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Actor Elise Harris speaking at Equity’s Annual Representative Conference. Photo: Phil Adams

West End performer slept under a bridge due to rising London living costs – Equity

The cast of Operation Mincemeat at the New Diorama Theatre, London. Photo: Alex Harvey-Brown

Operation Mincemeat review at New Diorama, London – ‘a masterclass of macabre musical comedy’

Stephen Bangs, Rueben Joseph, Christina Gordon, Jo Freer, and Calum MacDonald in rehearsals for The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil. Photo: Ga Ken Wan

Top 5 theatre shows to see this week (May 20-26)

Marianne Elliott, Rupert Goold and Vicky Featherstone, all of whom benefited from the Regional Young Director Scheme. Photos: Helen Maybanks/Rosie Hallam

Lyn Gardner: More training opportunities would create better directors and shows

Cameron Mackintosh gifts £1 million to Mountview as theatre is unveiled in his name

Editor's Picks

Interviews

Artistic director Maria Striar wth a model box for Plano

Clubbed Thumb: The East Village theatre company giving writers a launchpad to Broadway

May 20, 2019

Interviews

Charcoalblue's Ian Stickland

Theatre consultant Ian Stickland: ‘Digital needn’t be flashy – the tech’s already in our pockets’

May 20, 2019

News

News

Photo: Shutterstock

Funding cuts force theatres to rely more on box office, data reveals

May 20, 2019

News

Touring producers should not benefit from theatre tax relief unless using union contracts – Equity

May 20, 2019

News

Wayne Sleep, Celia Imrie and Christopher Biggins at the event in Covent Garden. Photo: Mark Lomas

First West End flea market raises £26k for charity

May 20, 2019

News

Performers urged to report unpaid jobs advertised on social media as Equity ramps up campaign

May 20, 2019

Reviews

Reviews

Partenope review at Jacksons Lane, London – ‘Blowaway performances lift confusing production’

May 20, 2019

Reviews

The Rite of Spring review at The Place, London – ‘visceral, raw and poignant’

May 20, 2019

Reviews

Il Barbiere di Siviglia review at Glyndebourne – ‘madcap staging and world-class performances’

May 20, 2019

Reviews

La Damnation de Faust review at Glyndebourne – ‘problematic staging fails to convince’

May 20, 2019

Opinion

Opinion

Author Morgan Lloyd Malcolm. Photo: Hannah Yates

Poll: Is too much emphasis placed on the writer in the creative process?

May 20, 2019

Opinion

Kate Maltby: Imposing outdated dress codes will make theatre more exclusive

May 20, 2019

Features

Interviews

Artistic director Maria Striar wth a model box for Plano

Clubbed Thumb: The East Village theatre company giving writers a launchpad to Broadway

May 20, 2019

Interviews

The Comedy About a Bank Robbery actor Jack Whittle: ‘Mischief Theatre is taking over the world’

May 20, 2019

Interviews

Charcoalblue's Ian Stickland

Theatre consultant Ian Stickland: ‘Digital needn’t be flashy – the tech’s already in our pockets’

May 20, 2019

Interviews

Anna Gray in rehearsals for Mind the Gap's Be My Baby

Actor Anna Gray: ‘I am so proud to be a part of Mind the Gap’

May 15, 2019

Advice

Advice

West End Producer

Dear West End Producer: How do actors prepare to play humans or other things such as animals, robots or trains?

May 15, 2019

Advice

A dancer in training. Photo: Jesus Vallinas

How do you become a ballet dancer?

May 14, 2019

International

Interviews

Artistic director Maria Striar wth a model box for Plano

Clubbed Thumb: The East Village theatre company giving writers a launchpad to Broadway

May 20, 2019

Features

Ladylike by Ella Mesma Company at Casa 2015. Photo: Camilla Greenwell

Casa Festival: Latin-American arts fiesta prepares to light up London

May 13, 2019

Broadway

Opinion

Howard Sherman: Theatre completists, you can’t see everything – revel in those you can

May 17, 2019

Opinion

Richard Jordan: Is it time to reassess one of the most notorious musical failures of all time?

May 16, 2019

In case you missed it

Interviews

Wendell Pierce

Wendell Pierce: ‘Willy Loman is as exhausting a role as Lear. I’m knackered’

May 8, 2019

Interviews

Stage and screen actor Bill Pullman: ‘I trained as a director, but I was too shy – I wasn’t a natural’

May 7, 2019

Opinion

Editor’s View: Help us help young people Get Into Theatre

May 2, 2019

Advice

Get Into Theatre: your essential guide to careers in the industry

May 2, 2019

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