Review: Orfeo, Roundhouse
Orfeo is widely considered to be the first master work of opera ever written, and is certainly the oldest surviving opera that is still regularly performed toda...
Collaboration
Feature: Russell Bolam – “I like to tell stories”
After successfully bringing Three Sisters and The Seagull into the modern day, Russell Bolam, along with collaborator, playwright Anya Reiss, is back with a thi...
Feature: Yellow Face – a special relationship
What happens when a Brit (Lucy Fenton) and an American (Kevin Shen) with a passion for theatre and acting come together, decide to make theatre, and star in it?...
INCOMING Preview: Smoking Apples and Little Cauliflower
Puppetry is all about movement. A group of puppeteers creating a show about an incurable muscle-wasting condition that takes away all mobility sounds like a...
Blog: Collaborative writing – two heads are better than one
Unrivalled Landscape is a series of short plays written by the Orange Tree Theatre’s Writers' Group and directed by its Trainee Directors. Playwright Caitlin Sh...
Guest blog: Love Bites – Honing your brand as a start-up theatre company
Katy Davies works in media and PR for The Love Bites Plays. Here she gives some thoughts on how the company approaches their brand identity. Setting your...