Actor Jade Anouka has argued that there needs to be more openness in the casting of classical theatre in order for it to stay...

There’s a lot of muddle in the debates around identity politics in theatre, whether of gender, sexuality, race or disability. This can lead to...

The longest-running play in West End history is written by a woman. The Mousetrap’s late writer Agatha Christie also has a second play, Witness...

I recall a conversation with a Jewish friend in the late 1970s, when the mini-series Holocaust was shown on British television. She had lost...

Director Marianne Elliott has argued that older women are sidelined in theatre because they are perceived as "not valuable and something to laugh at". Producer...

Theatre company Stellar Quines has launched a series of training courses aimed at addressing the lack of women working in creative design. The Edinburgh-based touring...

Call the Midwife writer Heidi Thomas has claimed “equality at home” is as important as industry support for creatives with caring duties, revealing her...

A dedicated symposium to debate gender equality in the industry will be held next year, produced by the company behind the annual Women Centre...

I love working in technical theatre and I feel lucky to be part of this knowledgeable and supportive community. But I don’t love being...