The Stage Awards shortlist: Fringe theatre of the year

Broadway & International

Training & Drama Schools

Backstage & Technical

Opera

Dance

West End

Musical Theatre

Pantomime

Edinburgh Fringe

Obituaries & Archive

NPO 2023-26

Awards

Jobs & Auditions

Hot Topics

Acting & Performance

Shakespeare

More on this topic

Paines Plough withdraws pop-up venue from Summerhall at this year’s EdFringe

Paines Plough withdraws pop-up venue from Summerhall at this year’s EdFringe

News by Fergus Morgan

Community Award winner: Theatres should open their stages to political work

Community Award winner: Theatres should open their stages to political work

News by Georgia Luckhurst

Marketing and PR teams deserve more credit – Campaign of the Year winners

Marketing and PR teams deserve more credit – Campaign of the Year winners

News by Katie Chambers

The Stage Awards: Shining a spotlight on every corner of UK theatre

The Stage Awards: Shining a spotlight on every corner of UK theatre

Opinion by Alistair Smith

Opinion

A spoonful of bravery makes movie adaptations fly

A spoonful of bravery makes movie adaptations fly

A visit to the past is a reminder that theatre's future depends on its grassroots

A visit to the past is a reminder that theatre's future depends on its grassroots

by Richard Jordan

Government must heed Shaun Woodward's warning of drama school crisis

Government must heed Shaun Woodward's warning of drama school crisis

by Alistair Smith

Drama training is in crisis. Government must take action now

Drama training is in crisis. Government must take action now

by Shaun Woodward

Recommended for you

Paines Plough withdraws pop-up venue from Summerhall at this year’s EdFringe

Paines Plough withdraws pop-up venue from Summerhall at this year’s EdFringe

News by Fergus Morgan

Community Award winner: Theatres should open their stages to political work

Community Award winner: Theatres should open their stages to political work

News by Georgia Luckhurst

Marketing and PR teams deserve more credit – Campaign of the Year winners

Marketing and PR teams deserve more credit – Campaign of the Year winners

News by Katie Chambers

The Stage Awards: Shining a spotlight on every corner of UK theatre

The Stage Awards: Shining a spotlight on every corner of UK theatre

Opinion by Alistair Smith

Features

Latest
Most Read

My favourite play: Daniel Evans

Aisling Loftus: ‘We had to perform a magic trick and I accidentally revealed the secret’

York Theatre Royal’s Paul Crewes: ‘We’re producing more than ever before. We’ve got to keep reinventing’

Is Berlin being extinguished as a beacon for arts and culture?

My favourite play: Marianne Elliott

Aimie Atkinson: 'All these fans would be waiting for us after Six. It was overwhelming'

The Stage 100 2025

The Stage 100 2025: number 1

The Stage 100 2025: numbers 3-8

The Stage 100 2025: number 2

My favourite play: Marianne Elliott

The Stage 100 2025: numbers 9-14

Most Commented

Will & Grace star Sean Hayes to make West End debut in transfer of Good Night, Oscar

Will & Grace star Sean Hayes to make West End debut in transfer of Good Night, Oscar

Sean Hayes, star of US sitcom Will & Grace, is to reprise his Tony award-winning turn in Good Night, Oscar at Barbican Theatre fresh from the production’s run on Broadway

Most Read

The Stage 100 2024

The Stage 100 2024

Who has topped The Stage 100 2024? Last year, former culture secretary Nadine Dorries nabbed the spot, and before that, the list includes Ian McKellen, Vicky Featherstone and Sonia Friedman. But who got the top spot in 2024?

Jobs

Assistant Head of Automation...

City: Leicester Salary: £32,388.72

Head of Scenic Automation (S...

City: London Salary: Competitive...

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

City: London Salary: £49,595 – £...

Musical Theatre Teacher

City: Dubai & Abu Dhabi Salary: Competitive

Technical Supervisor – Bourn...

City: Bournemouth Salary: £35,670 per...

Assistant Electrician

City: London Salary: £42,102.84 ...

Seasonal Production Staff fo...

City: Chichester Salary: Competitive

Senior Production Technician...

City: London Salary: Above SOLT/...

Deputy Head of Wardrobe

City: Zurich Salary: Weekly fee ...

