Review: Chimera, Gate Theatre
As part of the Gate's season of 'compelling, complex female protagonists' (Who Does She Think She Is?), Chimera is a transfer from New York's Public Theater. Wr...
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Review: Other Desert Cities, Old Vic Theatre
Set in-the-round at the Old Vic, Other Desert Cities brings a truly American family drama to the famous British stage. New York-based writer Brooke Wyeth (Marth...
The Wicked Stage: Once – A new musical “that celebrates music”
Many Brits and Irish have long been fans of the 2006 indie film Once, especially for the music by Glen Hansard, known for his band The Frames and appearing in T...
AYT USA: Audition etiquette – last one there is a rotten egg!
I have now been living and auditioning in New York for two months and I have to say, I find the whole thing simultaneously wildly hilarious and horribly depress...
AYT USA: Can an artist take the ‘wrong path’ to stardom?
Continuing the AYT USA blog series is Lauren Twombly, who has just graduated from Bryan College with a degree in musical theatre. Part of her aspirations as a...
The Wicked Stage: What’s happened to musical theatre in the South West?
Last September I left the bright lights of London for the countryside of North Devon, where my family now live. I grew up in Birmingham before the move to the S...