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Alistair Smith is editor of The Stage. He is also the author of two major industry reports (the London Theatre Report and the Theatre Workforce Review) and is the chair of theatre careers charity Get Into Theatre.

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Government to ban reselling theatre tickets for more than face value

Cheapest ticket prices rising at regional theatres, The Stage survey finds

The Stage UK Ticketing Survey 2025

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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’

Who needs drama school anyway?

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