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The Color Purple writer Alice Walker opens up for first time on Seyi Omooba case

Drama Centre advisory council resigns en masse as row over course suspension intensifies

Life of Pi to reconfigure Wyndham’s Theatre in West End transfer

Director Sean Foley: ‘I count myself a clown, but I don’t want to make a fool of myself’

East Asian actors are severely under-represented on TV, according to major new research

Former Drama Centre staff and students warn: We are witnessing dismantling of school as we know it

Editor's Picks

Opinion

Anna Russell Martin in rehearsals for The Panopticon at the Traverse. Photo: Jassy Earl

Top 5 theatre shows to see this week (October 14-20)

Oct 14, 2019

Opinion

An audience at an Act for Change platform event. Photo:Helen Murray

Stephanie Street: Collective action is a powerful tool in the ongoing fight for diversity

Oct 14, 2019

News

News

Production news round-up: Life of Pi set for West End transfer and Grease to embark on second UK tour

Oct 11, 2019

News

Campaign group PIPA branches out into Scotland with plan for tailored research and events

Oct 11, 2019

News

The Color Purple writer Alice Walker opens up for first time on Seyi Omooba case

Oct 11, 2019

News

Drama Centre advisory council resigns en masse as row over course suspension intensifies

Oct 11, 2019

Reviews

Reviews

Ivanov review at Barbican Theatre, London – ‘powerfully performed production of Chekhov’s early play’

Oct 12, 2019

Reviews

Y Cylch Sialc review at Portland House, Cardiff – ‘affecting and energetic Brechtian staging’

Oct 11, 2019

Reviews

The Beauty Queen of Leenane review at Hull Truck Theatre – ‘claustrophobic and darkly funny’

Oct 11, 2019

Reviews

Sing Yer Heart Out for the Lads review at Spiegeltent, Chichester – ‘resonant and timely’

Oct 11, 2019

Opinion

Opinion

Anna Russell Martin in rehearsals for The Panopticon at the Traverse. Photo: Jassy Earl

Top 5 theatre shows to see this week (October 14-20)

Oct 14, 2019

Opinion

An audience at an Act for Change platform event. Photo:Helen Murray

Stephanie Street: Collective action is a powerful tool in the ongoing fight for diversity

Oct 14, 2019

Features

Interviews

Musical theatre archivist Rex Bunnett: ‘The V&A sent six curators and decided to take it all’

Oct 11, 2019

Interviews

Dancer and choreographer Oona Doherty: ‘We show our teeth and gums. The face is part of the movement’

Oct 11, 2019

Features

SeaChange Arts: Bringing world-class street theatre to Great Yarmouth

Oct 9, 2019

Features

Diary: For firefighter Jason Donovan, next door is only a footstep away

Oct 9, 2019

Advice

Advice

West End Producer

Dear West End Producer: ‘I was once told I was too fat for the industry – do you believe this is fair?’

Oct 9, 2019

Scholarships

The Stage/Fourth Monkey Actor Training Company Scholarships winners 2019

Oct 9, 2019

International

Opinion

Audience members interact during the interval

Natasha Tripney: More than wine and ice cream – should theatres be more creative with the interval?

Oct 4, 2019

News

Fresh woes for producer of collapsed Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre as Hong Kong run of Matilda is cancelled

Sep 26, 2019

Broadway

Interviews

Musical theatre archivist Rex Bunnett: ‘The V&A sent six curators and decided to take it all’

Oct 11, 2019

Opinion

Howard Sherman: Why Netflix playing Broadway makes sense on both sides

Oct 10, 2019

In case you missed it

News

The Stage ticketing survey 2019: Top-price tickets dip, but cheapest go up

Oct 3, 2019

Interviews

Out of Joint’s Kate Wasserberg: ‘It felt like I was wearing the disgrace of another’s story’

Oct 2, 2019

News

UK Theatre Awards 2019: The nominations in full

Sep 25, 2019

News

The Stage Debut Awards 2019: the winners in full

Sep 15, 2019

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