Top 5 theatre shows to see this week (August 5-11)

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Without swift action it won’t just be Cinderella facing Closure Day

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

What’s the secret to a great adaptation? Focus on form as well as content

Where is theatre’s promised insurance scheme?

The rules may be relaxing, but that doesn’t mean all theatre audiences are

‘Freedom’ for the fit, worry for disabled audiences – is this what theatre wants?

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

Theatre has become a money-making machine. We have a chance to change

The rules may be relaxing, but that doesn’t mean all theatre audiences are

What’s the secret to a great adaptation? Focus on form as well as content

‘Freedom’ for the fit, worry for disabled audiences – is this what theatre wants?

Without swift action it won’t just be Cinderella facing Closure Day

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