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Lyn Gardner
by Lyn Gardner

Does theatre need to be more honest about its close relationship with alcohol?

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s brave admission that he is a recovering alcoholic shines a spotlight on the profession’s unhealthy reliance on booze, says Lyn Gardner
Amanda Parker
by Amanda Parker

What will the 2026 elections mean for culture?

Polling day is expected bring a shake-up and the arts may either reap the benefit or take a hit, but theatres will need to build a proactive dialogue with new leaders, says Amanda Parker

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British talent is riding a wave – the Tony nominations tell us so

With British talent notching up 41 nominations at the Tonys, it show’s the sector’s worth not only to the wider sector, but also to government, says Matthew Hemley

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The Stage Interview

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

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Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris

War Horse co-directors

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Tony Lankester

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society chief executive

Akram Khan

Choreographer

Michael Sheen

Actor and artistic director

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Nick Allott

Producer

Michael Sheen

Actor and artistic director

Nikolai Foster

Artistic director

Bryony Kimmings

Theatremaker

Annilese Miskimmon

Artistic director

Tony Lankester

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society chief executive

Elizabeth McGovern

Actor

Sutton Foster

Performer

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Jane Asher

Actor

Nancy Carroll

Actor
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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Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris

War Horse co-directors

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Tony Lankester

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society chief executive

Akram Khan

Choreographer

Michael Sheen

Actor and artistic director

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Nick Allott

Producer

Michael Sheen

Actor and artistic director

Nikolai Foster

Artistic director

Bryony Kimmings

Theatremaker

Annilese Miskimmon

Artistic director

Tony Lankester

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society chief executive

Elizabeth McGovern

Actor

Sutton Foster

Performer

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Jane Asher

Actor

Nancy Carroll

Actor
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Long Reads

The Fringe Five | Nora Alexander, Kat Cory and Dora Lynn

The Fringe Five | Nora Alexander, Kat Cory and Dora Lynn

by Lyn Gardner
The Stage’s critics saw more than 150 shows across the Edinburgh Fringe 2025. They have chosen five theatremakers who made the biggest impact, including the company In Bed with My Brother
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Features

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Olivier Awards at 50: looking back at their glamorous debut

Olivier Awards at 50: looking back at their glamorous debut

by Nick Smurthwaite
Fifty years ago, the West End founded its own theatre awards ceremony. Nick Smurthwaite looks back at the first cohort to win the ‘urn’ that would become the iconic Olivier statuette
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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

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Amanda Wilkin

Amanda Wilkin

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Anoushka Warden

Press officer and playwright
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