Features
Our features are often a chance for us to talk about those aspects of theatre that we may not cover in the reviews or interviews.
Many of our features are one-off articles, maybe about an event we’ve been to, or something that is happening. But we also have plans for feature series, so watch this space.
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‘The Crystal Egg Live’ and Theatre’s Relevance in a Screen-Dominated World
In this guest blog, producer Rebekah Harvey of 'The Crystal Egg Live' talks about how to make theatre and literature relevant in a world dominated by film and television.
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Five Shows to Book Now for 2018
Polly picks five shows to book now for 2018
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Size Isn’t Everything
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s latest theatrical venture, the transforming of the St James Theatre in Victoria into The Other Palace, this year opened its doors with the gin-soaked jazz age musical The Wild Party. It featured a cast of 15, cavorting around an…
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Adventures in Theatreland: Brian’s
Brian picks runs down his pick of the year and awards the inaugural Reggies.
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Riches to Rags: Two Takes on Opera in 2017
In late November I saw the world premiere of the contemporary opera Marnie at the London Coliseum. In addition to the dozen or so principals, I counted a chorus of 37 who appeared variously as office workers, funeral mourners and party guests.…
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Rob’s Top Shows Of 2017
Rob Warren picks his top shows of 2017
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Clare’s Top Shows Of 2017
Clare Annamalai picks her top shows of 2017.
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Dipping a Toe in the Edinburgh Fringe
When I arrived in Edinburgh on 22 August, the weather was as moody as I had expected it to be, changing from rain to sunshine and rain again during the short walk to my accommodation. A few months earlier, I had secured…
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All The Drama of 2017
Eva de Valk runs down the big theatre news of 2017.
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Alexandra Spencer-Jones on Music and ‘The Lost Boy Peter Pan’
As J.M. Barrie's iconic tale flies back to the London stage in 'The Lost Boy Peter Pan', adapter/director Alexandra Spencer-Jones shares why music is so vitally important in her work.