 | Enjoyment of a production is dependent on the venue Northwest 24 May 2013 It ought not to but I think the building in which a theatre is situated affects audience enjoyment of the show. There are practical aspects of course. If your arse aches, your knees hurt and you can.... More... |
 | Are Musicals that Magical? Northwest 18 May 2013 For many people musicals are the essence of theatre. They offer the spectacle; the glitz and glamour that allows a blissful escape from dull reality. The producers of the shows have helped to create t.... More... |
 | Guest Blog: Benedict Nightingale on judging the Bruntwood Prize WOS 17 May 2013 Former Times theatre critic Benedict Nightingale is among the judges of this year's Bruntwood Prize for playwriting, entries for which close on 3 June. Here, he tells Whatsonstage.com what he's look.... More... |
 | Make theatre a main course to stop dozing off Northwest 13 May 2013 Maria Miller, the Minister for Culture and Equality (now there’s a combination that’d have Mussolini reaching for two revolvers) is encouraging arts organisations to be more commercially s.... More... |
 | Chris Grady: Seeing the RSC for a fiver WOS 9 May 2013 There is a currently wonderful opportunity available to all audiences to see one-off, adrenalin-fuelled, unique performances of the Shakespeare canon in RSC theatres. I was there this week for As You .... More... |
 | Guest Blog: Reflecting on 100 years of the Critics' Circle WOS 9 May 2013 The Critics' Circle celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. Here, its president Simon Tait tells us how the organisation came into being and reflects on some of its most memorable episodes [W@S_I.... More... |
 | Chris Grady: A must see now - and some samples for the future WOS 5 May 2013 Once in a while I spend an hour in a theatre and realise at the end that I have hardly moved, hardly breathed, and would be quite content if that was the last piece of theatre I ever experienced. I .... More... |
 | Guest Blog: At The Yard in Hackney, we don't know what we're doing WOS 2 May 2013 Jay Miller, artistic director of Hackney venue The Yard, exlains the venue's proudly anarchic ethos Here at The Yard we don't know what we're doing. We didn't know what we were doing when we built.... More... |
 | Oliviers Blog: A view from the red carpet & Piazza WOS 29 April 2013 On a windy and rather dramatically cold evening, a host of theatrical talents made their way via the glamour of the red carpet to the 37th Annual Olivier Awards. The first to make their way thro.... More... |
 | Glenn Meads: Oliviers 2013 Blog - View from the armchair WOS 29 April 2013 ITV screened highlights of the Olivier Awards yesterday night for the first time. Previous years have included problems with 'red button' footage, awkward moments involving red carpet arrivals and mus.... More... |