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Lyn Gardner is a theatre critic and associate editor of The Stage. Read her weekly column every Monday.

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Lyn Gardner is a theatre critic and associate editor of The Stage. Read her weekly column every Monday.

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Don’t dismiss digital – it has spurred creativity and widened theatre’s appeal

In the rush to return to in-person performance, we must not forget how technology has made theatre more accessible, says Lyn Gardner – during the pandemic, the best digital work has engaged audiences that would never have dreamed of attending shows before

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