Technical theatre special focus 2024

Features

Long Read: Lights, camera, action: how a video revolution is transforming theatre
Two decades ago, theatre audiences had never experienced live video on stage. It is a craft that has exploded in popularity and technical complexity, with shows such as The Picture of Dorian Gray being hailed as an entirely new art form. Fergus Morgan finds out how we arrived here, and what’s next

Gareth Fry: ‘People are leaving theatre in numbers I’ve never experienced – I don’t know what the solution is’

Paul Arditti: ‘I’m never happier than when you can’t tell what’s music and what’s sound’

Where can aspiring theatre technicians train around the UK? Course leaders from technical theatre degrees based around the country talk to The Stage about the different paths available

Further content

Guildhall School’s Ashleigh Hope writes about how to tackle theatre’s skills shortage

Lighting designer Rob Halliday on why the distribution of money is something to pay attention to in the backstage industry

Elena Giakoumaki of design consultancy Charcoalblue considers what the performance spaces of the future will look like