The longlist for the annual STR Theatre Book Prize has been published, offering a selection of 35 theatre-related titles
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The magic of puppetry in The Magician’s Elephant
Mark Ludmon reports on how a life-size elephant is brought to the stage in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s new musical, The Magician’s Elephant
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Royal Shakespeare Company make magic with The Magician’s Elephant
Like many other shows, The Magician’s Elephant has unexpectedly had an extra year of development thanks to Covid-19. Originally due to be premiered by the
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Mawa: the UK’s first all-black all-female Shakespeare company
Four actresses have formed Mawa Theatre Company dedicated to all-black, all-female Shakespeare performances In August last year, actor Massey Bawden made a proposal on Twitter.
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Star ratings: their history and entry into theatre criticism
In the first of a series of articles, I look at the history of star ratings and how they came to be adopted for theatre
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Interview with Maureen Lipman on the revival of Martin Sherman’s Rose
Coronation Street’s Maureen Lipman speaks to Mark Ludmon about playing the title role in Martin Sherman’s Rose in its online revival under director Scott Le
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Interview with Elizabeth Newman, artistic director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Mark Ludmon speaks to Elizabeth Newman about Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s efforts to reach audiences during shutdown including the premiere of David Greig’s new play, Adventures
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Tracy-Ann Oberman on playing Shylock in The Merchant of Venice set in Fascist 1930s
Tracy-Ann Oberman talks about playing Shylock as an East End matriarch in the upcoming tour of The Merchant of Venice Tracy-Ann Oberman has always hated
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Interview with Sean Foley, artistic director of Birmingham Rep
Director Sean Foley talks to Mark Ludmon about his first full season at Birmingham Rep The UK premiere of Broadway hit musical Something Rotten! is among a
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Michael Billington on the practice of theatre criticism
After 48 years and reviewing more than 10,000 shows, Michael Billington has retired as chief theatre critic of The Guardian. At an event at the
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Rufus Norris and Lisa Burger reveal new shows and more diversity at National Theatre
Mark Ludmon reports from today’s announcement of the National Theatre’s new productions for 2020 and 2021. The National Theatre has today unveiled an exciting line-up
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Interview with Laurie Sansom, artistic director of Northern Broadsides
Laurie Sansom discusses his plans as new artistic director of theatre company Northern Broadsides and its next production, JM Barrie’s Quality Street After 27 years,
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