The Count of Monte Cristo

In a Guardian blog, the newspaper’s chief critic, Michael Billington, points out the fact that at yesterday’s Critics’ Circle Awards, fringe venues did rather well.

A week is a long time in cultural politics.

Fact of the day: in 2012, Shakespeare productions at Shakespeare’s Globe — Henry V, The Taming of the Shrew, Richard III and Twelfth Night — played to 97 per cent capacity, with 31…

Fact of the day: average ticket price for a West End show is £46.40 and rising.