We must convince the government of theatre’s value to communities

Nica Burns: Producers should plan for all scenarios as tourism remains uncertain

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

Partnership, generosity and support will help Scottish theatre overcome this crisis

Look closely across Scotland and you’ll find artists revolutionising theatre

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

Partnership, generosity and support will help Scottish theatre overcome this crisis

Women want to express their trauma in their art – we're writing the changes we want to see

Post-pandemic, theatres must stop penalising single-ticket buyers

Changing spaces: how theatre critic Fiona Mountford swapped the stalls for the stage

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

How can we support freelancers? Give them salaries and a seat at the table

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

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Rules have been relaxed but the crisis for theatre still has a long way to go

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Lyn Gardner

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

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Look closely across Scotland and you’ll find artists revolutionising theatre

Nica Burns: Producers should plan for all scenarios as tourism remains uncertain

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

Partnership, generosity and support will help Scottish theatre overcome this crisis

Advice

Tanyaradzwa Fear: 'My first job taught me to be fearless, playful and free in my performances'

LIPA's Gary Horner: 'Do not wait for other people to give you permission to be creative'

Amanda Stuart Fisher: 'We need to think about global challenges and theatre’s role in meeting them'

Kaysha Woollery: 'My first job came during the first lockdown. It was a godsend'

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