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Katie Jackson

Katie Jackson worked as a stage manager for many years and is now a director working in Glasgow and London

More from this author

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Leaving (for now) is a wrench, but I’ll stay part of theatre’s great community

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Advice

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

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Let the Right One In review

National Youth Theatre’s production of John Ajvide Lindqvist’s novel delivers tenderness, humour and teenage awkwardness

Durham Pride agrees minimum pay deal with Equity

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The Stage Magazine - May 2026

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