
Very sad at the loss of the wonderful, incomparable Charles Kay. My godfather and my friend of 55 years. An actor’s actor. He made every production he was in better and every life he touched brighter. I will miss him hugely. RIP lovely man. 💔
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Very sad at the loss of the wonderful, incomparable Charles Kay. My godfather and my friend of 55 years. An actor’s actor. He made every production he was in better and every life he touched brighter. I will miss him hugely. RIP lovely man. 💔

Miss Mina Alix, who hooped the hoop at the Hippodrome in 1903. Despite taking over the entire auditorium her daring feat lasted only about 2 and a 1/2 seconds. Come & hear more about the @HippodromeLDN 's fascinating 125 year history next Tuesday 14th Jan eventbrite.co.uk/e/hippodrome-1…

💔Sad news in June 24 as we lost two dear colleagues Ruth Eastwood and John Earl ♻️On a positive note, #TheatreGreenBook launched its second edition in this month to support theatres on their journey to Net Zero

The cast of TREASURE ISLAND may have set sail, but it's safe to say that they had a whale of a time⛵ Take a look backstage with Taz Rahman, who played Parrot/Nine Lives, in this video diary. We're looking forward to next winter's ALICE IN WONDERLAND🍄 Apps open on 8 Jan!

Sir Richard Burton died of a heart attack in Trieste on October 20, 1890. He and his wife are buried in a tomb shaped like a bedouin tent at St Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in London.

🎂 Happy anniversary to @HackneyEmpire which opened #OnThisDay in 1901, designed by renowned theatre architect Frank Matcham for the Stoll Moss Group We've supported the theatre most recently through our Small Grants Programme @TheLinburyTrust for roof repairs

Remembering the English actor Anton Rodgers who died on this day in 2007 #AntonRodgers #Pickwick #MayToDecember #FreshFields #FrenchFields #CarryOnJack #Scrooge #DirtyRottenScoundrels #TheDayOfTheJackal #JasonKing #TheSaint #TheOldCuriosityShop

I didn't want to do a detour into the fact that top price tickets for this are £110 but, seriously, 2025 NT Live aside, the National needs to remember the importance of being affordable telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-t…

Waiting for The Importance of Being Earnest @NationalTheatre

Back in 2018 I went to the London Hippodrome to a viewing of this delightful short film, 'Bombastic Rubbish: The Theatres of Frank Matcham.' Seeing as it's Frank's birthdate today, an excuse to share it: vimeo.com/202799420

Born #OTD 1854 the great Frank Matcham, architect of some of the most iconic theatres & music halls in the UK. Many demolished but many remain including @Grand_Theatre @VillaGaiety @LondonColiseum His legacy is kept alive today by our friends @frankmatchamsoc 👏

Here's a quiz for lovers of curious forms of transport. Where I have I been this weekend, which involved a journey by SEA TRACTOR??

JUST ANNOUNCED - a cast to fall in love with! Head to our website to see who will be joining the previously announced Simon Russell Beale as A E Housman in the first major revival of Tom Stoppard's The Invention of Love. Very few tickets remaining, book now to avoid heartbreak!

🎄 The ABTT Christmas Party will be hosted at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, London again this year. 🎄 Join us on Fri 6th December 12.30pm - 4pm. RSVP by Fri 22nd November to admin@abtt.org.uk so we can estimate how much pudding & custard we need! 😂 #ABTT #TheatreTechnicians