Georgia Luckhurst

London

reporter @TheStage / poet and shamefaced blogger | MA english @uniofstandrews | MA creative writing @royalholloway | she/her |

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Find out about the new appointments to the top jobs in theatre

1 week ago | thestage.co.uk | Georgia Luckhurst

Former Graeae literary manager to head up Vital XposureJosh Elliott. Photo: Foteini GalanopoulouJosh Elliott is to take up the reins as artistic director of disabled-led theatre company Vital XposureSupport The Stage by registering or subscribingTo continue reading this article you must be logged in. Register or login below to unlock 3 free articles every month. OR Or subscribe from just £7.99 and get unlimited access to thestage.co.uk.
Rosie Sheehy: I felt I had to sound English to make it as an actor

1 week ago | thestage.co.uk | Georgia Luckhurst

Rosie Sheehy: I felt I had to sound English to make it as an actorRosie SheehyOlivier-nominated actor Rosie Sheehy has revealed she abandoned her natural Welsh accent at RADA in order to ‘survive’Support The Stage by registering or subscribingTo continue reading this article you must be logged in. Register or login below to unlock 3 free articles every month. OR Or subscribe from just £7.99 and get unlimited access to thestage.co.uk.
Pantomime producer Chris Jordan calls for action to protect regional theatre access

1 week ago | thestage.co.uk | Georgia Luckhurst

NewsChris Jordan at the Pantomime Awards 2024. Photo: Victoria DaviesPanto producer Chris Jordan has claimed that we are in ’danger of losing drama in the regions’ unless action is taken to protect theatres nationwideSupport The Stage by registering or subscribingTo continue reading this article you must be logged in. Register or login below to unlock 3 free articles every month. OR Or subscribe from just £7.99 and get unlimited access to thestage.co.uk. Remember Login
BBC presenter Owain Wyn Evans welcomes Wales 'arts resurgence' after panto win

1 week ago | thestage.co.uk | Georgia Luckhurst

NewsOwain Wyn Evans at the Pantomime Awards 2025. Photo: Victoria DaviesThe BBC broadcaster and pantomime star has suggested Wales is experiencing a "resurgence in performing arts" and urged theatre fans to look beyond Cardiff for great showsSupport The Stage by registering or subscribingTo continue reading this article you must be logged in. Register or login below to unlock 3 free articles every month. OR Or subscribe from just £7.99 and get unlimited access to thestage.co.uk. Remember Login
Leicester Square busking suspended following noise row

1 week ago | thestage.co.uk | Georgia Luckhurst

NewsLondon's Leicester Square. Photo: ShutterstockBusking spots in Leicester Square are to be suspended from midnight on April 17, after a court ruling claimed the area was being subjected to ’poor-quality’ performancesSupport The Stage by registering or subscribingTo continue reading this article you must be logged in. Register or login below to unlock 3 free articles every month. OR Or subscribe from just £7.99 and get unlimited access to thestage.co.uk. Remember Login
AI lacks the humour a panto script needs

1 week ago | thestage.co.uk | Georgia Luckhurst

NewsAnthony Spargo with his award for best script at the Pantomime Awards 2025. Photo: Victoria DaviesActor and playwright Anthony Spargo has denied the suggestion that artificial intelligence could replicate the "soul" of a good pantomime script – at least for the time beingSupport The Stage by registering or subscribingTo continue reading this article you must be logged in. Register or login below to unlock 3 free articles every month.
Pantomime Awards 2025: winners in full

1 week ago | thestage.co.uk | Georgia Luckhurst

NewsElaine C Smith in Peter Pan at the King’s Theatre, Glasgow. Photo: Sparkled PressScottish comedian and actor Elaine C Smith has been awarded the outstanding achievement award at this year’s Pantomime AwardsSupport The Stage by registering or subscribingTo continue reading this article you must be logged in. Register or login below to unlock 3 free articles every month. OR Or subscribe from just £7.99 and get unlimited access to thestage.co.uk. Remember Login
Laurence Olivier and Joan Plowright's countryside home up for grabs for £2m

2 weeks ago | thestage.co.uk | Georgia Luckhurst

NewsThe former home of Laurence Olivier and Joan Plowright in West Sussex. Photo: Jay RowdenLaurence Olivier and Joan Plowright’s Sussex Downs house has gone up for sale for £2 million, with the family keen for a theatre lover to take over the storied homeSupport The Stage by registering or subscribingTo continue reading this article you must be logged in. Register or login below to unlock 3 free articles every month. OR Or subscribe from just £7.99 and get unlimited access to thestage.co.uk.
Caroline Sheen to release weekly musical theatre podcast

2 weeks ago | thestage.co.uk | Georgia Luckhurst

NewsLogo for Caroline Sheen's podcastThe first three episodes of Talk Musicals to Me will be released on April 22, with initial guests including John Weidman, Maria Friedman, and Adam GuettelSupport The Stage by registering or subscribingTo continue reading this article you must be logged in. Register or login below to unlock 3 free articles every month. OR Or subscribe from just £7.99 and get unlimited access to thestage.co.uk. Remember Login
RSC's Daniel Evans to direct Ncuti Gatwa in Shakespeare vs Marlowe drama

2 weeks ago | thestage.co.uk | Georgia Luckhurst

Edward Bluemel and Ncuti Gatwa in artwork for Born with TeethNcuti Gatwa and Edward Bluemel will portray Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare in the West End premiere of Born With Teeth at Wyndham’s TheatreSupport The Stage by registering or subscribingTo continue reading this article you must be logged in. Register or login below to unlock 3 free articles every month. OR Or subscribe from just £7.99 and get unlimited access to thestage.co.uk. Remember Login