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Feature: New York Theatre Top Ten 2008
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Theatre highlights of 2008
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A look back at our favourite shows of the year, on and off-Broadway.
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Feature: London Theatre Top Ten 2008
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The obligatory end of the year list
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The best of the year's theatre, condensed into a few short paragraphs.
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Interview: Tracy Letts
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On August: Osage County
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The Pulitzer-winning playwright talks to musicOMH about bringing August to the National.
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Q & A: Beau Willimon
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On Farragut North
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The playwright talks to musicOMH about his acclaimed political drama.
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Feature: Evening Standard Awards
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Wins for the Donmar and the National
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Chiwetel Ejiofor scoops best actor at this year's Evening Standard Awards.
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Feature: One Foote in Front of the Other
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Lincoln Centre Platform
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The playwright and screenwriter, Horton Foote, discusses his career as Dividing The Estate heads to Broadway.
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Preview: National Theatre Spring Season
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New season announced
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New work for the new year including Peter Flannery’s new stage adaptation of Burnt by the Sun.
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Preview: Royal Court Spring Season
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New season announced
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New work from Polly Stenham and Mark Ravenhill feature on the Court's spring/summer lineup for 2009
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Interview: Adrian Sutton
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Composer and Chris Morris collaborator
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The composer talks to musicOMH about creating the music for War Horse and The Revenger's Tragedy
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Feature: A First Look at Brecht
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First Look Festival @ Classic Stage Company, New York
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Maggie Gyllenhaal lends her talents to a read-through of Brecht's The Good Person of Sezuan
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Q & A: Nicholas Burns
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On Fat Pig.
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The actor talks to us about taking on the role of Tom in Neil LaBute's play.
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Preview: Off-Broadway Fall 2008
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Pick of the new season's openings.
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Our man in New York, Richard Patterson, picks his top 10 shows from the coming fall season.
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Preview: Broadway Fall 2008
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Best of the new Broadway season.
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A look ahead at the highlight's of the new Broadway season including a transfer of Equus starring Daniel Radcliffe.
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Q & A: Jeff Bowen
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On [title of show]
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The writer and star of [title of show] talks to us about this most meta of musicals.
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Interview: Ben Caplan
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On The Collector
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The actor talks to us about directing John Fowles's cult novel at the Arcola.
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Concert Review: Gershwin and Friends
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Kim Criswell sings Gershwin
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The Broadway star joins the BBC Big Band for a tribute to the songs of George and Ira Gershwin and their collaborators.
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Preview: West End Theatre
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The best of the new season's openings.
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Philip Seymour Hoffman directing and the Donmar's residency at Wyndham's are among the highlights of the coming autumn season in the West End.
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Feature: A Tale Of Two Cities
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New musical staging of Charles Dickens' epic novel
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Richard Patterson gets a sneak preview of the new Broadway musical production.
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Concert Review: A Swell Party
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Cole Porter celebrated
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Maria Friedman and Daniel Evans top the bill at Cadogan Hall.
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Interview: Miss Behave
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On Miss Behave's Variety Nighty
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The cabaret star and sword-swallower talks to us about her new show at the Roundhouse.
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Feature: London Open Air Theatre
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National unveils new outdoor performance space
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We take a look at the best al fresco theatre in London this summer.
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Feature: Blonde But Not Dumb? The Search For Elle Woods
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Reality TV casting hits Broadway
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Bailey Hanks is picked as the new lead in Legally Blonde The Musical via a MTV reality show.
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Festival Review: Latitude - Theatre and Comedy
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Theatre, comedy and more at this year's festival
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Beyond the music programme, Southwold had a bevy of theatre troupes, cabaret, top-notch comedians and literary names in attendance
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Interview: Rebecca Lenkiewicz
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On Her Naked Skin
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The actor turned playwright discusses her new play, the first by a woman to be staged in the Olivier.
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Preview: Edinburgh Festival
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Theatre highlights at this year's festival
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A look at what to see on stage at the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe and International festivals.
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Interview: Clifford Samuel
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On Tiata Delights!
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The actor talks to musicOMH.com about Tiata Fahodzi's festival of new African writing.
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Preview: Camden Fringe
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New venue added to this year's line up
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A look ahead at the third annual summer festival of new theatre in various venues across Camden.
