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The exterior of Preston Guild Hall and Charter Theatre

Preston Guild Hall’s £4.5m debts revealed as report exposes full scale of financial woes

A scene from Birds of Paradise's Purposeless Movements. Photo: Mihaela Bodlovic

Top 5 theatre shows to see this week (August 19-25)

A-level drama entries drop below 10,000

Peter Pan to close early at Troubadour White City Theatre

Oedipus review at King’s Theatre, Edinburgh – ‘devastatingly tense and captivatingly performed’

An Evening Without Kate Bush. Photo: Steve Ullathorne

What are the best shows of the Edinburgh Fringe 2019?

Editor's Picks

Interviews

Playwright Lynn Nottage: ‘Theatre is uniquely in the position to be at the vanguard of change’

Aug 19, 2019

Opinion

Stephanie Street: Theatre needs to come together to rail against the current political shitstorm

Aug 19, 2019

News

News

National Theatre. Photo: Shutterstock

National Theatre report reveals women wrote one third of shows by living writers last year

Aug 19, 2019

News

Government spending review could lead to NPO funding cuts, warns Arts Council

Aug 19, 2019

News

Ian McKellen makes surprise cameo in Les Misérables tour

Aug 19, 2019

News

The exterior of Preston Guild Hall and Charter Theatre

Preston Guild Hall’s £4.5m debts revealed as report exposes full scale of financial woes

Aug 19, 2019

Edinburgh

Reviews

Adventures of Butt Boy and Tigger review at TheSpace on the Mile, Edinburgh – ‘hasn’t aged well’

Aug 19, 2019

Interviews

Actor and writer Tom Palmer: ‘People leave our show realising we’re all fundamentally the same’

Aug 19, 2019

Interviews

Actor, playwright and singer Jessica Phillippi: ‘I’ve seen so many artists having to leave the country’

Aug 19, 2019

Reviews

Arthur review at your home, Edinburgh – ‘gentle, contemplative show about parenting’

Aug 19, 2019

Opinion

Opinion

Poll: Do you think online casting websites need more official regulation?

Aug 19, 2019

Opinion

Stephanie Street: Theatre needs to come together to rail against the current political shitstorm

Aug 19, 2019

Features

Interviews

Actor and writer Tom Palmer: ‘People leave our show realising we’re all fundamentally the same’

Aug 19, 2019

Interviews

Actor, playwright and singer Jessica Phillippi: ‘I’ve seen so many artists having to leave the country’

Aug 19, 2019

Interviews

Natasha Chivers

Lighting designer Natasha Chivers: ‘Lighting is exciting and stressful. You’re running on instinct’

Aug 19, 2019

Interviews

Playwright Lynn Nottage: ‘Theatre is uniquely in the position to be at the vanguard of change’

Aug 19, 2019

Reviews

Reviews

Adventures of Butt Boy and Tigger review at TheSpace on the Mile, Edinburgh – ‘hasn’t aged well’

Aug 19, 2019

Reviews

Arthur review at your home, Edinburgh – ‘gentle, contemplative show about parenting’

Aug 19, 2019

Reviews

Since U Been Gone review at Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh – ‘nostalgic, vivid and raw’

Aug 19, 2019

Reviews

I’ll Take You to Mrs Cole! review at Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh – ‘scrappy, ska-infused musical’

Aug 19, 2019

Advice

Advice

Dear West End Producer: ‘How has your first week at Edinburgh Festival Fringe gone?’

Aug 14, 2019

Advice

John Byrne. Photo: Catherine Usher

Careers Clinic: How can I attract agents to my show?

Aug 14, 2019

International

Reviews

Are We Not Drawn Onward to New ErA review at Zoo Southside, Edinburgh – ‘fascinating palindromic drama’

Aug 15, 2019

Features

Lottie Davies, Marc Zayat, Adam Elliott and Antonia Draper. Photo: Alex Brenner

Turtle Company at Edinburgh Fringe: The South Koreans creating ‘analogue’ theatre

Aug 13, 2019

Broadway

Interviews

Playwright Lynn Nottage: ‘Theatre is uniquely in the position to be at the vanguard of change’

Aug 19, 2019

Obituaries

Obituary: Hal Prince – 21-time Tony-winning director and producer who bestrode Broadway in the 20th century

Aug 1, 2019

In case you missed it

News

Jac Yarrow, Saffron Coomber and Christie Prades. Photos Tristram Kenton/Helen Murray/Johan Persson

The Stage Debut Awards 2019: Jac Yarrow, Saffron Coomber and Christie Prades make Joe Allen Best West End Debut shortlist

Aug 8, 2019

News

The Stage Debut Awards 2019: the nominees in full

Aug 8, 2019

Opinion

An Evening Without Kate Bush. Photo: Steve Ullathorne

What are the best shows of the Edinburgh Fringe 2019?

Aug 6, 2019

Features

Angry residents, worker exploitation, soaring rents – can the Edinburgh Fringe really go on like this?

Jul 31, 2019

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