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27/12/09 - The Shakespeare Almanac
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Gregory Doran.

27/12/09 - Playing Shakespeare
Philip Fisher reviews the book by John Barton.

27/12/09 - The London Stage in 2009
Philip Fisher's review of London theatre in 2009.

15/12/09 - Monthly Musical Theatre Musings (December)
Annemarie Lewis Thomas looks at pantos. musicals and celebrities.

22/11/09 - The Essential Noël Coward Compendium
Philip Fisher reviews the book edited by Barry Day.

16/11/09 - In Conversation with Katie Mitchell and Paul Clark
Terry O'Donovan reports on the evven at the Siobhán Davies Studios.

15/11/09 - Improvisation in Rehearsal
Philip Fisher reviews the book by John Abbott.

09/11/09 - Monthly Musical Theatre Musings (November)
Annemarie Lewis Thomas reports on Perfect Pitch and the development of new British musicals.

08/11/09 - Walking in Pimlico
Philip Fisher reviews the novel by Ann Featherstone, set in the world of Victorian entertainment.

08/11/09 - Drama in High Definition
Howard Loxton looks at two new initiatives to record stage plays.

02/11/09 - First Night Nerves
Kevin Catchpole looks back at over fifty years of theatre reviewing.

01/11/09 - Presence
Philip Fisher reviews the collected short stories of Arthur Miller.

26/10/09 - Monthly Musical Theatre Musings
Annemarie Lewis Thomas looks at the latest musical theatre news, including Perfect Pitch.

15/10/09 - Who Said That?
A Shakespeare quotation quiz.

11/10/09 - Talking Theatre - Interviews with Theatre People
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Richard Eyre.

11/10/09 - The Pocket Guide to Musicals
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Maureen Hughes.

11/10/09 - The Pocket Guide to Plays and Playwrights
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Maureen Hughes.

11/10/09 - The Faber Pocket Guide to Musicals
Philip Fisher reviews the book by James Inverne.

30/08/09 - Monthly Musical Musings - Summer Special
Annemarie Lewis Thomas looks at Music Theatre at the Edinburgh Fringe.

25/08/09 - Arthur Smith at the Edinburgh Book Festival
David Chadderton reports on the talk given by the writer and comedian at the Edinburgh Book Festival.

24/08/09 - Ian Rankin at the Edinburgh Book Festival
David Chadderton reports on the novelist's talk.

24/08/09 - Gerald Scarfe at the Edinburgh Book Festival
A report by David Chadderton on the political cartoonist's talk.

18/08/09 - Ben Moor at the Edinburgh Festival
David Chadderton reports on the talk given by actor and writer at the Edinburgh Book Festival.

17/08/09 - David Campbell and Wendy Weatherby
David Chadderton reports on the story teller and musician's performance at the Edinburgh Book Festival.

17/08/09 - Carol Ann Duffy at the Edinburgh Book Festival
David Chadderton reports.

15/08/09 - Monthly Musical Musings (July)
Annemarie Lewis Thomas considers young people and musicals, the disaster that was Too Close to the Sun, cult show Forbidden Broadway, and the joys of the Hackney Empire.

09/08/09 - Theatre & Politics
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Joe Kelleher.

02/08/09 - The BTG in August
Arrangements for updating the British Theatre Guide in August.

02/08/09 - About Kane: The Playwright & the Work
Philip Fisher reveiws the book by Graham Saunders.

31/07/09 - Theatre & Human Rights
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Paul Rae.

24/07/09 - My Latitude Experience
Rachel Sheridan looks back on her 2009 Latitude Festival experience.

24/07/09 - Everything on the Level
Corinne Salisbury muses on the 2009 Latitude Festival.

19/07/09 - Theatre & the City
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Jen Harvie.

13/07/09 - Monthly Musical Musings (July)
Annemarie Lewis Thomas considers the credit crunch and British and American musicals.

09/07/09 - Theatre & Ethics
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Nicholas Ridout.

05/07/09 - Theatre & Globalisation
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Dan Rebellato.

30/06/09 - Theatre & Audience
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Helen Freshwater.

28/06/09 - How Plays Work
Philip Fisher reviews the book by David Edgar.

28/06/09 - Theatre & Education
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Helen Nicholson.

14/06/09 - The Edinburgh Fringe 2009
A first look at the programme for the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe.

07/06/09 - Sex, Lies and Shakespeare
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Christopher Rush.

26/05/09 - Latitude 2009
Corinne Salisbury previews this year's Latitude Festival in Suffolk.

26/05/09 - Kunstenfestivaldesarts - The Final Weekend (2)
Jackie Fletcher's stay at the Brusels arts festival draws to a close.

19/05/09 - Kunstenfestivaldesarts Diary 2009
Yet more reviews from the Brussels arts festival.

19/05/09 - Beside Myself
Philip Fisher reviews Antony Sher's autobiography.

19/05/09 - A Weekend of Contemporary Greek Theatre
Howard Loxton reports on a weekend of Contemporary Greek Theatre at the Tristan Bates Theatre.

13/05/09 - Monthly Musical Musings (May)
Annemarie Lewis Thomas considers the case of Spring Awakening and its premature closure.

08/05/09 - Kunstenfestivaldesarts Diary 2009 (3/4)
Further reviews from Brussels.

03/05/09 - Kunstenfestivaldesarts Diary 2009 (1/2)
For the second year running, Jackie Fletcher reports from the Brussels arts festival.

27/04/09 - Norfolk and Norwich Festival
Henry Layte previews the 2009 event.

21/04/09 - Monthly Musical Musings (April)
The first of a monthly series of musings on musical theatre by Annemarie Lewis Thomas.

03/04/09 - What Did Shakespeare Look Like?
Howard Loxton looks at two forthcoming exhibitions of portraits of Shakespeare.

08/03/09 - Shakespeare on Toast
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Ben Crystal.

20/02/09 - Chewing the Scenery
Philip Fisher reviews the novel by Davina Elliott.

15/02/09 - Saturday Night's Alright
Sandra Giorgetti looks at the history of Stephen Sondheim's Saturday Night, currently at the Jermyn Street Theatre.

15/02/09 - Coda
Philip Fisher reviews Simon Gray's book.

26/01/09 - Holding Out For a West End Hero
Anita Butler reflects upon Lee Mead's last performance as Joseph.

05/01/09 - North West Theatre in 2008
David Chadderton takes a look back at theatre in the North West in 2008.

02/01/09 - Vanity Fair Portraits
Philip Fisher reviews the book or photographs by Graydon Carter and the Editors of Vanity Fair.

02/01/09 - Apprenticeship
Philip Fisher reviews the short autobiographical book by Peter Gill.

02/01/09 - Buzz Buzz! Playwrights, Actors and Directors at the National Theatre
Philip Fisher reviews the book of interviews by by Jonathan Croall.

02/01/09 - Soul of the Age - the Life, Mind and World of William Shakespeare
Philip Fisher reviews Jonathan Bates' new book.

01/01/09 - The Midlands Stage 2008
Steve Orme looks back at Midlands theatre on 2008.

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