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Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Sarah Frankcom

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Antonio Pappano

Music director

Clint Dyer

Director, writer and actor

Sarah Brigham

Artistic director and chief executive

Kerry Ellis

Actor

Sally Dexter

Actor

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Sarah Frankcom

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Antonio Pappano

Music director
Stephen Rebbeck
“This is unprecedented. We’re taking each day as it comes”

Stephen Rebbeck

Technical Director
When his hopes of becoming a professional athlete were dashed, Stephen Rebbeck signed up to his local college: Rose Bruford. Now RSC technical director, he tells The Stage about working with a young Daniel Day-Lewis, how the company is coping with the coronavirus and why he never tries to tell his team how to do their jobs
Prema Mehta
“The beauty and atmosphere of the Sam Wanamaker is unique”

Prema Mehta

Lighting designer
Carol Lingwood
“I make sure the designer’s vision is preserved”

Carol Lingwood

Head of costume
Pamela Howard
“Catch me while you can”

Pamela Howard

Designer
John Napier
“Les Mis has gone backwards – it’s become formulaic, not radical”

John Napier

Designer

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Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Sarah Frankcom

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Antonio Pappano

Music director

Clint Dyer

Director, writer and actor

Sarah Brigham

Artistic director and chief executive

Kerry Ellis

Actor

Sally Dexter

Actor

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Sarah Frankcom

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Antonio Pappano

Music director

Long Reads

What now for the Edinburgh Fringe? The questions that hover over the festival in its fallow year

What now for the Edinburgh Fringe? The questions that hover over the festival in its fallow year

by Lyn Gardner
With the fringe cancelled this summer, Edinburgh hopefuls are eyeing 2021 – but will it be back next year? And if so, what will it look like and what size will it be? Artists and fringe leaders tell The Stage about the value of the festival and how this could be a chance to remake it for the future

Features

Meet the theatre stars turning their hand to video-game voice-overs

Meet the theatre stars turning their hand to video-game voice-overs

by Jo Caird
Though live shows are scarce, many performers have turned to jobs in an entertainment sector that continues to flourish. Actors and directors tell Jo Caird how video games can offer roles that are both financially rewarding and artistically fulfilling

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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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Sarah O’Connor

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Dev Danzig 

Dev Danzig 

Designer, stage manager and prop maker
Andrew Ellis 

Andrew Ellis 

Lighting designer
Jason Addison

Jason Addison

Lighting Designer

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