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If you’re looking for acting and performance tips from performers, actor interviews, or advice from the professionals in plays, musicals and more, you’ve come to the right place. On this page, you can find the latest acting and performance news, reviews, tips and advice from The Stage and industry professionals.

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Opinion

Lyn Gardner
by Lyn Gardner

Anti-political playwriting competition serves as a warning

The Telegraph’s coverage of Old Sovereign Press’ playwrighting competition could be a portent of narratives around the arts under a more right-wing government, says Lyn Gardner
David Benedict
by David Benedict

Do we really need another male Lady Bracknell?

When women are starved of great classic roles, the casting of another male actor in The Importance of Being Earnest feels less than ideal, says David Benedict
Amanda Parker
by Amanda Parker

We need to address the risks of using amplification in theatres

Sound management is an emotive issue for both audiences and theatremakers. With volume levels rising, Amanada Parker considers the issue of highly amplified productions

Editor's View

by Alistair Smith

The Stage in print: refreshed and reimagined

Alistair Smith sets out what to expect from the new monthly print edition of The Stage magazine and asks readers for their thoughts

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The Stage Interview

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

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Michael Sheen

Actor and artistic director

Annilese Miskimmon

Artistic director

Sutton Foster

Performer

Jessica Swale

Director, writer

Luke Thallon

Actor

Jane Asher

Actor

Rufus Norris

Director

Luke Thallon

Actor

Nick Allott

Producer

David Byrne

Artistic director

Edward Snape and Marilyn Eardley

Producers

Michael Sheen

Actor and artistic director

Elizabeth McGovern

Actor

Sutton Foster

Performer

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Jane Asher

Actor
Michael Sheen
“It’s not charity work. I’m not doing this as some sort of Welsh saviour”

Michael Sheen

Actor and artistic director
Topping The Stage 100, Michael Sheen tells Nicholas Davies why his work as the founder and artistic director of Welsh National Theatre is his most crucial yet
Jessica Swale
“Compared with other parts of the arts, theatre is so welcoming”

Jessica Swale

Director, writer
Bryony Kimmings
“Theatre is not a game for people who need to pay the mortgage”

Bryony Kimmings

Theatremaker
Julie Hesmondhalgh
“Art has an important part to play in changing attitudes”

Julie Hesmondhalgh

Actor
Clare Perkins
“There was a time when you hit 40 and all you were offered was ‘mum’”

Clare Perkins

Actor

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Michael Sheen

Actor and artistic director

Annilese Miskimmon

Artistic director

Sutton Foster

Performer

Jessica Swale

Director, writer

Luke Thallon

Actor

Jane Asher

Actor

Rufus Norris

Director

Luke Thallon

Actor

Nick Allott

Producer

David Byrne

Artistic director

Edward Snape and Marilyn Eardley

Producers

Michael Sheen

Actor and artistic director

Elizabeth McGovern

Actor

Sutton Foster

Performer

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Jane Asher

Actor
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Long Reads

Blurring the boundaries: the pioneers reimagining what theatre can be

Blurring the boundaries: the pioneers reimagining what theatre can be

by Natasha Tripney
Those at the forefront of category-defying performance – including artist Marina Abramović and programmers at both established and grassroots venues – talk to Natasha Tripney about their work
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My Favourite Play: Lolita Chakrabarti

My Favourite Play: Lolita Chakrabarti

by David Benedict
Actor and writer Lolita Chakrabarti selects Robert Lepage’s Needles and Opium as her favourite production, which was a formative experience for her
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Q&A

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

Jessica Talbot-Smith

show director
Marie-Astrid Mence

Marie-Astrid Mence

dancer
Millie Hikasa

Millie Hikasa

actor
Pamela Ivonne-Cole

Pamela Ivonne-Cole

Singer and musical theatre performer
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