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Phantom of the Opera stars celebrate Andrew Lloyd Webber’s birthday with their favourite numbers

Phantom of the Opera stars celebrate Andrew Lloyd Webber’s birthday with their favourite numbers

Stars reveal their favourite Sondheim numbers to celebrate composer’s birthday

Stars reveal their favourite Sondheim numbers to celebrate composer’s birthday

Five reasons you can’t miss Anne Boleyn The Musical at Hever Castle

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Five reasons you can’t miss Anne Boleyn The Musical at Hever Castle

If you like Your Lie in April or Wicked, you’ll love Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: The Super Live!

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If you like Your Lie in April or Wicked, you’ll love Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: The Super Live!

Explore the UK’s most haunted theatres with Ghost Stories

Explore the UK’s most haunted theatres with Ghost Stories

How Chickenshed prepared for Pan

How Chickenshed prepared for Pan

Rhythm&Ruse: Five breathtaking reasons to see the magic and music spectacular

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Rhythm&Ruse: Five breathtaking reasons to see the magic and music spectacular

Five reasons you need to visit Underbelly Festival in London this summer

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Five reasons you need to visit Underbelly Festival in London this summer

Edinburgh blog: What is the point of the Fringe?

Edinburgh blog: What is the point of the Fringe?

Edinburgh blog: Emerging artists on the importance of funding support

Edinburgh blog: Emerging artists on the importance of funding support

What is the difference between an understudy and a swing?

What is the difference between an understudy and a swing?

Meet the women making magic across Disney’s stage musicals

Meet the women making magic across Disney’s stage musicals

David Babani on the Menier Chocolate Factory’s 20th birthday

David Babani on the Menier Chocolate Factory’s 20th birthday

Anton Chekhov writes an email to the WhatsOnStage Awards

Anton Chekhov writes an email to the WhatsOnStage Awards

Chriskirkpatrickmas – the festive *NSYNC musical with absolutely no *NSYNC music

Chriskirkpatrickmas – the festive NSYNC musical with absolutely no NSYNC music

Musicals – the gateway drug of the theatre world

Musicals – the gateway drug of the theatre world

West End Producer’s most embarrasing moment…

West End Producer’s most embarrasing moment…

‘Performance is everywhere’: Kane Husbands discusses the National Theatre’s largest schools tour

Win a pair of tickets for the opening gala performance of ”Dirty Dancing” in the West End

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Win a pair of tickets for the opening gala performance of ”Dirty Dancing” in the West End

Appointments in the past – Clive Judd explains his Papatango-winning play ”Here”

Appointments in the past – Clive Judd explains his Papatango-winning play ”Here”

Amy Trigg: ”Reasons You Should(n’t) Love Me” started because I wanted more control over the stories I told

Amy Trigg: ”Reasons You Should(n’t) Love Me” started because I wanted more control over the stories I told

Renu Brindle on ”Silence”: ‘My family never fully revisited their past. No words, no outpourings’

Renu Brindle on ”Silence”: ‘My family never fully revisited their past. No words, no outpourings’

Karim Khan: Broadcasters are still too afraid to commit to Muslim storytellers

Karim Khan: Broadcasters are still too afraid to commit to Muslim storytellers

”Please, Feel Free To Share” – two years of patience pays off at the Fringe

”Please, Feel Free To Share” – two years of patience pays off at the Fringe

Thirty years of the Birmingham Stage Company – from dressing room offices to West End success

Thirty years of the Birmingham Stage Company – from dressing room offices to West End success

Edinburgh Fringe: Robert Bathurst recommends his top shows

Edinburgh Fringe: Robert Bathurst recommends his top shows

Edinburgh Blog: How a chance encounter grew into a ‘mesmerising’ show

Edinburgh Blog: How a chance encounter grew into a ‘mesmerising’ show

Edinburgh Blog: How making theatre is just like chemistry

Edinburgh Blog: How making theatre is just like chemistry

Edinburgh Blog: How my play about illness became something bigger

Edinburgh Blog: How my play about illness became something bigger

Edinburgh Blog: Joe Sellman-Leava on the impact of winning a Fringe First

Edinburgh Blog: Joe Sellman-Leava on the impact of winning a Fringe First

How does <em>Harry Potter and the Cursed Child</em> work as a one-part play?

How does Harry Potter and the Cursed Child work as a one-part play?

Two icons, one stage – how it's been bringing Joan Rivers and Barbra Streisand together

Two icons, one stage – how it's been bringing Joan Rivers and Barbra Streisand together

Peter Glanville on Polka Theatre's £8.5 million development

Peter Glanville on Polka Theatre's £8.5 million development

Boff Whalley: How we created new musical <em>The Ruff Tuff Cream Puff Estate Agency</em>

Boff Whalley: How we created new musical The Ruff Tuff Cream Puff Estate Agency

Seven mischievous highlights to celebrate seven years of <em>The Play That Goes Wrong</em>

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Seven mischievous highlights to celebrate seven years of The Play That Goes Wrong

The Edinburgh Fringe is a sloppy messy ball of glory

The Edinburgh Fringe is a sloppy messy ball of glory

This year's mixed-media Edinburgh Fringe allows for a more democratised festival

This year's mixed-media Edinburgh Fringe allows for a more democratised festival

Director Catherine Paskell: 'we have an opportunity to use this Fringe to make subsequent ones better'

Director Catherine Paskell: 'we have an opportunity to use this Fringe to make subsequent ones better'

Kate Barton: 'The Fringe returning this summer is a testament to everyone's commitment to culture'

Kate Barton: 'The Fringe returning this summer is a testament to everyone's commitment to culture'

Justin Audibert on creating the Unicorn and National Theatre's <em>Story Seekers</em> project

Justin Audibert on creating the Unicorn and National Theatre's Story Seekers project

National Theatre and Cast in Doncaster's Public Acts – how stories get us through the pandemic

National Theatre and Cast in Doncaster's Public Acts – how stories get us through the pandemic

Record producer Simon Small: How to create musical albums during Covid-19

Record producer Simon Small: How to create musical albums during Covid-19

Five explosive reasons you need to listen to <em>Guy Fawkes the Musical</em> Original Studio Cast Recording

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Five explosive reasons you need to listen to Guy Fawkes the Musical Original Studio Cast Recording

Summer Strallen: There's not just a global health crisis, there's also a mental health crisis

Summer Strallen: There's not just a global health crisis, there's also a mental health crisis

The six baddest Broadway villains

The six baddest Broadway villains

Janie Dee on her first cabaret show since lockdown: 'It was so good to be back!'

Janie Dee on her first cabaret show since lockdown: 'It was so good to be back!'

Jennifer Jackson: so you want to be a movement director?

Jennifer Jackson: so you want to be a movement director?

The team give the low-down on all things VAULT festival: part one

The team give the low-down on all things VAULT festival: part one

Mat Burtcher and Andy George: VAULT Festival – what's it all for?

Mat Burtcher and Andy George: VAULT Festival – what's it all for?

Bec Martin-Williams: So you want to be a festival programmer?

Bec Martin-Williams: So you want to be a festival programmer?

<em>FITTER</em> at the Soho Theatre – Ell Potter and Mary Higgins discuss their latest verbatim show

FITTER at the Soho Theatre – Ell Potter and Mary Higgins discuss their latest verbatim show

The making of <em>As You Like It</em>'s Hymen, the God of Marriage at the RSC

The making of As You Like It's Hymen, the God of Marriage at the RSC

Chris Bush and <em>The Last Noël</em>: my perfect Yuletide might not look anything like yours

Chris Bush and The Last Noël: my perfect Yuletide might not look anything like yours

Chris Stafford: Commercial versus subsidised? Collaboration is the key to success

Chris Stafford: Commercial versus subsidised? Collaboration is the key to success

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: Let's hear it for the front of house team

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: Let's hear it for the front of house team

Nancy Medina: <em>Two Trains Running</em> felt like the right challenge for me at this point in my career

Nancy Medina: Two Trains Running felt like the right challenge for me at this point in my career

Anoushka Warden: Everything I know after doing my own work at the Edinburgh Fringe

Anoushka Warden: Everything I know after doing my own work at the Edinburgh Fringe

Accessible theatre: How and why touring and emerging companies should make accessibility integral from the start

Accessible theatre: How and why touring and emerging companies should make accessibility integral from the start

An eco-friendly Edinburgh Fringe: What needs to be done?

