3,268 stories by "Lyn Gardner"
Theatre company Not Too Tame tends to play pubs and clubs rather than traditional theatre spaces. Founder Jimmy Fairhurst tells Lyn Gardner
I have seen first-hand the excellent educational work that the Royal Shakespeare Company does, and the passion of Jacqui O'Hanlon, its impressive
Theatre lovers don't have to be millionaires to be philanthropists. Lyn Gardner talks to donors, creatives and professional fundraisers about the importance
English National Ballet has severed its ties with Prince Andrew in the wake of his disastrous BBC interview about his association with
Theatre fetishises the young. It craves young audiences and spends money trying to lure them in. Does anyone recall A Night Less
Talking with the Bush Theatre's artistic director Lynette Linton last week, she spoke of her good fortune in directing Lynn Nottage's Sweat
One of the intriguing things about Matthew Warchus' revival of Duncan MacMillan's Lungs at the Old Vic is how the two-hander effortlessly
Camden People's Theatre Handle With Care festival, exploring issues around no-platforming, safe spaces, offence-giving, micro-aggressions and sensitivity, couldn't have landed at a
In early September, Richard Howle wrote that "ticketing is an industry that acts as a canary for the economy". He indicated that
The news that Madani Younis has left his role as creative director at the Southbank Centre after fewer than 10 months in
What makes theatre different from watching Netflix or going to the cinema? The obvious answer is its 'liveness'. The audience and performers
Until three years ago, Battersea Arts Centre's artistic director was working for the NHS. As he announces his first season at the
Let's hear it for the mums. And the dads. We certainly did at The Stage Debut Awards last month, when winner after
The Royal Shakespeare Company has finally capitulated to pressure and ended its sponsorship deal with BP, which was due to run until
Halloween has come early to Chichester, where witches rise from under the stage as if crawling through a crack in the earth
Last week, I was at the Incubator Ideas Festival at the Egg Theatre in Bath, which presents and produces work for young
Do the politics and self-interest of arts institutions stand in the way of the wider transformations they are trying to achieve? Does
At London's Royal Court two Saturdays ago, Clean Break, the remarkable company that works with women who have experience of the criminal
I always love the first couple of weeks of September when theatre has a back-to-school vibe. There is nothing like the start
Just as the Edinburgh festivals were coming to an end, I read an interview with actor Lindsay Duncan in which she said:
1. It was the year of guerrilla marketing Demi Nandhra's heartfelt blog about needing a payday loan to come to Edinburgh blossomed
As we head into the final weekend of the fringe, artists will be totting up their gains and losses. Some will have
Resident director Emily Lim is the driving force behind the NT's community engagement programme Public Acts. Its first year's work culminated in
A lot has changed in terms of support offered to artists on the fringe in recent years. The programme, backed by the
Director Josh Roche thinks that the winners in Edinburgh are decided long before a single show has opened on the fringe. Roche
