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Do you want to stay on top of the latest developments in musical theatre in London, the UK and across the world? Discover musical theatre news, reviews of the latest musical theatre productions in the West End and across the UK and interviews with top musical theatre stars from The Stage.

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Reviews

Heathers the Musical review
“Candy store of teenage angst”

Heathers the Musical review

The Arts at Marble Arch, London
An eager new cast makes this revival of the black comedy musical throb with adrenaline
“Tugs on your heartstrings without being schmaltzy”

Calendar Girls the Musical review

Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
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Resources

Useful resources produced by The Stage from throughout the year, plus catch up on the latest episodes of our podcasts.

Opinion

Lyn Gardner
by Lyn Gardner

Theatre’s greatest strength is that we must experience it together

One of theatre’s supreme attributes is that it provides a collective experience, suggests Lyn Gardner – the opportunity to feel something together
Amanda Parker
by Amanda Parker

Would it be a crime to kill a sacred cow to free up a West End theatre?

The Mousetrap has been a guaranteed seat-filler for nearly 75 years, but is it time to reassess its right to a prime theatre spot in perpetuity? asks Amanda Parker

Editor's View

Andrew Lloyd Webber is right about Broadway – but the West End could be next

Andrew Lloyd Webber is right to worry that Broadway is now financially unviable for producers, says The Stage editor Matthew Hemley, but this has implications for UK producers too

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The Stage Interview

The Stage talks in depth to movers and shakers from across the industry

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Sutton Foster

Performer

Akram Khan

Choreographer

Michael Pennington

Actor, director and writer

Lynette Linton

Director and writer

Michael Sheen

Actor and artistic director

Annilese Miskimmon

Artistic director

Michael Sheen

Actor and artistic director

Annilese Miskimmon

Artistic director

Lynette Linton

Director and writer

Akram Khan

Choreographer

Sutton Foster

Performer

Michael Pennington

Actor, director and writer

Elizabeth McGovern

Actor

Sutton Foster

Performer

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Jane Asher

Actor

Nancy Carroll

Actor
Jessica Swale
“Compared with other parts of the arts, theatre is so welcoming”

Jessica Swale

Director, writer
Jessica Swale tells Tim Bano about turning the story of Paddington Bear into a musical, penning a book to inspire creativity and directing a Christmas film
Casey Nicholaw
“I like being the papa now”

Casey Nicholaw

Director and choreographer
Nick Allott
“Producers are like cockroaches. We survive”

Nick Allott

Producer
Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss
“It’s like the kids are running the room!”

Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss

Theatremakers
Judy Craymer
“I can’t imagine the West End without Mamma Mia!”

Judy Craymer

Producer

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Sutton Foster

Performer

Akram Khan

Choreographer

Michael Pennington

Actor, director and writer

Lynette Linton

Director and writer

Michael Sheen

Actor and artistic director

Annilese Miskimmon

Artistic director

Michael Sheen

Actor and artistic director

Annilese Miskimmon

Artistic director

Lynette Linton

Director and writer

Akram Khan

Choreographer

Sutton Foster

Performer

Michael Pennington

Actor, director and writer

Elizabeth McGovern

Actor

Sutton Foster

Performer

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Jane Asher

Actor

Nancy Carroll

Actor
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Long Reads

The Fringe Five | Guido García Lueches and Sergio Antonio Maggiolo

The Fringe Five | Guido García Lueches and Sergio Antonio Maggiolo

by Natasha Tripney
The Stage’s critics saw more than 150 shows across the Edinburgh Fringe 2025. They have chosen five theatremakers who made the biggest impact, including Guido García Lueches and Sergio Antonio Maggiolo
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Features

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My Favourite Play: David Pugh

My Favourite Play: David Pugh

by David Benedict
Which productions most inspired, moved and delighted our leading theatremakers? West End and Broadway producer David Pugh selects the 1981 production of Dreamgirls in New York
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Q&A

Interviews with established and emerging theatremakers working on stage and behind the scenes in UK theatre and beyond.
Pamela Ivonne-Cole

Pamela Ivonne-Cole

Singer and musical theatre performer
Miracle Chance

Miracle Chance

actor
Stephenson Ardern-Sodje

Stephenson Ardern-Sodje

actor
Lulu-Mae Pears

Lulu-Mae Pears

actor
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