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This week 50 years ago, we reported on a conference in which trade bodies, including Equity and the Musicians’ Union, discussed rights for women in theatre and other entertainment

There’s room for optimism about London’s West End; Michael Sheen is showing his commitment to the arts; Thunderbirds’ Sylvia Anderson deserves mention – this week in Your Views

Winners of The Stage Awards 2025, in association with Tysers Live, were announced on January 20, at a ceremony held at the Royal Opera House in London. The recipients tell us, in their own words, what the awards mean to them

Your responses to news that Bristol Old Vic Theatre School is to cease offering undergraduate training because of ’unprecedented funding challenges’

This week 25 years ago, (January 20, 2000), The Stage’s diarist Tabard reported, that, anecdotally, they had heard that Les Misérables was the favourite show of habitually hungover actors because it provided the opportunity for “an early death”

Industry leaders on the likely challenges for the year ahead

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

Discover who got the top spot of performing arts creatives who were influential in 2024, and what they have coming up in this year

Discover the performing arts creative in the second spot who was influential in 2024, and what is coming up in this year

Discover the theatre creatives who were influential in 2024, and what they have coming up in this year