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Having staged Horrible Histories for 15 years, the Birmingham Stage Company artistic director and actor talks about the novel approach to reviving the hit shows in lockdown: drive-in performances

First night highlights: shows that opened in years gone by

by Tristram Kenton

The Empty Space: What should have opened this week – ’Night, Mother

by Lyn Gardner

Culture in Lockdown: James McArdle – 'I had to Zoom with a Hollywood director from my teenage bedroom'

by Fergus Morgan

Northern Ireland and Covid-19: 'England-centric, unrepresentative DCMS taskforces won’t cut it'

by Jane Coyle

Through the lens: this week in years gone by

by Tristram Kenton

‘Children’s theatre doesn’t have a voice in the wider sector’

by Lyn Gardner

The Empty Space: What should have opened this week – Romeo and Juliet

by Lyn Gardner

Seven Stages Podcast: Episode 7, Paul Chahidi

by The Stage

Luke Wright: ‘My Twitter gigs started because I didn’t like crossing things out of my diary’

by Fergus Morgan

Theatre 2021: ‘Back soon... back better’

by Nick Clark

Theatre 2021: Ginny Schiller on… casting

by Ginny Schiller

Theatre 2021: Bryony Shanahan on… community

by Bryony Shanahan

Theatre 2021: Michael Coveney on… subsidised theatre

by Michael Coveney

Theatre 2021: Jenny Sealey on… disability in theatre

by Jenny Sealey

Theatre 2021: Suba Das on… language

by Suba Das

Obituaries

Peter Docherty

Charles Nowosielski

Ian Holm

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Tax on Shakespeare and classic plays – 25 years ago in The Stage

Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads review – 32 years ago in The Stage

Drugs bust at the Coliseum – 25 years ago in The Stage

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The Stage’s message to government: act now to save theatre

Coronavirus: Nuffield Southampton Theatres to close permanently

Coronavirus: Government commits to £1.57bn emergency investment in UK culture

Coronavirus: ATG begins redundancy consultations

Coronavirus: UK-wide protests planned to call on government to support the arts

Coronavirus: MPs push Boris Johnson to commit to theatre support

Theatre 2021: ‘Back soon... back better’

Coronavirus: The Stage begins redundancy consultations

Coronavirus: Netflix kickstarts Sam Mendes’ theatre freelancer fund with £500K

Coronavirus: Industry redundancies as they unfold

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