 | Happy birthday to the Bard - how would Shakespeare celebrate? 23 April 2013 Today (23 April 2013) is William Shakespeare's 449th birthday. To mark the occasion, we've rounded up a selection of quotes from our greatest playwright on the issue of birthdays and ageing (see below.... More... |
 | Live Streaming: Watch Hampstead Theatre's #aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei 19 April 2013 Whatsonstage.com will be showing the live-stream of {#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei::L1718954964} at Hampstead Theatre from 7.30pm this evening (19 April 2013). Hampstead artistic director Edward .... More... |
 | Guest Blog: How Orpheus & Django Reinhardt became bedfellows at BAC 18 April 2013 Award-winning Little Bulb Theatre are currently staging an epic, jazz-infused production of Orpheus at Battersea Arts Centre (until 11 May 2013). Here, company member Dominic Conway gives us an insi.... More... |
 | Margaret Thatcher's theatrical legacy: Five shows The Iron Lady inspired 17 April 2013 As part of our recent poll following the death of Margaret Thatcher, we asked readers 'Which plays or musicals inspired by Thatcherism are most likely to stand the test of time?'. Five productions wer.... More... |
 | Andrew Lloyd Webber enrols in School of Rock musical? 15 April 2013 Andrew Lloyd Webber has revealed that his next project after Stephen Ward, the musical about the Profumo affair, will be a version of the film School of Rock starring Jack Black. Talking to CBC radio,... More... |
 | Infographic: Premium pricing & other 2013 West End ticket trends 12 April 2013 There were so many head-scratching stats in The Stage newspaper's second annual West End ticketing survey that we had to make a pretty picture to do them justice! Please consume and share at will......... More... |
 | Vote in WOS Poll: Is Nicholas Hytner the most successful director in National history? 12 April 2013 This week, Nicholas Hytner confirmed that he'll be stepping down as artistic director of the National Theatre in March 2015, after 12 years in charge. Speculation about who could succeed him is .... More... |
 | Photo: Olivier nominees gather pre awards - can you name them all? 10 April 2013 Many of this year's Olivier Awards nominees gathered together on stage at the West End's Theatre Royal Haymarket yesterday (9 April 2013) for a celebratory group photo, ahead of the ce.... More... |
 | National Theatre productions under Nicholas Hytner’s directorship (2003-2013) 10 April 2013 National Theatre artistic director Nicholas Hytner has announced that he'll be stepping down in March 2015 (See Today's News). In the past ten years, since Hytner took over from Trevor Nunn in April.... More... |
 | Poll Results: Did Margaret Thatcher change British theatre for better or worse? 9 April 2013 Following the death of Margaret Thatcher, the audience at Billy Elliot voted to keep in the show Elton John and Lee Hall’s song "Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher", which sends up the former.... More... |