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Love Never Dies – but will Lloyd Webber’s new musical?
The much anticipated follow-up to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera, has had mixed notices with the first round of critics.
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Olivier Awards to be broadcast live on Radio 2 and online
The prestigious Laurence Olivier Awards will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 2 for the very first time.
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Noel Cowards’s Private Lives wins over the critics
Sex and the City temptress Kim Cattrall is the talk of the town as her West End play proves a huge hit.
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Keira Knightley leads the nominations at Olivier launch
Some of the UK’s hottest actors gathered for the launch of this year’s 2010 Laurence Olivier Awards.
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Blog: Vermin plaguing theatres, claim Equity. Is it that serious?
An Equity survey claims more than three quarters of West End performers and stage managers confirm there’s a vermin problem in the workplace.
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Are you ready to take a bite of the big apple?
Launch of the TS Eliot Exchange between the US and the UK, is being launched tomorrow at the Old Vic by Jeremy Irons and James Earl Jones.
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Photos: Surviving Actors first convention proves a huge hit
Surviving Actors, the UK’s first actors’ convention held in central London on 30th January, was a huge success.
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Blog: How irritating are today’s theatre audiences?
How many times have you been to the theatre and had to deal with an extra ‘performance’ coming from the auditorium? What are the audience habits that annoy you?
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Theatre Review: Love Never Dies – Adelphi
Ignore all that spiteful nonsense out there on blogosphere from “Phans” and critics alike that should know better, writes Josh Logan.
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Film Review: Invictus – Cinemas Nationwide
Yet another “man with a mission” film from Clint Eastwood, but without the usual violent outcome, writes John Ayton.
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Theatre Review: King Lear – RSC – Courtyard Theatre
Rupert Bridgwater reviews RSC’s King Lear and discovers a bold and magnificent all round production.
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Preview: Kim Cattrall opens in Private Lives at Vaudeville
Sex and the City star Kim Cattrall will take centre stage in Private Lives, the Noel Coward 1929 comedy classic.
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Advice: I need help emotionally connecting to the role
An audition is an unnatural process and requires you to get into role without fuss. Simon Dunmore gives spot on advice which will help you connect to the role.
Tuesday 23rd February 2010 -
A to Z of Long Runs
It’s one of the great dirty secrets of the acting profession. None of the acting schools equip you for how to deal with it, and hardly anyone is sympathetic to your cries – however there is no denying that long runs are a test of your determination and stamina, writes Knight Hooson.
Wednesday 10th February 2010 -
A Flawless Accent? How good should it be?
How important is it to get the pronunciation perfect? Odile Rault considers how far the rules can be bent before we realise it’s just another a dodgy accent.
Thursday 4th February 2010 -
The Secrets from the Casting Couch
Secrets from the Casting Couch came to life because I know so many actors who say, “I’m just bad at auditioning.” Writes Nancy Bishop.
Sunday 4th October 2009 -
The Casting Dos and Don’ts
Neil Rutherford is Head of Casting for the Ambassador Theatre Group. He shares with us his top audition DOs and DON’Ts.
Sunday 4th October 2009
Advice: Just Ask Yvonne – Your career problems answered
Resident Agony Aunt, Yvonne I’Anson, gets to grips with your career problems: Should you get help from a tutor? What’s in a name?
Friday 26th February 2010







