233 stories by "Ruth Comerford"
London's Boulevard Theatre has been granted a sexual entertainment licence, which will allow nude performances on the premises. It comes after the
The producers of &Juliet have announced a sing-along performance of the musical at London's Shaftesbury theatre. It follows Bat out of Hell
Indira Varma, Tamzin Outhwaite, Daniel Monks and Robert Glenister have joined the cast of the forthcoming West End production of The Seagull.
A one-woman play about slavery and an opera based on the Jerry Springer American chat show have ranked on BBC Radio 4
As we celebrate this week's recipients of The Stage Awards, we look back to the inaugural event, originally called the New Year
Finalists for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize have been announced, which include Lucy Prebble and two other British playwrights. Prebble has been
Mark Gatiss will write and star in a new adaptation of A Christmas Carol premiering at Nottingham Playhouse later this year. Gatiss
Dance venue the Place is to hire out its Cohan studio as rehearsal space from the spring. The move follows last month's
Fringe and West End theatres are facing fresh pressure to improve their backstage access, with disabled performers warning that careers are being
Performance and queer cabaret artist Vijay Patel is currently touring his latest show Pull the Trigger. He tells Ruth Comerford how the
This week's round-up includes the first UK tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies, and Katherine Parkinson starring in the stage
An arts venue in Morecambe that was set to close indefinitely has been saved by community funding, and will reopen as the
Plans for a £4.5 million renovation of the Muni Arts Centre in Pontypridd have been unveiled, with the venue set to reopen
The original cast members of York Theatre Royal's axed pantomime have been thrown a lifeline by the city's Grand Opera House and
Perth Theatre has joined forces with other Scottish arts venues to launch a playwriting support scheme. Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Birnam Arts and
Deborah Warner has been announced as the new artistic director of Theatre Royal Bath's Ustinov Studio. She will replace Laurence Boswell and
A section of the Swansea Grand Theatre is to be redeveloped to become a cultural hub and teaching space aimed at promoting
Preparing for the UK tour of his one-man show First Time, Nathaniel Hall chats to Ruth Comerford about how he hopes to
In this week's production news round-up, Paul Merton is set to make his West End musical debut in Hairspray, and Richard Gadd's
Playwrights Jasmine Lee-Jones, Winsome Pinnock and Sabrina Mahfouz are among writers who will create a series of performances celebrating history's underrepresented female
Comedian Paul Merton is to make his West End debut in the musical Hairspray. Merton, who will perform the part of Wilbur
Disabled actor and writer Athena Stevens has revealed how she has to crawl to the stage at a major London fringe venue
Alfred Enoch and Nadia Nadarajah are set to star as part of the new 2020 summer season at Shakespeare's Globe. Enoch, who
Creative sustainability charity Julie's Bicycle has partnered with Artsadmin to launch its 2020 cultural festival, dedicated to climate change. Season of Change
Dickson Mbi is a hip-hop dancer and choreographer who has worked with artists including Russell Maliphant and Akram Khan. One of the
