We speak to Rachel Briscoe, one of the Directors of Theatre for the Ovalhouse Theatre in South London. What the Find out what the Ovalhouse's artistic policy of 'Stories told Sideways' means, why the River Effra causes them all sorts of problems, and what the future has in store for this marvellous venue.
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Everything Fringe: Tristan Bates Theatre
In this interview with Ben Monks of the Tristan Bates Theatre in Covent Garden, find out how the Tristan Bates works with the Actors Centre, why their paint cupboard is called 'John Malkovich', and why it is so important for young companies to be both ambitious and realistic.
Read More »Everything Fringe: LAStheatre at the Old Vic Tunnels
In this interview with LAStheatre's Barra Collins and Andy Franzkowiak we discover more about the Enlightenment Cafe, the Old Vic Tunnels and about what the transit of Venus has to do with London theatre.
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We speak to David Byrne, the Artistic Director of the New Diorama Theatre in North London. Find out about why the New Diorama is tucked away in Euston's answer to Canary Wharf as well as a little known fact about the venue and about some of it's exciting future plans.
Read More »Spotlight: David Tennant
David Tennant as Hamlet, Courtesy of The Guardian David Tennant. Well, let’s just get this out of the way: yes, he played the tenth Doctor. And not only that, but he was also voted ‘the best Doctor’ by readers of Doctor Who Magazine, and (time)Lord knows they must know best! He was also one of the longest serving Doctors, ranking 2nd on TV and 3rd overall if we include the Doctor Who radio broadcasts. And let’s not forget that he himself ...
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Theatre Royal Haymarket OUR OPINION Before I wrote this, I knew very little about the Theatre Royal Haymarket, but I have always appreciated its luxurious interior, and it has provided me with some of the most memorable nights of theatre in my life (for instance, Waiting for Godot and Flare Path). Despite this, I had never really thought about its history. The research that I have done for this piece however has completely changed my perspective. So much so in ...
Read More »Spotlight: Terence Rattigan
Terence Rattigan It would be easy to miss, were you not looking out for it, but 2011 marks a celebration in the arts, that of the 100th birthday of playwright and screenplay writer Terence Rattigan. In the West End, two theatres are currently staging his plays: The Old Vic, with its production of the courtroom drama Cause Célèbre, directed by Thea Sharrock, and the Theatre Royal Haymarket, with its revival of Flare Path, starring Sienna Miller and directed by Sir ...
Read More »Spotlight: Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey has won two Academy Awards In a 1998 interview with London’s Evening Standard, Kevin Spacey quipped: ‘It’s not that I want to create some bullshit mystique by maintaining a silence about by personal life, it is just that the less you know about me, the easier it is to convince you that I am that character on screen’. Comparatively little is therefore known about this double Oscar-winning actor. However, as the current Artistic Director of The Old Vic ...
Read More »Spotlight: Jonny Lee Miller
Hackers (1995) was Lee Miller’s big break. Frankenstein, the latest production to take its place in the National Theatre’s Olivier auditorium, has set the London Theatre scene abuzz. Ever since it was announced that Danny Boyle, a director who has gone from strength to strength over the past few years and who has practically achieved superstar status, would be taking the reins for this new take on Mary Shelley’s timeless classic, theatre-lovers have been wondering what tricks he would have ...
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