Features

Indhu Rubasingham is perfect for the National

13 December 2023

From spring 2025, Indhu Rubasingham will bring her knowledge and experience to the National Theatre as only its seventh director.

ENO Succeeding Where HS2 Failed

8 December 2023

ENO confirms move to Manchester. Does it make sense?

In Defence of Playwrights

1 December 2023

Philip Fisher considers the conflict between supporters of directors and writers as the moving force behind the best productions.

Palestinian company appeals to international theatre-makers

28 November 2023

Ashtar Theatre has called on theatre-makers around the world to perform The Gaza Monologues on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people.

Bloodied But Unbowed

24 November 2023

Hampstead Theatre was defunded by Arts Council England but is fighting back.

Film and TV are killing live theatre

17 November 2023

While film and TV offer some benefits to live theatre there are also many downsides.

Opera North on going green

13 November 2023

Sir Richard Mantle talks to BTG about Opera North's 'Green Season'.

First Folio is 400

8 November 2023

The world would be a different place without Shakespeare's First Folio, which hits a milestone today.

Film and TV - The Saviours of Live Theatre?

3 November 2023

Philip Fisher introduces the first of a two-part overview of the interrelationship between stage and screen.

Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition 2023 Awards

1 November 2023

Royal Academy of Dance 2023 ballet awards evening in the West End Sunday 29 October.

Never More unto the Breach

27 October 2023

Philip Fisher notes a worrying trend in the London cultural scene.

Take the Red Pill!

22 October 2023

A reviewer follows The White Rabbit to go behind the scenes at the opening production at Aviva Studios, Manchester's newest arts venue.

Time is of the Essence

20 October 2023

The National Theatre has announced an experiment with 6:30 and midweek starting times. Will it work?

Discoveries

13 October 2023

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

A Solution for Bad Behaviour?

6 October 2023

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

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

29 September 2023

A retrospective glance at goings on last month in Edinburgh.

Who’d Be an Actor?

29 September 2023

Is Noël Coward’s advice to Mrs Worthington still valid?

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

22 September 2023

Why spend a mint on seeing Hollywood / TV stars when you can enjoy home-grown talent without breaking the bank?

Theatre‘s 10 Plagues

15 September 2023

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

William Shakespeare, August Wilson and Elitism in Theatre

8 September 2023

As the economy struggles, Philip Fisher worries that theatre will become even more an even more elitist activity.