The Wicked Stage: Best “New” Musical and other surprises from Olivier Awards 2013
The Olivier Awards are always an exciting time for the theatre community and there was great anticipation as ITV were showing highlights of the award ceremony...
Wicked
Theatre comment: In defence of the arts
In this age of austerity, it is very easy to take a sniffy and dismissive attitude to the arts. "Why save a theatre when you can save a hospital?" appears to ...
The Wicked Stage: The Pretty Women of Musicals
Recently I read a book by Stacy Woolf documenting the feminist history of the musical (Changed For Good: A feminist history of the Broadway musical, 2011: Oxf...
Spotlight On: Jacqueline Wilson and Mary Morris
Beloved children's author Jacqueline Wilson shares her experience of having her work adapted for the stage with stage and screen writer Mary Morris.
Spotlight On: Lauren Samuels
Lauren Samuels, star of We Will Rock You, talks to A Younger Theatre about life on the stage.
Guilty Pleasures: Musicals
I have a guilty pleasure, one that might surprise you. I love to indulge in a musical, and thoroughly enjoy it too.
It's not that I'm just occasionally...