Category: Features

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,

Mark Ludmon drops in on rehearsals for the new UK touring production of Once the musical Once the musical has been breaking hearts since it

Mark Ludmon looks at why Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol is as popular as ever in British theatres this festive season Charles Dickens’s A Christmas

Mark Ludmon visits London’s new Boulevard Theatre to meet its two directors and the cast and creatives of its first show. The first-ever show has

Paul Taylor-Mills, Vikki Stone and Tom Jackson Greaves talk about the new UK production of the musical based on Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity at London’s