An eco-friendly Edinburgh Fringe: What needs to be done?

<em>Fulfilment</em> at the Edinburgh Fringe: 'After hearing worker testimonials, we don't use Amazon any more'

Fulfilment at the Edinburgh Fringe: 'After hearing worker testimonials, we don't use Amazon any more'

Anoushka Warden at the Edinburgh Fringe: 'I have discovered the secret to performing with absolute confidence'

Anoushka Warden at the Edinburgh Fringe: 'I have discovered the secret to performing with absolute confidence'

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: A box office system meltdown

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: A box office system meltdown

Lyndsy Fonseca: My first play, my first Edinburgh Fringe and my first job since becoming a first-time mother

Lyndsy Fonseca: My first play, my first Edinburgh Fringe and my first job since becoming a first-time mother

Good Chance Theatre's work continues: art works, it really does

Good Chance Theatre's work continues: art works, it really does

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: Ticket printing hell breaks loose

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: Ticket printing hell breaks loose

Ridiculusmus: 10 things you didn't know

Ridiculusmus: 10 things you didn't know

Clean Break at 40: a theatre company rewriting its own narrative

Clean Break at 40: a theatre company rewriting its own narrative

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: the ticket rush before Christmas

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: the ticket rush before Christmas

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: An administrative offer error

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: An administrative offer error

Review: <em>The Funeral Director</em> (Southwark Playhouse)

Review: The Funeral Director (Southwark Playhouse)

Theatre needs to start looking like everyone

Theatre needs to start looking like everyone

<em>Forgotten 遗忘</em> at the Arcola: the show based on an erased history

Forgotten 遗忘 at the Arcola: the show based on an erased history

Review: <em>The Mountaintop</em> (NST City, Nuffield Southampton Theatres)

Review: The Mountaintop (NST City, Nuffield Southampton Theatres)

The cast of <em>The Inheritance</em> offers advice to their younger selves

The cast of The Inheritance offers advice to their younger selves

How <em>Adam</em>, the cross-continental true story of a trans man, was made

How Adam, the cross-continental true story of a trans man, was made

Ten things you need to make a pantomime <em>actually</em> good

Ten things you need to make a pantomime actually good

Oh yes it is! Our ultimate guide to panto

Oh yes it is! Our ultimate guide to panto

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: When fake news causes mayhem

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: When fake news causes mayhem

Making a house a home: constructing a dwelling live onstage in Geoff Sobelle's work

Making a house a home: constructing a dwelling live onstage in Geoff Sobelle's work

Claire Sweeney: My Edinburgh Festival recommendations

Claire Sweeney: My Edinburgh Festival recommendations

Max Humphries on why designing dinosaurs is a family affair

Max Humphries on why designing dinosaurs is a family affair

Power Plays at the Edinburgh Fringe: a week in the life

Power Plays at the Edinburgh Fringe: a week in the life

Designing a Pepper's Ghost: how on earth do you make a hologram on stage?

Designing a Pepper's Ghost: how on earth do you make a hologram on stage?

Surreal, modern and meta: the radical designs for a transformed version of Rossini's <em>La Cenerentola</em>

Surreal, modern and meta: the radical designs for a transformed version of Rossini's La Cenerentola

User Not Found: the Edinburgh show exploring what happens to your internet profile when you die

Edinburgh Fringe may claim to be open to all, but money dictates access

Edinburgh Fringe may claim to be open to all, but money dictates access

Breastfeeding in rehearsals: how the West End is embracing new mothers

Breastfeeding in rehearsals: how the West End is embracing new mothers

Bold colours and gauze walls: designing a Broadway play for a tiny space

Bold colours and gauze walls: designing a Broadway play for a tiny space

Making music for a tragedy: how Isango Ensemble use music to tell the tale of <em>SS Mendi</em>

Making music for a tragedy: how Isango Ensemble use music to tell the tale of SS Mendi

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: A messy meeting with the King

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: A messy meeting with the King

Theatre quiz of the month: June 2018

Theatre quiz of the month: June 2018

Na-Young Jeon: A week in the life of <em>The King and I</em>

Na-Young Jeon: A week in the life of The King and I

Tom Stocks: 'We need more young people in arts leadership positions'

Tom Stocks: 'We need more young people in arts leadership positions'

There's huge potential in arts philanthropy funding

There's huge potential in arts philanthropy funding

Making Disney's <em>Fantasia</em> a reality in London's Vaults

Making Disney's Fantasia a reality in London's Vaults

Designing a 24 hour show: Machine Dazzle on his costumes for Taylor Mac's remarkable piece

Designing a 24 hour show: Machine Dazzle on his costumes for Taylor Mac's remarkable piece

Walmart and Texan kitchens: representing modern poverty on the set of <em>Utility</em>

Walmart and Texan kitchens: representing modern poverty on the set of Utility

250 years of circus: Bending over backwards for a career in contortion

250 years of circus: Bending over backwards for a career in contortion

How Celebration, the real-life town Disney created inspired my piece about fake nostalgia

How Celebration, the real-life town Disney created inspired my piece about fake nostalgia

Damning the patriarchy in an American suburban home: designing <em>Blueberry Toast</em>

Damning the patriarchy in an American suburban home: designing Blueberry Toast

Fragments of a man: how we pulled together poetry, music and illustration to tell the story of Caleb Femi

Fragments of a man: how we pulled together poetry, music and illustration to tell the story of Caleb Femi

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: Looking a gift horse in the mouth

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: Looking a gift horse in the mouth

Circus 250: head stands on trapezes and disastrous falls

Circus 250: head stands on trapezes and disastrous falls

Acknowledging a history of movement: creating the set for Winsome Pinnock's Windrush play

Acknowledging a history of movement: creating the set for Winsome Pinnock's Windrush play

<em> 'Killer Joe</em> is truthful and real and it's vital that it's onstage right now'

'Killer Joe is truthful and real and it's vital that it's onstage right now'

Flying to Neverland in the First World War: How we staged <em>Peter Pan</em> at Regent's Park

Flying to Neverland in the First World War: How we staged Peter Pan at Regent's Park

Droogs, ultraviolence and the shadow of Kubrick: How we designed <em>Clockwork Orange</em> in-the-round

Droogs, ultraviolence and the shadow of Kubrick: How we designed Clockwork Orange in-the-round

Top 10 shows to see at Norfolk and Norwich festival 2018

Top 10 shows to see at Norfolk and Norwich festival 2018

Why we used child-led verbatim theatre to explore the impact of pornography on young people

Why we used child-led verbatim theatre to explore the impact of pornography on young people

Too many companies are calling their work 'immersive'

Too many companies are calling their work 'immersive'

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: A little politeness goes a long way

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: A little politeness goes a long way

Getting into the head of a serial killer: designing the immersive <em>Hollow Hotel</em>

Getting into the head of a serial killer: designing the immersive Hollow Hotel

Gym addiction: The line between me and my play's protagonist became very faint

Gym addiction: The line between me and my play's protagonist became very faint

250 years of circus: Big top owner Nell Gifford on why more women should run circuses

250 years of circus: Big top owner Nell Gifford on why more women should run circuses

Bard on the ward: designing Cheek by Jowl's medical <em>Pericles</em> at the Barbican

Bard on the ward: designing Cheek by Jowl's medical Pericles at the Barbican

250 years of circus: the 800 year-old art of the Chinese pole

250 years of circus: the 800 year-old art of the Chinese pole

Slushy machines and garish carpets: bringing the spirit of the bingo hall to the stage

Slushy machines and garish carpets: bringing the spirit of the bingo hall to the stage

250 years of circus: Teetering over Niagra Falls and unicycling on tightropes

250 years of circus: Teetering over Niagra Falls and unicycling on tightropes

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: 'That's it I quit'

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: 'That's it I quit'

Creating super-sized grandmas and monster-truck chickens for <em>George's Marvellous Medicine</em>

Creating super-sized grandmas and monster-truck chickens for George's Marvellous Medicine

250 years of circus: why straps are the most balletic and stripped back of aerial disciplines

250 years of circus: why straps are the most balletic and stripped back of aerial disciplines

