Atkins takes on Shakespeare’s women
The new Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare’s Globe will host a candlelit performance of Ellen Terry with Eileen Atkins in January. The piece, which premiered at the … Read more
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Registration open for ISPA Colombia 2014
The International Society for the Performing Arts has opened registration for the Bogotá 2014 ISPA Congress. Usually held in June, ISPA’s organisers have moved the … Read more
My Life: a week with Natalia Kaliada
Natalia Kaliada, founder and artistic director of the Belarus Free Theatre, shares a week in her life. Monday I’m with Nicolai Khalezin, my husband and … Read more
Rise of China’s avant-garde
Taking a radical approach to both form and text, Théâtre du Rêve Expérimental has been changing the face of China’s theatrical landscape since 2008. Its … Read more
NT Live Othello: the reaction
Last night the National Theatre broadcast its new production of Othello to hundreds of cinemas around the world. IAM‘s Claire Ramtuhul gives her verdict – … Read more
ATG supports theatre leaders with new graduate scheme
Aspiring theatre managers now have the chance to join the company behind James McAvoy’s fearsome MacBeth and Keira Knightly’s West End debut, following the Ambassador Theatre … Read more
5 real-life dramas adapted for the stage
This summer playwright Tim Rice’s thought-provoking staging of the Chelsea Manning saga won him the first ever James Tait Black Prize for drama, with the … Read more
Peake joins Royal Exchange as associate artist
British actress Maxine Peake will join the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester as associate artist, it was announced today. Peake, who is known for her … Read more
Comment: volunteering at fringe theatre festival
Our own Nicola Mostyn on volunteering at Manchester’s 24:7 Theatre Festival It’s the 10th anniversary of the new writing theatre festival that was founded in … Read more
New Cornelius work to have Melbourne premiere
Playwright Patricia Cornelius’ new work Savages will have its premiere at Melbourne venue fortyfivedownstairs on 16 August. The play tracks a boys’ holiday that’s quickly … Read more