What a crazy way to make a living. Having conquered the worlds of country music and theme parks, Dolly Parton has turned her attention...

Cats. Not the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, but the domestic-pet-turned-furry-internet-phenomenon. They’re cute, they’re loveable, and they’re the hot new theatre accessory to any friendly...

Last week, The Stage reported on the rise of castings based on performers’ social media followings, with many claiming the move is depriving genuine...

All theatre has a context. The shows of Kneehigh mean something different when they play to a local audience in Cornwall than when they tour...

Come from Away – Phoenix Theatre, London Irene Sankoff and David Hein’s “daring and original” new musical based on a heartwarming true story that took place...

Allow me, momentarily, to hold a candle for C Venues. Last week, the Scotsman revealed that the Edinburgh Festival Fringe operator had been kicked...

Another day, another Arthur Miller opening in London in a season that sees a plethora of the American playwright’s work popping up across the...

These days it is virtually impossible to separate people from their phones. And despite strenuous efforts by theatres that make repeated announcements to ask...

An entirely original Broadway musical – that’s to say, not based on a book, movie, play, or TV show and not using music previously...

The perception of Henrik Ibsen’s work in the UK is often told through the prism of a period piece, of people from 100 years...

Something of a dream team has been assembled for this stage adaptation of Joseph Mankiewicz’s 1950 black-and-white classic film about a Broadway icon and...

Two experienced actors currently playing in the West End have responded very differently to breaches of audience etiquette during their shows. Writing in The Stage,...