Director Amy Leach has called for deaf actors to be cast in roles where deafness ’wasn’t the writer’s intention’ as she announces a new Christmas show at Leeds Playhouse, which will see a deaf performer take a leading role
Who has topped The Stage 100 2024? Last year, former culture secretary Nadine Dorries nabbed the spot, and before that, the list includes Ian McKellen, Vicky Featherstone and Sonia Friedman. But who got the top spot in 2024?
Sheridan Smith was unsure if she would ever do a musical again. Yet now she is returning to the West End with new musical Opening Night. She explains why this particular show drew her in, where her anxieties come from and how she hopes the experience will gain her confidence back