 | Jo Caird: Why Can't We Resist Adaptations of Children's Classics? WOS 9 January 2012 It all started with The Railway Children. York Theatre Royal's adaptation of E. Nesbit's 1906 children's novel first appeared in York in 2008, before returning for a second season in 2009 and tran.... More... |
 | Jo Caird: Some Theatre Tips for 2012 WOS 5 January 2012 Happy New Year! We may all be feeling fat and poor from Christmas and the weather may be terrible, but it's an exciting time nonetheless because we've got a whole new year of theatre ahead of us. Th.... More... |
 | Jo Caird: To Stream, or Not to Stream WOS 22 December 2011 For as long as there's been theatre, there have been theatre-makers inspired to take their work out of the auditorium, taking theatre to the people rather than the other way around. Until very rece.... More... |
 | Jo Caird: A Theatre Experience Like No Other WOS 14 December 2011 In July 2009 I reviewed a show called Mincemeat for this website. It impressed me so much that I gave it a five-star write-up and immediately signed up to support the inspiring work that the compa.... More... |
 | Is it Wise for the Arts to Turn to Philanthropy? WOS 7 December 2011 Monday saw the launch of the National Campaign for the Arts UK Arts Index, an annual report on the “vitality of the arts and culture in the UK”. It measures input to the arts – bo.... More... |
 | Jo Caird: Who's the Boss in British Theatre? WOS 1 December 2011 It is generally acknowledged that one of the major distinguishing features between British and continental European theatre is that while our theatre is 'writer-led', theatre in Europe is 'direc.... More... |
 | Jo Caird: Where Theatre & Art Meet WOS 23 November 2011 Tuesday evening found me in the atmospheric surroundings of the Crypt Gallery at St Pancras Church, watching a piece of theatre called Il Deserto, which was made in response to the art exhibition .... More... |
 | Jo Caird: Sprechen Sie Deutsch? WOS 17 November 2011 I spent a few days in Frankfurt this week and while I was there I decided to go to the theatre. I've heard a lot about contemporary German theatre – various people I know absolutely rave ab.... More... |
 | Jo Caird: Could TasteTheatre.com Change the way Londoners go to the Theatre? WOS 8 November 2011 TasteTheatre.com, a web portal linking 12 of London's producing houses, launched last night. It encourages theatre-goers to make their ticket-buying choices in a different way from normal: rather.... More... |
 | Jo Caird: Assessing the Value of the Arts WOS 2 November 2011 Last week saw the release of an Arts Council-funded report entitled “Unlocking value – the economic benefit of the arts in criminal justice”. Essentially a cost/benefit analysis o.... More... |