Lyn Gardner

From Imelda Staunton in Hello, Dolly! to Arts Council England’s new plans to incentivise touring, Lyn Gardner picks her theatre-sector highlights of 2024

This week Lyn Gardner discusses new social media Bluesky and if it could be a place to ignite the conversation around theatre once again

Regional theatres are recognising that their future lies not just in building an audience, but in building a community of mutual support, says Lyn Gardner

Does theatre need to consider that there is a vast difference between a sudden enforced stoppage and taking a considered and intentional break to ensure artist development and opportunities continue?, asks Lyn Gardner

The National Theatre’s 100% cut to its live touring to primary schools is a huge own goal at a time when the industry needs to show the government the key role it has to play in supporting the arts in education

The recent Budget has made it clear that theatre can longer rely on outside help. The only way to fix the sector is to reinvent and restructure it ourselves

Finance may not be the first field many people associate with a career in theatre, but as one-time wannabe producer Rozzy Knox has found out, it involves just as much strategy as spreadsheets, and the decisions she is involved in dictate the direction of a venue and its artistic endeavours. She spent the day leading Lyn Gardner through the real-life drama of her department

Fringe theatre has played a significant role in the development of playwriting and of careers over the past 60 years – and it’s crucial for audiences too, says Lyn Gardner

The growing gap between the haves and have-nots is mirrored in the theatre world in the pay of freelancers and salaried staff. Will Arts Council England’s new director of individual practitioners be able to shift the balance of power?

There is much talk about theatre’s lack of risk-taking, but critics have a role to play in embracing risk too, says Lyn Gardner