James Tibbles

West Side Story has stood the test of time not just because of its artistic mastery, but because of its universal message. As the show’s choreographer Jerome Robbins once said, the show is about intolerance all over the world, not just in 1950s New York. In many ways, the show is more relevant today than it ever has been.

The lead actors march around on stage like four dads thrown together on a charity tour of the YMCA.

Unusual theatrical spaces and creating environmentally conscious productions

James Tibbles sees a disconnect between Russian and British approaches to the Revolution’s centenary

STOP, an original student musical at the Edinburgh Fringe, is a powerful engagement with today's mental health crisis, writes James Tibbles

James Tibbles takes a sneak peek at STOP, the OUDS touring musical