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Tony Awards 2025: full list of nominations

Political meddling in arts organisations across the globe is an issue for us all

Theatre has a dual role to play in these traumatic times

Star power can take theatre to new heights, but is this sustainable?

The Stage in print: refreshed and reimagined

Why aren’t theatre’s best and wisest lines more widely quoted?

AI and actor training: A drama school principal’s perspective

Call me Scrooge, but it’s time for the Old Vic Christmas Carol’s final bow

Let’s not forget theatre’s many unsung heroes

Adopting a ‘no seat should be left lonely’ policy stigmatises solo theatregoing

Bullying backstage: star names are causing a power imbalance

European theatre: year in review

Richard Jordan’s Big Christmas Theatre Quiz 2025

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Mark Shenton

Mark Shenton is a theatre critic. He was a regular columnist and associate editor of The Stage until 2019.

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Political meddling in arts organisations across the globe is an issue for us all

Theatre has a dual role to play in these traumatic times

Star power can take theatre to new heights, but is this sustainable?

The Stage in print: refreshed and reimagined

Why aren’t theatre’s best and wisest lines more widely quoted?

AI and actor training: A drama school principal’s perspective

Star power can take theatre to new heights, but is this sustainable?

The Stage in print: refreshed and reimagined

Why aren’t theatre’s best and wisest lines more widely quoted?

Political meddling in arts organisations across the globe is an issue for us all

Theatre has a dual role to play in these traumatic times

Let’s not forget theatre’s many unsung heroes

Advice

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Lucy Fennell: ‘It’s a lifelong quest to understand and stay in touch with who you are’

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Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey to star in Sondheim musical at Barbican

Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey are to perform in a new production of Stephen Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park with George

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