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“Half-pint measures of pathos”

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Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Jim Cartwright’s pub-set two-hander feels shallow and dated
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Opinion

Lyn Gardner
by Lyn Gardner

Risk-taking is essential to make theatre that matters

Indhu Rubasingham called for more risk-taking by the industry in her Jennie Lee Lecture. Lyn Garder agrees that risk avoidance is a futile and has a direct and dire effect on theatre
Amanda Parker
by Amanda Parker

BAFTA incident exposes the need for more relaxed theatre performances

The West End can learn from the recent BAFTA controversy, says Amanda Parker, and rethink its approach to relaxed performances

Editor's View

Timothée Chalamet has bitten the hand that feeds him

As Timothée Chalamet’s comments on opera and ballet stir controversy, editor (designate) Matthew Hemley says they expose his ignorance about the arts ecosystem

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The Stage Magazine - February 2026

The Stage Magazine - February 2026

  • The Stage Interview Lynette Linton - A new direction
  • The Long Read Dr Theatre: the arts & health
  • Feature Wrestling slams into the spotlight
  • Archive The Royal Court origin story
  • Stage Directions Musical theatre's Jamie Muscato
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The Stage Interview

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

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Lynette Linton

Director and writer

Michael Sheen

Actor and artistic director

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Sutton Foster

Performer

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Jane Asher

Actor

Rufus Norris

Director

Nick Allott

Producer

David Byrne

Artistic director

Michael Sheen

Actor and artistic director

Nikolai Foster

Artistic director

Bryony Kimmings

Theatremaker

Elizabeth McGovern

Actor

Sutton Foster

Performer

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Jane Asher

Actor
Lynette Linton
“Tell the truth of the work and get the right people in the room”

Lynette Linton

Director and writer
Lynette Linton discusses her new Royal Shakespeare Company collaboration with Tim Bano and shares her experience of finding her calling in the industry
Michael Sheen
“It’s not charity work. I’m not doing this as some sort of Welsh saviour”

Michael Sheen

Actor and artistic director
Annilese Miskimmon
“Without ENO, UK opera would be denuded of ambition and excitement”

Annilese Miskimmon

Artistic director
Adele Thomas and Sarah Crabtree
“We’ve wondered whether we should go dark for a period of time”

Adele Thomas and Sarah Crabtree

Co-general directors
Nikolai Foster
“Being an artistic director forces you to grow up quickly”

Nikolai Foster

Artistic director

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Lynette Linton

Director and writer

Michael Sheen

Actor and artistic director

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Sutton Foster

Performer

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Jane Asher

Actor

Rufus Norris

Director

Nick Allott

Producer

David Byrne

Artistic director

Michael Sheen

Actor and artistic director

Nikolai Foster

Artistic director

Bryony Kimmings

Theatremaker

Elizabeth McGovern

Actor

Sutton Foster

Performer

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Nancy Carroll

Actor

Jane Asher

Actor
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Long Reads

Operating theatre: how the arts are transforming health care

Operating theatre: how the arts are transforming health care

by Lyn Gardner
Theatre is revitalising health care by working with patients and caregivers. Lyn Gardner speaks to some of those involved and asks how such treatment can be sustainably funded
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Oliviers boss Emma D’Souza: ‘The whole time I feel slightly sick at the pressure’

Oliviers boss Emma D’Souza: ‘The whole time I feel slightly sick at the pressure’

by Liz Hoggard
From timing the winners’ speeches to keeping the champagne flowing, Emma D’Souza makes sure the Olivier Awards run smoothly. Ahead of the first BBC broadcast of the ceremony in more than 20 years, the executive producer tells Liz Hoggard how she keeps theatre’s glitziest night of the year on track
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