233 stories by "Ruth Comerford"
Actor Tracy-Ann Oberman has revealed how her own experiences of misogyny and anti-Semitism have informed a new production of The Merchant of
Denise Van Outen is set to host a cabaret show at Proud Embankment next month. The West End star will also perform
A musical adaptation of The Book Thief is set to have its world premiere as part of Bolton's Octagon's autumn season. It
Plans to convert a brewery in Dorset into a theatre have been cancelled, due to a lack of funding. The Maltings in
The artistic director of Legal Aliens theatre company, which is staging the UK premiere of Closed Lands, tells Ruth Comerford about the
A former parish centre in Sunderland is to reopen as an arts centre, offering classes in stilt-walking and costume-making. The former St
Producers will have to meet the "hidden" cost of designers' model boxes, under a new pay agreement that will see rates increase
The Inheritance will end its Broadway run three months earlier than planned, it has been confirmed. The play, written by Matthew Lopez
A national survey has revealed arts workers are regularly self-censoring their views and work, to avoid a backlash from the public, funding
Ian McKellen is to feature in the first episode of a new podcast series from The Stage. The first actor to top
Forty years ago this week, we interviewed 'ancient acrobat' and circus performer Johnny Hutch, who made his name performing at the Middlesbrough
A reworked production of an opera about Jack the Ripper will feature as part of Opera North's new season. Iain Bell's Jack
Bloody Sunday prosecution, abortion legalisation, family loyalty and annoying strangers at bus stops " Kate Reid's play translates Northern Ireland's complex politics
Breach Theatre's It's True It's True It's True " which won atThe Stage Edinburgh Awards in 2018 " will be performed in
Northampton's theatre and arts offering is set to be boosted by the creation of a cultural board, which is being set up
Playing in a week when the press seems unusually full of the impact technology has on disordered eating, Francesca Forristal's one-woman show
Amelia Cavallo is a queer, blind theatre practitioner and academic. Preparing for her disabled-led cabaret show Unsightly Drag, she talks to Ruth
Director Bryan Hodgson stepped in at the last minute to save a reimagined production of The Importance of Being Earnest at the
This week's round-up includes Carrie Hope Fletcher in the lead role of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella. Musicals Carrie Hope Fletcher will star
The University of Cambridge is set to launch its first master's degree in writing for performance. The programme will be devised and
Jay McGuiness and Kimberley Walsh to star in Sleepless " A Musical Romance when it runs in London this year. Based on
Plans to build a 1,150-seat venue in London that will house a Dutch musical have been granted planning permission by Newham council.
Theatre and arts company Applecart Arts has launched a crowdfunding campaign to make its premises more accessible. The Harold Road centre in
Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Wizard of Oz is set to have its regional premiere at the Curve, as part of its Made
This week's round-up includes the full cast announcement for The Seagull, starring Indira Varma, Tamzin Outhwaite, Daniel Monks and Robert Glenister alongside
