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Lenny Henry co-founds creative diversity research centre

The Prince of Egypt review at the Dominion Theatre, London – ‘epic new musical that’s lacking in magic’

Shaftesbury Avenue in the West End. Photo: Christian Mueller/Shutterstock

West End theatregoing dips in 2019 due to dark theatres and renovations

Scottish government blunder leaves ‘stressed and let down’ ballet students with £40k loan shortfall

Brian Cox: ‘I’m not a big fan of directors. A lot of them irritate the fuck out of me’

Eight UK performers quarantined after evacuation from coronavirus-stricken cruise ship

Editor's Picks

Opinion

Editor’s View: Inconsistent phone rules leave theatre audiences confused

Feb 26, 2020

Opinion

Caryl Churchill. Photo: Marc Brenner

David Benedict: Stop the sexism that ghettoises great writers like Caryl Churchill

Feb 26, 2020

News

News

Tracy-Ann Oberman

Tracy-Ann Oberman: My experiences of anti-Semitism will inform how I play Shylock

Feb 26, 2020

News

Theatres face legal duty to take measures to protect public from terrorist attacks

Feb 26, 2020

News

Lenny Henry co-founds creative diversity research centre

Feb 26, 2020

News

Denise Van Outen to host London cabaret show

Feb 26, 2020

Reviews

Reviews

Isadora Now review at Barbican Theatre, London – ‘an intense and vivid tribute’

Feb 26, 2020

Reviews

Four Minutes Twelve Seconds review at Oldham Coliseum – ‘timely and nuanced revival’

Feb 26, 2020

Reviews

Meat review at Theatre503, London – ‘striking new writing about sexual consent’

Feb 26, 2020

Reviews

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? review at Tobacco Factory Theatres, Bristol – ‘a quartet of excellent performances’

Feb 26, 2020

Opinion

Hamlet

Hamlet: February 27

Feb 26, 2020

Tabard

Diary: Has left-footed Paul Merton got pre-show blues for you?

Feb 26, 2020

Features

Features

‘Like it or not, the star is still the major attraction in the theatre’ – 60 years ago in The Stage

Feb 26, 2020

Obituaries

Obituary: Tom Erhardt – ‘perhaps the most knowledgeable theatre agent in the world’

Feb 26, 2020

Obituaries

Obituary: Charles Wood – multiaward-winning writer for stage, TV and film

Feb 25, 2020

Interviews

Dancer Leticia Silva. Photo: Lester Vila Pereira

Dancer Leticia Silva: ‘My brother is my GPS and I am his Lonely Planet’

Feb 25, 2020

Advice

Advice

John Byrne. Photo: Catherine Usher

Careers clinic: How do I get into awards ceremonies?

Feb 26, 2020

Advice

A University of Birmingham student production of Dover Beach. Photo: David Crisp

Where should you study drama: university or drama school?

Feb 25, 2020

International

News

International news round-up: February 27

Feb 25, 2020

Interviews

Christopher Green: ‘As a performer, what happens if I decide not to perform?’

Feb 25, 2020

Broadway

Reviews

West Side Story review at Broadway Theatre, New York – ‘Ivo van Hove refreshes a classic musical’

Feb 21, 2020

Interviews

Sara Bareilles. Photo: Shervin Lainez

Sara Bareilles: ‘Theatre people work harder for less money than anybody else’

Jan 27, 2020

In case you missed it

News

The Stage Awards 2020: The winners in full

Jan 31, 2020

Features

The Stage 100 2020: The full list

Jan 7, 2020

News

Ian McKellen. Photo: Sarah Dunn

The Stage 100 2020: Ian McKellen first actor to be named theatre’s most influential figure

Jan 2, 2020

News

Slow progress on diversity exposed as The Stage survey shows 92% of top theatre bosses are white

Jan 2, 2020

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