 | Michael Coveney: Charity begins at home with John Lyon's WOS 24 May 2013 I've occasionally written about the work of the John Lyon's Charity, for whom I'm an adviser, and whose funding of arts, sports and educational projects underpins so much in the cultural life of the c.... More... |
 | Michael Coveney: Big Apple bites and Manhattan memories WOS 22 May 2013 You should always do new things in familiar cities. Over the past few days in New York, I walked along the new High Line - a disused railway track reclaimed above the city streets and reanimated wit.... More... |
 | Michael Coveney: New York honours Matilda with five big awards WOS 20 May 2013 First blood in the New York awards contest went to Matilda last night, as the show walked off with five top prizes, including best musical, at the Drama Desk awards presented by Whatsonstage.com's p.... More... |
 | Michael Coveney: Tales from New York in Kinky Boots WOS 17 May 2013 Broadway is in the grip of awards frenzy, with this Sunday night's Drama Desk bonanza in the Town Hall - sponsored by Whatsonstage.com's new parent company, TheaterMania - followed in three weeks' tim.... More... |
 | Michael Coveney: Finsbury hails its local Park Theatre opening WOS 15 May 2013 What a truly wonderful surprise. London has a beautiful new neighbourhood theatre, the Park in Finsbury Park, and it hasn't - so far - cost the taxpayer a penny. It's the culmination of a dream of art.... More... |
 | Michael Coveney: Hooray for Halifax and Carrie's ENO debut WOS 13 May 2013 Yesterday's Bafta television awards signalled success for several firm favourites at Whatsonstage.com: Ben Whishaw was named best actor for his superb Richard II, Sheridan Smith best actress for her t.... More... |
 | Michael Coveney: All change at Trafalgar, Liverpool and Finsbury Park WOS 10 May 2013 "Trafalgar Transformed" is the title of director Jamie Lloyd's adventure in the Trafalgar Studios with host company Ambassador Theatre Group and, indeed, it's all change all round, with one exception:.... More... |
 | Michael Coveney: Critics come full Circle in centenary bash WOS 8 May 2013 It was a suitably double-edged occasion, the Critics Circle Centenary Awards ceremony in the Barbican yesterday lunchtime: Ed Vaizey, under secretary of state for culture in the current government, po.... More... |
 | Michael Coveney: High old time with High Tide in Halesworth WOS 7 May 2013 Things that everyone else has done but I've not done until recently include eating a meal in the Troubadour on the Old Brompton Road, watching the film of Les Miserables (not very good, is it?) and go.... More... |
 | Michael Coveney: Hytner steams on, Sondheim scintillates WOS 2 May 2013 When Peter Hall directed a disappointing Othello at the National Theatre (with Paul Scofield, and Michael Bryant as Iago) you could see where his heart was: at Glyndebourne, where his production of Br.... More... |