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The Living Record Festival
“Intriguing digital multi-arts event”

The Living Record Festival

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Produced by Ross Drury’s company of the same name, this is an innovative attempt to capture the organic atmosphere of a fringe festival online
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“Charming”

The Girl and the Raven

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Lyn Gardner
by Lyn Gardner

Seize the moment, theatremakers – we’ll regret not doing what we can today

Holding out for theatres to reopen is a road to disappointment – the industry must concentrate on what it can do right now to make theatre, and make it more relevant, says Lyn Gardner
David Benedict
by David Benedict

Sports fans aren’t wary of experts, so why are arts critics left on the bench?

While arts reviews are getting shorter and fewer in media outlets that regard them as elitist, informed criticism in sport is everywhere, says David Benedict. Let’s follow Gary Lineker’s lead when theatre returns, and fight for more post-play analysis
What are your hopes for our industry in 2021?
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What are your hopes for our industry in 2021?

In this week’s discussion, our panel of theatre workers discuss express their hopes for the industry when it comes back to life back after the pandemic
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What are your hopes for our industry in 2021?
The Green Room

What are your hopes for our industry in 2021?

In this week’s discussion, our panel of theatre workers discuss express their hopes for the industry when it comes back to life back after the pandemic
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Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Sarah Frankcom

Antonio Pappano

Music director

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Sarah Frankcom

Antonio Pappano

Music director

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Nancy Carroll

Actor
Sharon D Clarke
“Black Lives Matter has made the arts talk about diversity”

Sharon D Clarke

Actor
For three decades, Sharon D Clarke has garnered critical acclaim for her dramatic and musical roles on stage and screen. She explains how the UK’s mishandling of the Covid-19 crisis mirrors the Windrush scandal and why she is hopeful that the sector is finally beginning to address racism
Carrie Hope Fletcher
“If our industry is worthless, turn off Netflix”

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor
Ben Brantley
“My tastes have broadened”

Ben Brantley

US theatre critic
Kerry Ellis
“I’ve never been out of work before”

Kerry Ellis

Actor
Ian Rickson
“Making work is an agricultural cycle”

Ian Rickson

Director

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Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Sarah Frankcom

Antonio Pappano

Music director

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Sarah Frankcom

Antonio Pappano

Music director

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Long Reads

New horizons: has Covid helped to spark positive change in the industry?

New horizons: has Covid helped to spark positive change in the industry?

by Natasha Tripney
During the first lockdown, some felt this seismic shock offered a chance for the industry to rethink and reset, but how true has that proved? Theatremakers speak to Natasha Tripney about the developments that give them hope

Features

All life was here: snapshots of past theatrical glories

All life was here: snapshots of past theatrical glories

by Tristram Kenton
London-based photographer Tristram Kenton selects his favourite images from shows that opened this week over the past two decades

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

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