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Good Luck, Cathrine Frost! review
“Dynamic feat of performance”

Good Luck, Cathrine Frost! review

Assembly George Square Studios, Edinburgh
A theatrical argument as to why we should talk more about the impact of birth
“Never loses momentum”

KAREN review

Underbelly Cowgate, Edinburgh
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Opinion

Lyn Gardner
by Lyn Gardner

Lyn Gardner’s reasons to be cheerful

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
David Benedict
by David Benedict

I had mixed feelings about the NT’s Importance of Being Earnest. And that’s a good thing

The first half achieved exquisite comic balance, the second did not, but I’d rather see that than something merely obedient and proficient, says David Benedict
Amanda Parker
by Amanda Parker

There’s a theatre sinkhole in the north and the sector’s turning its back on it

There’s a positive buzz around theatre in the north, but beneath the surface the region’s diversity of audience, and of global-majority creativity, is at risk of collapse

Editor's View

by Alistair Smith

One more reason to be cheerful this year

While theatres may be facing numerous challenges, attracting audiences does not appear to be one of them, says editor Alistair Smith, after visiting 20 theatres around the UK

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Big Interviews

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

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Simon Russell Beale

Actor

Jamie Wilson

Producer

Max Webster

Director

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Emma Rice

Director

Robert Icke

Director

Robert Icke

Director

Emma Rice

Director

Francesca Moody

Producer

Antonio Pappano

Conductor and music director

Jamie Wilson

Producer

Adrian Dunbar

Actor

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
Francesca Moody
“Producing isn't rocket science, it’s about having chutzpah”

Francesca Moody

Producer
She might be behind three of the most famous Edinburgh breakout hits of the past decade, but Francesca Moody became a producer by accident. This year she has returned to the fringe with three very different shows, but success does not have to mean selling out venues or winning TV deals, she tells Fergus Morgan – it’s sometimes just about figuring out what you want to do next
Lucy McCormick
“I feel a responsibility to go too far”

Lucy McCormick

theatremaker
Reece Shearsmith
“There’s a lot of snobbery around comedy”

Reece Shearsmith

Actor and writer
Adam Brace
“Stand-up directing is hardcore dramaturgy”

Adam Brace

Director and writer
Alan Cumming
“I wanted to do something dance-y before I was too old”

Alan Cumming

Performer

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Simon Russell Beale

Actor

Jamie Wilson

Producer

Max Webster

Director

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Emma Rice

Director

Robert Icke

Director

Robert Icke

Director

Emma Rice

Director

Francesca Moody

Producer

Antonio Pappano

Conductor and music director

Jamie Wilson

Producer

Adrian Dunbar

Actor

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 2024 | Edinburgh's breakout theatremakers

The Fringe Five 2024 | 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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Features

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‘Queer, wordy and big-hearted’: how Virginia Gay gave Cyrano a new profile

‘Queer, wordy and big-hearted’: how Virginia Gay gave Cyrano a new profile

by Natasha Tripney
Fresh from success at the Edinburgh Fringe, Virginia Gay’s adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac is opening in London. The Australian actor tells Natasha Tripney about transforming Edmond Rostand’s 1897 classic into a modern story about queer desire
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Q&A

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

Jessica Clark

Actor
Rinkoo Barpaga

Rinkoo Barpaga

Multidisciplinary artist
Emily Aboud

Emily Aboud

Director and theatremaker
Lubna Kerr

Lubna Kerr

Actor, writer and comedian
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