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Masquerade reveals the many moving parts of a Lloyd Webber musical

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Christine Baranski to make West End debut in Hay Fever with Richard E Grant

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Five factors causing visa issues for theatre shows touring to the US

Early birds and night owls: why a show’s start time can make all the difference

The Oliviers enjoyed a welcome return to prime-time TV – long may that continue

People-powered creativity will outlive AI, and this theatre design is proof

Curtain calls: To film or not to film, that is the question

Why have we normalised the idea of being miserable for your art?

Olivier Awards 2026: who should and who will win this year?

Diamonds and Dust’s liquidation lays bare the fragility of theatre finances

Curtain calls: To film or not to film, that is the question

ACE can only genuinely change if its relationship with artists matures

As regional theatre coverage sadly narrows, let’s hear it for the local critics

The Olivier Awards still has a long way to go on equal representation

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Howard Sherman, a veteran of US institutional theatres, is a New York-based arts administrator, writer and advocate. He is director of the Baruch Performing Arts Center, a vigorous activist against theatrical censorship, and author of Another Day’s Begun: Thornton Wilder’s Our Town in the 21st Century. Howard has been a contributor to The Stage since 2012.

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Lloyd Webber-owned West End theatres to fundraise for music therapy charity

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s LW Theatres is backing a fundraising campaign for a leading music therapy charity at its venues, under what is being billed as a ’powerful’ new partnership

Lloyd Webber-owned West End theatres to fundraise for music therapy charity

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s LW Theatres is backing a fundraising campaign for a leading music therapy charity at its venues, under what is being billed as a ’powerful’ new partnership