Assistant Electrician

City: London Salary: £42,102.84 ...

Stage Management Team

Salary: Competitive

Brand Designer (parental lea...

City: London Salary: Competitive

Senior Electrics Technician ...

City: London Salary: BECTU Graded

Senior Electrics Technician

City: London Salary: BECTU Graded

Principal Dresser - The Book...

City: London Salary: BECTU minimum.

Most Read

The Stage 100 2025

The Stage 100 2025

Who is The Stage’s new number one? We celebrate the most powerful, influential people in UK theatre

More on this topic

Paines Plough withdraws pop-up venue from Summerhall at this year’s EdFringe

Paines Plough withdraws pop-up venue from Summerhall at this year’s EdFringe

News by Fergus Morgan

Community Award winner: Theatres should open their stages to political work

Community Award winner: Theatres should open their stages to political work

News by Georgia Luckhurst

Marketing and PR teams deserve more credit – Campaign of the Year winners

Marketing and PR teams deserve more credit – Campaign of the Year winners

News by Katie Chambers

The Stage Awards: Shining a spotlight on every corner of UK theatre

The Stage Awards: Shining a spotlight on every corner of UK theatre

Opinion by Alistair Smith

More about this venue

Hope Mill's The Wiz announces casting

Hope Mill's The Wiz announces casting

Production News by Georgia Snow

Gabriela Garcia steps in to save Rent at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre

Gabriela Garcia steps in to save Rent at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre

News by Giverny Masso

Hope Mill cancels run of new musical following positive Covid test

Hope Mill cancels run of new musical following positive Covid test

News by Matthew Hemley

Hope Mill Theatre's Rent to return for summer run

Hope Mill Theatre's Rent to return for summer run

Production News by Nuray Bulbul

Opinion

A spoonful of bravery makes movie adaptations fly

A spoonful of bravery makes movie adaptations fly

A visit to the past is a reminder that theatre's future depends on its grassroots

A visit to the past is a reminder that theatre's future depends on its grassroots

by Richard Jordan

Government must heed Shaun Woodward's warning of drama school crisis

Government must heed Shaun Woodward's warning of drama school crisis

by Alistair Smith

Drama training is in crisis. Government must take action now

Drama training is in crisis. Government must take action now

by Shaun Woodward

Recommended for you

Paines Plough withdraws pop-up venue from Summerhall at this year’s EdFringe

Paines Plough withdraws pop-up venue from Summerhall at this year’s EdFringe

News by Fergus Morgan

Community Award winner: Theatres should open their stages to political work

Community Award winner: Theatres should open their stages to political work

News by Georgia Luckhurst

Marketing and PR teams deserve more credit – Campaign of the Year winners

Marketing and PR teams deserve more credit – Campaign of the Year winners

News by Katie Chambers

The Stage Awards: Shining a spotlight on every corner of UK theatre

The Stage Awards: Shining a spotlight on every corner of UK theatre

Opinion by Alistair Smith

Most Read

Across The Stage this week

LAMDA chair warns of drama school 'crisis' as he urges government intervention

Rufus Wainwright: Audiences coming to Opening Night felt ‘duped’

Star casting doesn’t guarantee success. So what happens when it doesn’t work?

Sixty-seat pub theatre launches in Cardiff as 'home' to fringe artists

Inside No. 9 – Stage/Fright review

Shucked and Brigadoon feature in Drew McOnie's first season at Open Air Theatre

Cynthia Erivo: I was punished for working to support my studies at RADA

‘Refusing to listen’: NT faces fresh criticism over cut to primary school tours

Coraline tour cancelled in light of Neil Gaiman sexual misconduct claims

My favourite play: Marianne Elliott

Your subscription helps ensure our journalism can continue

Invest in The Stage today with a subscription starting at just £5.99

Newspaper

Opinion & Advice

More

Get Into Theatre

Info

Advertising Enquiries

Awards

The Stage Awards

The Stage Debut Awards

Legal

Terms and conditions

Advertising terms and conditions

Contributor agreement

Digital

Digital Editions

Subscribe

Subscribe

Start a subscription today from just £7.99 Subscribe

© Copyright The Stage Media Company Limited 2025