The Feature Archive

  • Q&A: Absent Friends

    06 Feb 2012

    Q&A: Absent Friends

    Alan Ayckbourn’s comedy about six friends and a tea party that goes horribly, and hilariously, wrong opens at the Harold Pinter theatre this week, so Official London Theatre decided to find out whether any of the star-studded cast have had to endure an evening of torture at a disastrous party. Read more

  • The Making of an Olivier Award

    30 Jan 2012

    The Making of an Olivier Award

    The Olivier Awards are the most sought after prize in London’s Theatreland, but how, exactly, is this prized possession made? Official London Theatre finds out. Read more

  • Introducing… Naomi O'Connell

    23 Jan 2012

    Introducing… Naomi O'Connell

    Young opera star Naomi O’Connell talks to Charlotte Marshall about theatrical superstitions, working with Tyne Daly and why she’s not nervous about making her West End debut. Read more

  • Exclusive: Ubu team on trial-free working

    16 Jan 2012

    Exclusive: Ubu team on trial-free working

    Two of British theatre’s greatest and most European of talents, writer Simon Stephens and director Katie Mitchell, let Official London Theatre peek into their professional relationship. Read more

  • Rocking out with We Will Rock You

    10 Jan 2012

    Rocking out with We Will Rock You

    As Get Into London Theatre kicks into full swing, Charlotte Marshall attends a vocal workshop at the Dominion theatre to learn what it takes to be a Killer Queen with We Will Rock You’s Musical Director Stuart Morley. Read more

  • 2011: That was the year that…

    02 Jan 2012

    2011: That was the year that…

    As the calendar eases closer and closer towards an exciting 2012, Official London Theatre takes a brief look back at the capital’s stages in 2011, the year that… Read more

  • Potted Interview

    19 Dec 2011

    Potted Interview

    The Potted Panto boys might be super at seasonal shortness, but how good are they at concise conversation? Official London Theatre decided to find out. Read more

  • Profile: Michael Grandage

    12 Dec 2011

    Profile: Michael Grandage

    As Michael Grandage steps down from the Donmar Warehouse after a decade in charge, Caroline Bishop looks back at his career.  Read more

  • Q&A: Aletta Collins

    05 Dec 2011

    Q&A: Aletta Collins

    As her new show opens at the Royal Opera House, renowned choreographer Aletta Collins tells Caroline Bishop that she could have had an entirely different career, if only her mum had let her.  Read more

  • Introducing… Sonya Cassidy

    21 Nov 2011

    Introducing… Sonya Cassidy

    As Sonya Cassidy takes to the stage alongside Joanna Lumley and Robert Lindsay, the young actress tells Charlotte Marshall about her career so far which has already seen her work at some of London’s most illustrious theatres.  Read more