Sidebar

  1. Forever Young

    Forever Young  

    This Christmas, Sally Cookson will be adapting The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. Mark Glover spoke to the innovative director to discuss nostalgia, story-telling and the pressures of re-working such a classic book.

  2. Where have all the boys gone?

    Where have all the boys gone?  

    In this, the first of a regular feature examining issues facing the arts, Susan Elkin posses the question why so few men still take up ballet

  3. Look North

    Look North  

    In 2013, Hull was announced as the UK’s next city of culture. As the year begins its final season of programmes and events Mark Glover explores the work of Hull Truck Theatre and looks back on some of the year’s theatrical highlights.

  4. Twist Again

    Twist Again  

    Chinonyerem Odimba, 43, is an award-winning playwright best known for Amongst the Reds (Clean Break, Edinburgh Fringe and Yard Theatre London. 2016) A Blues for Nia (Eclipse Theatre/BBC), The Birdwoman of Lewisham (Arcola 2015) and Joanne (Clean Break. Soho Theatre, 2015). Her most recent success is Twist, a radical reimagining of Oliver Twist for the 21st century, commissioned by Theatre Centre. Susan Elkin talks to her.

  5. Lift off

    Lift off  

    Frantic Assembly’s Ignition training programme is aimed at young men, some of whom have never set foot inside a theatre. Mark Glover finds out more about this pioneering scheme and how it’s challenging the male stereotype.

  6. Katsura Sunshine

    Katsura Sunshine  

    Susan Elkin meets up with a colourful Rakugo story teller to find out more about this traditional Japanese art form.

  7. Physical Actor Training – an online A-Z

    Physical Actor Training – an online A-Z  

    A new online resource is being developed utilising the digital tools now available to enhance the teaching and training of physical theatre performers.

  8. BIG INTERVIEW: Anne Cassidy

    BIG INTERVIEW: Anne Cassidy  

    Crime fiction author Anne Cassidy, who writes for young adults, hit the headlines in 2004 with her controversial novel Looking for JJ – one of over fifty titles she has to her credit. Susan Elkin meets her.

  9. A DAY IN THE LIFE OF… Katy Lipson

     

    Katy Lipson, 32, has produced over 50 shows, mostly musical theatre. Few school and college students really understand what producing is and what a crucial part of the theatre industry it is. They could learn a lot from the hardworking Katy, as Susan Elkin discovers.

  10. Book Review: Great Shakespeare Actors

     

    By Stanley Wells Published by Oxford University Press Subtitled “from Burbage to Branagh” this book – which manages to be both scholarly and entertaining – introduces us to the finest exponents of Shakespeare across four centuries. I agree with Roy Hattersley that the ever-prolific Stanley Wells is certainly “our greatest authority on Shakespeare’s life and […]