250 years of circus: The death defying feats of early handbalancers

250 years of circus: The death defying feats of early handbalancers

Dilapidated tenement blocks: Recreating Dublin's high street on stage for <em>The Plough and Stars</em>

Dilapidated tenement blocks: Recreating Dublin's high street on stage for The Plough and Stars

Ian Hallard: a week in the life

Ian Hallard: a week in the life

A play born of anger: designing Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm's urgent piece about young black men killed in the US

A play born of anger: designing Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm's urgent piece about young black men killed in the US

Publishing raises awareness of women’s work in theatre

Publishing raises awareness of women’s work in theatre

Félicité du Jeu: The industry is losing talent as mothers leave the profession

Félicité du Jeu: The industry is losing talent as mothers leave the profession

Joan Iyiola: My theatre wonder women

Joan Iyiola: My theatre wonder women

Teen blogger: <em>Pinocchio</em> reminded me that white lies are sometimes helpful

Teen blogger: Pinocchio reminded me that white lies are sometimes helpful

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: a drunken birthday bash

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: a drunken birthday bash

Pig skin and scoliosis: how we created <em>Frankenstein</em>'s creature

Pig skin and scoliosis: how we created Frankenstein's creature

250 years of circus: How I became a clown

250 years of circus: How I became a clown

Think you know what a musical is? Think again.

Think you know what a musical is? Think again.

Collaboration between art genres is vital for enhancing creativity

Collaboration between art genres is vital for enhancing creativity

Demonic anglepoise lamps: how to create a dystopia using light

Demonic anglepoise lamps: how to create a dystopia using light

250 years of circus: The war weapon origins of the diabolo

250 years of circus: The war weapon origins of the diabolo

The Bike Shed's model means companies like ours can afford to create work

The Bike Shed's model means companies like ours can afford to create work

Rural touring: Designing a miniature lighthouse for village halls

Rural touring: Designing a miniature lighthouse for village halls

250 years of circus: the street origins of foot juggling

250 years of circus: the street origins of foot juggling

Nigel Barrett and Louise Mari: How prepared are you for the end of the world?

Nigel Barrett and Louise Mari: How prepared are you for the end of the world?

250 years of circus: the truth behind the Cyr Wheel

250 years of circus: the truth behind the Cyr Wheel

VAULT Festival provides lonely emerging artists with a community

VAULT Festival provides lonely emerging artists with a community

It takes a village: Building a settlement onstage at the Barbican in <em>300 el x 50 el x 30 el</em>

It takes a village: Building a settlement onstage at the Barbican in 300 el x 50 el x 30 el

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: Online password hell

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: Online password hell

Why the Bridge's <em>Julius Caesar</em> puts the audience centre stage

Why the Bridge's Julius Caesar puts the audience centre stage

Henry Darke: 'The London riots inspired my play about Cornwall'

Henry Darke: 'The London riots inspired my play about Cornwall'

Creating the trenches for touring: how <em>Birdsong</em> came to life

Creating the trenches for touring: how Birdsong came to life

Commercial and subsidised theatre must stand together to support creativity in schools

Commercial and subsidised theatre must stand together to support creativity in schools

Experimenting with design: creating Gecko's wedding dress dystopia

Experimenting with design: creating Gecko's wedding dress dystopia

<em>Tiny Dynamite</em>: How to flood a fringe theatre stage

Tiny Dynamite: How to flood a fringe theatre stage

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: 'Tis the season to receive sugary goods

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: 'Tis the season to receive sugary goods

Why Glasgow pantomime is the fairest in all the land

Why Glasgow pantomime is the fairest in all the land

The Queen meets Dickens: the challenges of mounting <em>A Christmas Carol</em> at Windsor Castle

The Queen meets Dickens: the challenges of mounting A Christmas Carol at Windsor Castle

Why Birmingham pantomime is the fairest in all the land

Why Birmingham pantomime is the fairest in all the land

Emerging cultural leaders on why new scheme Up Next is revolutionary

Emerging cultural leaders on why new scheme Up Next is revolutionary

Beverley Knight on panto: 'I've had to channel my inner Idina Menzel'

Beverley Knight on panto: 'I've had to channel my inner Idina Menzel'

We are redressing the balance of diversity in arts leadership

We are redressing the balance of diversity in arts leadership

Tom Chambers on why everyone should visit the 'truly magical' Watermill Theatre

Tom Chambers on why everyone should visit the 'truly magical' Watermill Theatre

Why the Darlington pantomime is the fairest in all the land

Why the Darlington pantomime is the fairest in all the land

The challenges of designing for the floor and air in <em>The Ramshackle House</em>

The challenges of designing for the floor and air in The Ramshackle House

10 things to think about before going to the theatre

10 things to think about before going to the theatre

Why the Wimbledon pantomime is the fairest in all the land

Why the Wimbledon pantomime is the fairest in all the land

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: When the lights go out

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: When the lights go out

Our set for Polka's <em>The Snow Queen</em> is inspired by fashion photographer Tim Walker

Our set for Polka's The Snow Queen is inspired by fashion photographer Tim Walker

How I portray a Motown legend night after night

How I portray a Motown legend night after night

Why the Dartford pantomime is the fairest in all the land

Why the Dartford pantomime is the fairest in all the land

Designing Rome for the RSC: 'I'm not sure how many litres of stage blood we've got through'

Designing Rome for the RSC: 'I'm not sure how many litres of stage blood we've got through'

Why Richmond pantomime is the fairest in all the land

Why Richmond pantomime is the fairest in all the land

Roller derby drama: recreating the risk of contact sport onstage

Roller derby drama: recreating the risk of contact sport onstage

How designing James Graham's latest political play was a labour of love

How designing James Graham's latest political play was a labour of love

Stewart Pringle: 'To get by in theatre you have to wear a lot of hats'

Stewart Pringle: 'To get by in theatre you have to wear a lot of hats'

Jonny Woo's <em>Unroyal Variety</em>: 'Cabaret has become a victim of its own success'

Jonny Woo's Unroyal Variety: 'Cabaret has become a victim of its own success'

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: A drunken wedding friend

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: A drunken wedding friend

Teen blogger: <em>Kinky Boots</em> has fabulous heels and a message of respect

Teen blogger: Kinky Boots has fabulous heels and a message of respect

My Top 5 Showtunes: George Sampson

My Top 5 Showtunes: George Sampson

Space on stage: how we created Mars and more at Theatre503

Space on stage: how we created Mars and more at Theatre503

David Eldridge: 'A writing life is far too precarious to ever resemble a career'

David Eldridge: 'A writing life is far too precarious to ever resemble a career'

'Theatre needs new faces, new perspectives and new narratives'

'Theatre needs new faces, new perspectives and new narratives'

My Top 5 Showtunes: Hayden Tee

My Top 5 Showtunes: Hayden Tee

Dragon fights and doll houses: designing the Olivier stage for <em>Saint George and the Dragon</em>

Dragon fights and doll houses: designing the Olivier stage for Saint George and the Dragon

My Top 5 Showtunes: Marisha Wallace

My Top 5 Showtunes: Marisha Wallace

Height restrictions and see-through chairs: staging Chichester's very first in-the-round production

Height restrictions and see-through chairs: staging Chichester's very first in-the-round production

Kate Wasserberg: 'Andrea Dunbar made Rita and Sue more than just victims'

Kate Wasserberg: 'Andrea Dunbar made Rita and Sue more than just victims'

An epic food fight and tiny kitchen cabinets: the complications of designing <em>Rules for Living</em>

An epic food fight and tiny kitchen cabinets: the complications of designing Rules for Living

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: Kids say the darndest things

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: Kids say the darndest things

A week in the life of <em>Dido, Queen of Carthage's</em> Ben Goffe

A week in the life of Dido, Queen of Carthage's Ben Goffe

Pink saris and violence: How we represent the fight for women's rights on stage

Pink saris and violence: How we represent the fight for women's rights on stage

How to ace an open audition for <em>School of Rock</em>

How to ace an open audition for School of Rock

<em>The Hartlepool Monkey</em>: How a set can tell its own story

The Hartlepool Monkey: How a set can tell its own story

What happened when August Strindberg believed he could make gold

What happened when August Strindberg believed he could make gold

An exploding set: <em>The Caretaker</em> clutter is blown up in Bristol

An exploding set: The Caretaker clutter is blown up in Bristol

Kate Wasserberg: 'Wales has the best actors in the world'

Kate Wasserberg: 'Wales has the best actors in the world'

Why I wrote a Britney Spears cabaret

Why I wrote a Britney Spears cabaret

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: the producer's summer party

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: the producer's summer party

Kid critic: <em>Kiki's Delivery Service</em> (Southwark Playhouse)

Kid critic: Kiki's Delivery Service (Southwark Playhouse)

A week in the life of <em>Crazy for You's</em> Charlotte Wakefield

A week in the life of Crazy for You's Charlotte Wakefield

Virtual reality: When theatre sets become film sets

Virtual reality: When theatre sets become film sets

Making cinema live in <em>Lula del Ray</em>

Making cinema live in Lula del Ray

My First Fringe: performing at Army@The Fringe has been an astonishing experience

My First Fringe: performing at Army@The Fringe has been an astonishing experience

Is performing at the Fringe worth the costs?

