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Let’s use this year’s hybrid Edinburgh Fringe as a dry run for a fairer ‘new normal’

Look closely across Scotland and you’ll find artists revolutionising theatre

Don’t dismiss digital – it has spurred creativity and widened theatre’s appeal

Partnership, generosity and support will help Scottish theatre overcome this crisis

Women want to express their trauma in their art – we're writing the changes we want to see

Post-pandemic, theatres must stop penalising single-ticket buyers

People are more important than art. Theatre must do more to protect them

How can we support freelancers? Give them salaries and a seat at the table

Theatre has become a money-making machine. We have a chance to change

Covid passports are on their way, but will there be any theatre left to watch?

Rules have been relaxed but the crisis for theatre still has a long way to go

Don’t dismiss digital – it has spurred creativity and widened theatre’s appeal

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John Byrne is careers adviser for The Stage and is also a writer, cartoonist, performer and broadcaster

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Let’s use this year’s hybrid Edinburgh Fringe as a dry run for a fairer ‘new normal’

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Don’t dismiss digital – it has spurred creativity and widened theatre’s appeal

Partnership, generosity and support will help Scottish theatre overcome this crisis

Women want to express their trauma in their art – we're writing the changes we want to see

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Theatregoers happy to return – your views, August 4

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Life at full capacity: theatres report mixed ticket sales and audience division

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Scenic art lecturer Gary Fry: 'Trust in your judgement and don’t stop learning'

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