The Showstopper Blog

Casting a school production throws up a host of tricky questions and issues that can be hard to navigate. How do you support your students, make it fair, and achieve the best possible production? Let's find out!

Let's take a quick recap! What is copyright law and how does it impact theatre? And what do theatre companies need to consider when planning a production? Our latest blog post explores the details of licensing and how public domain works are treated differently.

Bored of the same games and exercises you have been using with your drama kids recently? Check out our 10 favorites and adapt them to suit you!

Running a successful drama camp is not all plain-sailing! Our latest blog post offers some tips to help you give the kids an experience they won't forget.

The Olivier Awards celebrate the best of London theatre and the 2024 awards are around the corner. So here's everything you need to know ahead of this weekend!

Swings are the backbone of theatre performers and the ultimate triple threat. But exactly what do they do and what does it take to be a brilliant swing? Let's find out!

Have you ever wondered how your favourite musicals came to be on the stage? Join us down the wonderful rabbit hole of musicals which are based on books!

Silence in various forms has a long history in theatre. Discover the roots of silence and the different ways theatre artists use it to great effect.

Do you know your buffa from your seria? Read this guide to opera terminology. and learn how to bluff your way through any opera conversation.

Celebrating and highlighting operas by black composers, we take a look at four important works by four leading black composers.

Do you know your soprano from your mezzo, how about your lyric from your dramatic? Take a look at our guide to voice types in opera to learn more.

Here is a little guide to some operas you might not find on the standard beginners' lists, but which could be just the ticket to starting a love of opera.