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London's West End following Boris Johnson's announcement that theatres should be "avoided" due to the coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Alistair Smith

Coronavirus: Almost 50% of PAYE freelances fear they will not qualify for government support

Lyn Gardner: ACE had an impossible choice – divert funds or face catastrophe

Rufus Hound in The Wind In The Willows at the London Palladium. Photo: Tristram Kenton

The show must go online – rolling coverage of theatre’s response to coronavirus

Coronavirus: breaking news and live updates as the theatre industry responds

Editor's Picks

Opinion

Clockwise from top right: Jennifer Saunders singing I Know Him So Well; Shirley MacLaine in Sweet Charity; Judi Dench singing Sixteen Going on Seventeen from The Sound of Music; Daniel Radcliffe singing Brotherhood of Man at the Tonys. Photos: YouTube

David Benedict: For escapism, look to songs – the small but mighty musical art form

Apr 1, 2020

Advice

The Actors Centre in London. Photo: Monica Mendez Aneiros

Online training opportunities for performers in isolation

Mar 31, 2020

News

News

Nicholas Serota. Photo: Hugh Glendinning

Coronavirus: Arts Council England publishes further guidance on £160m emergency funds

Mar 31, 2020

News

Sean Flahaven

Licensing company Concord Theatricals announces executive promotions

Mar 31, 2020

News

London's West End following Boris Johnson's announcement that theatres should be "avoided" due to the coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Alistair Smith

Coronavirus: Almost 50% of PAYE freelances fear they will not qualify for government support

Mar 31, 2020

News

Photo: Shutterstock

Coronavirus: Wales launches £500m Economic Resilience Fund

Mar 31, 2020

Reviews

Reviews

BalletBoyz: Deluxe review – ‘intense, inventive dance triple bill’

Mar 30, 2020

Reviews

Where Do We Go Next? review – ‘six short, sharp plays about class, theatre and the politics of whose voices we value’

Mar 29, 2020

Reviews

Theatre Uncut’s Bubble review – ‘an experiment in digital storytelling’

Mar 25, 2020

Reviews

Richard Alston Dance Company review at Sadler’s Wells, London – ‘celebrates the pure joy of dance’

Mar 17, 2020

Opinion

Opinion

Clockwise from top right: Jennifer Saunders singing I Know Him So Well; Shirley MacLaine in Sweet Charity; Judi Dench singing Sixteen Going on Seventeen from The Sound of Music; Daniel Radcliffe singing Brotherhood of Man at the Tonys. Photos: YouTube

David Benedict: For escapism, look to songs – the small but mighty musical art form

Apr 1, 2020

Opinion

Lecturer Kirsty Sedgman: Embrace the power of digital theatre

Mar 31, 2020

Features

Features

From pandemics to puritans: when theatre shut down through history and how it recovered

Apr 1, 2020

Obituaries

John Shrapnel in A Winter’s Tale at the Garrick Theatre in 2015. Photo: Johan Persson

Obituary: John Shrapnel – intelligent and forceful actor, known for his work at the RSC and NT

Mar 30, 2020

Obituaries

Christopher Stanton

Obituary: Christopher Stanton – talented character actor with immaculate timing who excelled in panto

Mar 30, 2020

Obituaries

Obituary: Terrence McNally – prolific, multiple Tony-winning playwright and librettist

Mar 30, 2020

Advice

Advice

The Actors Centre in London. Photo: Monica Mendez Aneiros

Online training opportunities for performers in isolation

Mar 31, 2020

Advice

Sean Aita. Photo: Nicholas Dawkes

VETA principal Sean Aita: ‘It’s heartening to see artists adapt to new circumstances’

Mar 31, 2020

International

Opinion

Howard Sherman: The ever-changing calculus of Broadway’s shutdown

Mar 27, 2020

Features

From floating to streaming, the Hungary boat theatre proving an online hit

Mar 24, 2020

Broadway

Opinion

Howard Sherman: The ever-changing calculus of Broadway’s shutdown

Mar 27, 2020

News

Playwright Terrence McNally dies of coronavirus-related complications

Mar 25, 2020

In case you missed it

News

Coronavirus: Charities join up to create one-stop advice site for industry

Mar 18, 2020

Promoted

Coronavirus: breaking news and live updates as the theatre industry responds

Mar 13, 2020

News

The Stage Awards 2020: The winners in full

Jan 31, 2020

Features

The Stage 100 2020: The full list

Jan 7, 2020

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