Sarah Johnson

HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD pushes up opening date

For Broadway lovers, theatre-nerds, and fans of Harry Potter everywhere, this un-expected good news could not have arrived at a…

5 years ago

The Lion King Set to Return to the West End on 29th July

Earlier this week, the Walt Disney Company UK and Ireland announced that the theatrical production of Disney’s The Lion King…

5 years ago

ATG Buys Prominent US Venues Ahead of Live Production Return

Ambassador Theatre Group, the biggest theatre organisation in the West End, has made a bold prediction on Broadway’s resurgence following…

5 years ago

A light approach in our dark world

Musical theatre is often viewed as the lightweight theatre option. Yet was it not the jester in the medieval court…

6 years ago

Put that in your libretto and tweet it

Brevity is the soul of wit. There’s good stuff in little bundles. Less is more.   We’ve heard all these and more,…

6 years ago

Politics and Theatre: A Love/Hate Relationship

Almost since humans started living in social groupings theatre has been a part of life. The period often cited as…

6 years ago

Rural Theatre – A safe way forward?

Rural theatre and drive-in theatres in Australia began to decline in the 1970s and 1980s, whilst on the other side…

6 years ago

The role of non-commercial theatre

AmDram: Steppingstone, community service, or just simple enjoyment? There are many reasons people join an AmDram (amateur dramatics) group. Perhaps…

6 years ago

Will live theatre survive in the post COVID world?

Last June the European Theatre Convention (ETC) held its first online International Theatre Conference. Like thousands of others have found;…

6 years ago