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A School for Fools
“Incomprehensible adaptation”

A School for Fools

Zoom
Belarus Free Theatre’s utterly incomprehensible adaptation of Sasha Sokolov’s novel – over Zoom, with subtitles
“Alan Ayckbourn's gentle audio drama”

Anno Domino

Stephen Joseph Theatre (online)
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Lyn Gardner
by Lyn Gardner

Regional theatre is the bedrock of our culture – without it, we bleed

Regional theatre may not grab the headlines like London’s bigger, sexier theatres, but it is the bedrock of our culture – without it, we bleed, says Lyn Gardner
David Benedict
by David Benedict

Kramer’s 1985 polemic spoke to many – its anger is a fitting epitaph

The irony of playwright and activist Larry Kramer’s death during a pandemic hasn’t been lost on anyone familiar with his 1985 polemic about the AIDS epidemic. The play spoke to many and its priceless anger is a fitting epitaph, says David Benedict
The Green Room: What’s the funniest thing you’ve ever seen on stage?
The Green Room

The Green Room: What’s the funniest thing you’ve ever seen on stage?

From Noises Off to errant pigeons, our panel of theatre workers discuss shows – and onstage mishaps – that have made them laugh
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The Green Room: What’s the funniest thing you’ve ever seen on stage?

From Noises Off to errant pigeons, our panel of theatre workers discuss shows – and onstage mishaps – that have made them laugh
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Big Interviews

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

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Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Antonio Pappano

Music director

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Susie McKenna

Director, writer and producer

Crystal Pite

Choreographer

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Antonio Pappano

Music director

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Susie McKenna

Director, writer and producer

Crystal Pite

Choreographer

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Antonio Pappano

Music director

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Susie McKenna

Director, writer and producer

Crystal Pite

Choreographer
Julian Bird
“Our place in the world is at risk. It’s as grave as that”

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre
The SOLT/UK Theatre chief executive is helping to navigate a devastating crisis for the industry that was unimaginable only a few weeks ago. He tells Alistair Smith why the next weeks are going to be so crucial if the sector is to survive
Antonio Pappano
“We’re talking about plans A, B and C, it changes every week”

Antonio Pappano

Music director
Stephen Rebbeck
“This is unprecedented. We’re taking each day as it comes”

Stephen Rebbeck

Technical Director
Lucy Prebble
“Theatre is like a bunch of people joining around the campfire”

Lucy Prebble

Playwright
Joe Hill-Gibbins
“I find the Little Englander attitude to theatre embarrassing”

Joe Hill-Gibbins

Director

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Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Antonio Pappano

Music director

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Susie McKenna

Director, writer and producer

Crystal Pite

Choreographer

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Antonio Pappano

Music director

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Susie McKenna

Director, writer and producer

Crystal Pite

Choreographer

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Antonio Pappano

Music director

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Susie McKenna

Director, writer and producer

Crystal Pite

Choreographer

Long Reads

Sounds amazing: how audio drama is thriving in the digital age

Sounds amazing: how audio drama is thriving in the digital age

by Fergus Morgan
While streamed performances have proved popular during lockdown, there has also been a resurgence in audio drama. As Audible continues to release high-profile plays and ahead of a new festival on BBC Radio, Fergus Morgan charts the development of radio drama over the past century

Features

Remembering Joseph Tomelty, West End star and creator of the McCooeys

Remembering Joseph Tomelty, West End star and creator of the McCooeys

by Michael Quinn
A quarter of a century after the death of the Northern Irish actor, playwright, novelist and theatre manager, Michael Quinn explores the legacy of a man whose best-loved work brought together communities across the religious and cultural divide

Q&A

Interviews with established and emerging theatremakers working on stage and behind the scenes in UK theatre and beyond.
Michael Hoyle

Michael Hoyle

Programme leader and lecturer
Vanessa Donovan

Vanessa Donovan

Actor, writer, and NHS learning and development specialist
Serena Haywood

Serena Haywood

Doctor, writer and producer
Kelly Hunter

Kelly Hunter

Teacher and artistic director

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