As the new contemporary circus work 'The Exploded Circus' tours the UK, Mimbre Artistic Director Lina Johansson tells us about the process of bringing this female-led production to life.
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How Pop-Up Opera is Making Opera Accessible
As the company tours their double bill of Mozart works across the UK, Pop-Up Opera founder Clementine Lovell shares the company's approach to making opera accessible.
Read More »How New Technology Can Support Emerging Talent
As the Vault Festival enters its final weeks, Stagedoor's Head of Partnerships Jasper Bartlett considers how technology can help to support the festival's emerging artists.
Read More »Dai Fujikura Takes a Trip Down Memory Lane and Into Wigmore Hall
Composer Dai Fujikura looks back at his past works and their global influence ahead of an upcoming concert of his work at Wigmore Hall.
Read More »Ian Bonar on the ‘Elusive’ Memory that Sparked ‘Be Prepared’
Writer/performer Ian Bonar shares the real-life inspiration behind 'Be Prepared' at the VAULT Festival and the 'treacle' comedy at the show's core.
Read More »How ‘Becoming Shades’ is Bringing Immersive, All-Female Circus to The Vaults
Laurane Marchive of Chivaree Circus shares how the company brought its immersive, all-female production of 'Becoming Shades' to the Vault Festival.
Read More »‘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.
Read More »Five Shows to Book Now for 2018
Polly picks five shows to book now for 2018
Read More »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 exuberant three-storey set that also housed the eight-piece orchestra. It was, by any standards, a spectacular production. Yet for all the spectacle, glamour and glitter, it was one of the dullest shows of the year. With tunes that you forget even while you’re ...
Read More »Adventures in Theatreland: Brian’s
Brian picks runs down his pick of the year and awards the inaugural Reggies.
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