The longlist for the annual STR Theatre Book Prize has been published, offering a selection of 35 theatre-related titles
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freelance journalist writing about theatre
The longlist for the annual STR Theatre Book Prize has been published, offering a selection of 35 theatre-related titles
Read moreMark 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
Read moreLike 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
Read moreFour 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.
Read moreIn the first of a series of articles, I look at the history of star ratings and how they came to be adopted for theatre
Read moreCoronation 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
Read moreMark 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
Read moreTracy-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
Read moreDirector 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
Read moreAfter 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
Read moreMark 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
Read moreLaurie 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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