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Animal Farm
“Extraordinary”

Animal Farm

NYT Workshop Theatre, London
Dynamic National Youth Theatre production that finds the fury and euphoria in Orwell’s political fable
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Godot is a Woman
“Richly comic”

Godot is a Woman

Pleasance Theatre, London
After Life
“Moving and imaginative”

After Life

Dorfman, National Theatre
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Podcasts and Cartoons

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Castings

Lyn Gardner
by Lyn Gardner

Safeguarding training is the key to protecting theatre’s most vulnerable

We need sector change and we need it now, says Lyn Gardner – safeguarding training is the best way to protect theatre workers from harassment, including drama school students and vulnerable freelancers
David Benedict
by David Benedict

Can Emma Rice hit new Heights with Brontë adaptation?

As he looks forward to Emma Rice’s reimagining of Wuthering Heights, David Benedict casts an eye over some of the good – and less well received – musical adaptations of Emily Brontë’s novel, from Bernard J Taylor to Kate Bush
What haven’t you missed while the industry has been closed?
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What haven’t you missed while the industry has been closed?

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What haven’t you missed while the industry has been closed?
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What haven’t you missed while the industry has been closed?

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Big Interviews

The Stage talks in depth to movers and shakers from across the industry

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Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Sarah Frankcom

Antonio Pappano

Music director

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Sarah Frankcom

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Clint Dyer

Director, writer and actor

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Felix Barrett

Artistic director
Lisa Dwan
“Nothing good comes easy – I’m okay with the potential of failing”

Lisa Dwan

Actor
As she prepares to perform Beckett’s Happy Days, Lisa Dwan talks to The Stage about capturing the essence of humanity in the playwright’s work, coping with stage fright and rehearsing Not I in the park while blindfolded
Judith Dimant
“I’m so lucky to have seen the world through my work”

Judith Dimant

Producer
Adrian Jackson
“We put ignored lives at the centre of a story”

Adrian Jackson

Artistic director
Clint Dyer
“I hope to make it apparent that the National Theatre belongs to everyone”

Clint Dyer

Director, writer and actor
Sarah Brigham
“The beer in the bar is just as important as the designer of a production”

Sarah Brigham

Artistic director and chief executive

Most Read

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Sarah Frankcom

Antonio Pappano

Music director

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Sarah Frankcom

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Clint Dyer

Director, writer and actor

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Felix Barrett

Artistic director

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

Lauryn Redding: ‘My show reopening the Royal Exchange is the silver lining to this Covid cloud’

Lauryn Redding: ‘My show reopening the Royal Exchange is the silver lining to this Covid cloud’

by Natasha Tripney
With her one-woman show set to be the first on the Manchester venue’s main stage in more than a year, Lauryn Redding tells Natasha Tripney why plays need more authentic lesbian storylines and how gig theatre connects with new audiences

Q&A

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

Amanda Wilkin

Playwright and actor
Sarudzayi Marufu

Sarudzayi Marufu

Writer and producer
Angus Imrie

Angus Imrie

Actor
Rachel Gammon

Rachel Gammon

Costume designer and performer

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