In Episode 192 of the TheatreArtLife Podcast, Terry Knickerbocker shared with Anna Robb  why great training still matters (and why theatre keeps calling actors home).  Terry Knickerbocker has spent decades in the trenches of actor training, and he’s unapologetic about where he believes the strongest acting comes from: theatre. In this Theatre Art Life Podcast

In front of the Capital Circus of Budapest, an old steam locomotive stands guard, welcoming the audience. At first, one may wonder what a train has to do with circus. The image soon reveals its meaning: the locomotive reappears in the opening of the show as a tunnel through which performers from all over the

In this preview of next week’s StageLync Podcast, Anna Robb sits down with Dr. Dorita Hannah—design scholar, practitioner, and consultant working at the intersection of architecture, performance, and space. Their conversation moves from a simple but powerful starting point (“What is the space?”) into a bigger question: how do we design experiences where environments, audiences,

What does a “stage manager” do when the show is television, the director is in a booth, the cameras are choreographed like dancers, and a full scenic build can happen inside a single commercial break? In this episode preview, Roger Melvin—USA-based director and television stage manager—breaks down the reality of running live, high-stakes broadcasts like

Critically acclaimed theatre-maker Alexis Gregory (Riot Act, Duchess Theatre; FutureQueer, Kings Head Theatre) returns to the stage with SMOKE, his most daring and uncompromising work to date, confronting the hardest issues currently facing the queer community, head-on. Following a sold-out London run in 2024, this gripping show will now be touring in partnership with LGBTQ+

From 19 to 29 March 2026, UP Festival returns to Brussels for its 19th edition, transforming the city into a living stage for contemporary circus and performing arts. Over the course of 11 days, Belgian and international artists will inhabit theatres, circus tents, public spaces, and unconventional venues, reaffirming circus as a vibrant, engaged, and