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31/12/10 - Finishing the Hat
Sandra Giorgetti reviews the book Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics (1954-1981) by Stephen Sondheim.

22/12/10 - Musical Theatre Musings - December
Annemarie Lewis Thomas looks forward to musical theatre in 2011.

18/12/10 - Scottish Shorts
Philip Fisher reviews the collection of short Scottish plays, edited by Phillip Howard.

08/12/10 - Wesker on Theatre
Philip Fisher reviews Arnold Wesker's book.

01/12/10 - The Spanner Experiment
Ray Brown reviews the story of North West Spanner Theatre Company by Ernest Dalton.

01/12/10 - Shakespeare on Stage
Philip Fisher reviews Julian Curry's book of interviews with thirteen leading actors.

22/11/10 - Putting It On
Philip Fisher reviews the biography of Michael Codron by Codron and Alan Strachan.

21/11/10 - What's So Finking Bunny?
Philip Fisher reviews Benedict Nightingale's novel.

14/11/10 - Diary of a Juvenile Delinquent
Philip Fisher reviews Steven Berkoff's autobiographical book.

07/11/10 - and furthermore
Philip Fisher reviews Judi Dench's book of reminiscences.

04/11/10 - Little Angel Jubilee
Howard Loxton looks forward to the Little Angel puppet theatre's fiftieth year.

31/10/10 - Exposed By the Mask
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Peter Hall.

31/10/10 - The Role of the Critic
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Nicholas Dromgoole.

31/10/10 - Theatre and the Mind
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Mick Gordon.

24/10/10 - The Secret Life of Plays
Philip Fisher reviews the book by playwright Steve Waters.

24/10/10 - Theatremonkey: A Guide to London's West End
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Steve Rich.

22/10/10 - Words into Action
Philip Fisher reviews the book by William Gaskill.

29/09/10 - Musical Theatre Musings - September
Annemarie Lewis Thomas reflects on her recent trip to Broadway.

28/09/10 - Shakespeare: An Ungentle Life
Philip Fisher reviews the the book by Katherine Duncan-Jones.

26/09/10 - Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes 1909 - 1929
Howard Loxton looks at the exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

14/09/10 - The Newgate Jig
Philip Fisher reviews the the theatrical novel by Ann Featherstone.

14/09/10 - The Oxford Companion to Theatre & Performance
Philip Fisher reviews the book edited by Dennis Kennedy.

14/09/10 - The Tragedy of Mariam
Philip Fisher reviews the the script of the play by Elizabeth Cary.

12/09/10 - Sign the Petition!
Peter Lathan asks everyone to sign the petition to force a Commons debate on cuts to arts funding.

06/09/10 - My Father's Fortune - a Life
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Michael Frayn.

29/08/10 - So You Want to be a Theatre Producer?
Philip Fisher reviews the book by James Seabright.

29/08/10 - The Early Diaries
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Simon Gray.

16/08/10 - Mr Dickens and Master Betty
Howard Loxton reviews the novel by Alan Stockwell.

02/0810 - The Final Act of Mr Shakespeare
Philip Fisher reviews the novel by Robert Winder.

29/07/10 - Musical Theatre Musings - July
Annemarie Lewis Thomas muses on Hair at the Gielgud and performers behaving badly on stage.

25/07/10 - The Reluctant Escapologist
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Mike Bradwell.

13/07/10 - London Stage in the Nineteenth Century
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Robert Tanitch.

09/07/10 - Looking Forward to Latitude
Corinne Salisbury looks forward to theatre at next week's Latitude Festival.

08/07/10 - Newbury's Comedy Festival
Robin Strapp introduces Newbury Corn Exchange's annual comedy festival.

06/07/10 - Julidans 2010: Index
The index to reviews of performances at Amsterdam's Julidans 2010.

05/07/10 - Julidans 2010: A Festival of Pure Energy
Jackie Fletcher introduces Julidans 2010, Amsterdam's festival of dance.

04/07/10 - Climbing the Curtain
Philip Fisher reviews the novel by Davina Elliott.

04/07/10 - My Life in Pieces
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Simon Callow.

04/07/10 - When Is a Ticket Not a Ticket?
Philip Fisher tells a cautionary tale for all West End ticket buyers.

25/06/10 - Musical Theatre: a Challenge
Following the MThe:UK musical theatre conference at LIPA, Jenifer Toksvig issues a challenge to all UK music theatre practitioners.

25/06/10 - Musical Theatre Musings - June
This month Annemarie Lewis Thomas wonders why there are no new British musicals.

11/06/10 - West End Theatre in the Nineteenth Century
Howard Loxton looks at the exhibition at the National Theatre.

01/06/10 - Stage Management - The Essential Handbook
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Gail Pallin.

30/05/10 - The Sunset Limited
Philip Fisher reviews the novel by Cormac McCarthy.

30/05/10 - Contested Will
Philip Fisher reviews the book on the Shakespeare authorship debate by James Shapiro.

23/05/10 - Stars: The Result
The result of the poll on whether the British Theatre Guide should give star ratings in its theatre reviews.

14/05/10 - Stars
Have your say on whether the British Theatre Guide should give star ratings in its theatre reviews.

13/05/10 - The Case for the Arts
Why subsidy for the Arts is essential for the UK's economic health as well as for its cultural life.

10/05/10 - So You Want to Go to Drama School?
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Helen Freeman.

09/05/10 - Kunstenfestivaldesarts 2010
Jackie Fletcher introduces the 2010 Kunstenfestivaldesarts in Brussels.

03/05/10 - Theatre
Philip Fisher reviews the book by David Mamet.

27/04/10 - What the Parties Say
Peter Lathan looks at what the parties' election manifestos say about the arts.

11/04/10 - What If...
Terry O'Donovan reviews the festival drawing from work in dance, film and live art at the Siobhán Davies Studios.

04/04/10 - The RSC Toolkit for Teachers
Philip Fisher reviews the Royal Shakespeare Company publication.

04/04/10 - Notes on Directing
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Frank Hauser and Russell Reich.

26/03/10 - March/April Musical Theatre Musings
This month Annemarie Lewis Thomas considers reality TV casting shows and the Oliviers.

23/03/10 - Theatre Craft
Philip Fisher reviews the book Theatre Craft - A Director's Practical Companion from A to Z by John Caird.

23/03/10 - Printing the Toy Theatre
Howard Loxton reviews the book by David Powell, J.R. Piggott & Horatio Blood.

15/03/10 - Anyone Can Whistle
Sandra Giorgetti looks at Stephen Sondheim's biggest failure and why it's worth a visit more than forty years on.

08/02/10 - February Musical Theatre Musings
This month Annemarie Lewis Thomas is inspired to muse by Legally Blonde.

07/02/10 - Write Now, Right On
Sandra Giorgetti looks at the first season of new writing at the Brockley Jack Studio Theatre.

31/01/10 - The Humbling
Philip Fisher reviews the theatre-related novel by Philip Roth.

27/01/10 - Robert Tanitch on YouTube
Philip Fisher looks at BTG reviewer Robert Tanitch's channel on YouTube.

25/01/10 - The Play That Changed My Life
Philip Fisher reviews the book edited by Ben Hodges.

25/01/10 - Must You Go? My Life with Harold Pinter
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Antonia Fraser.

22/01/10 - January Musical Theatre Musings
Annemarie Lewis Thomas considers the differences between Broadway and West End music theatre performers.

10/01/10 - Theatre in the North East 2009
Peter Lathan looks back over the year in NE theatre.

03/01/10 - The Midlands Stage 2009
Steve Orme looks back over theatre in the Midlands in 2009.

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