“The most expensive seats have increased by £7 since last year alone, when they cost an average £86.78. Since The Stage began records in 2012, the average top-price seat has increased from £72.12.”
Category: theatre
The New York Fringe Festival Is Taking Next Year (And Only Next Year?) Off
The producing artistic director said that the 20-year-old festival “needed to figure out how to best serve its artists, audiences and alumni — in part by taking the time to analyze its trove of data on them.”
What It Means To Direct And Act In A Beckett Play [VIDEO]
“The last time Lisa Dwan was in a Samuel Beckett play, her mouth was all that appeared on stage. Now, as she acts and co-directs her latest adaptation of the writer’s work, Dwan has decided to suspend herself in mid air above a bog.”
The Case (Which Shouldn’t Need To Be Made, But Somehow Does) For Hiring Asian American Directors
“When Asian American directors don’t make the short list to work on plays by Asian American writers, my heart breaks. When this happens, we’re not just being denied a job, we’re being denied an invaluable opportunity to connect with our peers.”
The Pros And Cons Of Producing Repertory Theatre
No question about it – being a repertory theatre is a challenge on every level. But there are enormous benefits to be had too…
‘Sex’, The Play That Landed Mae West In Jail For Obscenity, Returns To The Stage
“After a 10-month run on Broadway in 1927, the play was deemed by a grand jury to be such ‘obscene, indecent, immoral, and impure drama’ that it might corrupt ‘the morals of youth’. West was sentenced to 10 days in jail for obscenity, and travelled there in style – garlanded in roses, wearing silk underwear and riding in a limousine.” Who’s reviving it? A troupe called the Dirty Blondes.
Now Out Of Prison, Garth Drabinsky Will Try For A Broadway Comeback
“A return to Broadway would be a remarkable moment for Mr. Drabinsky, who was convicted of fraud and forgery in Canada in 2009. As a theater producer he won three Tony Awards, for Kiss of the Spider Woman, Show Boat and Fosse, but he has not had a production on Broadway in 15 years, and is unable to travel to the United States because he is considered a fugitive there.” His vehicle will be a new musical adaptation of Madame Sousatzka.
$300K Gish Prize Goes To Wooster Group’s Elizabeth LeCompte
“LeCompte takes the award for 40 years of Wooster Group work encompassing a string of experimental, boundary-pushing, multimedia shows that include Route 1 & 9, L.S.D. (Just The High Points), Brace Up! and The Emperor Jones. She co-founded the troupe with Spaulding Gray, with Willem Dafoe among its original members; Frances McDormand has performed with the company in recent years.”
Without Warning, Off-Broadway’s Soho Rep Closes Its Theater
“The company said Wednesday that it had recently concluded that the scale of its current productions was not permitted by restrictions on the property, and that it would immediately vacate the premises. Three productions by other theater companies renting the Soho Rep space, including one that was scheduled to begin performances Thursday, will have to be relocated or canceled.”
‘Kill Climate Deniers’: The Play That Infiltrated Australia’s Parliament And Became A Breitbart Target
“Over ambient sound came the disembodied voice of the Canberra musician Reuben Ingall. ‘There are plain-clothed police officers patrolling every floor. You’ll be watched on camera for the whole trip and Australian federal police officers are armed with SR16 semi-automatic assault rifles,’ he said. ‘When you head through security, act as normal as possible. How does a normal person act? Be like that.'”