
Cutting the Tightrope: the divorce of Politics and Art
There is an almost unanimous theatre silence on the continuing slaughter of Palestinians. It is a silence out of step with the views of most
There is an almost unanimous theatre silence on the continuing slaughter of Palestinians. It is a silence out of step with the views of most
Death, grief and Irish identity are sewn into the seams of Michael Keegen Dolan’s absorbing new work created for his company Teac Damsa, translated from
Director Max Webster reverted to Oscar Wilde’s original four-act version, restoring some of the cuts made to produce the version that premièred in 1895. There
2024 brings a wealth of celebrations to the Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury. Resident producers Evolution Productions mark their 20th anniversary, whilst musical director Chris Wong reaches
In regional theatres up and down the country, people who still know how to do panto put on a show at Christmas for an audience
Rather like those classic ‘lonely at Christmas’ songs, there’s something comfortably familiar about a story of love and heartbreak set at Christmas, and The Crumple Zone has
Even if you know little about the heroic stand taken against Hitler’s regime by the German student Sophie Scholl, you will guess the likely outcome
The Theatre Royal Stratford opened exactly 140 years ago this month, and Carlo Collodi’s story of puppet Pinocchio is just a year older. It doesn’t
Sir Oswald Mosely is a curious figure in British history: a veteran of the Great War turned anti-war advocate. He was also a popular and
Galileo sits alone in a room recalling a trial that consigned him to life imprisonment. It is a story that illustrates the ruthless corruption of
The break-up of two lovers can be a tortuous and painful experience. The memories of old love, and heartache can feel so keen that one
It’s a sign of a successful panto when the performers are struggling to continue because they can’t stop laughing. There are two action-stopping moments in