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Theatre companies build contingency plans as they prepare for no-deal Brexit fallout

Government must spend more on culture and overhaul the Arts Council, says ‘utopian’ Equity blueprint

Alex Kingston in An Enemy of the People at Nottingham Playhouse. Photo: Tristram Kenton

An Enemy of the People review at Nottingham Playhouse – ‘Alex Kingston stars in a shrewdly judged update’

Big the Musical review at the Dominion Theatre, London – ‘a big let down’

The Stage Debut Awards 2019: Jac Yarrow and Lynette Linton among this year’s winners

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Opinion

A drama workshop inside the Good Chance Theatre in the Calais migrant camp. Photo: Good Chance Theatre

Lyn Gardner: Theatre must stop imposing ideas on communities – build trust and get out of the way

Sep 23, 2019

Opinion

The Derry Girls in the Channel 4 video. Photo: YouTube/Channel 4

Chichester Festival Theatre’s Daniel Evans: All feedback is welcome – it proves we’re being heard

Sep 23, 2019

News

News

Inaugural Industry Minds Awards: winners in full

Sep 22, 2019

News

Production news round-up: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat set to return to Palladium and Blithe Spirit starring Jennifer Saunders announces West End run and tour

Sep 20, 2019

News

Theatre companies build contingency plans as they prepare for no-deal Brexit fallout

Sep 20, 2019

News

Michael Billington and Judi Dench. Photo: Craig Sugden

Michael Billington: Standard of Shakespeare productions is in decline

Sep 20, 2019

Reviews

Reviews

Paul Bellwood in Terror From the Skies. Photo: Lizzie Coombes

Terror From The Skies at Live Theatre, Newcastle – ‘a beautifully rendered slice of life’

Sep 23, 2019

Reviews

James Thackeray, Tony Hawks, Duncan Wisbey, Georgina Field and Debra Stephenson in Midlife Cowboy. Photo: Adam Trigg

Midlife Cowboy review at Pleasance Theatre, London – ‘patchy and underpowered’

Sep 20, 2019

Reviews

Black Chiffon review at Park Theatre, London – ‘a hidden gem’

Sep 20, 2019

Reviews

The cast of Permanent Way at The Vaults. Photo: Tristram Kenton

The Permanent Way review at The Vaults, London – ‘compelling indictment of corporate mismanagement’

Sep 20, 2019

Opinion

Opinion

Rhys Ifans in rehearsals for On Bear Ridge at the Sherman Theatre. Photo: Mark Douet

Top 5 theatre shows to see this week (September 23-29)

Sep 23, 2019

Opinion

A drama workshop inside the Good Chance Theatre in the Calais migrant camp. Photo: Good Chance Theatre

Lyn Gardner: Theatre must stop imposing ideas on communities – build trust and get out of the way

Sep 23, 2019

Features

Features

Pop stars, Sooty and a £42m revamp – Croydon’s Fairfield Halls is back for the future

Sep 20, 2019

Interviews

National Dance Company Wales: ‘There are many parallels between dancers and rugby players’

Sep 20, 2019

Interviews

Lucy Ellinson. Photo: Chris Payne

Lucy Ellinson: ‘Theatre is a pretty unforgiving world for a young female actor’

Sep 19, 2019

Features

The Stage Debut Awards 2019: In pictures

Sep 18, 2019

Advice

Advice

John Byrne. Photo: Catherine Usher

Careers Clinic: Is a night shift the perfect ‘day job’?

Sep 18, 2019

Advice

Dear West End Producer: ‘What’s the best way to make a first impression in a voice-over audition?’

Sep 18, 2019

International

Reviews

Orestes in Mosul review at National Theatre, Belgrade – ‘bold, audacious theatremaking’

Sep 20, 2019

Features

The cats and crew of Pericles, Prince of Tyre

How to make a Shakespeare production that spans six countries

Sep 11, 2019

Broadway

News

Jenna Russell and Caroline Sheen: UK lags behind Broadway in support of new musicals

Sep 16, 2019

Opinion

Alejo Rodriguez, Shaina Taub, Pastor Isaac Scott and Stephanie Hsu

Howard Sherman: Artists must learn the truth of the stories they tell

Sep 13, 2019

In case you missed it

News

The Stage Debut Awards 2019: the winners in full

Sep 15, 2019

News

A selection of The Stage Edinburgh Award winners. Clockwise from top left: Breffni Holahan, Richard Gadd, Lee Sang-hee and Alice Vilanculo

The Stage Edinburgh Awards 2019: the winners in full

Aug 27, 2019

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

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