Alistair Smith

This week The stage publishes it’s second regional ticketing survey findings, Alistair Smith discusses the key takeaways

Kitsch, traditional, high-budget show delivers on scale, Christmas camp and high-quality musical performances

Alistair Smith discusses the National Theatre’s cut to its primary schools touring programme and where the responsibility lies going forward

This week Alistair Smith discusses what he has discovered on his UK tour so far

Despite widespread optimism in theatre around Labour’s return to government, the principal impact of its first Budget is a damaging increase to employers’ national insurance contributions that will be felt in both the commercial and subsidised sectors and will affect theatres’ ability to employ staff

A majority of freelance workers in the arts are in a precarious position but ACE and the government will need radical ideas to remedy the situation, says The Stage Editor Alistair Smith

There are significant skills gaps within theatre, and there is no coherent, coordinated way for employers to tell drama schools what they want

Many of the ingredients for a thriving theatre sector are present in Scotland, but at the moment, the headwinds are just too strong

Many of the winners of The Stage Debut Awards reminded us that pursuing a route into this business is not easy – emerging artists need support

Norris says the five principles that have defined his tenure were programming new work, broadening representation, increasing the reach of the NT, a focus on young people, and sustainability