Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews for David McVicar’s production of Faust at the Royal Opera House.
‘I think it’s a really beautifully subtle play’: Olivia Rose Smith on her role in The Amber Trap at Theatre503
Actress Olivia Rose Smith chatted to us about her latest role in Hannah Hauer-King’s production of The Amber Trap at Theatre503.
Text of the Day: Pah-La
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
REHEARSAL PHOTOS: Maite Jáuregui stars as twin sisters in one-woman play The Reality
Maite Jáuregui stars as twin sisters in the UK premiere of Denise Despeyroux’s acclaimed one-woman play The Reality, as part of the Cervantes Theatre’s third New Spanish Playwriting season. Have a peek inside rehearsals – and then get booking!
REHEARSAL PHOTOS: Tuning up The Glass Piano for its premiere at the Print Room
We’re counting down to the world premiere of The Glass Piano, in which Notting Hill’s historic Coronet is transformed into a 19th-century Bavarian palace. Sneak a peek into rehearsals with director Max Key and the company – and then get booking!
INTERVIEW: Joe McFadden faces his worst nightmare in Peter James’ The House on Cold Hill
BAFTA-nominated actor and winner of BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing 2017, Joe McFadden stars in the touring production of The House on Cold Hill, Shaun McKenna’s stage adaptation of Peter James’ novel.
‘Expect a challenging story busting with passion, humour & poetry’: Catrin Aaron stars in Orpheus Descending
Actress Catrin Aaron chatted to Emma Clarendon about starring in Tamara Harvey’s production of Orpheus Descending at Theatre Clwyd before playing at the Menier Chocolate Factory.
‘Plays are like selection boxes of a writer’s anxieties’: Tom Lodge on his new two-hander Like You Hate Me
Why don’t we see more working-class stories onstage? How do you balance writing with a day job in theatre marketing? We caught up with playwright Tom Lodge as his new two-hander Like You Hate Me readies for its premiere at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre care of Fight or Flight Theatre company. Time to get booking!
Text of the Day: Emilia
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
Intra Muros Q&A video: What compelled director Ché Walker to take to the stage himself for the first time in 11 years?
What does theatre mean to you? How do actors marry up the dual emotional demands of their chosen profession? How many ‘characters’ or versions of ourselves to the rest of us play in our own lives?