Features

The curtain goes up on the new Theatre Tax Relief

15 July 2014

Nicola Edmondson of Tait Walker Chartered Accountants examines the new Theatre Tax Relief from the British Government.

Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland 2014 nominations

10 May 2014

Shortlisted nominations for the 12th annual Awards.

Chris Harris

1 May 2014

Pantomime Dame and actor Chris Harris has died aged 71.

What about the birds?

16 April 2014

By failing to note Birdland's representation of women, in what ways are we giving English playwriting's contemporary rock star carte blanche?

The Brighton Fringe 2014

13 April 2014

Musicals, theatre, comedy; clingfilm, voodoo and false teeth—just some of what's on offer next month at England's biggest arts festival.

Brighton Festival 2014

13 April 2014

The Brighton Festival celebrates the arts with music, theatre, dance, circus, art, film and literature events.

The Road’s What Counts: Interview with Jack Tarlton and Simon Usher

11 April 2014

The Road’s What Counts: Alex Ramon interviews Jack Tarlton and Simon Usher of Presence Theatre about CHORALE: A Sam Shepard Roadshow.

HOME Manchester launches site-specific season

11 April 2014

Theatre at HOME's new artistic director, Walter Meierjohann, launches a site-specific 2014 season.

Panto News: March 2014

29 March 2014

Simon Sladen looks forward to 2014's Easter panto season and brings you all the latest casting news from Pantoland.

Olivier Award Nominations 2014

15 March 2014

A full list of the nominations for this year's awards

Panto News: February 2014

1 March 2014

With Panto Season 2013 set to finish in less than a week, it's time for Simon Sladen to begin another year of panto blogging...

WhatsOnStage Awards

1 March 2014

All the winners and the runners up in the 2014 Awards

Hijinx Theatre - Pods

20 February 2014

Hijinx, award-winning specialists in inclusive theatre, has developed a collection of comic, one-act pieces, available to tour on a pick’n’mix basis, and showcased them in Cardiff.

A Howl of Rage: Max Stafford-Clark's Plague Year

18 January 2014

Howard Loxton reports from a platform presentation to launch of the publication of Max Stafford-Clark’s new book A Journal of the Plague Year.

Where Have All the Americans Gone – British Directors are Conquering Broadway

14 January 2014

Philip Fisher speculates on the current British invasion of Broadway.

Theatre in the North East

6 January 2014

North East editor Peter Lathan gives his review and highlights of theatre in the North East in 2013.

January in London

5 January 2014

'Hola' to mops, monologues and derelict public toilets.

Touring news

4 January 2014

Happy Days, birthdays, Believers and railways.

More news from north of the border

4 January 2014

With Glasgow hosting the Commonwealth Games and 2014 being The Year of Homecoming Scotland, residents and visitors alike will have an eye on what the arts are offering in the area.

"I just love the energy created in the theatre"

1 January 2014

Simon Sladen talks to Henry Winkler about his pantomime career.