Features

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.

Review of the Year - the north west stage

31 December 2013

Editor David Chadderton gives his review and highlights of north west theatre in 2013.

Review of the Year - the Midlands stage

31 December 2013

Midlands Editor Steve Orme gives his review and highlights of the Midlands stage in 2013.

Review of the Year - The London Stage

28 December 2013

London editor Philip Fisher gives his review and highlights of the London stage in 2013.

Yes, but is it good?

25 November 2013

Nathan Gabriel follows up his recent feature Yes, but is it art? with the thorny question of whether something is "good"—and how "good" can differ from "like".

After The Island: EcoCentrix and Invisible Postcolonial Realities

22 November 2013

In response to reviews suggesting that Athol Fugard's Apartheid era drama The Island is no longer timely, Melissa Poll offers a Canadian rebuttal based on EcoCentrix: Indigenous Arts, Sustainable Acts.

Panto: "It's all about the detail"

17 November 2013

Simon Sladen speaks to Chris Jarvis all about his pantomime career, CBeebies and the great Danny La Rue.

"Rattigan or Ibsen wouldn't write like that...": Jez Bond of Park Theatre on panto

10 November 2013

Simon Sladen speaks to Jez Bond, Artistic Director of Park Theatre and co-writer of this year's Christmas show Sleeping Beauty

"Look, it's a man with a wig on!"

3 November 2013

Simon Sladen speaks to South Hill Park, Bracknell about their 2013 pantomime Snow White.

Rufus Norris: the right man for the National job?

15 October 2013

Philip Fisher reflects on the National Theatre's big announcement to day of the person to take over from Nicholas Hytner.

UK Dracula tour gets its teeth into Whitby

3 October 2013

Heartbreak Productions director Peter Mimmack on an open-air version of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, performed in Whitby Abbey with a new take on the 1897 classic.

100 Years of Criticism: Key Changes

1 October 2013

A report on the Critics' Circle Centenary Conference.

State Of Play: Theatre UK—a few thoughts

26 September 2013

Sandra Giorgetti writes her initial thoughts on reading the report from Ticketmaster UK following an online survey on theatregoing habits.

How old are Beatrice and Benedick?

25 September 2013

Robert Tanitch does some research.

Theatres at Risk: a new endangered list is announced

19 September 2013

Report on Theatres Trust Theatres at Risk Register launched on 19 September 2013.

The Best Play Ever

16 September 2013

Thanks to the ingenuity of English Touring Theatre, we will soon know the title of the most popular ever play in English. The mouth waters at the prospect.