Reviewing student shows – or not
The Stage used to review drama school showcases regularly and a large number of them fell to me. They’re not the easiest...
The Stage used to review drama school showcases regularly and a large number of them fell to me. They’re not the easiest...
Theatre critics have diaries bubbling with commitments. There’s some sort of press night or performance almost every day and often more than...
Parents often tell me they’re worried about offspring who want to train for a professional performing arts career. They fret about future...
Yes, I know we’re in a fiercely competitive industry. Everyone trying to make a living in it has to do everything possible...
Fashion models are, I presume, trained to look as sour as possible on the catwalk. They stomp about looking as if they’re...
‘This the season to be jolly. And I saw and reviewed my first four Christmas productions last week: Evolution Pantomimes’s Cinderella at...
Dear Joanna (if I may) You and I don’t have much in common, apart maybe, from a love of, and involvement with...
A few years ago there was a lot of anxious talk about worsening skills shortages in the performing arts industries. Young people...