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Tom Stoppard wasn’t always embraced by our industry

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Women’s health in theatre needs to be in the spotlight

Royal Court pregnancy play pauses performances to help affected theatregoers

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Pregnant performers can tour – and we should be supporting them to do so

Opinion by Rhiannon Faith

Multilingualism on stage has a potent effect

Opinion by Seona McClintock

We must decolonise actor training to keep it relevant

The Barbican could learn a lesson or two from the Royal Exchange

Theatre tech companies should be run by experts, not venture capitalists

Pregnant performers can tour – and we should be supporting them to do so

Why are we so shy about revealing the true cost of theatre?

Multilingualism on stage has a potent effect

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Kate Maltby is a widely published writer and critic. She is a trustee of the Critics' Circle, Prospect magazine's theatre critic, and deputy chair of Index on Censorship, in addition to her work as a lead columnist for the i newspaper

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