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The NT’s Coriolanus was diversity at its best – yet others are still stuck in the past

Opinion by Stephanie Street

Anonymous letter warns former Actors’ Benevolent Fund trustees to ‘be afraid’

News by Georgia Luckhurst

London theatres to dim lights for Timothy West

News by Georgia Luckhurst

Elaine C Smith: ‘I opened the door and was confronted with several bare arses’

Features by Fergus Morgan

Opinion

The NT’s Coriolanus was diversity at its best – yet others are still stuck in the past

by Stephanie Street

The National Theatre’s cut to its school touring scheme is damaging to theatre – and children

by Lyn Gardner

US shows are resonating very differently after Trump’s election win

by Howard Sherman

'Musicals don't get written, they get rewritten' – is the old adage still true today?

by Richard Jordan

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My favourite play: Michael Grandage

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