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Jewish theatremakers speak out against cultural appropriation on stage – your views, August 22

Emily Lim: the rising star putting the nation into the National Theatre

The Doctor review at the Almeida Theatre, London – ‘Juliet Stevenson is superb’

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

What are the best shows of the Edinburgh Fringe 2019?

Editor's Picks

Opinion

Richard Jordan: Why the fringe has become a Mecca for reality stars and former celebrities

Aug 22, 2019

Opinion

Lyn Gardner: New showcase could demand more of the festival and help shape its future development

Aug 22, 2019

News

News

First black British women nominated in Edinburgh Comedy Awards

Aug 21, 2019

News

Children’s puppet theatre to open in former Hampstead pottery studio

Aug 21, 2019

News

Campaigners hope to bring Liverpool’s ‘at risk’ Garston Empire back into use

Aug 21, 2019

News

The relationship between performance and animals is to be explored by a theatre academic from the University of Surrey. Photo: Shutterstock

Relationship between animals and performance to be studied in £250k research project

Aug 21, 2019

Edinburgh

Reviews

Breaking the Waves review at King’s Theatre, Edinburgh – ‘troubling opera based on Lars von Trier’s film’

Aug 22, 2019

Reviews

Looping: Scotland Overdub at Zoo Southside, Edinburgh. Photo: Brian Hartley

Looping: Scotland Overdub review at Zoo Southside, Edinburgh – ‘a vibrant fusion of Brazilian and Scottish festivities’

Aug 22, 2019

Reviews

Purposeless Movements at Edinburgh International Festival. Photo: Mihaela Bodlovic

Purposeless Movements review at the Studio, Edinburgh – ‘touching and thought-provoking’

Aug 22, 2019

Opinion

Richard Jordan: Why the fringe has become a Mecca for reality stars and former celebrities

Aug 22, 2019

Opinion

Opinion

Richard Jordan: Why the fringe has become a Mecca for reality stars and former celebrities

Aug 22, 2019

Opinion

Lyn Gardner: New showcase could demand more of the festival and help shape its future development

Aug 22, 2019

Features

Features

Detail from The Stage's Edinburgh reviews pages in 2004

Hollywood star Christian Slater at the Edinburgh Fringe – 15 years ago in The Stage

Aug 21, 2019

Obituaries

Karl Shiels

Obituary: Karl Shiels – ‘a master of site-specific theatre and a dynamic champion of new writing’

Aug 21, 2019

Obituaries

Jeremy Kemp

Obituary: Jeremy Kemp – stage and screen actor who excelled at playing authority figures

Aug 21, 2019

Interviews

Emily Lim: the rising star putting the nation into the National Theatre

Aug 21, 2019

Reviews

Reviews

Alec Newman and David Schaal in The Weatherman at Park Theatre, London. Photo: Piers Foley

The Weatherman review at Park Theatre, London – ‘spotlights a seedy side of society’

Aug 22, 2019

Reviews

Breaking the Waves review at King’s Theatre, Edinburgh – ‘troubling opera based on Lars von Trier’s film’

Aug 22, 2019

Reviews

Looping: Scotland Overdub at Zoo Southside, Edinburgh. Photo: Brian Hartley

Looping: Scotland Overdub review at Zoo Southside, Edinburgh – ‘a vibrant fusion of Brazilian and Scottish festivities’

Aug 22, 2019

Reviews

Purposeless Movements at Edinburgh International Festival. Photo: Mihaela Bodlovic

Purposeless Movements review at the Studio, Edinburgh – ‘touching and thought-provoking’

Aug 22, 2019

Advice

Advice

West End Producer

Dear West End Producer: ‘If an actor is touring in a show, do they have to arrange their own transport and accommodation?’

Aug 21, 2019

Advice

John Byrne. Photo: Catherine Usher

Careers Clinic: How do I stay motivated at Edinburgh?

Aug 21, 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

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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