Alecky Blythe's new verbatim drama employs a novel technique – the actors listen to recordings of their characters (in this case working girls in a Bournemouth brothel), and repeat the lines shortly after. Almost like […]
Top comedy acts from this year's Edinburgh Fringe are heading to the West End's Apollo Theatre next month for a series of Sunday showcases of winners and finalists in the third annual if.comedy Awards (See […]
Outrageous American producer and reality TV star David Gest (pictured) will feature alongside a host of guest stars in David Gest … My Life! A Musical Concert Extravaganza, which launches a UK regional tour on […]
We're delighted to announce that Phil Matthews has been appointed as the Editor of The Drama Student Magazine. […]
Pete Postlethwaite's upcoming King Lear, directed by Rupert Goold, will transfer to London's Young Vic in the new year, following its already sold-out November run at the Liverpool Everyman (See News::E8821197313298, 12 Dec 2007). Co-produce… […]
A new government initiative will offer free theatre tickets to young people across England. The scheme, unveiled today by culture secretary Andy Burnham, will be launched at up to 95 publicly funded theatre venues from […]
The Bush Theatre has found a novel way of dealing with recent electrical difficulties – it's staging a season of plays using only natural evening light. Playwrights including Neil LaBute, Bryony Lavery, Simon Stephens and […]
It seems an age since Antonio Gades and his exotic foot-stompers were a novelty at Sadler's Wells. London has been flooded with flamenco shows, Argentinian tango shows, salsa dancing, dirty dancing, Matthew Bourne again and […]
David Jones (pictured) – who was associated with the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1966 and was last represented in the West End with his production of The Last Confession starring David Suchet – has died […]
Dancer-turned-theatre choreographer and director Craig Revel Horwood became a household name as the outspoken judge on Strictly Come Dancing. As the celebrity TV competition's sixth series commences, he's publishing his no-holds-barred autobiography and, this week, […]
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