 | Brief Encounter with ... Hairspray's Mark Benton 13 February 2013 Mark Benton plays Edna Turnblad in the new tour of Hairspray, which kicks off at Manchester's Lowry Theatre tonight (13 February 2013). Benton has clocked up previous credits onstage at the Natio.... More... |
 | Brief Encounter with... Andy Higgins, Sign Language interpreter for theatre. 1 August 2012 Action on Hearing Loss suggests that as many as 800,000 people in the UK are either severely or profoundly deaf. And yet, whilst the statistics are glaring, few theatre performances offer British.... More... |
 | Brief Encounter with... Traverse artistic director Orla O'Loughlin 16 July 2012 Orla O'Loughlin is the new artistic director of the Traverse Theatre. Prior to joining the Traverse she was artistic director of Pentabus Theatre company and an international associate at the Royal Co.... More... |
 | 20 Questions with ... Miriam Margolyes 28 June 2012 Veteran British actor Miriam Margolyes is known from television, film and stage as diverse as Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter films, Madame Morrible in the original West End cast of Wicked and.... More... |
 | Brief Encounter With ... Playwright & screenwriter Abi Morgan 3 January 2012 Writer Abi Morgan first made a name for herself back at the very start of the noughties with her acclaimed plays Tiny Dynamite and Tender, the latter earning her an Olivier Award nomination for .... More... |
 | Ken Alexander On ... Whisky Galore 8 September 2011 Whisky Galore - a Musical! was the most popular show in Pitlochry Festival Theatre's history. They have chosen to revive it as part of the 60th Anniversary year. We spoke to the show's director, Ken A.... More... |
 | In Conversation With... Edward Reid 3 September 2011 A celebration of the many lives needlessly lost during the HIV crisis of the 1980s, Inside Out's forthcoming production of Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens opens at the Tron .... More... |
 | In Conversation with... A Song, a Sip and a Sandwich 25 August 2011 Oliver would not be the musical that it is without its cast salivating for "Food, Glorious Food" at its opening. It's a relief, therefore, that A Song, a Sip and a Sandwich, Glasgow's yummy new celebr.... More... |
 | Join the Q 30 June 2011 Since 2003, the fur has been flying on Avenue Q. Written by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, this catchy creature comedy has played to packed audiences on Broadway, Las Vegas and the West End. We caught .... More... |
 | In Conversation With ... Kerry Ellis 2 April 2011 From a wild haired Bohemian in We Will Rock You to the high flying Elphaba in Wicked, Kerry Ellis has enjoyed some of the West End’s most exciting roles. We caught up with her ahead of her natio.... More... |