - One theatre lover reflects on the impact other audience members have on his experiences

One theatre lover reflects on the impact other audience members have on his experiences---Usually, I wait to criticize a show until after I've left the theatre. But I once loathed a producti…

'After 15 minutes, my audience walked out': standups on their Edinburgh debuts

Bridget Christie got locked out, Nina Conti ran off with a monkey " and Reginald D Hunter begged his ex for help. Top comedians relive their first fringe gigDave GormanI was 19 and nowhere n…

'A fun summer show but it needs to recognise its audience better': THE THREE MUSKETEERS " St Paul's Church by Shanine Salmon

Iris Theatre returns to St Paul's Church in a promenade performance of this 19th-century French classic.

Mamma Mia! still gets audience seat-dancing 18 years after its Toronto debut by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Along with the enduring appeal of ABBA's chart-toppers and a good sequined, bell-sleeved jumpsuit, Phyllida Lloyd's production ages successfully thanks to the performances, writes Karen Fric…

Trans Performer Kate Bornstein Takes Audience Member's Heckling Gracefully in Stride by BroadwayWorld

Trans performer and activist Kate Bornstein is currently lighting up the Broadway stage with her electric energy in Second Stage's Straight White Men. Despite her unquestionable talent, howe…

HOUSE AUDIENCE REVIEWS by New York Theatre Workshop

Ian McKellen cancels King Lear performance after injury, treats audience to spontaneous Q&A instead by Jacob Stolworthy, Jacob Stolworthy

'The theatre was full of love and compassion'

'Delivered with a real warmth & a nicely flirty eye for the audience': BURY THE HATCHET " Hope Theatre by Ian Foster

Out of the Forest Theatre's contribution to the genre comes in the form of Bury the Hatchet, self-described as a "true crime podcast meets bluegrass musical" and all sorts of fun with it.

VIDEO: Zachary Quinto Talks THE BOYS IN THE BAND Audience Heckling and Leonard Nimoy On TONIGHT SHOW by Stage Tube

Zachary Quinto talks about rolling with intense heckling during his Broadway show, The Boys in the Band, and paying tribute to Leonard Nimoy by hosting a reboot of the classic series In Sear…

The Boys in the Band's Zachary Quinto Recounts Surprise Audience Interactions During Performances by Ruthie Fierberg

The Broadway star recounts moments when audience members just couldn’t keep quiet.