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Old Vic artistic director Matthew Warchus

Sylvia staging at Old Vic is a ‘triumph over adversity’, artistic director Matthew Warchus claims

National Theatre Wales accused of ‘not being national, theatrical or Welsh enough’

Thomas Hescott. Photo: Robert Workman

Directors’ rates to increase by more than 20% under landmark pay deal

London's West End. Photo: Tom Eversley/Shutterstock

Pay rises, job shares and a five-day week – Equity submits ‘ambitious’ West End claim

Bonnie Langford in 42nd Street. Photo: Brinkhoff/Moegenburg

Exclusive interview with Bonnie Langford: ‘It’s amazing I’m still performing’

Cush Jumbo. Photo: Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock

Cush Jumbo to host The Stage Debut Awards

Editor's Picks

Opinion

Top theatre shows to see in autumn 2018

Sep 21, 2018

Opinion

Clare Burt and Claire Machin in Flowers for Mrs Harris/Bryony Hannah and Heida Reed in Foxfinder. Photos: Johan Persson/Pamela Raith

Mark Shenton: Revivals can ruin or reinvigorate a work of art

Sep 21, 2018

News

News

Production news round-up: Almeida announces new season and Tina Turner musical extends West End run

Sep 21, 2018

News

Society of London Theatre awards £72,500 in bursaries to help students complete training

Sep 21, 2018

News

The practice of bio-banding has been used in sports such as rugby and football Photo: Shutterstock Bezikus

Mentoring scheme to help dancers nearing retirement on to new career path

Sep 21, 2018

News

Adrienne Warren in Tina: The Tina Turner Musical. Photo: Manuel Harlan

Tina: The Tina Turner Musical extends in the West End until July 2019

Sep 21, 2018

Reviews

Reviews

OthelloMacbeth review at Home, Manchester – ‘an intriguing Shakespearean mash-up’

Sep 22, 2018

Reviews

Where We Began review at Live Theatre, Newcastle – ‘timely and compelling’

Sep 21, 2018

Reviews

Othello review at Oxford Playhouse – ‘a fresh perspective on Shakespeare’s play’

Sep 21, 2018

Reviews

Hear Me Howl review at the Old Red Lion Theatre, London – ‘exhilarating and refreshing’

Sep 21, 2018

Opinion

Opinion

Top theatre shows to see in autumn 2018

Sep 21, 2018

Opinion

Clare Burt and Claire Machin in Flowers for Mrs Harris/Bryony Hannah and Heida Reed in Foxfinder. Photos: Johan Persson/Pamela Raith

Mark Shenton: Revivals can ruin or reinvigorate a work of art

Sep 21, 2018

Advice

Advice

John Byrne. Photo: Catherine Usher

Careers Clinic: Is it risky to have my partner as manager?

Sep 19, 2018

Advice

Dear West End Producer: ‘Do performers run the risk of being forgotten by casting directors if they work on a show for too long?’

Sep 19, 2018

Features

Features

Playbills from the British Library collection

The golden age of the playbill: how the British Library is rediscovering Victorian posters

Sep 21, 2018

Promoted

Competition: Win tickets to see Picasso’s Women at Gallery Different, London

Sep 20, 2018

Features

The Work Room’s Anita Clark: ‘Artists need a seat at the table – currently they have the least power’

Sep 19, 2018

Features

In pictures (September 20): Six at the Arts Theatre, Barbican, Acting for Others, Kiln, NST Southampton and more

Sep 19, 2018

International

News

International news round-up: September 20

Sep 19, 2018

Features

Mozart’s Don Giovanni. Photo: Guy Bell

Italy’s New Generation Festival: Promoting culture through a galaxy of rising stars

Sep 17, 2018

Broadway

Opinion

Howard Sherman: The incredible 22-year tale of how a new musical finally got to the stage

Sep 14, 2018

Opinion

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Prince Harry with the cast of Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre. Photo: Craig Sugden

Mark Shenton: Will influx of Broadway musicals prove too much of a good thing?

Sep 5, 2018

In case you missed it

Interviews

Nadia Fall. Photo: Hugo Glendinning

Theatre Royal Stratford East’s Nadia Fall: ‘Change is uncomfortable but you have to reinvent and not stagnate’

Sep 12, 2018

Features

Caryl Churchill. Photo: Marc Brenner

Caryl Churchill at 80 – celebrating UK theatre’s ‘ultimate playwright’

Aug 29, 2018

Opinion

Clockwise from top left: Underground Railroad Game, The Basement Tapes, Square Go, Dandy Darkly's All Aboard, Trojan Horse and What Girls Are Made Of. Photos: Ben Arons/Andi-Crown/Mihaela Bodlovic/Atticus Stevenson/The Other Richard/Sid Scott

What were the best shows at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2018? Our critics choose their favourites

Aug 24, 2018

Features

Casting Directors’ Guild Awards Committee members Victor Jenkins, Michael Cox, Alastair Coomer, David Grindrod, Debbie McWilliams, Sophie Hallett and Andy Pryor at the Casting Awards launch. Photo: Scarlet Page

What do casting directors look for in auditions? Theatre’s hidden talent spotters reveal the secrets of their trade

Aug 1, 2018

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