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National Theatre

Time is of the Essence

The National Theatre has announced an experiment with 6:30 and midweek starting times. Will it work?
Sophie Melville and Erin Doherty in Wolfie at Theatre 503

Discoveries

Watching stars on stage is all very well. Spotting the next big thing can be much more rewarding.
Six the Musical

A Solution for Bad Behaviour?

The Broadway producers of Six the Musical have come up with a novel response to badly behaved audiences.
Emily Woof in Blizzard

Edinburgh at 76 – it’s all about the numbers, isn't it?

A retrospective glance at goings on last month in Edinburgh.
Noël Coward

Who’d Be an Actor?

Is Noël Coward’s advice to Mrs Worthington still valid?
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick in Plaza Suite on Broadway

Plaza Suite Tickets for £395 – What’s the Problem?

Why spend a mint on seeing Hollywood / TV stars when you can enjoy home-grown talent without breaking the bank?
Sheridan Smith in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Theatre‘s 10 Plagues

Just when you think that it can't get worse, it does.
August Wilson

William Shakespeare, August Wilson and Elitism in Theatre

As the economy struggles, Philip Fisher worries that theatre will become even more an even more elitist activity.
Guys and Dolls at the National Theatre

NT: A Roadmap to Prosperity

With every theatre in the country including the National struggling financially, our London Editor suggests a few practical solutions.
Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour

The Stars Debate

Do stars enhance or damage reviews?
Edward Bond's Saved

How to Save Theatre

The New York Times has recently published a polemical article about the future of theatre, to which a series of respondents have offered intelligent commentary.
Hamlet at the National Theatre

Ain’t Misbehavin’?

Bad behaviour is now spreading across the arts but COVID may not be to blame.
Alan Cumming on Display in Edinburgh

Edinburgh – Exhausting But Exhilarating

It's that time of year again. Philip Fisher reminds readers about the joys of Edinburgh in August.
The Play That Goes Wrong

Is It Time to Let AI Recommend a Night Out?

Can AI help you to choose the perfect show? Not yet!
Tina Marie Serra (front left), Angie Cornwell (centre), Joseph Pierce (front right), Blake Farha (bottom left) and Caroline Wiechers (bottom right)

Lights Up on Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope is Berlin's most popular, English-speaking musical improv team. Geoff Mills speaks to them about their hopes for Edinburgh and beyond...
Phoebe Waller Bridge in Fleabag

Fringes: Edinburgh and Beyond

In July and August, Fringe theatre comes into its own of a phenomenon that may make little commercial sense but can be a fantastic launchpad.
Trevor Fox

Trevor Fox returns home to the NE

Anna Ambelez speaks to one of the stars of the National Theatre's Ocean at the End of the Lane as it visits Newcastle.
Edinburgh Festivals

Edinburgh Festivals Hit the Heights

A survey demonstrates that for almost every perspective, Edinburgh's festivals are a big hit.
Andrew Lancel and Stephen Tompkinson in Stumped

Theatre and Cricket

Philip Fisher draws some parallels between dramas in the worlds of cricket and theatre.
Julius Caesar

Political Theatre: do narcissists entertain?

Will we see warts and all depictions of Boris Johnson or Donald Trump in their lifetimes?

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