Is performing at the Fringe worth the costs?

Clive Anderson: how much has actually changed in my 40 years at the Fringe?

Clive Anderson: how much has actually changed in my 40 years at the Fringe?

A week in the life of: <em>The Divide</em>'s Sophie Melville

A week in the life of: The Divide's Sophie Melville

Kid critic: <em>Horrible Histories: Barmy Britain</em> (Garrick Theatre)

Kid critic: Horrible Histories: Barmy Britain (Garrick Theatre)

Tape Face: 'At the Edinburgh Fringe we're street rats and pirates'

Tape Face: 'At the Edinburgh Fringe we're street rats and pirates'

Let's talk about sets: Vox Motus's Candice Edmunds on <em>Flight</em>

Let's talk about sets: Vox Motus's Candice Edmunds on Flight

I'm an atheist, but my Edinburgh play is all about God

I'm an atheist, but my Edinburgh play is all about God

My first Edinburgh: my agent told me I was terrible

My first Edinburgh: my agent told me I was terrible

Can we please start having more fun at the fringe?

Can we please start having more fun at the fringe?

My first Edinburgh: how does one transport twenty-five dildos to the festival?

My first Edinburgh: how does one transport twenty-five dildos to the festival?

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: was Adele a West End hero?

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: was Adele a West End hero?

Sonia Jalaly: Why young people need more information about careers in the arts

Sonia Jalaly: Why young people need more information about careers in the arts

Let's Talk About Sets: Max Jones on <em>The House They Grew Up In</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Max Jones on The House They Grew Up In

Let's Talk About Sets: Lydia Monks on <em>What the Ladybird Heard</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Lydia Monks on What the Ladybird Heard

Howard Brenton: 'To write Strindberg anew, I had to contact his spirit'

Howard Brenton: 'To write Strindberg anew, I had to contact his spirit'

Further casting announced for UK tour of <em>Sunset Boulevard</em>

Further casting announced for UK tour of Sunset Boulevard

Why theatre for kids is more important than ever

Why theatre for kids is more important than ever

An Artistic Director’s Assistant: The Time Lords of Theatre

An Artistic Director’s Assistant: The Time Lords of Theatre

James Graham: 'Current politics is all about slogans that shut down the conversation'

James Graham: 'Current politics is all about slogans that shut down the conversation'

Treasure your parents and don’t panic: theatre creatives give advice to their 18 year-old selves

Treasure your parents and don’t panic: theatre creatives give advice to their 18 year-old selves

Indhu Interviews: Noma Dumezweni and Lucian Msamati

Indhu Interviews: Noma Dumezweni and Lucian Msamati

Indhu Rubasingham: The theatre world doesn't thrive on consensus but complexity

Indhu Rubasingham: The theatre world doesn't thrive on consensus but complexity

Hannah Khalil: 'My new play shows the horrors of the immigration system'

Hannah Khalil: 'My new play shows the horrors of the immigration system'

'How my work as a death row investigator was turned into a play'

'How my work as a death row investigator was turned into a play'

A maypole, a fountain and a three metre hedge: the perils of designing Ayckbourn's <em>House and Garden</em>

A maypole, a fountain and a three metre hedge: the perils of designing Ayckbourn's House and Garden

Tina Jay on <em>Held</em>: People in prison have the same creative ambitions and emotional needs

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Gore and terror: How we created horror movie effects for the stage

Gore and terror: How we created horror movie effects for the stage

William Galinsky: 'You always have to have a back up plan'

William Galinsky: 'You always have to have a back up plan'

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: a terrible case of mistaken identity

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: a terrible case of mistaken identity

Let's Talk About Sets: Kitty Callister on Silent Opera's <em>Vixen</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Kitty Callister on Silent Opera's Vixen

Let's Talk About Sets: Colin Richmond on <em>Vice Versa</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Colin Richmond on Vice Versa

Let's Talk About Sets: Nicolai Hart-Hansen on <em>The Pulverised</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Nicolai Hart-Hansen on The Pulverised

How do we improve arts education?

How do we improve arts education?

Top 10 shows to see at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival

Top 10 shows to see at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival

We need more theatres willing to support emerging companies

We need more theatres willing to support emerging companies

Why isn't theatre vital to youth culture?

Why isn't theatre vital to youth culture?

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: The perils of recommending a show

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: The perils of recommending a show

'The Columbine shootings have influenced our <em>Romeo and Juliet</em>'

'The Columbine shootings have influenced our Romeo and Juliet'

5 times theatre got sex right

5 times theatre got sex right

11 of the funniest Shakespearean insults

11 of the funniest Shakespearean insults

Let's Talk About Sets: Becky Minto on Mark Murphy's V-TOL's <em>Out of this World</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Becky Minto on Mark Murphy's V-TOL's Out of this World

Cardboard Citizens: 'The idea of theatre helping people barely existed when we began'

Cardboard Citizens: 'The idea of theatre helping people barely existed when we began'

Let's Talk About Sets: Andrew Riley on <em>Whisper House</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Andrew Riley on Whisper House

Review: <em>Twelfth Night</em> (Watermill Theatre)

Review: Twelfth Night (Watermill Theatre)

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: A couple of unwelcome visitors

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: A couple of unwelcome visitors

Let's Talk About Sets: Leo Warner on <em>An American in Paris</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Leo Warner on An American in Paris

Richard Bean: 'Hull feels like a city the rest of the nation doesn't give a damn about'

Richard Bean: 'Hull feels like a city the rest of the nation doesn't give a damn about'

Mark Arends: 'There is no theatre more important than that which is accessible to younger minds'

Mark Arends: 'There is no theatre more important than that which is accessible to younger minds'

Culture can show us what we have in common

Culture can show us what we have in common

Edward Hall: <em>Filthy Business</em> may be set in the sixties, but it reflects modern Britain

Edward Hall: Filthy Business may be set in the sixties, but it reflects modern Britain

How they created the NT's Brexit play <em>My Country</em>

How they created the NT's Brexit play My Country

Let's Talk About Sets: Michael Taylor on <em>What The Butler Saw</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Michael Taylor on What The Butler Saw

David Leveaux: Tom Stoppard's plays aren't 'all head and no heart'

David Leveaux: Tom Stoppard's plays aren't 'all head and no heart'

Where have all the women gone?

Where have all the women gone?

Review: <em>Blasted</em> (Styx)

Review: Blasted (Styx)

International Women's Day: How to break into the industry

International Women's Day: How to break into the industry

<em> 'Rent</em> could have been written yesterday, the political climate has barely changed'

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Confessions of a Box Office Manager: When drink orders go wrong

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: When drink orders go wrong

David Toole: I incorporated tricks I used around the house into my dance

David Toole: I incorporated tricks I used around the house into my dance

<em>School Play</em> is an insight into a world many of us can only glimpse

School Play is an insight into a world many of us can only glimpse

<em>Bucket List</em> feels more vivid in London than it did in Edinburgh

Bucket List feels more vivid in London than it did in Edinburgh

Why becoming a playwright is tougher than ever

Why becoming a playwright is tougher than ever

Let's Talk About Sets: Alex Lowde on <em>Pygmalion</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Alex Lowde on Pygmalion

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: A matinee mix-up

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: A matinee mix-up

Let's Talk About Sets: Jamie Vartan on <em>The White Devil</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Jamie Vartan on The White Devil

Purpose-built theatres are no match for cathedrals

Purpose-built theatres are no match for cathedrals

Let's Talk About Sets: Morgan Large on <em>Death Takes a Holiday</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Morgan Large on Death Takes a Holiday

Let's Talk About Sets: Gary McCann on <em>La Cage aux Folles</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Gary McCann on La Cage aux Folles

My Top 5 Showtunes: Father Christmas

My Top 5 Showtunes: Father Christmas

What's in my dressing room? – <em>Aladdin</em>'s Genie Trevor Dion Nicholas

What's in my dressing room? – Aladdin's Genie Trevor Dion Nicholas

Review: <em>Soho Cinders</em> (Union Theatre)

Review: Soho Cinders (Union Theatre)

Test your theatre knowledge: How <em>Kinky</em> are you?

