Features

Company Chameleon marks World Mental Health Day with Witness preview

11 October 2016

Ahead of its autumn tour, Company Chameleon offered a preview of its brand new piece Witness at a special event in The Lowry Studio to mark World Mental Health Day 2016.

Latest on UK and China collaborations

23 September 2016

Events this year in UK and across the Globe have seen the celebration of 400th anniversary of the Shakespeare’s death, but 1616 was also the death of China’s most celebrated playwright, Tang Xianzu. The event now running at The Actor’s Church in Covent Garden, A Shakespearean Handan Dream, is the result of a six-year collaboration.

Edinburgh 2016: figures and awards

4 September 2016

August is gone and in the beautiful city of Edinburgh life returns to normal after the past few frenetic weeks. Sandra Giorgetti summarises this year's achievements at the International and Fringe Festivals.

Live at Zédel

28 August 2016

Sandra Giorgetti takes a look at what's on at three diverse performance venues whose architecture has caught her interest. The first in this trio of articles takes her to Brasserie Zédel where the inaugural Live at Zédel season is aiming to give the traditional central London cabaret scene a run for its money.

Allegro gets a new lease of life

13 August 2016

Sandra Giorgetti looks at some of the background to little-known Rodgers and Hammerstein show Allegro.

A Latitude 2016 Diary

24 July 2016

BTG editor reflects on four days in a field in Suffolk.

Coriolanus and Du Liniang at the Peacock Theatre: East meets West

22 July 2016

Mary Mazzilli speaks to Mao Weitao and Guo Xiaonan of Zhejiang Xiaobaihua Yue opera about their joint celebration of the 400th anniversaries of Shakespeare and Chinese playwright Tang Xianzu.

Northern Stage at the Edinburgh Fringe

21 July 2016

Newcastle’s Northern Stage returns to the Edinburgh Fringe for a fifth year with eight shows.

The Wars of the Brexits – A Hitherto Unknown Masterpiece by William Shakespeare

3 July 2016

Your lucky columnist stumbled upon this vellum manuscript lying in a car park, not in Leicester for a change but Stratford near to the Westfield Shopping Centre.

Protecting Theatres: Whose? Where? How?

29 June 2016

A report on the Theatres Trust Conference 16: Protecting Theatres, held on 21st June 2016 at the New London Theatre

Kynren - an Epic Tale of England

26 June 2016

Peter Lathan looks at the £35m outdoor spectacular at Bishop Auckland in County Durham.

Dance Roads 2016 - a discussion between critics and artists

11 June 2016

As Dance Roads 2016, a programme of contemporary choreography from across Europe, was presented in Cardiff, reviewers were invited to meet with some of the participating artists to discuss the nature of their engagement with the art form.

News from north of the border

15 May 2016

Soon all eyes will be pointing towards the festivals in Edinburgh, but lots is happening between now and August.

Shakespeare on the Road to Freedom

10 April 2016

A report on a lecture by A N Wilson at The Legatum Institute in London.

News from Wales

27 March 2016

Three "firsts" in Wales as Only the Brave sets to open and Tamara Harvey directs Much Ado About Nothing for Theatr Clwyd.

Panto News: Jan - Feb 2016

6 March 2016

In his first blog of the year, Simon shares his thoughts on Panto season 2015 and looks forward to 2016's Easter and Christmas seasons.

News from north of the border

21 February 2016

A catch up on news from Scotland.

Kings sought and found

12 February 2016

Sandra Giorgetti sees more than some royal bones when she goes to Leicester and chats to Anthony King

Review of the Year – The North East Stage

4 January 2016

Peter Lathan looks at theatre in the North East during 2015.

Review of the Year - The North West Stage

2 January 2016

David Chadderton gives his overview of 2015 in the theatres of the North West.