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The Novello Theatre, above which Cameron Mackintosh is planning to build a five-bedroom penthouse apartment. Photo: Shutterstock

Cameron Mackintosh plans London penthouse above the Novello Theatre

Troubadour Theatres: Behind the scenes at the major new venues set to shake up London theatre

The Night of the Iguana review at Noel Coward Theatre, London – ‘Lia Williams is magnificent’

Ushers fitted with body cameras to combat increase in aggressive theatregoers

A selection of shows from the Edinburgh Fringe

Our critics pick the top shows to see at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019

Editor's Picks

Opinion

Howard Sherman: There’s an eager audience for smart theatrical parodies

Jul 19, 2019

Opinion

The Night of the Iguana at the Noel Coward Theatre, London – review round-up

Jul 18, 2019

News

News

The fund has been created in response to evidence that points to a lack of specialist knowledge among primary school teachers

Government should scrap EBacc over arts subject decline, claims think tank report

Jul 18, 2019

News

Paul McCartney moves into musicals with adaptation of It’s a Wonderful Life

Jul 18, 2019

News

Sarah Connolly. Photo: Tristram Kenton

Sarah Connolly forced to withdraw from ENO production after cancer diagnosis

Jul 18, 2019

News

The Novello Theatre, above which Cameron Mackintosh is planning to build a five-bedroom penthouse apartment. Photo: Shutterstock

Cameron Mackintosh plans London penthouse above the Novello Theatre

Jul 18, 2019

Reviews

Reviews

The Merry Wives of Windsor review at Stoke Park Railway, Guildford – ‘cheerful open-air production’

Jul 18, 2019

Reviews

Vienna 1934 – Munich 1938 review at Ustinov Studio, Bath – ‘Vanessa Redgrave’s family reminiscences’

Jul 18, 2019

Reviews

The Night of the Iguana review at Noel Coward Theatre, London – ‘Lia Williams is magnificent’

Jul 17, 2019

Reviews

Tao of Glass review at Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester – ‘a love letter to a pioneering composer’

Jul 16, 2019

Opinion

Opinion

Howard Sherman: There’s an eager audience for smart theatrical parodies

Jul 19, 2019

Opinion

The Night of the Iguana at the Noel Coward Theatre, London – review round-up

Jul 18, 2019

Features

Interviews

Brian Merriman at IDGTF this year with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar

International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival: an international success that is struggling for funding

Jul 18, 2019

Features

Lyric Theatre reborn – 40 years ago in The Stage

Jul 17, 2019

Interviews

Troubadour Theatres: Behind the scenes at the major new venues set to shake up London theatre

Jul 17, 2019

Features

Dance moves: shaping a successful career path after the final bow

Jul 16, 2019

Advice

Advice

John Byrne. Photo: Catherine Usher

Careers Clinic: How do I write a personal statement for a drama school application?

Jul 17, 2019

Advice

West End Producer

Dear West End Producer: ‘What is a theatre influencer (and should we care)?’

Jul 17, 2019

International

Interviews

Brian Merriman at IDGTF this year with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar

International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival: an international success that is struggling for funding

Jul 18, 2019

Features

Go big or go home: Grand Shows at Friedrichstadt-Palast – the world’s largest stage

Jul 15, 2019

Broadway

Opinion

Howard Sherman: There’s an eager audience for smart theatrical parodies

Jul 19, 2019

Opinion

Book covers for the Marvel plays: Squirrel Girl, Hammered and Mirror of Most Value

Howard Sherman: Marvel’s student plays bode well for school stages

Jun 28, 2019

In case you missed it

Interviews

Joseph star Jac Yarrow: ‘If the audience is looking at my loincloth, I’m not doing my job’

Jul 9, 2019

Interviews

Actor David Morrissey: ‘I have to choose roles that challenge me – really frighten me’

Jun 26, 2019

Features

The Stage Podcast: Musical theatre company SpitLip and actor Bally Gill

Jun 20, 2019

Interviews

Lynette Linton: ‘This is what I always wanted, it’s all I have ever wanted’

Jun 19, 2019

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