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Let's Talk About Sets: Michael Vale on <em>Peter Pan</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Michael Vale on Peter Pan

Review: <em>Beauty on the Piste</em> (Above the Stag)

Review: Beauty on the Piste (Above the Stag)

Let's Talk About Sets: Tom Piper on <em>The Seven Acts of Mercy</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Tom Piper on The Seven Acts of Mercy

In this time of cuts, libraries and theatre should team up

In this time of cuts, libraries and theatre should team up

Let's Talk About Sets: Simon Kenny on <em>Sleeping Beauty</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Simon Kenny on Sleeping Beauty

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: when an upgrade goes wrong

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: when an upgrade goes wrong

My company was borne out of a lack of Welsh work outside of Wales

My company was borne out of a lack of Welsh work outside of Wales

Gary Owen: Sherman is the most important new writing theatre in Wales

Gary Owen: Sherman is the most important new writing theatre in Wales

Robert Vaughn taught me the meaning of 'star quality'

Robert Vaughn taught me the meaning of 'star quality'

Let's Talk About Sets: Iain Gillie on <em>An Inspector Calls</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Iain Gillie on An Inspector Calls

How I become Trump on stage each night

How I become Trump on stage each night

Let's Talk About Sets: Ben Stones on <em>Fool for Love</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Ben Stones on Fool for Love

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: Trouble and strife

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: Trouble and strife

My Top 5 Showtunes: Michael Jibson

My Top 5 Showtunes: Michael Jibson

I've had sleepless nights over the spinning head in <em>The Exorcist</em>

I've had sleepless nights over the spinning head in The Exorcist

What's in my dressing room? – <em>The Grinning Man</em>'s Louis Maskell

What's in my dressing room? – The Grinning Man's Louis Maskell

Let's Talk About Sets: Simon Scullion on <em>Peter Pan Goes Wrong</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Simon Scullion on Peter Pan Goes Wrong

What's in my dressing room? – <em>Skin a Cat</em>'s Lydia Larson

What's in my dressing room? – Skin a Cat's Lydia Larson

Let's Talk About Sets: Rajha Shakiry on <em>The Mountaintop</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Rajha Shakiry on The Mountaintop

Harriet Walter: I worried playing Shakespeare's male roles would be a vanity exercise

Harriet Walter: I worried playing Shakespeare's male roles would be a vanity exercise

<em>Heads Will Roll</em> director Paul Hunter: 'I create an atmosphere for actors to take risks'

Heads Will Roll director Paul Hunter: 'I create an atmosphere for actors to take risks'

Playwright Ali Taylor: A modern-day Cathy would struggle in London

Playwright Ali Taylor: A modern-day Cathy would struggle in London

Let's Talk About Sets: Simon Higlett on <em>Love's Labour's Lost</em> and <em>Much Ado About Nothing</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Simon Higlett on Love's Labour's Lost and Much Ado About Nothing

Julius Robertson: 'Autistic people have extraordinary minds, this play will help you understand us more'

Julius Robertson: 'Autistic people have extraordinary minds, this play will help you understand us more'

Let's Talk About Sets: Jessica Curtis on <em>Villette</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Jessica Curtis on Villette

What's in my dressing room? – Royal Ballet soloist Olivia Cowley

What's in my dressing room? – Royal Ballet soloist Olivia Cowley

What's in my dressing room? – <em>Pilgrims</em>' Amanda Wilkin

What's in my dressing room? – Pilgrims' Amanda Wilkin

Brian Logan: Men want to be a part of feminist theatre

Brian Logan: Men want to be a part of feminist theatre

Mark Norfolk: It took three years to create all-black <em>Hamlet</em>

Mark Norfolk: It took three years to create all-black Hamlet

Alan Lyddiard: Older voices are lost and forgotten but deserve to be heard

Alan Lyddiard: Older voices are lost and forgotten but deserve to be heard

What's in my dressing room? – <em>Million Dollar Quartet</em>'s Martin Kaye

What's in my dressing room? – Million Dollar Quartet's Martin Kaye

Amy Shindler: Why my play is about a woman with Asperger's

Amy Shindler: Why my play is about a woman with Asperger's

What's in my dressing room? – Sean Delaney

What's in my dressing room? – Sean Delaney

Let's Talk About Sets: Fotini Dimou on <em>A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Fotini Dimou on A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur

Let's Talk About Sets: Diego Pitarch on <em>Counting Stars</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Diego Pitarch on Counting Stars

Jonathan Slinger – Gene Wilder gave my Wonka so many dimensions

Jonathan Slinger – Gene Wilder gave my Wonka so many dimensions

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: Despicable ticket touts

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: Despicable ticket touts

Emily Dobbs: There shouldn't be so much cynicism around casting 'names' in plays

Emily Dobbs: There shouldn't be so much cynicism around casting 'names' in plays

Let's Talk About Sets: Kai Fischer on <em>The Destroyed Room</em> and <em>Interiors</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Kai Fischer on The Destroyed Room and Interiors

Confessions of a Fringeoholic: David Gandy, a haggis burrito and downing gin

Confessions of a Fringeoholic: David Gandy, a haggis burrito and downing gin

Pete Firman's Edinburgh Fringe Diary: 'Edinburgh audiences are the best in the world'

Pete Firman's Edinburgh Fringe Diary: 'Edinburgh audiences are the best in the world'

Blog: Deodorise your feet, don't hate the public and other advice for an Edinburgh Fringe first-timer

Blog: Deodorise your feet, don't hate the public and other advice for an Edinburgh Fringe first-timer

Let's Talk About Sets: Bob Crowley on <em>The Glass Menagerie</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Bob Crowley on The Glass Menagerie

Confessions of a Fringeoholic: 'I’ve already seen a Sex Clown shove a sparkler up her bum'

Confessions of a Fringeoholic: 'I’ve already seen a Sex Clown shove a sparkler up her bum'

Mark Watson's Edinburgh Fringe diary: 'So far I've avoided major alcohol poisoning'

Mark Watson's Edinburgh Fringe diary: 'So far I've avoided major alcohol poisoning'

An idiot's guide to reading <em>Harry Potter and the Cursed Child</em>

An idiot's guide to reading Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Sami Ibrahim: Brexit reflects our obsession with needing to choose

Sami Ibrahim: Brexit reflects our obsession with needing to choose

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: A big double booking

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: A big double booking

Let's Talk About Sets: Timothy Bird on <em>Exposure the Musical</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Timothy Bird on Exposure the Musical

How I wrote the music for <em>Privacy</em>

How I wrote the music for Privacy

Can we ever get enough of <em>Into the Woods</em>?

Can we ever get enough of Into the Woods?

