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From professional football to the Oscars, Alistair Nwachukwu discusses his remarkable journey. Alistair Nwachukwu’s path to the stage wasn’t exactly linear. Five years ago, he was a professional footballer for Millwall. Today, he’s a LAMDA graduate leading a major Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) musical and starring in an Oscar-nominated short film. After a devastating injury […]
Expert Zhenya Leverett explains how mastering the art of stage combat transforms physical action into powerful storytelling. Many actors view a fight call as a series of boxes to tick – a punch here, a fall there, and a prayer that no one actually gets hurt. But as both a professional actress and a fight […]
From last-minute self-tapes to Stratford-upon-Avon: One actor’s journey to the RSC. Having spent the early part of the summer kicking the metaphorical cat and telling anyone who’d stand still long enough how “unfair” the business was, my phone tinkled with something other than a TodayTix marketing email. It was late on a Friday afternoon and […]
‘Paddington the Musical’ leads with nine awards, while ‘Evita’ wins six at the 2026 WhatsOnStage Awards. The winners of the 2026 WhatsOnStage Awards have been crowned at a ceremony at the London Palladium, celebrating the very best of British theatre as voted for by audiences. As the only major theatre awards decided entirely by the […]
‘Paddington the Musical’ and ‘Into the Woods’ lead the 2026 Olivier Awards nominees list with 11 nominations each. The nominations for the 2026 Olivier Awards have been announced at a ceremony at the London Palladium, ahead of the star-studded 50th-anniversary event at the Royal Albert Hall. The frontrunners for this year’s awards are the Savoy […]
‘The Night Manager’ star Paul Chahidi shares vital insights on career longevity and creative collaboration. In this exclusive interview, we met with the versatile Paul Chahidi to discuss a career that has spanned over thirty years. From his early days at school to his recent role as ‘Basil’ in the second series of BBC hit […]
