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I see a great deal of theatre for young audiences, most of it imaginative and enjoyable. In some ways it’s the most...
I see a great deal of theatre for young audiences, most of it imaginative and enjoyable. In some ways it’s the most...
My father, Ken Hillyer, was an accomplished folk fiddler and ceilidh band leader. He formed a group called the Southerners, the other...
What do you do with theatre programmes after the event? As a professional reviewer I am always given one because, obviously, I...
Drama schools are still accused of having their heads stuck in theatrical clouds so that their graduates leave college with little idea...
Oh how easy it is to sneer when you’re not in full possession of the facts. Last week 2,500 students surveyed by...
An actor is someone who, among other things, pretends to be someone else in a play or film. Agreed? And just to...
Last week I called in on the National Theatre’s Creative Careers day – of which more in The Stage very soon. Suffice...
What was it Bob Dylan used to sing about “The times they are a’changing?” I don’t think he meant drama schools but...