Occasionally, I have time to write about productions where I haven’t chaired a post-show talk and perhaps even thoughts on topics that have nothing to do with theatre. You can find these ramblings here, including my still very popular What I Learned Today series.
My theatre diary: Five plays worth seeing, from Adler to Bakersfield
Despite the considerable distractions of the World Cup, Wimbledon and my own much-talked about (!) triathlon debut in Wales –
The Jersey Boys’ lost song (and VIDEO): Reminted by original London four
Clint Eastwood eat your heart out. While the Jersey Boys big screen release has received lukewarm reviews, I’m giving a
Hacked off: Bean and Hytner put the Great back into Britain with political satire
Dermot Crowley and Billie Piper star in Great Britain, Richard Bean's new satire at the National Theatre The
Wanted: Small Asian children for Miss Saigon
Six children share the role of Tam in Miss Saigon: William Dao, Munkh-Ireedui Batsaikhan, Connor Mason, CK Tangonan, James
Mr Burns, Marmite and memory
Apocalypse survivors perform an episode of The Simpsons in Mr Burns I haven’t read them all but a
When did you catch the theatre bug? (VIDEO)
Every theatregoer has their own story about what and who turned them on to theatre. For me, growing up in
Hey, Ms Producer! Sonia Friedman leads the growing ranks of female producers
Sonia Friedman is on a roll with Oliviers and Tony success Maybe it’s because I’m considering trying my
Never mind Titus: The West End is awash with blood
Theatregoers are fainting at most performances of Titus Andronicus at Shakespeare's Globe There’s been a lot of media
Don’t ride the Tube with blood on your face… Urinetown’s company manager explains
The cast of Urinetown also had blood rain down on them David Curl, company manager of Urinetown at
From famine to feast: My ever-growing theatre to-see list
Between my father’s illness, coursework and a month in Mallorca (sigh), I was out of show-going circulation for six weeks.