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The Ocean at the End of the Lane review at National Theatre, London – ‘makes you marvel at what theatre can do’

Goldilocks and the Three Bears review at London Palladium – ‘spectacular reminder of the golden age of variety’

Sheffield Theatres and Theatre Royal Stratford East among nominees for The Stage Awards 2020

Daniel Monks is starring in the UK premiere of Teenage Dick at London's Donmar Warehouse

Daniel Monks: ‘It’s really important that only disabled actors play disabled roles’

National Theatre. Photo: Shutterstock

National Theatre to trial family-friendly rehearsal times

James Cundall (centre) with actors Leandra Ashton and Paul Hawkyard at the press launch of Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre at Blenheim Palace. Photo: Charlotte Graham

Lunchbox Theatrical: The inside story of how a global empire came crashing down

Editor's Picks

Opinion

Richard Jordan: Broadway has found an edge with back-catalogue musicals, but where’s the new work?

Dec 12, 2019

Opinion

Editor’s View: Nominations for The Stage Awards 2020 highlight theatre’s rich variety

Dec 12, 2019

News

News

New script-reading company RoughHewn aims to make dramaturgy accessible to all

Dec 12, 2019

News

Christine Payne. Photo: Equity

Equity to elect new general secretary as Christine Payne confirms departure

Dec 12, 2019

News

Dance company Akademi given £100k Lottery grant to create archive of its work with V&A

Dec 12, 2019

News

The Stage Awards 2020: Shortlist in full

Dec 12, 2019

Reviews

Reviews

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs review at Millennium Forum, Derry-Londonderry – ‘smartly staged’

Dec 12, 2019

Reviews

Aladdin review at Hull New Theatre – ‘slick, high-energy pantomime’

Dec 12, 2019

Reviews

Dick Whittington review at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre – ‘tired and creaky pantomime’

Dec 12, 2019

Reviews

Goldilocks and the Three Bears review King’s Theatre, Edinburgh – ‘Andy Gray’s triumphant return’

Dec 12, 2019

Opinion

Opinion

The Lost Toys’ Big Christmas Adventure!

Kali Peacock: Why we turned to food banks to distribute theatre tickets

Dec 12, 2019

Opinion

Richard Jordan: Broadway has found an edge with back-catalogue musicals, but where’s the new work?

Dec 12, 2019

Features

Features

First Taste of Honey – How The Stage reviewed the premiere of Shelagh Delaney’s classic in 1958

Dec 11, 2019

Features

Daniel Monks is starring in the UK premiere of Teenage Dick at London's Donmar Warehouse

Daniel Monks: ‘It’s really important that only disabled actors play disabled roles’

Dec 11, 2019

Obituaries

Obituary: Niall Tóibín – a leading figure in Irish theatre

Dec 11, 2019

Obituaries

Obituary: Nell Gifford – co-founder of Giffords Circus

Dec 11, 2019

Advice

Advice

John Byrne. Photo: Catherine Usher

Careers Clinic: How do I get through a fallow Christmas?

Dec 11, 2019

Advice

Dear West End Producer: ‘Any advice for students who are undertaking their first panto run?’

Dec 11, 2019

International

The Stage Awards

Selladoor's Amélie the Musical, Milo Rau and the Coronet's Shadows. Photos: Pamela Raith/Thomas Mueller

The Stage Awards 2020 shortlist: International award

Dec 12, 2019

Features

James Cundall (centre) with actors Leandra Ashton and Paul Hawkyard at the press launch of Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre at Blenheim Palace. Photo: Charlotte Graham

Lunchbox Theatrical: The inside story of how a global empire came crashing down

Dec 11, 2019

Broadway

Opinion

Richard Jordan: Broadway has found an edge with back-catalogue musicals, but where’s the new work?

Dec 12, 2019

Reviews

Jagged Little Pill review at Broadhurst Theatre, New York – ‘some scorching moments’

Dec 6, 2019

In case you missed it

News

Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2019: the winners in full

Nov 24, 2019

Opinion

The top pantos to look out for in 2019, from the Palladium’s Goldilocks to Belfast’s Beauty and the Beast

Nov 14, 2019

Features

Conductor Pascale Van Os and orchestra at the Royal Opera House. Photo: Danielle Patrick

Long Read: Access all arias – does opera have a gender problem?

Nov 6, 2019

Features

Inside story: Theatre in prisons and the fight for rehabilitation

Oct 30, 2019

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