Tuesday, November 5, 2019
One of Stephanie Bain’s key responsibilities as literary manager for London’s Almeida Theatre is scouting artistic talent. She tells Amber Massie-Blomfield what
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:00AMFriday, October 4, 2019
This week The Old Vic has announced that it has scrapped single-sex toilets in favour of facilities for those of all gender
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:02AMMonday, October 22, 2018
The award-winning sound designer has carved out a wide-ranging career in theatre, working on some of the most dynamic shows at venues
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:18PMMonday, October 15, 2018
Theatre was thrown into the national spotlight with the emergence of the #MeToo movement. Led by the Royal Court, the industry pledged
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:56AMWednesday, August 15, 2018
Twenty-five years ago, Susan Sontag staged Beckett’s classic amid the siege at the heart of the Bosnian War. Participants tell Amber Massie-Blomfield
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:30AMTuesday, July 31, 2018
The impressive architecture of the UK's theatres is often a legacy of stark class divides. Here, Amber Massie-Blomfield writes on the buildings that really are for everyone.
The post The pow…
SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 06:20AMTuesday, July 24, 2018
Across the arts, the issue of quotas has risen again in recent months, criticised by author Lionel Shriver and – closer to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMFriday, July 20, 2018
Outside Avignon station, a French bulldog was (I kid you not) cocking its leg against a poster for an English-language production entitled
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:44AMWednesday, May 23, 2018
Two years ago, Amber Massie-Blomfield set off on a hunt for the UK’s most unusual venues. As she explains, the treasures she
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01PMTuesday, April 17, 2018
The second Arts in Health conference will showcase programmes designed to take the burden off the health sector. Amber Massie-Blomfield explores the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:36AMMonday, March 26, 2018
Boards wield ultimate power at theatres, yet operate largely behind the scenes. Controversies in other sectors have highlighted the risks of such
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:30AMWednesday, January 31, 2018
As Amber Massie-Blomfield nears the end of her tenure at Camden People’s Theatre, she argues why the executive director’s job is so
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:58AMWednesday, October 25, 2017
As the Bridge Theatre opens – the first new large commercial theatre since 1973 – I’ve been thinking about the unique role
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01PMThursday, September 14, 2017
During the course of two weekends, 10 miles of South Devon coast is being transformed by several site-specific performances. Amber Massie-Blomfield explores
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:14AMThursday, June 8, 2017
What makes London a great city? It’s definitely not the weather – and probably not the tube at rush hour, either. I’m
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, March 14, 2017
Lyn Gardner has announced that her regular blog for The Guardian is to be cut. Although she will continue to write reviews
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:01AMTuesday, January 17, 2017
When demonstrators take to the streets outside the Print Room on Thursday, they’ll join a long tradition of protests at theatres. From the recent, much retweeted
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMFriday, October 28, 2016
Disclosure: I am a female who has been naked on stage. In 2010, I was one of dozens of women who took
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:29AMTuesday, July 12, 2016
On The Stage website today, producer Richard Jordan complains about audiences he encountered on a trip to see Dr Faustus at the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:08AMFriday, April 22, 2016
According to the 2011 census, more than 40% of Londoners now come from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds. But sitting in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMFriday, December 11, 2015
Throughout my teens, I was a member of Theatre Royal Bath Young People’s Theatre. That was pretty much the defining thing about
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMThursday, October 22, 2015
I was recently in an audience that, egged on by a charismatic performance artist, engaged in some noisy banter that edged perilously
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:00PM 
