Theatre

How do theatres attract new audiences? That is a perennial question asked by venue staff, producers, practitioners and funders, as

The naughtiest musical parody around, which stars actor and writer Rich Watkins, makes its debut at the King’s Head Theatre

There have been many versions of Three Sisters, but none as bold and as challenging as Inua Ellams’. His new

In many ways, Sam Steiner’s You Stupid Darkness is an odd play. The set-up is that of a standard sit-com.

“Ambition without opportunity is what kills people.” So says writer and performer Daniel Ward in Middle Child’s The Canary &

What was the most performed play on the planet in 2006? There’s a question that pub quiz lovers everywhere should

A darkly funny and masterfully crafted vignette play, which explores the whacky, obscene and unspoken thoughts of a complex mind

Turning successful movies into stage shows is very much in vogue. The award-winning screenwriter Craig Lucas has done just that

In 2003, the pioneering new company Eclipse Theatre was founded to create a programme of theatre to address the absence of black theatre on the

In a new play, the story of the late French sculptress Camille Claudel comes to the stage to tell her

At the end of this month, an all-star cast featuring Alan Cumming, Daniel Radcliffe, Jane Horrocks and Karl Johnson will

Choreographer Matthew Bourne was once the enfant terrible of ballet. He is now recognized with an OBE and a knighthood,

With the dust beginning to settle from the general election, artists around the country are finding ways to respond to

SOAP icon and Shakespearean actor Louise Jameson takes a “step up” at Greenwich Theatre in February when she directs “a

As we collectively look back at what we didn’t quite achieve in the year just gone and make promises for

A story of four armed robbers who meet up after a job goes south with tragic consequences is getting a

It takes a supreme amount of confidence to produce a song cycle on stage. Writing one obviously takes talent and

A play exposing the little-known history of the Indian migrant labourers indentured to work on plantations around the world following

Join Frog, Dog and Cat live on stage in Oi Frog & Friends! at the Lyric Theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue

BY CHRISTOPHER WALKER It’s a brave director who rewrites a successful classic. Matthew Warchus has done just this in The

Reviewing Jackie Sibblies Drury’s Pulitzer Prize winning play Fairview, currently running at the Young Vic, is tough. Not because it’s

Like so many of the big musicals, Whistle Down The Wind started life in a very different form. Mirroring the

BY CHRISTOPHER WALKER In this difficult Winter of Discontent with many sub-zero evenings, it is not surprising that theatre audiences

There is always something special about bringing a show to Greenwich that has a special resonance with the area. Whether

One of the most famous novels in history has been turned into a stage production with a big name in

BY CHRISTOPHER WALKER The Bridge Theatre’s magical new production of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is a highlight

Sometimes going to the theatre can be a gamble. If you’re seeing work by a writer or a company that

The festive season in theatre-land is traditionally our biggest time of year, and the production values that are exhibited in

Christmas has come early to the London theatre, West End and Fringe alike. But not all productions are for children.