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Judi Dench. Photo: Denis Makarenko/Shutterstock

Judi Dench is feline good as she prepares for role in screen adaptation of Cats

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

Editor's Picks

Interviews

Judith Dimant, Poppy Keeling and Emma Rice. Photo: Steve Tanner

Emma Rice on Wise Children: ‘It’s about keeping your innocence while harnessing your power’

Oct 19, 2018

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

News

News

Stockton Globe Theatre. Photo: Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

Reopening of Stockton live performance venue delayed again as costs soar

Oct 19, 2018

News

Judi Dench. Photo: Denis Makarenko/Shutterstock

Judi Dench is feline good as she prepares for role in screen adaptation of Cats

Oct 19, 2018

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

Reviews

Reviews

Exodus review at Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff – ‘heart-warming and lyrical’

Oct 19, 2018

Reviews

A Guide for the Homesick review at Trafalgar Studios, London – ‘lacks spark and heart’

Oct 19, 2018

Reviews

Troilus and Cressida review at Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon – ‘inventive but uneven’

Oct 19, 2018

Reviews

The Lifespan of a Fact starring Daniel Radcliffe review at Studio 54, New York – ‘punchy performances’

Oct 19, 2018

Opinion

Opinion

Howard Sherman: All hail Bill Irwin, a singular creature of the stage

Oct 19, 2018

Opinion

Kelli O'Hara in South Pacific, Nicola Hughes as Bess at the Regent's Park Opera, Summer Strallen in Candide. Photos: Tristram Kenton/Joan Marcum

Mark Shenton’s top 50 musical theatre songs: 20 to 11

Oct 19, 2018

Features

Interviews

Judith Dimant, Poppy Keeling and Emma Rice. Photo: Steve Tanner

Emma Rice on Wise Children: ‘It’s about keeping your innocence while harnessing your power’

Oct 19, 2018

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

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

Howard Sherman: All hail Bill Irwin, a singular creature of the stage

Oct 19, 2018

Reviews

The Lifespan of a Fact starring Daniel Radcliffe review at Studio 54, New York – ‘punchy performances’

Oct 19, 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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