 | 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' .... 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... |
 | Michael Coveney: Theatre queens and Paris low-life WOS 30 April 2013 The working title for the new television sitcom Vicious that aired last night was Vicious Old Queens, so I think we knew what to expect from a script co-written by Mark Ravenhill (with Gary Janetti of.... More... |
 | Michael Coveney: Olivier big winners and Stratford long runners WOS 29 April 2013 The Royal Shakespeare Company kept a low profile all weekend, not winning any Olivier awards as usual (last year's all-conquering Matilda was a turn up for the form book, and not really very RSC; fa.... More... |
 | Michael Coveney: Maria Miller basks in Ruth's Olympic glory WOS 26 April 2013 Culture secretary Maria Miller met with high-flyers in the arts for the second day running yesterday, following her British Museum cry for highlighting the economic benefits of subsidy with a steady a.... More... |