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Scottish theatres get the go-ahead at last, but it shows the patchiness of UK’s recovery

Theatre is in danger of a mental health crisis – we must look after each other

Building Scottish theatre talent is a team game, and we should all play to win

Let’s use this year’s hybrid Edinburgh Fringe as a dry run for a fairer ‘new normal’

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

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

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

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

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

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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London’s Finborough to reopen following refurbishment

Government has ‘failed to fix’ EU touring issues, industry warns

Scottish theatres get the go-ahead at last, but it shows the patchiness of UK’s recovery

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Actor Alan Berkley: 'I got my first role on TV over some steak pie and veg'

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by Thom Dibdin

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

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