Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Jukebox musicals have become one of the most familiar and popular forms of musical theatre. Producers love them, because they have a
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As another artistic director falls prey to the Twitter mob, I review my own relationship with the medium.
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We are in the middle, once again, of the theatre awards season: last Friday this publication held its own annual The Stage
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Theatre all too often generates headlines only when it acts controversially, or badly. The daily business of theatrical excellence tends to be
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Layton Williams had two West End roles under his belt by the age of 14 in Thriller Live and Billy Elliot. Now
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Making her solo West End debut with the stage version of 9 to 5 the Musical, the award-winning choreographer’s star continues to
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Sometimes shows collapse. This can happen before performances even begin (as with the planned arena tour production of Heaven on Earth in
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Last year, the London production of Les Miserables distributed a further 280% return of profit, giving investors a total return of over
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMMonday, January 21, 2019
As the epic musical adaptation of Notre Dame de Paris returns to London for the first time in nearly two decades, actors
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We go to the theatre partly to see ourselves: to see our own lives and experiences reflected back to us. But we
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The oldest surviving Greek play, Aschylus’ The Persians, was first performed in 472 BC. Though it continues to be performed to this
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From a host of London transfers including The Ferryman and Ink to musicals Moulin Rouge! and Beetlejuice, our New York critic Mark
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It is a critical duty – but also a rich personal pleasure – to get out of London. Living in the heart
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The publication of The Stage 100 last week provided an opportunity to consider the changing nature of artistic influence in British theatre.
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For all that both National Theatre of Scotland and National Theatre Wales both eschew the idea of being tied to a single
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Shows to look forward to in 2019, from the West End and Broadway to regional theatre in the UK and fringe.
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Some of the shows I missed in 2018 -- and some of the shows I loved.
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Forty five years on from its premiere at the Royal Court’s Theatre Upstairs, The Rocky Horror Show isn’t the radical beast it
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:47AMIt’s that time of year when critics trawl through their memory banks and choose their best (and sometimes worst) of the year.
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The commercial theatre in London and New York seems to have become increasingly dependent on bringing Hollywood to the stage, both in
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This musical version of Charles Dickens’ festive fable premiered at New York’s Madison Square Garden in 1994, where it ran every Christmas
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Around this time of year, when critics start compiling their best of the year lists and then thinking about their resolutions for
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It would be great if theatre could be a habit, but for most people it is actually an occasion. That’s partly a
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With Clive Rowe back at Hackney, Julian Clary in his third consecutive year at the Palladium and Berwick Kaler in his 40th
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The transfer of Lee Hall’s stage adaptation of the 1976 film Network, first seen at London’s National Theatre last year, should fit
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Accessibility is theatre’s greatest challenge. Since it happens at a specific time and place, it usually requires its audience to be there,
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From two-handers spawned above London pubs and subsidised productions to West End commercial hits, there are many different routes a show can
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Star casting, especially in the West End, is standard practice: putting a ‘name’ above the title is perceived to be good for
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“The ladies are about to storm the men’s loos. They can’t manage to have a drink and a waz at half time,”
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMWednesday, November 21, 2018
For more than 30 years, the comedian has entertained stage and TV audiences with innuendo-stuffed repartee and outrageously camp jibes. As he
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