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A scene from The Wider Earth at the Natural History Museum. Photo: Mark Douet

Trish Wadley: Staging a play in the Natural History Museum brings theatre’s chaos to a quiet museum

‘Less money and job insecurity’ – landmark survey reveals ‘career penalties’ of parents working in performing arts

Obituary: Cicely Berry – ‘RSC’s pioneering vocal coach who transformed theatre practice’

Once upon a time, before Twitter, the telephone was used as a tool to communicate joy. School Play at Southwark Playhouse. Photo: Tristram Kenton

Richard Jordan: When it comes to powerful theatre it’s good to talk face-to-face

Company starring Rosalie Craig and Patti LuPone review at the Gielgud Theatre – ‘astonishing’

Cameron Mackintosh. Photo: Eliza Power

Cameron Mackintosh: ‘Regional theatre needs much more investment if the industry is to remain extraordinary’

Death of a Salesman review at Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester – ‘a layered reframing’

Playground Theatre

UK theatres need £550m for upgrades within five years – survey

Producer under fire for staging new shows despite claims of unpaid wages on collapsed musical Wonderland

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Opinion

A scene from The Wider Earth at the Natural History Museum. Photo: Mark Douet

Trish Wadley: Staging a play in the Natural History Museum brings theatre’s chaos to a quiet museum

Oct 18, 2018

Opinion

Battersea Arts Centre. Photo: Morley von Sternberg

Battersea Arts Centre’s Lekan Lawal: Theatres need more than productions to serve communities

Oct 18, 2018

News

News

Freddie Fox

Freddie Fox to star in UK premiere of Alexis Michalik’s Edmond de Bergerac

Oct 18, 2018

News

The Royal Shakespeare Company's base in Stratford-Upon-Avon. Photo: Peter Cook

Royal Shakespeare Company ups security with launch of anti-terror bollards

Oct 18, 2018

News

Nesta launches £3.7m small-scale loan fund for arts and culture

Oct 18, 2018

News

‘Less money and job insecurity’ – landmark survey reveals ‘career penalties’ of parents working in performing arts

Oct 18, 2018

Reviews

Reviews

Silence review at Mercury Theatre, Colchester – ‘strong performances’

Oct 18, 2018

Reviews

Company starring Rosalie Craig and Patti LuPone review at the Gielgud Theatre – ‘astonishing’

Oct 17, 2018

Reviews

Stories review at National Theatre, London – ‘Nina Raine’s frustrating new play’

Oct 17, 2018

Reviews

Beautiful Thing review at Tobacco Factory Theatres, Bristol – ‘as uplifting as ever’

Oct 17, 2018

Opinion

Opinion

A scene from The Wider Earth at the Natural History Museum. Photo: Mark Douet

Trish Wadley: Staging a play in the Natural History Museum brings theatre’s chaos to a quiet museum

Oct 18, 2018

Opinion

Rosalie Craig (centre) and the cast in Company. Photo: Tristram Kenton

Company starring Rosalie Craig and Patti LuPone at the Gielgud Theatre – review round-up

Oct 18, 2018

Features

Obituaries

Obituary: Cicely Berry – ‘RSC’s pioneering vocal coach who transformed theatre practice’

Oct 18, 2018

Features

In pictures (October 18): UK Theatre Awards, London Palladium, Lyric Hammersmith and more

Oct 17, 2018

Obituaries

Obituary: Ray Galton – ‘Titan of radio and television comedy’

Oct 17, 2018

Interviews

Chris Harper. Photo: Anthony Robling

Company producer Chris Harper: ‘Audiences are having the time of their lives – that’s why we do it’

Oct 17, 2018

Advice

Advice

John Byrne. Photo: Catherine Usher

Careers Clinic: Is it worth doing a postgraduate acting course?

Oct 17, 2018

Advice

Dear West End Producer: ‘Is drama school right for an actor coming into the industry late?’

Oct 17, 2018

International

News

International news round-up: October 18

Oct 17, 2018

Features

The Vikings at Helgeland at this year's festival. Photo: Oyvind Eide

Norway’s Ibsen Festival shows how UK can learn from Nordic response to funding cuts

Oct 15, 2018

Broadway

Opinion

Once upon a time, before Twitter, the telephone was used as a tool to communicate joy. School Play at Southwark Playhouse. Photo: Tristram Kenton

Richard Jordan: When it comes to powerful theatre it’s good to talk face-to-face

Oct 18, 2018

Opinion

Ben Turner and Jonathan Nyati in The Jungle at the Playhouse Theatre, London. Photo: Tristram Kenton

Mark Shenton: Commercial theatre is embracing risk and venturing into new areas

Oct 17, 2018

In case you missed it

Features

Time’s Up is a movement against sexual harassment and was founded by the entertainment industry in response to #MeToo. Photo: Darren Bell

A year on from #MeToo, how much has theatre really changed?

Oct 15, 2018

News

Helen Goalen in Three Sisters at Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. Photo: The Other Richard

2018 UK Theatre Awards: the winners in full

Oct 14, 2018

Features

The Stage Podcast: Antony and Cleopatra starring Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo

Sep 28, 2018

Features

The Stage Debut award winners, left to right: Gus Gowland, Akshay Sharan, Katy Rudd, Amara Okereke, Louis Gaunt, Khadjia Raza, Gemma Dobson and Andrew Thompson. Photo: Alex Brenner

The Stage Debut Awards 2018: the winners in their own words

Sep 24, 2018

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