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My Favourite Play: Sharon D Clarke

My Favourite Play: Jessica Hung Han Yun

My Favourite Play: Lucy Kirkwood

Birmingham musicals hub will support art form's 'second renaissance' – report

News by Katie Chambers

Lyrics hold up a mirror to society – what they say matters

Opinion by Amanda Parker

Rent returns to West End to mark 30th anniversary

Production News by Matthew Hemley

The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals review

Reviews by Tom WickerApollo Theatre, London

Access and diversity – the future? No, they’re issues right now

Lyrics hold up a mirror to society – what they say matters

The tiniest technical detail can make or break our connection to a performance

Where is the standing ovation for our stage managers?

Arts festivals are not just launchpads – when done well, they bring communities together

Let audiences film the curtain call

Does theatre need to be more honest about its close relationship with alcohol?

Theatres lose more than a point of sale if they shut their box offices

Where is the standing ovation for our stage managers?

Ireland is showing basic income for artists can work – the UK should take note

An artists’ basic income scheme needs a rigorous deployment strategy

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David Benedict has been a daily columnist and theatre editor on the Independent and arts editor of the Observer. He is chief London critic of Variety, a regular guest on the BBC, and is currently writing the authorised biography of Stephen Sondheim. Read David's columns for The Stage every Wednesday.

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Leaders of children’s venues including Polka Theatre in London have hailed Rachel Reeves’ move to slash tax on summer events for young people, but have urged her to go further