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The Game of Love and Chance
“Bouncy, modern update”

The Game of Love and Chance

Arcola Outside, London
Buoyant and colourful commedia dell’arte opens the new Arcola Outside space
The Return of Ulysses
“Timeless”

The Return of Ulysses

Longborough Festival Opera, Gloucestershire
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The Return of Ulysses
“Timeless”

The Return of Ulysses

Longborough Festival Opera, Gloucestershire
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What do other critics think?
“Stunning”

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Theatre Peckham, London
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Podcasts and Cartoons

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Castings

What’s the most stupid you’ve ever felt at work?
The Green Room

What’s the most stupid you’ve ever felt at work?

This week’s Green Room panel discusses failing to learn lines, getting stuck in costume and not understanding the director
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Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Sutton Foster

Performer

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Sarah Frankcom

Director

Sutton Foster

Performer

Christopher Haydon

Artistic director

Adrian Lester

Actor and director

Michael Pennington

Actor, director and writer

April De Angelis

Playwright

Sarah Frankcom

Director

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Sutton Foster

Performer

Sarah Frankcom

Director

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Clint Dyer

Director, writer and actor

Nancy Carroll

Actor
Adrian Lester
“As an artist, you have to promote the kind of work you want to see”

Adrian Lester

Actor and director
In his 30-year career, Adrian Lester has won awards for heavyweight theatre roles, and become a familiar face on television. As he prepares to perform Hymn in front of a live audience, he tells Theo Bosanquet about the importance of nurturing young talent and reviving the reputation of Ira Aldridge
Sutton Foster
“I know who I am, what I stand for and I look forward to bringing theatre back”

Sutton Foster

Performer
April De Angelis
“Writing Gin Craze! has been a relief – its crisis is safely in the past”

April De Angelis

Playwright
Christopher Haydon
“I want to take the familiar and make it box fresh”

Christopher Haydon

Artistic director
Michael Pennington
“I’ve become what I hoped to be: a real character actor”

Michael Pennington

Actor, director and writer

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Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Sutton Foster

Performer

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Sarah Frankcom

Director

Sutton Foster

Performer

Christopher Haydon

Artistic director

Adrian Lester

Actor and director

Michael Pennington

Actor, director and writer

April De Angelis

Playwright

Sarah Frankcom

Director

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Sutton Foster

Performer

Sarah Frankcom

Director

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Clint Dyer

Director, writer and actor

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Long Reads

Many students, few jobs: Is the industry training too many actors?

Many students, few jobs: Is the industry training too many actors?

by Amanda Parker
The pandemic has severely impacted job opportunities across the creative and culture sectors, while the government is making cuts to arts education budgets. Actors, agents and industry leaders tell Amanda Parker whether we are facing an oversupply of performing talent, or just thinking about training in the wrong way

Features

Curtain Up: Belgrade Theatre – 'I really hope the government now values what we’re doing’

Curtain Up: Belgrade Theatre – 'I really hope the government now values what we’re doing’

by Chris Bartlett
In the latest in our series looking at how UK venues are reopening, outgoing Belgrade Theatre executive director Joanna Reid and artistic director Hamish Glen tell Chris Bartlett about finding renewed purpose from UK City of Culture

Q&A

Interviews with established and emerging theatremakers working on stage and behind the scenes in UK theatre and beyond.
Tonderai Munyevu

Tonderai Munyevu

Actor, writer and director
Angie Bual

Angie Bual

Artistic director
Lise Bell

Lise Bell

Co-founder of London Performance Studios
Jennifer Lim

Jennifer Lim

Actor, theatre/film-maker and producer

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