The area beneath the stage can be full of surprises…. Under the London Coliseum stage I found a staff canteen[…]
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The area beneath the stage can be full of surprises…. Under the London Coliseum stage I found a staff canteen[…]
Read moreA magician with a staff in once hand and a book of magic in the other (as well as a damn fine pair of mustachios) faces off a grinning bearded figure with wings, tail and scaly skin. It’s the woodcut illustration from Christopher Marlowe’s 1616 edition of Doctor Faustus. But the devil doesn’t spend the whole play as this dragon-like figure. At the request of Faustus, the demon Mephistopheles changes into the likeness of an old Franciscan friar.
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Read moreI like my own company. Me, myself and I make a happy team. We’ve been to the theatre, just us,[…]
Read moreIn The Stage online, Flyman asks how we preserve the magic of theatre while letting the audience see backstage. It’s[…]
Read moreIt was the first time, and it wouldn’t be the last. My first memory of going to the theatre was[…]
Read moreIn 1596, a Dutch traveller Johannes de Witt visited the Swan playhouse, and drew a sketch and wrote in his[…]
Read moreReading this fascinating article by first BFI ambassador actor Tom Hiddleston, I was particularly struck by his description of the[…]
Read moreMany theatres now offer tours, from large organisations such as the National Theatre and Barbican to smaller venues like Wilton’s[…]
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