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Lyn Gardner
by Lyn Gardner

Eleanor Lloyd is right to link arts skills to our survival as a species

Of course, we need scientists and engineers, but without the creative thinking that arts education provides, our society will struggle to face the challenges of the future
David Benedict
by David Benedict

Misleading marketing must go now... and you can quote me on that

When theatre advertising is misleading, it lets down audiences as well as the critics misquoted

Editor's View

by Alistair Smith

Are England's three flagship theatres all hitting their stride at the same time?

With a mixture of new leadership, revitalised programming and stabilised finances, things are looking up for England’s three highest profile subsidised theatres, says editor Alistair Smith
Is theatre funding too concentrated on London?

Is theatre funding too concentrated on London?

The Green Room
This week’s panellists discuss the concentration of theatre funding in London
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Big Interviews

The Stage talks in depth to movers and shakers from across the industry

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Robert Icke

Director

Judy Craymer

Producer

Richard Twyman

Artistic director and chief executive

Johnny Flynn

Actor

Sean Foley

Birmingham Rep

Liam Evans-Ford and Kate Wasserberg

Executive director and artistic director

Johnny Flynn

Actor

Jane Asher

Actor

Annie Baker

Playwright

Emma Rice

Director

Robert Icke

Director

Chris Stafford

Chief executive

Elizabeth McGovern

Actor

Sutton Foster

Performer

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Adam Cooper

Dancer
Ben Power
“We were riding a moment in theatre”

Ben Power

Writer
With his award-winning adaptation of The Lehman Trilogy returning to the West End, Ben Power walks The Stage through his journey to becoming “the National Theatre’s secret weapon”, what theatre can learn from screen and the future of the industry
Reece Shearsmith
“There’s a lot of snobbery around comedy”

Reece Shearsmith

Actor and writer
Kathryn Hunter
“The pretend world often seemed more real”

Kathryn Hunter

Performer
Joe Hill-Gibbins
“I find the Little Englander attitude to theatre embarrassing”

Joe Hill-Gibbins

Director
Ivo van Hove
“I want to make the most extreme art without compromising”

Ivo van Hove

Director

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Robert Icke

Director

Judy Craymer

Producer

Richard Twyman

Artistic director and chief executive

Johnny Flynn

Actor

Sean Foley

Birmingham Rep

Liam Evans-Ford and Kate Wasserberg

Executive director and artistic director

Johnny Flynn

Actor

Jane Asher

Actor

Annie Baker

Playwright

Emma Rice

Director

Robert Icke

Director

Chris Stafford

Chief executive

Elizabeth McGovern

Actor

Sutton Foster

Performer

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Adam Cooper

Dancer
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Long Reads

The Fringe Five | Edinburgh's breakout theatremakers

The Fringe Five | Edinburgh's breakout theatremakers

by The Stage
The Stage’s team of six critics saw 180 shows across the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. We asked them to choose the five theatremakers who had really made an impact – introducing the Fringe Five...
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Olivier Awards 2024: meet this year’s industry recognition award winners

Olivier Awards 2024: meet this year’s industry recognition award winners

by Georgia Snow
The Olivier industry recognition award celebrates ’dedicated, hard-working and pioneering individuals’ from across the sector. This year’s winners tell Georgia Snow about their theatre careers and how it feels to be recognised
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Q&A

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

Yaron Lifschitz

Artistic director
Jessica Clark

Jessica Clark

Actor
Amanda Wilkin

Amanda Wilkin

Playwright and actor
Anoushka Warden

Anoushka Warden

Press officer and playwright
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