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Life of Pi to reconfigure Wyndham’s Theatre in West End transfer

Editor's Picks

Interviews

Camilla Clarke

Designer Camilla Clarke: ‘I like objects that talk to each other in interesting ways’

Oct 15, 2019

Opinion

Katie Jackson: Cutting touring costs can pile pressure on stage managers

Oct 15, 2019

News

News

Hamilton announces West End cast change

Oct 15, 2019

News

Roger Bart to star in Back to the Future musical

Oct 15, 2019

News

New Above the Stag artistic director outlines vision to better represent ‘all marginalised sexualities’

Oct 15, 2019

News

Emma Rice to receive outstanding contribution prize at UK Theatre awards

Oct 15, 2019

Reviews

Reviews

Out of Sorts review at Theatre503, London – ‘tender, well-observed and generous’

Oct 15, 2019

Reviews

Out of Order review at Southbank Centre, London – ‘an absurdist response to troubled times’

Oct 15, 2019

Reviews

Shuck ‘n’ Jive review at Soho Theatre, London – ‘witty, messy and perceptive’

Oct 15, 2019

Reviews

The Butterfly Lion review at Minerva Theatre, Chichester – ‘visually bewitching’

Oct 15, 2019

Opinion

Opinion

James Doeser: BP or not BP, arts funding can get dirty in many ways

Oct 15, 2019

Opinion

Katie Jackson: Cutting touring costs can pile pressure on stage managers

Oct 15, 2019

Features

Interviews

Camilla Clarke

Designer Camilla Clarke: ‘I like objects that talk to each other in interesting ways’

Oct 15, 2019

Interviews

Robert Schenkkan

Robert Schenkkan: ‘I looked to Shakespeare when I wrote my Lyndon Johnson plays’

Oct 14, 2019

Interviews

Musical theatre archivist Rex Bunnett: ‘The V&A sent six curators and decided to take it all’

Oct 11, 2019

Interviews

Dancer and choreographer Oona Doherty: ‘We show our teeth and gums. The face is part of the movement’

Oct 11, 2019

Advice

Advice

West End Producer

Dear West End Producer: ‘I was once told I was too fat for the industry – do you believe this is fair?’

Oct 9, 2019

Scholarships

The Stage/Fourth Monkey Actor Training Company Scholarships winners 2019

Oct 9, 2019

International

Interviews

Robert Schenkkan

Robert Schenkkan: ‘I looked to Shakespeare when I wrote my Lyndon Johnson plays’

Oct 14, 2019

Opinion

Audience members interact during the interval

Natasha Tripney: More than wine and ice cream – should theatres be more creative with the interval?

Oct 4, 2019

Broadway

Interviews

Musical theatre archivist Rex Bunnett: ‘The V&A sent six curators and decided to take it all’

Oct 11, 2019

Opinion

Howard Sherman: Why Netflix playing Broadway makes sense on both sides

Oct 10, 2019

In case you missed it

News

The Stage ticketing survey 2019: Top-price tickets dip, but cheapest go up

Oct 3, 2019

Interviews

Out of Joint’s Kate Wasserberg: ‘It felt like I was wearing the disgrace of another’s story’

Oct 2, 2019

News

UK Theatre Awards 2019: The nominations in full

Sep 25, 2019

News

The Stage Debut Awards 2019: the winners in full

Sep 15, 2019

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