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Stage Directions: Colin McCredie – ‘I liked the absence of professional jealousy during the pandemic’

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

Changing spaces: how theatre critic Fiona Mountford swapped the stalls for the stage

Exquisite Drury Lane revamp is a gift to future generations

Filmed work was crucial in lockdown but theatre’s essence is lost on screens

Let’s re-enter the industry with fresh eyes and be ready for a challenge

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

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

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John Byrne

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

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Immersive Great Gatsby announces London return this autumn

Equity: Employers should not require workers to be double-jabbed

Curtain Up: Tron Theatre – ‘The live experience is what we’re about, but online kept people in work’

Stage Directions: Colin McCredie – ‘I liked the absence of professional jealousy during the pandemic’

Advice

Tanyaradzwa Fear: 'My first job taught me to be fearless, playful and free in my performances'

LIPA's Gary Horner: 'Do not wait for other people to give you permission to be creative'

Amanda Stuart Fisher: 'We need to think about global challenges and theatre’s role in meeting them'

Kaysha Woollery: 'My first job came during the first lockdown. It was a godsend'

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Curtain Up: Tron Theatre – ‘The live experience is what we’re about, but online kept people in work’

Stage Directions: Colin McCredie – ‘I liked the absence of professional jealousy during the pandemic’