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Q & A: Ben Ellis
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On 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
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The playwright discusses his latest work, a collaborative commission for Latitude, produced by the Bush Theatre.
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Q & A: Luke Wright
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On A Poet's Work Is Never Done
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The poet tells musicOMH.com about his plans for this year's Edinburgh festival.
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Preview: Latitude Festival
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Theatre highlights at this year's Latitude
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The festival's dedicated theatre arena includes new work by the National, RSC and the Bush.
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Preview: National Theatre
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Autumn season aunnounced
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The National Theatre announces its 2008 autumn season including a new production of Oedipus starring Ralph Fiennes.
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Festival Review: The Mighty Boosh
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The Boosh's inaugral - and possibly only - festival at Hop Farm, Kent
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Fielding, Barratt and friends strut their stuff at their very own festival.
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Interview: Che Walker
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On The Frontline
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The writer and actor discusses the challenge of staging a very modern play at the Globe.
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Q & A: Fin Kennedy
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On UNSTATED: Stories Of Refuge
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The playwright talks to musicOMH.com about his new play based on the testimonies of refugees.
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Feature: Tony Awards
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Home Run For August: Osage County
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musicOMH.com's man in New York, Richard Patterson, weighs up the winners at this year's Tony Awards.
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Q & A: Anthony Weigh
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On 2,000 Feet Away
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The playwright talks to us about his new play, currently being staged at the Bush Theatre with a cast including Joseph Fiennes.
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Q & A: differentGear
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On The Revenger's Tragedy
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The DJ duo discuss their contribution to Melly Still's production at the National Theatre.
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Interview: David Eldridge
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On Metamorphosis 08
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musicOMH.com talks to the playwright about his involvement in a new writing scheme at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley.
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Preview: Royal Court
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Autumn season aunnounced
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The Royal Court announces its 2008 autumn season including new work from American playwrights Christopher Shinn and Tarell Alvin McCraney.
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Interview: Lesley Sharp
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On Harper Regan
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musicOMH.com talks to the actor about her role in Simon Stephens' new play at the National.
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Interview: Melly Still
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On The Revenger's Tragedy
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musicOMH.com talks to the director about her forthcoming production of Middleton's tragedy at the National.
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Review Round-up: Fat Pig
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LaBute's latest hits the West End
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Robert Webb and Kris Marshall star in the latest play by Neil La Bute to arrive in the West End. What did the critics make of it?
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PREVIEW: Lyric Announces New Season
The Lyric announces its 2008/09 season including a London transfer for hit Broadway musical Spring Awakening.
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REVIEW ROUND UP: Pygmalion
Originally staged in Bath, Peter Hall's production of George Bernard Shaw's play transfers to the Old Vic. What did the critics think?
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FEATURE: Hamlet at The Factory - Secret Shakespeare
musicOMH.com takes a look at The Factory's improvised production of Hamlet, which is performed at a different secret location each week.
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FEATURE: On The Spot - Improvised Theatre
Tom Barnes, a performer with London based improvised theatre company Melting Pot talks about the challenges of making it up as you go along.
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INTERVIEW: Mark Ravenhill
The playwright talks to musicOMH.com about his recent ambitious cycle of short plays Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat.
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PREVIEW: Burst at the BAC
After the success of The Masque of The Red Death, the BAC stages a festival of experimental new work.
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Q & A: Ali Taylor
The playwright talks to us about his new work, the lyrical Cotton Wool.
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REVIEW ROUND UP: God Of Carnage
Yasmina Reza's latest play boasts a superb cast in Ralph Fiennes, Ken Stott, Tamsin Greig and Janet McTeer, but what did the critics think?
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Q & A: Ciaran McConville
The actor and playwright talks to musicOMH.com as his new play Snowbound opens at Trafalgar Studios.
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Q & A: Andy Lavender
The founder of multimedia theatre company Lightwork talks about his new production, Sarajevo Story.
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Q & A: Laura Stevens
The writer of Thin Toes, an exploration of anorexia and the art world, talks to musicOMH.com.
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Q & A: Jack McNamara
The director of the Arcola's production of Maurice Maeterlinck's The Blind talks about bringing this little known work to the stage.
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PROFILE: Harold Pinter
Simon Thomas takes a personal look at the career and plays of Harold Pinter.
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