Richard Jordan is an award-winning UK and international theatre producer. He has been a regular contributor to The Stage since 2005. Read Richard's latest column for The Stage every Thursday.

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Richard Jordan’s Big Christmas Theatre Quiz 2024

OpinionDec 23, 2024

Forty questions about the past year in theatre, plus some theatre history

Celebrating Gavin Creel: a great artist and human being

OpinionDec 11, 2024

Richard Jordan looks back at the wonderful career and life of Gavin Creel

Why pantomimes are so much more than just a Christmas treat

OpinionDec 4, 2024

Richard Jordan discusses the power of pantomime and why it continues to hold such dear memories for many throughout their lives

Musical theatre lost so much talent to AIDS, but we must remember how it also helped change perceptions

OpinionNov 27, 2024

Ahead of World AIDS Day on December 1, Richard Jordan remembers the impact the disease had on the theatre industry, and the impact of productions such as Rent

Alternates make roles their own – and should be saluted for it

OpinionNov 20, 2024

Richard Jordan discusses the lack of media attention around alternates who are often making a show their own and earning standing ovations

'Musicals don't get written, they get rewritten' – is the old adage still true today?

OpinionNov 13, 2024

This week Richard Jordan explores revamping musicals and how they need time to grow and develop

Labour's Budget risks breaking the party's promises to theatre's 'working people'

OpinionNov 6, 2024

In light of the recent Budget, Richard Jordan examines Keir Starmer’s comment about "working people" and the empty promises Labour has made

Things that go bump in the stalls: where might you feel a ghostly presence tonight?

OpinionOct 30, 2024

Theatre is an industry packed full of superstition, so it’s no surprise that many venues are said to be haunted, says Richard Jordan

This is the best theatre film of the year that you probably haven’t heard of

OpinionOct 23, 2024

Ghostlight sees a family address their personal grief through a community theatre production of Romeo and Juliet, says Richard Jordan

Will Jamie Lloyd's Sunset Boulevard ignite Broadway?

OpinionOct 16, 2024

Jamie Lloyd’s staging of Sunset Boulevard may be about to rewrite history by becoming an iconic Broadway show, proving that sometimes, taking a risk is worth it

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