Danny Sapani: Government cuts mean we need to hold onto organisations like Wac Arts

Danny Sapani: Government cuts mean we need to hold onto organisations like Wac Arts

Melissa Bubnic on sexism in the City

Melissa Bubnic on sexism in the City

Alistair Beaton: How I accidentally predicted Corbyn's crisis

Alistair Beaton: How I accidentally predicted Corbyn's crisis

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: It's rotten when a show closes early

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: It's rotten when a show closes early

It was important for me to see the Calais camp first hand

It was important for me to see the Calais camp first hand

Bradley Hemmings: Outdoor arts have become the fabric of our lives

Bradley Hemmings: Outdoor arts have become the fabric of our lives

What to see at Incoming Festival

What to see at Incoming Festival

A student reviews <em>Romeo and Juliet</em> (Garrick Theatre)

A student reviews Romeo and Juliet (Garrick Theatre)

Come and help us open the Fairy Portal

Come and help us open the Fairy Portal

Let's Talk About Sets: Diego Pitarch on <em>The Donkey Show</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Diego Pitarch on The Donkey Show

Victoria Melody: 'Hair extensions are like wearing another woman's real fingernails'

Victoria Melody: 'Hair extensions are like wearing another woman's real fingernails'

John Fitzpatrick: 'Pride served to bolster me when I needed it'

John Fitzpatrick: 'Pride served to bolster me when I needed it'

Let's Talk About Sets: Colin Richmond on <em>After Miss Julie</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Colin Richmond on After Miss Julie

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: A disconcerting encounter

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: A disconcerting encounter

Timothy West: 'There’s something magical at Bristol Old Vic'

Timothy West: 'There’s something magical at Bristol Old Vic'

Samantha Barks: My album is a journey of everything I am about

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Let's Talk About Sets: Lez Brotherston on <em>Show Boat</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Lez Brotherston on Show Boat

Become an inventor with The Imagination Awards from <em>Charlie and the Chocolate Factory</em>

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'Creating work from scratch is easier in Bristol'

'Creating work from scratch is easier in Bristol'

Let's Talk About Sets: Chiara Stephenson on <em>The Taming of the Shrew</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Chiara Stephenson on The Taming of the Shrew

Mike Poulton: The plays we can’t write

Mike Poulton: The plays we can’t write

Once upon a Gruffalo…

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What does it take to write a musical theatre song?

What does it take to write a musical theatre song?

Four things to watch at Mayfest

Four things to watch at Mayfest

Let's Talk About Sets: Jenny Hayton on <em>Handle with Care</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Jenny Hayton on Handle with Care

Gareth Farr: 'Training for the stage must be as current as possible'

Gareth Farr: 'Training for the stage must be as current as possible'

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: A mini online booking tragedy

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: A mini online booking tragedy

Let's talk about sets: Tom Scutt on <em>Elegy</em>

Let's talk about sets: Tom Scutt on Elegy

Lanre Malaolu: Hip Hop and British theatre aren't worlds apart

Lanre Malaolu: Hip Hop and British theatre aren't worlds apart

Four performances that made Shakespeare into an icon

Four performances that made Shakespeare into an icon

Top 10 strangest Shakespeare tales

Top 10 strangest Shakespeare tales

Ishy Din: 'Khuddadad Khan's is an amazing story of bravery and selflessness'

Ishy Din: 'Khuddadad Khan's is an amazing story of bravery and selflessness'

How to make it out of <em>Goosebumps Alive</em>

How to make it out of Goosebumps Alive

Ankur Bahl: Can Emma Rice give one of Shakespeare's best female parts to a man?

Ankur Bahl: Can Emma Rice give one of Shakespeare's best female parts to a man?

Stage fright: What actually happens

Stage fright: What actually happens

Let's Talk About Sets: Libby Watson on <em>Laila The Musical</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Libby Watson on Laila The Musical

Hannah Khalil: What exactly is an Arab actor?

Hannah Khalil: What exactly is an Arab actor?

<em>The Rotters' Club</em> (Birmingham Rep)

The Rotters' Club (Birmingham Rep)

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: Comps and complaints

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: Comps and complaints

Max Stafford-Clark: 'I had no vision for this play at all'

Max Stafford-Clark: 'I had no vision for this play at all'

Stan's Cafe: 'We no longer feel lonely in Birmingham'

Stan's Cafe: 'We no longer feel lonely in Birmingham'

Stella Odunlami: Now more than ever we need to question our learned patterns of behaviour

Stella Odunlami: Now more than ever we need to question our learned patterns of behaviour

<em>Footloose</em> (Palace Theatre, Manchester)

Footloose (Palace Theatre, Manchester)

Postcards from RSC's King and Country in Hong Kong

Postcards from RSC's King and Country in Hong Kong

Let's Talk About Sets: Myk Hoyle on <em>Gatecrash</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Myk Hoyle on Gatecrash

Postcards from RSC's <em>King and Country</em> in Shanghai

Postcards from RSC's King and Country in Shanghai

Let's Talk About Sets: Katie Lias on <em>Romeo and Juliet</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Katie Lias on Romeo and Juliet

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: where's the panic button?

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: where's the panic button?

Postcards from RSC's <em>King and Country</em> in Beijing

Postcards from RSC's King and Country in Beijing

Let's Talk About Sets: Tom Piper on <em>A Midsummer Night's Dream</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Tom Piper on A Midsummer Night's Dream

The inaugural Equity Award for Services to Theatre

The inaugural Equity Award for Services to Theatre

Let's Talk About Sets: Alex Eales on <em>Cleansed</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Alex Eales on Cleansed

Regional Theatre Focus: Theatre beyond the Royal Exchange

Regional Theatre Focus: Theatre beyond the Royal Exchange

Kevin Spacey Foundation: "It’s not enough just to have the creative idea"

Kevin Spacey Foundation: "It’s not enough just to have the creative idea"

Cressida Brown: It was a shock that our show became prime time news

Cressida Brown: It was a shock that our show became prime time news

Let's Talk About Sets: Peter Pabst on <em>Like Moss on a Stone</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Peter Pabst on Like Moss on a Stone

Will Quince: 'Regional theatre is the grassroots of our world class theatre scene'

Will Quince: 'Regional theatre is the grassroots of our world class theatre scene'

Regional Theatre Focus: the Royal Exchange has been shaped by the people of Manchester

Regional Theatre Focus: the Royal Exchange has been shaped by the people of Manchester

Kefi Chadwick: I wanted to get to the emotional and political heart of the deception

Kefi Chadwick: I wanted to get to the emotional and political heart of the deception

Let's Talk About Sets: Louie Whitemore on <em>Minotaur</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Louie Whitemore on Minotaur

Regional Theatre Focus: Dominic West: Sheffield is the Rome of the north

Regional Theatre Focus: Dominic West: Sheffield is the Rome of the north

Brian Blessed: Shakespeare belongs to the planet

Brian Blessed: Shakespeare belongs to the planet

Let’s Talk About Sets: Georgia Lowe on <em>Yen</em>

Let’s Talk About Sets: Georgia Lowe on Yen

Globe to Globe: We were in Cameroon with none of our costumes and none of our set

Globe to Globe: We were in Cameroon with none of our costumes and none of our set

Regional Theatre Focus: I love Sheffield's visionary concrete

Regional Theatre Focus: I love Sheffield's visionary concrete

Let's Talk About Sets: Tom Rogers on <em>Grey Gardens</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Tom Rogers on Grey Gardens

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: sick day

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: sick day

Let's Talk About Sets: Isla Shaw on <em>The Witches</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Isla Shaw on The Witches

Let's talk about sets: Simon Higlett on <em>Chitty Chitty Bang Bang</em>

Let's talk about sets: Simon Higlett on Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Let's talk about sets: Anna Fleischle on <em>Hangmen</em>

Let's talk about sets: Anna Fleischle on Hangmen

When Simon Stephens met Louis van Gaal

When Simon Stephens met Louis van Gaal

Theatre etiquette: an usher’s viewpoint

Theatre etiquette: an usher’s viewpoint

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: the drunken punter

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: the drunken punter

Theatre etiquette: an angry audience member

Theatre etiquette: an angry audience member

Let's Talk About Sets: Lotte Collett on <em>Jack and the Beanstalk</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Lotte Collett on Jack and the Beanstalk

Theatre etiquette: a theatre manager's view

Theatre etiquette: a theatre manager's view

Let's talk about sets: The Ballad of Robin Hood

Let's talk about sets: The Ballad of Robin Hood

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: Killing time in a dark theatre

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: Killing time in a dark theatre

Let's talk about sets: Cecilia Carey on staging three plays in rep for the NYT

Let's talk about sets: Cecilia Carey on staging three plays in rep for the NYT

Survey: Theatre Etiquette – what is acceptable?

Survey: Theatre Etiquette – what is acceptable?

