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Lyn Gardner

Lyn Gardner is a theatre critic and associate editor of The Stage. Read her weekly column every Monday.

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Royal Exchange costume display to showcase venue’s ‘artistic identity’

Playwriting competition launched to counteract ‘overtly political’ theatre

Political meddling in arts organisations across the globe is an issue for us all

Publisher Nick Hern: New writing is in danger

Advice

Rayxia Ojo: ‘You never really know when you’ve left a lasting impression on someone’

Lucy Fennell: ‘It’s a lifelong quest to understand and stay in touch with who you are’

Pat O’Toole: ‘Building a toolkit to support your mental fitness is crucial’

Haydn O’Reilly: ‘I hounded a theatre company relentlessly until I got an audition’

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