We need to talk about arts education
Ebacc qualification marginalises the arts and damages the future of young people in the country, culture is not a burden
Edinburgh Fringe: Frankie Thompson and Liv Ello: Body Show / Woodhill / The Boy Out The City
Some thoughts on Fringe shows as the Fringe enters its final stretch
The Other Palace is just another example of the corporate takeover of theatre culture
The Other Palace: in ‘fire and rehire’ row ahead of Ian McKellen play. Sigh.
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We need to talk about arts education
Ebacc qualification marginalises the arts and damages the future of young people in the country, culture is not a burden
Edinburgh Fringe: Frankie Thompson and Liv Ello: Body Show / Woodhill / The Boy Out The City
Some thoughts on Fringe shows as the Fringe enters its final stretch
The Other Palace is just another example of the corporate takeover of theatre culture
The Other Palace: in ‘fire and rehire’ row ahead of Ian McKellen play. Sigh.
Here’s Your Definitive Guide To Edinburgh Fringe 2023 (You’re Welcome)
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023: top shows to see at this year’s Fringe
Look Ahead
First Look: Into the Woods
Photo Credit: Marc Brenner Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by James Lapine; Co-Directed by Terry Gilliam and Leah Hausman This imaginative and delightfully playful new production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Into the Woods arrives as a...
Jerusalem returns
If life does indeed come down to just a single moment, mine probably arrived last week on Easter Monday when I witnessed Mark Rylance on stage as Johnny ‘Rooster’ Byron in Jerusalem. His combination of theatricality and verbal vivacity is extraordinary. First...
Olivier Awards nominations 2022: Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club leads the pack
Rebecca Frecknall’s dazzling Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club up for 11 prizes 2022 Awards
National Youth Theatre and Contact, Manchester: Putting young people centre stage
With National Youth Theatre Chair Dawn Airey and Artistic Director Paul Roseby In this age of extremes, I often find myself at the sharp end of funding squeezes, local authority cuts, and am continually alarmed by the devastating demise of arts in our state schools....
Spotlight
NPO Funding decisions 2023-26
This year’s funding announcement comes against the backdrop of “Levelling Up” and Priority Areas outside of the capital.
£400 tickets for West End Cock? No thanks.
‘Dynamic pricing’ sees Cock ticket costs fluctuate wildly for the production’s final performances in the West End
Review: Oklahoma! — beguiling, brave & occasionally contentious
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s 1943 musical is no cinch to sell to a modern audience. So fair play to Daniel Fish and Jordan Fein’s stirring Tony-winning production for shooting for something new. Oklahoma! Photo credit: Marc Brenner It does so by bringing bring to the...
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella: Not So Happy Ever After
Cinderella will end in June at London’s Gillian Lynne theatre
Reviews
Mesmerising Sweeney Todd got me by the throat
Lots to love about Nick Bagnall’s stripped-back Sweeney Todd in Liverpool, including the cast, acting, and absorbing scenes between Sweeney Todd and Mrs Lovett and the decision to set it in a time of Brexhaustion. Everything seems fresh minted. Bagnall’s wickedly...
Standing at The Sky’s Edge
Standing At The Sky’s Edge’s portrayal of high-rise communities in the iconic concrete housing estate could hardly be bettered. It’s an evocative setting. Park Hill was built in the 1950’s as a solution to the city’s social housing. This new musical is all about that...
Young Frankenstein: do we all make our own monsters?
The gender roles in Young Frankenstein raise huge questions around our own collusion as audiences and Mel Brooks’ musical comedy starring Ross Noble, Hadley Fraser, Summer Strallen and Lesley Joseph is ruffling feathers. The background is that, in Natasha...
National theatre announces two new productions and reveals casting for upcoming showsApril 19, 2023 - 8:41 am- Unchecked Ticket Hikes Are Pricing People Out Of TheatregoingApril 1, 2023 - 12:18 pm
- Olivier Awards 2023 announces broadcast details and show line upMarch 23, 2023 - 12:54 pm
- Normal People’s Paul Mescal, just nominated for an Oscar and BAFTA for his role in the film Aftersun, Olivier Award Winning Patsy Ferran, We are Lady Parts’ Anjana Vasan and Our Girl’s Dawn Walcott will all reprise their roles in the West End transferJanuary 25, 2023 - 4:36 am
- West End performers & stage management demand 17% pay riseJanuary 19, 2023 - 12:25 pm
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Breaks House Record Grossing $2,671,191 Last WeekJanuary 2, 2023 - 10:29 am
- Standing at the Sky’s Edge Cast Recording Released January 2023December 31, 2022 - 5:06 am
- Win 2 x tickets to Tammy Faye at the Almeida -Tuesday 15 November 2022November 12, 2022 - 6:21 am
- James Dacre to step down as Artistic Director of Royal & Derngate TheatresOctober 13, 2022 - 10:13 am
- Donmar Warehouse announces first three shows of new season for 2022/2023October 10, 2022 - 10:27 pm
