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The Shaughraun review
“Helter-skelter humour and narrative twists”

The Shaughraun review

Town Hall Theatre, Galway
Druid’s take on Boucicault’s chaotic, comic melodrama goes for broke on overblown characterisations – and then some
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Opinion

Lyn Gardner
by Lyn Gardner

Theatre’s greatest strength is that we must experience it together

One of theatre’s supreme attributes is that it provides a collective experience, suggests Lyn Gardner – the opportunity to feel something together
Amanda Parker
by Amanda Parker

Would it be a crime to kill a sacred cow to free up a West End theatre?

The Mousetrap has been a guaranteed seat-filler for nearly 75 years, but is it time to reassess its right to a prime theatre spot in perpetuity? asks Amanda Parker

Editor's View

Andrew Lloyd Webber is right about Broadway – but the West End could be next

Andrew Lloyd Webber is right to worry that Broadway is now financially unviable for producers, says The Stage editor Matthew Hemley, but this has implications for UK producers too

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The Stage Magazine - July 2026

The Stage Magazine - July 2026

  • The Stage Interview Danielle de Niese - Her next act
  • The Long Read Inside the rise of country house opera
  • Tony Awards 2026 All the winners from Broadway's big night
  • My Favourite Play Sarah Connolly
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The Stage Interview

The Stage talks in depth to movers and shakers from across the industry

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Sutton Foster

Performer

Akram Khan

Choreographer

Michael Pennington

Actor, director and writer

Lynette Linton

Director and writer

Michael Sheen

Actor and artistic director

Annilese Miskimmon

Artistic director

Michael Sheen

Actor and artistic director

Annilese Miskimmon

Artistic director

Lynette Linton

Director and writer

Akram Khan

Choreographer

Sutton Foster

Performer

Michael Pennington

Actor, director and writer

Elizabeth McGovern

Actor

Sutton Foster

Performer

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Jane Asher

Actor

Nancy Carroll

Actor
Danielle de Niese
“I believe in the possibility of opera”

Danielle de Niese

Opera singer and director
As the opera star prepares to make her directorial debut, she tells George Hall how she tackles famous roles and why the art form’s critics are wrong
Sita McIntosh
“It is up to theatre to make itself accessible”

Sita McIntosh

Chief executive
Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris
“We just wanted it to be interesting and risky and new”

Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris

War Horse co-directors
Akram Khan
“I was never gifted at dancing – but I was obsessed”

Akram Khan

Choreographer
Lynette Linton
“Tell the truth of the work and get the right people in the room”

Lynette Linton

Director and writer

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Sutton Foster

Performer

Akram Khan

Choreographer

Michael Pennington

Actor, director and writer

Lynette Linton

Director and writer

Michael Sheen

Actor and artistic director

Annilese Miskimmon

Artistic director

Michael Sheen

Actor and artistic director

Annilese Miskimmon

Artistic director

Lynette Linton

Director and writer

Akram Khan

Choreographer

Sutton Foster

Performer

Michael Pennington

Actor, director and writer

Elizabeth McGovern

Actor

Sutton Foster

Performer

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Jane Asher

Actor

Nancy Carroll

Actor
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Long Reads

Edinburgh Fringe 2026: the best theatre shows to see this year

Edinburgh Fringe 2026: the best theatre shows to see this year

by The Stage
The Stage’s team of critics pick their hot tips for the Edinburgh Fringe and Edinburgh International Festival, from full-scale musicals to genre-blending new work
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Edinburgh Fringe 2026: previews around the UK

Edinburgh Fringe 2026: previews around the UK

by Natasha Tripney
With a month to go until the start of the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Natasha Tripney rounds up some of the most exciting shows previewing around the country in July
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