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Sackler Trust suspends all new UK donations amid opioid allegations

Talent agency Global Artists drops listing of Seyi Omooba following anti-gay post

Local Hero review at Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh – ‘charming musical version of a much-loved film’

Standing at the Sky’s Edge review at Crucible Theatre, Sheffield – ‘a glorious musical tribute to an iconic Sheffield building’

Editor's Picks

Opinion

Sophie Melville and Erin Doherty, who will star in Wolfie at Theatre503, London. Photo: Helen Murray

Top 5 theatre shows to see this week (March 25-31)

Mar 25, 2019

Opinion

PIPA’s inaugural 2015 meeting with co-founder Anna Ehnold-Danailov (foreground). Photo: Abby Warren

Lyn Gardner: Theatre needs to stop excluding parents and carers and show its human face

Mar 25, 2019

News

News

Sackler Trust suspends all new UK donations amid opioid allegations

Mar 25, 2019

News

Blackpool Grand Theatre. Photo: Wikipedia

Blackpool Grand Theatre launches own production company for first time

Mar 25, 2019

News

Talent agency Global Artists drops listing of Seyi Omooba following anti-gay post

Mar 25, 2019

News

Production news round-up: Disney musical Frozen confirms London run and Faye Tozer to join Everybody’s Talking About Jamie in West End

Mar 22, 2019

Reviews

Reviews

Local Hero review at Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh – ‘charming musical version of a much-loved film’

Mar 24, 2019

Reviews

My White Best Friend review at the Bunker, London – ‘moving exploration of marginalisation’

Mar 23, 2019

Reviews

Emilia review at Vaudeville Theatre, London – ‘Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s play roars into the West End’

Mar 22, 2019

Reviews

Edmond de Bergerac review at Birmingham Repertory Theatre – ‘a witty performance from Freddie Fox’

Mar 22, 2019

Opinion

Opinion

Sophie Melville and Erin Doherty, who will star in Wolfie at Theatre503, London. Photo: Helen Murray

Top 5 theatre shows to see this week (March 25-31)

Mar 25, 2019

Opinion

Photo: Shutterstock

Maggie Brown: More needs to be done to protect against social media trolls

Mar 25, 2019

Features

Interviews

Amelle Berrabah in Club Tropicana

Sugababes’ Amelle Berrabah on her musical theatre debut: ’I had no idea how to get all of that book into my head’

Mar 22, 2019

Features

From Hamlet to Lear: How acting genius Richard Burbage inspired Shakespeare with ‘divine fury’

Mar 22, 2019

Interviews

Broadway performer Laura Benanti: ‘If I could wave a magic wand, theatre would be affordable for all’

Mar 22, 2019

Interviews

Dancer Oti Mabuse: ‘I’m bringing everything I’ve learned from Strictly to the rehearsal room’

Mar 20, 2019

Advice

Advice

Dear West End Producer: ‘Should the press attend understudy runs – just to celebrate understudies?’

Mar 20, 2019

Scholarships

The Stage and Spirit Young Performers Company scholarship winners from 2018, from left: Billy Vale, Layla Armstrong-Hughes, Hannah Hutchins and Imaan Guthrie.

The Stage Scholarships 2019: Spirit Young Performers Company

Mar 20, 2019

International

Opinion

Ana Scotney in The Contours of Heaven, which featured at the Hawke's Bay Arts Festival in 2017

Richard Jordan: Producers shouldn’t worry about distances and always look to expand their horizons

Mar 21, 2019

Features

Vanuatu’s Wan Smolbag – celebrating 30 years of Pacific Islander theatre

Mar 20, 2019

Broadway

Interviews

Broadway performer Laura Benanti: ‘If I could wave a magic wand, theatre would be affordable for all’

Mar 22, 2019

Interviews

Writer and director James Lapine. Photo: Terence Patrick for Variety

Into the Woods writer James Lapine: ‘Creating a road-trip musical like Little Miss Sunshine was a fun challenge’

Mar 19, 2019

In case you missed it

News

Olivier Awards 2019: the nominations in full

Mar 5, 2019

Features

The Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. Photo: Alex Rumford

Royal Opera House legal case: the shocking story that could change orchestra pits forever

Feb 27, 2019

Features

The Stage Podcast: Vault Festival, Lyn Gardner’s 2019 top picks and Showstopper!

Jan 31, 2019

News

The Stage Awards 2019: The winners in full

Jan 25, 2019

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