Tony Harrison is a great stage-poet, who knows that the theatre is a place for straight talk, open eyes and hard truths. Fram is a show that very palpably does things…

London Theatre Blog is delighted to welcome a new contriubtor it its front page today, Stephe Harrop is a theatre practitioner and academic who kicks off here with a sharp…

So this is it, my first blog entry. Hello to all. I should introduce myself. I am a huge theatre enthusiast, I love it. I love the creativity of it…

I call it “Desert Storm”. It looks like apple crumble without the apple. Brown sugar mixed with butter and oatmeal, perhaps a pinch of salt. Cooked for one hour on…

Following her previous article on the highs and lows of performing on the London fringe, writer & comedian Andrea Donovan of matt’s little sister is back with a new piece…

After a rather long pause since its last entry, London Theatre Blog is pleased to be back with a fascinating article that shifts our focus away from London for a…

After an extended run spanning more than four months, Punchdrunk’s hugely successful Faust at 21 Wapping Lane will soon come to an end. What was it about this ‘environmental’ performance…

Last week, I attended a lecture by UK Stanislavski expert, Jean Benedetti, and I was struck by a simple question from an audience member who asked whether Stanislavski’s system would…

“In societies dominated by modern conditions of production, life is presented as an immense accumulation of spectacles. Everything that was directly lived has receded into a representation.” (Guy Debord in…

London Theatre Blog is proud to present this article by London-based playwright, Benjamin Yeoh, on writing for Radio. Ben’s recent writing credits for stage include Yellow Gentlemen (2006, Oval House Theatre),…