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Katie Jackson is a freelance deputy stage manager and The Stage columnist

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Rules have been relaxed but the crisis for theatre still has a long way to go

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People are more important than art. Theatre must do more to protect them

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Rules have been relaxed but the crisis for theatre still has a long way to go

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Let’s re-enter the industry with fresh eyes and be ready for a challenge

East London’s Yard Theatre saved from flooding by team’s ‘Herculean’ efforts

Lucy St Louis, Phantom's new star – ‘My position in this show has blown the door off its hinges’

Bristol Old Vic blames ‘farcical’ reopening of economy for delaying Giles Terera play

Advice

Amanda Stuart Fisher: 'We need to think about global challenges and theatre’s role in meeting them'

Kaysha Woollery: 'My first job came during the first lockdown. It was a godsend'

Sterre Maier: 'You never know where one job may lead'

Lottie Walker: 'I wouldn’t be doing my current show without my first job'

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Bristol Old Vic blames ‘farcical’ reopening of economy for delaying Giles Terera play