Since StageMilk’s inception, lists have been an integral part of the site. We wanted to provide free, no-nonsense resources for actors all around the world. We are constantly updating these lists, and adding new ones. Go forth, and explore!
I find “Best Of” lists really helpful starting points when exploring new areas of information. Don’t get too caught up in the hierarchy of the lists, but just use these as a launching pad.
In 1899, the British Mutoscope and Biograph Company produced the world’s first stage-to-screen adaptation: King John by William Shakespeare. You have to wonder whether they knew the trend they were setting… Since the end of the 19th...
Picture the scene: two actors, sharing a stage. Each of their characters have their own sets of needs and wants—their own objectives they’re fighting to achieve within the story. Even if their motives are hidden...
There is nothing I love more than watching TV shows about acting and actors. There’s something cathartic about seeing situations on screen that we can relate to. Not all shows do this successfully and with...
As always with creating a ‘best of’ list, it has been a difficult task to put together a list of best Australian Playwrights. However, here is what we’ve come up with. We considered many factors...
Shakespeare lends himself well to the medium of cinema. From epic, historical tales of war and conquest to fever dreams rooted in the outright fantastical, his plays beg for adaptation and reinvention in a visual...
David Hare is an acclaimed British playwright, as well as a screenwriter and director for theatre and film. He is a recipient and nominee of numerous awards, including two Laurence Olivier awards, New York Drama...
From stage, to screen, to radio and even to musical theatre: Martin McDonagh is considered to be one of Ireland’s most acclaimed playwrights—and for good reason. His work has gripped audiences since the 1990s, shocking...
While the Kiwis may be famous for Peter Jackson, Jane Campion and Taika Waititi in the film world, they’ve got some golden playwrights too! Here’s a little listicle detailing some of the best writers for...
Needless to say, there are countless exceptional plays out there written by BIPOC playwrights, but they’re often a little hard to find. Historically, the dominant canon has been very Eurocentric, and therefore, very white. And...
One of the truly most creative, surreal and fascinating playwrights of the 20th century Eugene Ionesco stands tall amongst a sea of brilliant existential surreal absurdist playwrights of his time. His works are visceral, hilarious,...