Guest blog: Disability in theatre – 'My eyes are sharp for a quantum leap forward'

Guest blog: Disability in theatre – 'My eyes are sharp for a quantum leap forward'

Let's talk about sets: Andrew D Edwards on <em>Plaques and Tangles</em>

Let's talk about sets: Andrew D Edwards on Plaques and Tangles

Guest blog: Barrie Keeffe on the play Kevin Spacey never got to the Old Vic

Guest blog: Barrie Keeffe on the play Kevin Spacey never got to the Old Vic

How I tracked down Arthur Miller's first play

How I tracked down Arthur Miller's first play

Let's talk about sets: Tom Pye on <em>Young Chekhov</em>

Let's talk about sets: Tom Pye on Young Chekhov

French Without Tears (Orange Tree Theatre)

French Without Tears (Orange Tree Theatre)

Anita and Me (Birmingham Rep)

Anita and Me (Birmingham Rep)

Let's talk about sets: Takis on <em>In the Heights</em>

Let's talk about sets: Takis on In the Heights

Richard III (West Yorkshire Playhouse)

Richard III (West Yorkshire Playhouse)

The Odyssey: Missing Presumed Dead (Everyman, Liverpool)

The Odyssey: Missing Presumed Dead (Everyman, Liverpool)

Let's talk about sets: Christopher Oram on <em>Photograph 51</em>

Let's talk about sets: Christopher Oram on Photograph 51

Lord of the Flies (Mayflower Theatre, Southampton – Tour)

Lord of the Flies (Mayflower Theatre, Southampton – Tour)

Laura McDermott: 'Fierce is promiscuous – there’s almost no arts organisation we haven’t been with'

Laura McDermott: 'Fierce is promiscuous – there’s almost no arts organisation we haven’t been with'

Barney Norris: 'We want to wake people up to the richness of their lives'

Barney Norris: 'We want to wake people up to the richness of their lives'

King Charles III (Birmingham Rep – Tour)

King Charles III (Birmingham Rep – Tour)

Dusty (Charing Cross Theatre)

Dusty (Charing Cross Theatre)

Confessions of a Box Office Manager – Kidding around

Confessions of a Box Office Manager – Kidding around

Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Manchester Opera House – Tour)

Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Manchester Opera House – Tour)

You Won't Succeed on Broadway If You Don't Have Any Jews (St James Theatre)

You Won't Succeed on Broadway If You Don't Have Any Jews (St James Theatre)

The show that changed my life: Stuart Piper

The show that changed my life: Stuart Piper

Love, Loss and What I Wore (The Mill at Sonning)

Love, Loss and What I Wore (The Mill at Sonning)

Kid Critic: Hetty Feather (Duke of York's Theatre)

Kid Critic: Hetty Feather (Duke of York's Theatre)

Let's talk about sets: <em>Hetty Feather</em>'s Katie Sykes

Let's talk about sets: Hetty Feather's Katie Sykes

Guest Blog: Staging superheroes at the Edinburgh Fringe

Guest Blog: Staging superheroes at the Edinburgh Fringe

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: Flogging a flop

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: Flogging a flop

5 tips for publicising a show at the Edinburgh Fringe

5 tips for publicising a show at the Edinburgh Fringe

Let's talk about sets: How to make a pile of sh*t

Let's talk about sets: How to make a pile of sh*t

Arthur Miller's <em>The Hook</em>: A 60-year journey to the stage

Arthur Miller's The Hook: A 60-year journey to the stage

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: Tackling the touts

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: Tackling the touts

Guest Blog: Putting South Africa back on the international touring map

Guest Blog: Putting South Africa back on the international touring map

Read an exclusive extract from Antony Sher's <em>Year of the Fat Knight</em>

Read an exclusive extract from Antony Sher's Year of the Fat Knight

Guest Blog: Why I want to build a pop-up Globe Theatre

Guest Blog: Why I want to build a pop-up Globe Theatre

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Tour)

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Tour)

Guest Blog: What will theatres be like in the future?

Guest Blog: What will theatres be like in the future?

6 companies to look out for at the Brighton Fringe

6 companies to look out for at the Brighton Fringe

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: When the show must not go on

Confessions of a Box Office Manager: When the show must not go on

New York Snapshots: Audra McDonald returns, <em>Wolf Hall</em> transfers

New York Snapshots: Audra McDonald returns, Wolf Hall transfers

Jonathan Tolins: 'I actually started to believe I worked in Barbra Streisand's basement mall'

Jonathan Tolins: 'I actually started to believe I worked in Barbra Streisand's basement mall'

Confessions of a Box Office Manager – Sometimes, there are no words

Confessions of a Box Office Manager – Sometimes, there are no words

Anna Karenina (Royal Exchange)

Anna Karenina (Royal Exchange)

After Electra (Theatre Royal, Plymouth)

After Electra (Theatre Royal, Plymouth)

Guest Blog: Why we're bringing back Incoming Festival

Guest Blog: Why we're bringing back Incoming Festival

The only stagey dictionary you will ever need

The only stagey dictionary you will ever need

Peake and Rampling set to light up Manchester

Peake and Rampling set to light up Manchester

Confessions of a Box Office Manager – Facing the music when the star is sick

Confessions of a Box Office Manager – Facing the music when the star is sick

The Secret Adversary (Watermill, Newbury)

The Secret Adversary (Watermill, Newbury)

Guest blog: Vault's Tim Wilson on opening a six week creative Festival under Waterloo

Guest blog: Vault's Tim Wilson on opening a six week creative Festival under Waterloo

Confessions of a Box Office Manager – Tackling the restricted view valkyrie

Confessions of a Box Office Manager – Tackling the restricted view valkyrie

Guest Blog: Damon Albarn musical should seal lasting legacy for MIF director

Guest Blog: Damon Albarn musical should seal lasting legacy for MIF director

Guest Blog: 'Oppenheimer's is a story we should all know better'

Guest Blog: 'Oppenheimer's is a story we should all know better'

NYT alumni offer their audition advice – 'just hit the ball!'

NYT alumni offer their audition advice – 'just hit the ball!'

A Christmas Carol (Middle Temple Hall)

A Christmas Carol (Middle Temple Hall)

West End Producer: A theatrical look back at 2014, dear

West End Producer: A theatrical look back at 2014, dear

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Guest Blog: The recipe for a perfect pantomime

Times Square Angel (Union Theatre)

Times Square Angel (Union Theatre)

Guest Blog: 'Live art is whispering through every crack in mainstream theatre'

Guest Blog: 'Live art is whispering through every crack in mainstream theatre'

Notes from New York: Hunks on stage and a very Broadway thanksgiving parade

Notes from New York: Hunks on stage and a very Broadway thanksgiving parade

NYT Blog: Stepping Out

NYT Blog: Stepping Out

Notes from New York: Importing two dames, James Corden, and <em>An American In Paris</em>

Notes from New York: Importing two dames, James Corden, and An American In Paris

Guest Blog: Lindsay Lohan – a cautionary tale of celebrity casting

Guest Blog: Lindsay Lohan – a cautionary tale of celebrity casting

The story behind Forced Entertainment's <em>The Last Adventures</em>

The story behind Forced Entertainment's The Last Adventures

Guest Blog: Award-winning playwright Kaite O'Reilly on <em>Woman of Flowers</em>

Guest Blog: Award-winning playwright Kaite O'Reilly on Woman of Flowers

Guest Blog: What is a Tweet Seat?

Guest Blog: What is a Tweet Seat?

NYT Blog: Moving In

NYT Blog: Moving In

Guest Blog: 'The revolution won't be televised, but coded by a 14 year-old'

Guest Blog: 'The revolution won't be televised, but coded by a 14 year-old'

Sincerely Noel (Crazy Coqs)

Sincerely Noel (Crazy Coqs)

Calamity Jane (Watermill, Newbury)

Calamity Jane (Watermill, Newbury)

Notes from New York: We trade Lindsay Lohan for Helen Mirren and sing obscenities with Idina Menzel

Notes from New York: We trade Lindsay Lohan for Helen Mirren and sing obscenities with Idina Menzel

Guest Blog: 'Most people turn away at the mention of FGM'

Guest Blog: 'Most people turn away at the mention of FGM'

Dogfight (Southwark Playhouse)

Dogfight (Southwark Playhouse)

An Open Letter to Arts Council England regarding the cut to Orange Tree Theatre's funding

An Open Letter to Arts Council England regarding the cut to Orange Tree Theatre's funding

Joey gallops into the Royal Albert Hall for <em>War Horse</em> Prom

Joey gallops into the Royal Albert Hall for War Horse Prom

Guest Blog: First Fringe

Guest Blog: First Fringe

Life's a Gatecrash (Greater Manchester Fringe Festival)

Life's a Gatecrash (Greater Manchester Fringe Festival)

Notes from New York: Theatre festivals and sexy sailors make us love summer

Notes from New York: Theatre festivals and sexy sailors make us love summer

Country or town – which makes for more radical theatre?

