This was the genesis. More than 50 years ago, in March 1968, the first public performance of a musical work by Andrew Lloyd Webber...

The Stage’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe review team pick the shows they are most looking forward to see when the world’s largest arts festival opens...

Looking over my columns in the past year it’s hard to miss the pattern: low pay, no pay, opportunities not advertised, long hours, burnout,...

At the weekend, the original production of Les Misérables bid farewell to the West End. Later this year, a new version will reopen the...

Last month, I was involved in The Art of Self Care, a day of workshops, panel talks and provocations at London’s Roundhouse. “This is...

Equus – Trafalgar Studios, London First seen at Theatre Royal Stratford East earlier this year, Ned Bennett’s acclaimed production of Peter Shaffer’s unsettling play makes...

The arts community prides itself on being progressive. The time has come for it to move forward yet again; the specific topic requiring progress...

There have been some huge hits in the Olivier Theatre during Rufus Norris’ NT regime – Small Island, Follies, Hadestown and Amadeus among them....

I’ve been to three one-night West End concerts that I will never forget, with each bringing together artists and audiences to celebrate the life...

Investors should look to emerging, home-grown talent for the next musical theatre money-spinner. Take a risk, says producer Andy Barnes – the pitch for...

Tabard has spent the past few days wondering whether Theatreland has been struck by a mischievous, havoc-wreaking poltergeist. First, the Lyric Hammersmith’s revival of Noises...