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William Shakespeare's plays are central to the past, present and future of British theatre. Find news, reviews and analysis about Shakespeare here, including coverage of Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare's Globe and other Shakespeare productions from across the UK.

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Reviews

The Tempest review
“Unearthly strangeness”

The Tempest review

Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London
Striking, austere visuals and star casting can’t bring heart to this cold and incoherent take on Shakespeare’s story of magic, legacy and forgiveness.
“Connor and Zegler are a rapturous pair”

Romeo + Juliet review

Circle in the Square, New York City
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Resources

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Opinion

Lyn Gardner
by Lyn Gardner

Starmer’s searching for economic growth? The arts are a sure-fire bet

The Labour government will be missing a trick if it does not understand that the arts are ready and willing to make themselves useful and simultaneously bring joy and a return on investment, says Lyn Gardner
David Benedict
by David Benedict

In praise of so-called ‘supporting actors’

David Benedict highlights the the exhilarating work in the category of "supporting characters" in a year of London theatre
Amanda Parker
by Amanda Parker

There’s a theatre sinkhole in the north and the sector’s turning its back on it

There’s a positive buzz around theatre in the north, but beneath the surface the region’s diversity of audience, and of global-majority creativity, is at risk of collapse

Editor's View

by Alistair Smith

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School course closures signal wider crisis in drama training

This week’s announcement that Bristol Old Vic Theatre School will scrap its undergraduate courses is both shocking and, sadly, unsurprising, says Alistair Smith

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Big Interviews

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

Most Read

Robert Icke

Director

Francesca Moody

Producer

Antonio Pappano

Conductor and music director

Emma Rice

Director

Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss

Theatremakers

Jamie Wilson

Producer

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
Jacqui O’Hanlon
“Children’s imaginations are fired by Shakespeare”

Jacqui O’Hanlon

RSC director of creative learning
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s director of creative learning and engagement speaks from experience when she talks about the transformative power of an arts-rich education. She explains why it is vital that every child has access to theatre-based teaching
Robert Icke
“You have to earn an audience’s attention”

Robert Icke

Director
Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey
“Everything’s on the table”

Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey

Artistic directors
Sean Holmes
“We've a decimation of opportunity for new writing”

Sean Holmes

Artistic director
Erica Whyman
“The RSC has a right to be mischievous”

Erica Whyman

Artistic director

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Robert Icke

Director

Francesca Moody

Producer

Antonio Pappano

Conductor and music director

Emma Rice

Director

Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss

Theatremakers

Jamie Wilson

Producer

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

How a theatre project in women's prisons shook up Shakespeare and transformed lives

How a theatre project in women's prisons shook up Shakespeare and transformed lives

by Kate Wyver
From 2012 to 2017, the Donmar Warehouse staged a trilogy of all-female Shakespeare productions, set in women’s prisons and created in collaboration with inmates. The key players tell The Stage about the impact the project has had both on the art and the women they worked with
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Features

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Andrew Richardson: ‘I forgot the lyrics and would lip read the audience to get back on track’

Andrew Richardson: ‘I forgot the lyrics and would lip read the audience to get back on track’

by Fergus Morgan
As a teenager, a nervous Andrew Richardson struck out at a Royal Shakespeare Company audition. Now starring in that company’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream – having made his name in the Bridge’s Guys and Dolls – the actor tells Fergus Morgan about the moments that have made up his career
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Q&A

Interviews with established and emerging theatremakers working on stage and behind the scenes in UK theatre and beyond.
EM Williams

EM Williams

Performer and movement director
Emily Carding

Emily Carding

Actor and writer
Andrew French

Andrew French

Actor
Charlotte Melén

Charlotte Melén

Almost Tangible
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