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Lyn Gardner
by Lyn Gardner

Patching over problems is no longer enough. Theatre needs radical change

The recent Budget has made it clear that theatre can longer rely on outside help. The only way to fix the sector is to reinvent and restructure it ourselves
David Benedict
by David Benedict

Call me Scrooge, but this over-told tale is so rarely done well

Year after year of stale stagings of Dickens’ Christmas classic highlight the difficulty of instilling dramatic tension into a story that we all know so well

Editor's View

by Alistair Smith

Budget was a crushing disappointment for theatre sector

Despite widespread optimism in theatre around Labour’s return to government, the principal impact of its first Budget is a damaging increase to employers’ national insurance contributions that will be felt in both the commercial and subsidised sectors and will affect theatres’ ability to employ staff
Which stereotypes about theatre folk are true?

Which stereotypes about theatre folk are true?

The Green Room
Welcome to our weekly discussion forum for key issues facing those working in theatre and the performing arts. This week, we ask our panellists which stereotypes about their jobs are true?
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Robert Icke

Director

Emma Rice

Director

Antonio Pappano

Conductor and music director

Francesca Moody

Producer

Johnny Flynn

Actor

Matthew Bourne

Choreographer

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
Chris Stafford
“Running a theatre is tougher than ever”

Chris Stafford

Chief executive
Leicester’s Curve chief executive Chris Stafford explains why, despite the unprecedented challenges of running a theatre, he remains positive about Curve’s future as he looks back on his 10-year tenure so far
Nadia Fall
“Stratford East has always been revolutionary”

Nadia Fall

artistic director
Ben Power
“We were riding a moment in theatre”

Ben Power

Writer
Brigid Larmour
“Our industry is at breaking point”

Brigid Larmour

Artistic director
Adam Brace
“Stand-up directing is hardcore dramaturgy”

Adam Brace

Director and writer

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Robert Icke

Director

Emma Rice

Director

Antonio Pappano

Conductor and music director

Francesca Moody

Producer

Johnny Flynn

Actor

Matthew Bourne

Choreographer

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

‘We’re beggars and we’re choosers’: inside the messy world of arts philanthropy in 2024

‘We’re beggars and we’re choosers’: inside the messy world of arts philanthropy in 2024

by Amanda Parker
Unprecedented scrutiny over funding sources has prompted many UK cultural organisations to suspend or turn their back on philanthropic contributions. But could these increasingly messy call-outs and protests, personal attacks on social media and public decouplings result in an already woefully underfunded arts sector destroying itself? Fundraisers and donors talk to Amanda Parker about the challenges ahead
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News feature: Sensory Cinders is a West End first for inclusivity

News feature: Sensory Cinders is a West End first for inclusivity

by Georgia Luckhurst
Sensory Cinders is believed to be the first West End show and inclusive sensory pantomime specifically designed for audiences with profound and multiple learning disabilities. Georgia Luckhurst speaks to some of the team behind the pioneering production
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Interviews with established and emerging theatremakers working on stage and behind the scenes in UK theatre and beyond.
Mojisola Adebayo 

Mojisola Adebayo 

Theatre artist
Jessica Clark

Jessica Clark

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Joseph Derrington

Joseph Derrington

actor
Rob Madge

Rob Madge

actor and writer
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