Features

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.

Emergency, What Emergency?

21 November 2020

Philip Fisher is unimpressed by Arts Council England's failure to distribute over half of the Cultural Recovery Fund.

Arts Council England – what are they waiting for

15 November 2020

Last week ACE awarded £18.7 million to eight organisations in the second round of grants over £1 million. There is still money in the pot which would be better being distributed.

Popular

15 November 2020

Conservative MP Jake Berry’s remarks that northern communities prefer football to opera, ballet and theatre can be dismissed as nonsense but reflect an attitude that may deter, or limit the enjoyment of, potential theatregoers.

A Half-Full Cup

13 November 2020

The vaccine could be theatre's saviour after a desperate year.

Scotland's Culture Organisations and Venues Recovery Fund

8 November 2020

£11.75 million of Scotland's £15 million Culture Organisations and Venues Recovery Fund has been allocated by Creative Scotland.