Features

Another Blow for the National Theatre

26 February 2021

Despite its proclamations, the government is doing the National Theatre and so many in the entertainment industry very few favours.

Irreversible

19 February 2021

Philip Fisher considers what the government's new "irreversible" policy might mean for theatres.

The road to hell is paved with adverbs

15 February 2021

Sandra Giorgetti has her mind boggled by the array of online workshops that keep the creative juices flowing and the grey matter going in an otherwise gloomy winter landscape.

Challenging ourselves

12 February 2021

As the tedium continues, Philip Fisher describes adventure as a remedy for the lockdown blues.

What will theatre look like in the near future?

5 February 2021

Philip Fisher fears that economics will override art in the short term.

Will Freelance Woe Never End?

29 January 2021

Philip Fisher fears that the worst is still to come from many freelance artists and support staff.

Brexit’s hidden burden

22 January 2021

Philip Fisher looks at yet another impediment to the arts.

Rethinking the Business Model

15 January 2021

Philip Fisher suggests that producers will need a new strategy to survive.

A Ray of Light

8 January 2021

At the end of a shocking week, Philip Fisher enthuses about the future of online theatre.

North West theatre in 2020

6 January 2021

David Chadderton summarises a year of both devastation and impressive innovation in North West theatre.

BTG reviewers' reflections on 2020

3 January 2021

Instead of their usual selections of the best theatre they have seen in the past year, our reviewers give their personal reflections on an unusual year in theatre.

Midlands theatre in 2020

3 January 2021

Steve Orme summarises the year in theatre in the Midlands.

When Shall We Three Meet Again?

1 January 2021

Philip Fisher looks ahead with some trepidation to a time when theatre can return to, at the very least, a new normal.

NE theatre in 2020, as seen from our house (mainly)

31 December 2020

Peter Lathan tries to cheer himself up by taking a light-hearted look at the theatre year in the North East but finds it’s not that easy.

Gift ideas for the strangest Christmas in living memory

18 December 2020

Philip Fisher suggests some timely gift ideas for theatre lovers, while highlighting some of the best offerings of a limited year.

At Last

11 December 2020

For official reports on the final funding allocation from the Culture Recovery Funds, including belated loans for the National Theatre and the RSC.

A World Beating Government for Mixed Messages

4 December 2020

Almost unintentionally, the government seems to be opening up theatres to a greater degree but also significantly increasing risk.

Christmas is coming and there are bad times just around the corner

29 November 2020

With just 26 days left to Christmas, National News Editor and London Reviewer Sandra Giorgetti thinks about presents with meaning.

Time to re-imagine theatre?

28 November 2020

Fuelled by anger at the state of British theatre, Peter Lathan wonders if we shouldn’t take advantage of the pandemic to re-imagine what it should be like in the future.

Can I go to a panto mummy?

26 November 2020

Philip Fisher is completely baffled by the government's latest regulations for theatres.