It was a Broadway smash with big plans until 25 company members took ill and a shutdown put everybody out of work. Inside a tumultuous year, in the words of those who lived it.
There’s been much discussion about the presence of Black actors in Regency England on the Netflix show, but performers of color have been playing historical roles in London theaters for decades.
Before his directorial debut in France, with Mondonville’s “Titon et l’Aurore” at the Opéra Comique, the virtuoso puppeteer discussed the challenges of working in a pandemic.
Black artists and activists in Birmingham, England, say the city’s largest playhouse has sold out by leasing its auditoriums to the criminal justice system.
This year our favourite pantomimes are behind us! Thanks to coronavirus, most of us have missed our seasonal sprinkling of fairy dust, magic beans, glass slippers, genies and wicked witches. All being well, these festive treats will be...
STRICTLY STAR Jamie Laing performs the jive tonight for Musicals Week to a track from hit show Everybody's Talking About Jamie, which reopens in London's West End next week. It has also been made into a new star-studded film.
STRICTLY COME DANCING star Bill Bailey is waltzing in London's West End straight after the show for a jolly Xmas treat: Christmas Larks. Tickets, dates and booking info here.
Theatres are set to reopen in December on a strictly Covid-controlled basis. In the meantime, anyone missing a trip to their local venue will find a little comfort viewing can do much to alleviate the gloom this dark and chilly November.
Disabled-led theatre company Graeae has announced plans for a three-month digital programme designed to celebrate D/deaf and disabled artists. Harry Potter playwright
The reopening of Bolton’s Octagon Theatre following a £10 million redevelopment has been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, leaving the organisation