99 stories by "Chris Wiegand Stage Editor"
Garai is recognised for The Years and Giant, Oscar-winner Adrien Brody is nominated for his West End debut, while Imelda Staunton gets 14th nod for Hello, Dolly!
' Olivier awards 2025 " comp…
Conor McPherson's adaptation of the hit YA sci-fi novels and films " which starred Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen " will begin in October, having been delayed since last year
A new th…
Justin Audibert's production with the Hamilton star is part of season including Top Hat, Natalie Dormer's Anna Karenina and new play Safe Space
Since opening in 1962 under its first artistic…
The writer of Shopping and Fucking will direct cycle of bawdy comedies inspired by scenarios from a 17th-century Italian collection
A premiere by Mark Ravenhill has been an event ever since …
The songwriter, who has reunited with Andrew Lloyd Webber for a Christmas mystery, said popularity of TV subtitles may have a welcome effect in theatres
Surtitles should be routinely used fo…
After a major restoration, new theatre in east London announces opening programme with Sara Pascoe and Rosie Jones on the bill " plus panto and a new show by Bryony Kimmings
It opened as a V…
The Slow Horses star will perform the monologue Krapp's Last Tape at York Theatre Royal in the spring
After decades away from the theatre, Gary Oldman is to return to the Yorkshire playhouse…
As the Disney blockbuster ends its three-year run at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London, actor Samantha Barks pays tribute to its devoted audience
Sometimes it has been a flurry and at other…
Sir Nicholas Hytner, Nancy Medina and Theresa Heskins stress importance of sidelined drama, dance and music studies and say the arts are a 'necessity for all'
Addressing the erosion and deva…
The Stage's annual survey found that, for the first time, three plays in London " including Romeo and Juliet with Tom Holland " are charging more than £200 for their most expensive seat
T…
Award-winning star, who is bringing the concert A Life in Notes to London's Coliseum, says lyricists' words are not reaching audiences clearly, due to a lack of training and overbearing soun…
Fall, who currently runs Theatre Royal Stratford East, will succeed Kwame Kwei-Armah in January
The Young Vic, one of London's foremost theatres, has appointed Nadia Fall as its n…
A year after the singer's death, Katori Hall " whose musical is now also touring " says the show is like 'one last concert' for fans
She is still celebrated as the queen of rock'n'roll but, …
The jukebox musical based on the 1994 film follows a string of high-profile early closures with producers saying the show has faced 'difficult times'
An immersive jukebox musical production …
Staunton reunites with Follies director Dominic Cooke to bring 'old musical to a new audience' at the Palladium in July
After a four-year delay caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Imelda Staunt…
Joe Penhall's new play marks the talkshow host's first theatre role since One Man, Two Guvnors and will see him star opposite Anna Maxwell Martin at the Old Vic
James Corden is to return to …
Launchpad for theatre and comedy talent, which had planned to open its new longterm home this year, announces its closure
London's Vault festival, which has kickstarted countless theatre and…
Gough, who is resuming her Olivier award-winning role in People, Places and Things, calls on those in positions of power to become allies for colleagues
The stage and screen star Denise Goug…
US actor will appear in Mark Rosenblatt's drama Giant, directed by Nicholas Hytner, in first season of new artistic director David Byrne
His bestselling children's books are regularly turned…
Artistic director will leave in the autumn after six years in the post, and says without further investment the stage sector's 'pipeline of talent' could be lost
Kwame Kwei-Armah is to step …
The actor, dancer and singer starred in musicals including West Side Story and Chicago
Chita Rivera, one of Broadway's most illustrious stars, has died at the age of 91. A consummate "triple…
Arts organisations respond to plans to permanently slash core budget for the region's theatres and museums
Arts organisations have called on Suffolk county council (SCC) to reconsider a prop…
As she is named the National Theatre's first female director, those who have worked with Rubasingham praise her warmth, rigour and willingness to take risks
"It's Indhu!" After months of spe…
Cito, who had been a dancer herself, spent 40 years working for Tanztheater Wuppertal
The costume designer Marion Cito, whose gowns, suits and occasional swimwear were integral to choreograp…
An AI Pinocchio, Scrooge on the Cornish coast and a scouse Dick Whittington are just some of the season's theatrical treats
Bath Theatre Royal, 6-11 December; Lyric theatre, London, 23 Novem…