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Do you want to stay on top of the latest developments in musical theatre in London, the UK and across the world? Discover musical theatre news, reviews of the latest musical theatre productions in the West End and across the UK and interviews with top musical theatre stars from The Stage.

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Reviews

Lempicka review
“Unlike any score heard on Broadway before”

Lempicka review

Longacre Theatre, New York
Chaotic pop musical charting the remarkable life of painter Tamara de Lempicka
“Never quite lands”

Frank's Closet review

Union Theatre, London
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Resources

Useful resources produced by The Stage from throughout the year, plus catch up on the latest episodes of our podcasts.

Opinion

Lyn Gardner
by Lyn Gardner

Eleanor Lloyd is right to link arts skills to our survival as a species

Of course, we need scientists and engineers, but without the creative thinking that arts education provides, our society will struggle to face the challenges of the future
David Benedict
by David Benedict

Misleading marketing must go now... and you can quote me on that

When theatre advertising is misleading, it lets down audiences as well as the critics misquoted

Editor's View

by Alistair Smith

Are England's three flagship theatres all hitting their stride at the same time?

With a mixture of new leadership, revitalised programming and stabilised finances, things are looking up for England’s three highest profile subsidised theatres, says editor Alistair Smith
Is theatre funding too concentrated on London?

Is theatre funding too concentrated on London?

The Green Room
This week’s panellists discuss the concentration of theatre funding in London
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Big Interviews

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

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Robert Icke

Director

Judy Craymer

Producer

Richard Twyman

Artistic director and chief executive

Johnny Flynn

Actor

Sean Foley

Birmingham Rep

Liam Evans-Ford and Kate Wasserberg

Executive director and artistic director

Johnny Flynn

Actor

Jane Asher

Actor

Annie Baker

Playwright

Emma Rice

Director

Robert Icke

Director

Chris Stafford

Chief executive

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
Judy Craymer
“I can’t imagine the West End without Mamma Mia!”

Judy Craymer

Producer
In the 25 years since the curtain rose on Mamma Mia! in the West End, the ABBA-inspired mega-hit musical has raked in billions at the box office, birthed two hit films and secured its place in theatre history. Its creator and producer Judy Craymer tells Matthew Hemley the story of how the show came into being and reveals plans for a third film and her new Cher biopic
Tim Rice
“I never wanted to be in this business”

Tim Rice

Lyricist
Andy and Wendy Barnes
“New British musicals can succeed”

Andy and Wendy Barnes

Producers
Shaina Taub
“I would never forgive myself if I didn’t try”

Shaina Taub

Composer, lyricist, songwriter and performer
Daniel Fish
“On a lark, I said: 'I want to do Oklahoma!'”

Daniel Fish

Director

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Robert Icke

Director

Judy Craymer

Producer

Richard Twyman

Artistic director and chief executive

Johnny Flynn

Actor

Sean Foley

Birmingham Rep

Liam Evans-Ford and Kate Wasserberg

Executive director and artistic director

Johnny Flynn

Actor

Jane Asher

Actor

Annie Baker

Playwright

Emma Rice

Director

Robert Icke

Director

Chris Stafford

Chief executive

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

To the underworld and back again: the journey of Anaïs Mitchell's Hadestown

To the underworld and back again: the journey of Anaïs Mitchell's Hadestown

by Fergus Morgan
Creator Anaïs Mitchell, director Rachel Chavkin and designer Rachel Hauck take Fergus Morgan on Hadestown’s two-decade journey
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Luke Treadaway: ‘Sometimes it feels as though theatre has become an elite sport’

Luke Treadaway: ‘Sometimes it feels as though theatre has become an elite sport’

by Fergus Morgan
Luke Treadaway has starred in some of the most notable stage productions of the 21st-century and is the latest actor to take on The Emcee in Rebecca Frecknall’s hit Cabaret. He tells Fergus Morgan about the moments that have made up his career so far
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Q&A

Interviews with established and emerging theatremakers working on stage and behind the scenes in UK theatre and beyond.
Pamela Ivonne-Cole

Pamela Ivonne-Cole

Singer and musical theatre performer
Miracle Chance

Miracle Chance

actor
Stephenson Ardern-Sodje

Stephenson Ardern-Sodje

actor
Lulu-Mae Pears

Lulu-Mae Pears

actor
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