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Lyn Gardner
by Lyn Gardner

Safeguarding training is the key to protecting theatre’s most vulnerable

We need sector change and we need it now, says Lyn Gardner – safeguarding training is the best way to protect theatre workers from harassment, including drama school students and vulnerable freelancers
David Benedict
by David Benedict

David Benedict: Musicals need great singers far more than they need stars

Sweet Charity and Man of La Mancha may be great musicals, but they also need great singers – not just star names, says David Benedict
Which pandemic adjustments would you like to be made permanent?
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Which pandemic adjustments would you like to be made permanent?

Welcome to our weekly discussion forum for key issues facing those working in theatre and the performing arts. This week, we ask: Which pandemic adjustments would you like to be made permanent?
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Which pandemic adjustments would you like to be made permanent?
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Which pandemic adjustments would you like to be made permanent?

Welcome to our weekly discussion forum for key issues facing those working in theatre and the performing arts. This week, we ask: Which pandemic adjustments would you like to be made permanent?

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Christopher Haydon

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Adam Cooper

Dancer

Carrie Hope Fletcher

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Sutton Foster

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Sarah Frankcom

Director

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Clint Dyer

Director, writer and actor

Nancy Carroll

Actor
Adrian Lester
“As an artist, you have to promote the kind of work you want to see”

Adrian Lester

Actor and director
In his 30-year career, Adrian Lester has won awards for heavyweight theatre roles, and become a familiar face on television. As he prepares to perform Hymn in front of a live audience, he tells Theo Bosanquet about the importance of nurturing young talent and reviving the reputation of Ira Aldridge
Sarah Frankcom
“Change doesn’t happen through talking, it happens by doing”

Sarah Frankcom

Director
Joseph Marcell
“Every day somebody reminds me of Fresh Prince of Bel Air”

Joseph Marcell

Actor
Adam Cooper
“I wasn’t a typical ballet figure – I always felt I had to prove myself”

Adam Cooper

Dancer
Kevin O'Hare
“We have a breadth of new talent. I can’t help but be a proud parent”

Kevin O'Hare

Royal Ballet

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Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Sutton Foster

Performer

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Sarah Frankcom

Director

Sutton Foster

Performer

Christopher Haydon

Artistic director

Adrian Lester

Actor and director

April De Angelis

Playwright

Sarah Frankcom

Director

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Sutton Foster

Performer

Sarah Frankcom

Director

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Clint Dyer

Director, writer and actor

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Long Reads

Many students, few jobs: Is the industry training too many actors?

Many students, few jobs: Is the industry training too many actors?

by Amanda Parker
The pandemic has severely impacted job opportunities across the creative and culture sectors, while the government is making cuts to arts education budgets. Actors, agents and industry leaders tell Amanda Parker whether we are facing an oversupply of performing talent, or just thinking about training in the wrong way

Features

Andrew Lloyd Webber: ‘Once all this is over, I believe we’ll see a golden time for theatre’

Andrew Lloyd Webber: ‘Once all this is over, I believe we’ll see a golden time for theatre’

by Alistair Smith
At the Future of Theatre conference, composer and theatre owner Andrew Lloyd Webber tells The Stage editor Alistair Smith about the refurbishment of Theatre Royal Drury Lane, opening Cinderella as the West End recovers and nurturing diverse talent – as well as explaining why financing venues through private equity is bad news for the industry

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Interviews with established and emerging theatremakers working on stage and behind the scenes in UK theatre and beyond.
Lise Bell

Lise Bell

Co-founder of London Performance Studios
Emily Gaskin

Emily Gaskin

Stage management student
Matthew Carter

Matthew Carter

Actor and tutor
Axel Kengne

Axel Kengne

Actor

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