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Editor's Picks

Opinion

Lyn Gardner: We must take care of ourselves and each other to cope with the stresses of the fringe

Aug 21, 2019

Opinion

Laurence Olivier in The Entertainer in 1957

David Benedict: Like Leicester Curve’s The Entertainer, some shows are ripe for reinvention

Aug 21, 2019

News

News

Robert Icke takes aim at ‘out of hand’ subsidised ticket prices

Aug 21, 2019

News

Thousands demand reversal of changes to performing arts qualification grading

Aug 21, 2019

News

Michael Grandage. Photo: Alex Brenner

Michael Grandage charity announces recipients for fourth year of bursaries

Aug 21, 2019

News

Immersive Great Gatsby to move into former army building in Mayfair

Aug 20, 2019

Edinburgh

Reviews

Leave a Message at Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh

Leave a Message review at Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh – ‘excellent cathartic writing’

Aug 21, 2019

Reviews

Austin Dean Ashford in (I)sland (T)rap - The Epic Remixology of the Odyssey at Assembly Checkpoint, Edinburgh

(I)sland (T)rap – The Epic Remixology of the Odyssey review at Assembly Checkpoint, Edinburgh – ”utterly persuasive’

Aug 21, 2019

Advice

John Byrne. Photo: Catherine Usher

Careers Clinic: How do I stay motivated at Edinburgh?

Aug 21, 2019

Reviews

Willie White in The Examination at Gilded Balloon Teviot, Edinburgh

The Examination review at Gilded Balloon Teviot, Edinburgh – ‘superbly slippery piece of theatre’

Aug 21, 2019

Opinion

Opinion

Lyn Gardner: We must take care of ourselves and each other to cope with the stresses of the fringe

Aug 21, 2019

Opinion

Laurence Olivier in The Entertainer in 1957

David Benedict: Like Leicester Curve’s The Entertainer, some shows are ripe for reinvention

Aug 21, 2019

Features

Obituaries

Karl Shiels

Obituary: Karl Shiels – ‘a master of site-specific theatre and a dynamic champion of new writing’

Aug 21, 2019

Obituaries

Jeremy Kemp

Obituary: Jeremy Kemp – stage and screen actor who excelled at playing authority figures

Aug 21, 2019

Interviews

Emily Lim: the rising star putting the nation into the National Theatre

Aug 21, 2019

Interviews

Fleabag producer Francesca Moody: ‘If you want to make your mark in the world, just go out and do it’

Aug 20, 2019

Reviews

Reviews

Leave a Message at Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh

Leave a Message review at Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh – ‘excellent cathartic writing’

Aug 21, 2019

Reviews

Austin Dean Ashford in (I)sland (T)rap - The Epic Remixology of the Odyssey at Assembly Checkpoint, Edinburgh

(I)sland (T)rap – The Epic Remixology of the Odyssey review at Assembly Checkpoint, Edinburgh – ”utterly persuasive’

Aug 21, 2019

Reviews

Willie White in The Examination at Gilded Balloon Teviot, Edinburgh

The Examination review at Gilded Balloon Teviot, Edinburgh – ‘superbly slippery piece of theatre’

Aug 21, 2019

Reviews

Unexpected Item in the Bagging Area at Underbelly, Edinburgh

Unexpected Item in the Bagging Area review at Underbelly Cowgate, Edinburgh – ‘a cartoonish caper’

Aug 21, 2019

Advice

Advice

West End Producer

Dear West End Producer: ‘If an actor is touring in a show, do they have to arrange their own transport and accommodation?’

Aug 21, 2019

Advice

John Byrne. Photo: Catherine Usher

Careers Clinic: How do I stay motivated at Edinburgh?

Aug 21, 2019

International

Reviews

Are We Not Drawn Onward to New ErA review at Zoo Southside, Edinburgh – ‘fascinating palindromic drama’

Aug 15, 2019

Features

Lottie Davies, Marc Zayat, Adam Elliott and Antonia Draper. Photo: Alex Brenner

Turtle Company at Edinburgh Fringe: The South Koreans creating ‘analogue’ theatre

Aug 13, 2019

Broadway

Interviews

Playwright Lynn Nottage: ‘Theatre is uniquely in the position to be at the vanguard of change’

Aug 19, 2019

Obituaries

Obituary: Hal Prince – 21-time Tony-winning director and producer who bestrode Broadway in the 20th century

Aug 1, 2019

In case you missed it

News

Jac Yarrow, Saffron Coomber and Christie Prades. Photos Tristram Kenton/Helen Murray/Johan Persson

The Stage Debut Awards 2019: Jac Yarrow, Saffron Coomber and Christie Prades make Joe Allen Best West End Debut shortlist

Aug 8, 2019

News

The Stage Debut Awards 2019: the nominees in full

Aug 8, 2019

Opinion

What are the best shows of the Edinburgh Fringe 2019?

Aug 6, 2019

Features

Angry residents, worker exploitation, soaring rents – can the Edinburgh Fringe really go on like this?

Jul 31, 2019

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