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What’s behind the trend of mini-musicals on Broadway?

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Rebekah Jones has been made the executive director and co-chief executive at south London children’s venue the Unicorn Theatre

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Hunger Games play to open at new Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre

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Julian Holloway

Advice

Michael Carklin: 'The ability to listen is the foundation of collaboration'

Fabia-Maria Cerra: 'I got my first paid acting job after 12 years of auditioning'

Emily LeQuesne: 'Without the arts, what are we for?'

Michael Ahomka-Lindsay: 'If you feel lost, you’re probably in the right place – on your own path'

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David Shields: ‘Punch is the most challenging and most important thing I’ve ever done’

Hunger Games play to open at new Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre

Fleabag producer Francesca Moody signs first-look TV deal with Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Julian Holloway