Features

Samantha Pauly in Evita at the Open Air Theatre

Surtitles for Musicals?

Sir Tim Rice has recently suggested that theatres presenting musicals should enhance them with surtitles.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Exciting Developments in Edinburgh

A bevy of recent news stories will bring smiles to the faces of those behind Edinburgh's festivals.
Brighton Hippodrome

Where’s the Growth?

As Rachel Reeves strives to promote growth, she is missing a trick by ignoring the arts.
Artist's impression of ‘HOME Arches’

Underneath the Arches

A reviewer visits ‘HOME Arches’—a £3.5m project to support artists across a variety of disciplines in Greater Manchester based at HOME, Manchester—and comes fourth in a quiz.
The Public Theatre's Julius Caesar

A new source of inspiration

Occasionally, global developments can influence a generation of theatre-makers. This could be that moment.
National Theatre

More Bang for your Buck

Especially at this time of year, theatregoing need not break the bank.
Rise

Rise: Bradford's 2025 City of Culture kicks off in style

A reviewer risks the cold snap to find out what Bradford has to offer as the 2025 City of Culture.
Nicola Benedetti

Edinburgh Festival Director Nicola Benedetti pulls few punches on arts funding

Extra funding is coming to the arts from the Scottish government, but Nicola Benedetti is still concerned about the state of the sector.
Julie Hesmondhalgh announcing the reopening of Oldham Coliseum outside the theatre

Manchester theatre in 2024

David Chadderton looks back on some of the goings-on in the Manchester theatre scene over the year.
Giant

Unexpected Riches

A small sample suggests that new writing was alive and well in 2024.
Gerard McCabe and Shaun Blaney in Octagon Theatre Bolton, Barn Theatre & Wiltshire Creative's Stones in his Pockets

Our reviewers' picks of 2024

Some of BTG's regular reviewers pick out their favourite theatre productions and moments of the year.
Jude Williams and Natasha Gilmore in Chunky Jewellery

Theatre in Scotland in 2024

Donald C Stewart reflects on the last year of theatre in Scotland.
Aladdin at Lyric Hammersmith

Panto season 2024: five observations

BTG's Panto Editor, Simon Sladen, identifies the main trends he has spotted running through the 2024 panto season.
Danny Sapani in the title role of the Almeida's King Lear, with Clarke Peters as the Fool

Theatre and Social Change in 2024

Keith Mckenna looks back on the theatre he saw in 2024 with a political purpose.
Debra Hill, Chris Grant and Holly Hannaway in Replay's Hollow

Northern Ireland theatre highlights in 2024

Michael Quinn picks his top ten theatre shows in Northern Ireland in 2024.
Paul W Fleming with Equity banner

The Arts are in Decline

Equity has identified a very worrying downward trend in the productivity of the arts sector.
Peter Pan Goes Wrong

Catching Them Young

The Christmas holidays can be an ideal time to introduce youngsters to theatre.
Rupert Goold at the Old Vic

Exciting Times Ahead

The London stage is currently In the midst of a merry-go-round of artistic directors.
Royal Shakespeare Company

RSC Becomes Government Trailblazer

The RSC has been recruited for an innovative government scheme intended to boost employment figures.
Kwame Kwei-Armah

Is theatre set to become even more elitist?

The ongoing problems of levelling up in the arts are highlighted by two recent news stories.

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