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Scenes for Survival
“First-class writing, directing and acting”

Scenes for Survival

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Scotland’s National Theatre turns its attention indoors with a poignant series of isolation vignettes
“Entertaining adaptation of David Nicholls’ second novel”

The Understudy

Lawrence Batley Theatre (online)
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The Green Room: What is the case for a government bailout of the creative arts?
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The Green Room: What is the case for a government bailout of the creative arts?

Our panel of theatre workers put forward arguments for why the creative industries should get financial help from the government
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Big Interviews

The Stage talks in depth to movers and shakers from across the industry

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Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Antonio Pappano

Music director

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Susie McKenna

Director, writer and producer

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Crystal Pite

Choreographer

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Antonio Pappano

Music director

Susie McKenna

Director, writer and producer

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Crystal Pite

Choreographer

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Antonio Pappano

Music director

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Susie McKenna

Director, writer and producer

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Crystal Pite

Choreographer
Julian Bird
“Our place in the world is at risk. It’s as grave as that”

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre
The SOLT/UK Theatre chief executive is helping to navigate a devastating crisis for the industry that was unimaginable only a few weeks ago. He tells Alistair Smith why the next weeks are going to be so crucial if the sector is to survive
Antonio Pappano
“We’re talking about plans A, B and C, it changes every week”

Antonio Pappano

Music director
Stephen Rebbeck
“This is unprecedented. We’re taking each day as it comes”

Stephen Rebbeck

Technical Director
Lucy Prebble
“Theatre is like a bunch of people joining around the campfire”

Lucy Prebble

Playwright
Joe Hill-Gibbins
“I find the Little Englander attitude to theatre embarrassing”

Joe Hill-Gibbins

Director

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Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Antonio Pappano

Music director

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Susie McKenna

Director, writer and producer

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Crystal Pite

Choreographer

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Antonio Pappano

Music director

Susie McKenna

Director, writer and producer

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Crystal Pite

Choreographer

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Antonio Pappano

Music director

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Susie McKenna

Director, writer and producer

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Crystal Pite

Choreographer

Long Reads

100 years on, why Frank Matcham remains theatre’s master builder

100 years on, why Frank Matcham remains theatre’s master builder

by Tim Bano
A century since Frank Matcham’s death, the legacy of the great theatre architect is only now being fully appreciated, long after many of his gems have been lost. Tim Bano looks at the work of a man whose flamboyant creations all over the country house entertainment for everyone

Features

Culture in lockdown: Mark Gatiss – ‘the muse is not kind during a global pandemic’

Culture in lockdown: Mark Gatiss – ‘the muse is not kind during a global pandemic’

by Tim Bano
From an Adam Sandler film to 1940s murder mysteries with titles such as Vegetable Duck, much-admired creator of theatre and TV favourites Mark Gatiss tells Tim Bano about the culture he has been enjoying during lockdown

Q&A

Interviews with established and emerging theatremakers working on stage and behind the scenes in UK theatre and beyond.
Kelly Hunter

Kelly Hunter

Teacher and artistic director
Anna Jobarteh

Anna Jobarteh

Actor and healthcare assistant
Katie Matsell

Katie Matsell

Actor and NHS receptionist/administrator
Riz Khan

Riz Khan

Doctor and actor

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