Country or town – which makes for more radical theatre?

Why theatres need to take a zero tolerance approach to mobile phones

Why theatres need to take a zero tolerance approach to mobile phones

Guest Blog: Theatres need to wise up to their customers

Guest Blog: Theatres need to wise up to their customers

Yorkshire Festival Blog: 100 amazing days

Yorkshire Festival Blog: 100 amazing days

Edinburgh survival guide (don't leave home without it!)

Edinburgh survival guide (don't leave home without it!)

Guest Blog: Ben Walters on the 'frisson' of cabaret

Guest Blog: Ben Walters on the 'frisson' of cabaret

About Miss Julie (King's Head)

About Miss Julie (King's Head)

Yorkshire Festival: A French idyll in Huddersfield town centre

Yorkshire Festival: A French idyll in Huddersfield town centre

Notes from New York: Summer season heats up with Jake Gyllenhaal, Rupert Grint, and maybe <em>Miss Saigon</em>

Notes from New York: Summer season heats up with Jake Gyllenhaal, Rupert Grint, and maybe Miss Saigon

Guest Blog: What America can learn from UK theatre festivals

Guest Blog: What America can learn from UK theatre festivals

Toot on interactive theatre and the ultimate 90s mixtape

Toot on interactive theatre and the ultimate 90s mixtape

Guest Blog: Is it a musical, or a play with songs? And does it matter?

Guest Blog: Is it a musical, or a play with songs? And does it matter?

Yorkshire Festival: 1300 new band members for <em>The Tour of Infinite Possibility</em>

Yorkshire Festival: 1300 new band members for The Tour of Infinite Possibility

Podcast: Corinne Winters discusses life before and after the London <em>Traviata</em>

Podcast: Corinne Winters discusses life before and after the London Traviata

Guest Blog: 'Like <em>Johnny Got His Gun</em>, Dalton Trumbo is an American classic'

Guest Blog: 'Like Johnny Got His Gun, Dalton Trumbo is an American classic'

10 things you didn’t know about Australian theatre

10 things you didn’t know about Australian theatre

Guest Blog: Critics still have the power to make or break shows

Guest Blog: Critics still have the power to make or break shows

Yorkshire Festival Blog: Lights, Bikes, Action in <em>Ghost Peloton</em>

Yorkshire Festival Blog: Lights, Bikes, Action in Ghost Peloton

Paines Plough's James Grieve and George Perrin: 'We strive to be a truly national theatre of new plays'

Paines Plough's James Grieve and George Perrin: 'We strive to be a truly national theatre of new plays'

Declan Donnellan: 'There are enormous benefits to playing work to different cultures'

Declan Donnellan: 'There are enormous benefits to playing work to different cultures'

Guest Blog: 'Fringe theatre is experiencing a boom'

Guest Blog: 'Fringe theatre is experiencing a boom'

Guest Blog: Why we shouldn't be pessimistic about stage adaptations

Guest Blog: Why we shouldn't be pessimistic about stage adaptations

Guest Blog: <em>The Pajama Game</em> producers on why crowdfunding is the future

Guest Blog: The Pajama Game producers on why crowdfunding is the future

Exclusive: West End Producer reveals his true identity at last

Exclusive: West End Producer reveals his true identity at last

Guest Blog: 'All young people should have a local theatre they can feel at home in'

Guest Blog: 'All young people should have a local theatre they can feel at home in'

Guest Blog: The UK needs to lower its barriers to foreign artists

Guest Blog: The UK needs to lower its barriers to foreign artists

Notes From New York: Broadway celebrates Valentine’s Day with <em>Rocky</em> and the Oscars with Idina Menzel

Notes From New York: Broadway celebrates Valentine’s Day with Rocky and the Oscars with Idina Menzel

Guest Blog: From Stonewall to Sochi – plays examine history of gay rights

Guest Blog: From Stonewall to Sochi – plays examine history of gay rights

Guest blog: Searching for Scottee – 'I'm quite happy being a loser'

Guest blog: Searching for Scottee – 'I'm quite happy being a loser'

Six of the best venues to see the <em>Private Lives</em> cinema screening next week

Six of the best venues to see the Private Lives cinema screening next week

Andrew Lloyd Webber: 'Stephen Ward became a scapegoat for a number of things'

Andrew Lloyd Webber: 'Stephen Ward became a scapegoat for a number of things'

Guest Blog: Creating an alternative Christmas Show

Guest Blog: Creating an alternative Christmas Show

Jack and the Beanstalk (Canterbury)

Jack and the Beanstalk (Canterbury)

Eden Espinosa: My top 10 Rodgers & Hammerstein songs

Eden Espinosa: My top 10 Rodgers & Hammerstein songs

Guest Blog: There is nothing like a (panto) dame

Guest Blog: There is nothing like a (panto) dame

Exclusive: Read extracts from West End Producer's new book, dear

Exclusive: Read extracts from West End Producer's new book, dear

Guest blog: The lasting legacy of the alternative theatre movement

Guest blog: The lasting legacy of the alternative theatre movement

Guest blog: 150 years of Hoxton Hall

Guest blog: 150 years of Hoxton Hall

Read Nicholas Hytner's introduction to the NT 50th anniversary gala

Read Nicholas Hytner's introduction to the NT 50th anniversary gala

Guest blog: Paul Herzberg on <em>The Dead Wait</em>

Guest blog: Paul Herzberg on The Dead Wait

Guest blog: Setting the context for Margaret Thatcher in <em>Handbagged</em>

Guest blog: Setting the context for Margaret Thatcher in Handbagged

Guest Blog: TOOT's Terry O'Donovan on the changing nature of art in a digital age

Guest Blog: TOOT's Terry O'Donovan on the changing nature of art in a digital age

Guest blog: Tayo Aluko on performance and protest

Guest blog: Tayo Aluko on performance and protest

Five Resons to See… <em>Land of Our Fathers</em>

Five Resons to See… Land of Our Fathers

Guest Blog: BAC creates one-on-one theatre about the lives of Londoners

Guest Blog: BAC creates one-on-one theatre about the lives of Londoners

Guest Blog: Clive Francis on reworking Ben Travers’ Thark at the Park

New Art Club’s Tom Roden: My first Edinburgh Fringe

Bob Golding: My first Edinburgh Fringe

Sarah-Louise Young: My five favourite Julie Andrews things

Christopher Haydon: My first Edinburgh Fringe

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Five reasons to see… Treasure Island

Oliver Lansley: My first Edinburgh Fringe

Three reasons to see The Trench

Katie Goodman: My Favourite Places in Edinburgh

The August Wilson years: Ten decades, ten plays… including Fences

Ella Hickson: My first Edinburgh Fringe

Craig Hepworth: Good ‘Company’ promised at the Lowry

Guest Blog: Four Actors, Four Bicycles, 40 Characters and a 926 Mile Adventure

Kim Cattrall and Seth Numrich on the ‘pairing of equal forces’ in Sweet Bird of Youth

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David Wood: Roald Dahl’s stories are innately theatrical

Guest Blog: Giles Terera on marking 50 years of black artists at the National Theatre

Ockham’s Razor: ‘We’ve crawled through rafters thick with ancient dust’

Five Reasons to See… Chris Cox’s Fatal Distraction

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‘When We Flew By Night’ – Peter McDonald on working with Conor McPherson

Guest Blog: Metta Theatre’s Poppy Burton-Morgan on bringing theatre to the playground

Sarah Applewood on… playing Marilyn Monroe

Sean Holmes: ‘Maybe the existing structures of theatre in this country, whilst not corrupt, are corrupting’

Doug Lucie: I’ve grown accustomed to my plays being ignored

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Guest Blog: I performed in the Olympics Opening Ceremony

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