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The Stage is a British weekly publication and online platform that focuses on the entertainment sector, with a special emphasis on theatre. Established in 1880, it offers a range of content including news, reviews, opinions, features, and job listings, primarily aimed at professionals in the theatre and performing arts community.

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Theatre director Alan Strachan

2 days ago | thestage.co.uk | Nick Smurthwaite

ObituariesAlan Strachan. Photo: Robert DayDirector who often collaborated with the playwright Alan Ayckbourn and whose decades-long career included standout productions such as Cowardy Custard, Just Between Ourselves, Woman in Mind, Re: Joyce! and Three Days in MaySupport The Stage by registering or subscribingTo continue reading this article you must be logged in. Register or login below to unlock 3 free articles every month.
Rob Halliday on theatre design roles in the era of AI

2 days ago | thestage.co.uk | Rob Halliday

OpinionStranger Things: The First Shadow, for which Jon Clark picked up best lighting design of a play at this year's Tony Awards. Photo: Manuel HarlanCreative jobs have always been perceived as high-risk but the originality and imagination required might make them some of the safest jobs of all, says Rob HallidaySupport The Stage by registering or subscribingTo continue reading this article you must be logged in. Register or login below to unlock 3 free articles every month.
Edinburgh Fringe

2 days ago | thestage.co.uk | Fergus Morgan

NewsThe cast of Common Is As Common Does: A Memoir, which ran at ZOO Southside in 2024Extant, a company of blind and visually impaired artists, has partnered with ZOO to offer “a rich and immersive experience” for visually impaired audiences at ZOO Southside and ZOO PlaygroundSupport The Stage by registering or subscribingTo continue reading this article you must be logged in. Register or login below to unlock 3 free articles every month.
What to do after graduating from drama school or university?

2 days ago | thestage.co.uk | Jon Taylor

Emily Cohen is in her 20s and works in theatre and TV. She also runs her own theatre company and is an associate member of a national company Heather Jacobs is in her 20s and is a writer and actor who has worked extensively in both commercial and subsidised theatre across the UK, as well as on screen Albert Parker is in his 60s and has appeared as a regular in soaps, two BAFTA-winning sitcoms, theatre and TV Beryl Phoenix is in her 40s.
Man’s Best Friend at the Tron Theatre: stirring stuff

3 days ago | thestage.co.uk | Fergus Morgan

Man’s Best Friend review“Stirring stuff”Jordan Young in Man's Best Friend at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow. Photo: Mihaela BodlovicA deeply moving but disjointed one-man play about grief and dogsSupport The Stage by registering or subscribingTo continue reading this article you must be logged in. Register or login below to unlock 3 free articles every month. OR Or subscribe from just £7.99 and get unlimited access to thestage.co.uk.
transformative power

4 days ago | thestage.co.uk | Paul Vale

“Fascinating dash through the art of theatre”ReviewsHampstead Theatre, LondonDickie Beau in Showmanism at the Hampstead Theatre. Photo: Amanda SearleFascinating and inherently theatrical exploration of the acting processSupport The Stage by registering or subscribingTo continue reading this article you must be logged in. Register or login below to unlock 3 free articles every month. OR Or subscribe from just £7.99 and get unlimited access to thestage.co.uk. Remember Login
Storehouse review

5 days ago | thestage.co.uk | Oliver Jones

“Final reveal is worth seeing”ReviewsDeptford Storehouse, LondonScott Karim in Storehouse at Storehouse Deptford. Photo: Helen MurrayBreathtaking design only partly compensates for an unenlightening tale of truth seeking on the internetSupport The Stage by registering or subscribingTo continue reading this article you must be logged in. Register or login below to unlock 3 free articles every month. OR Or subscribe from just £7.99 and get unlimited access to thestage.co.uk. Remember Login
Interview with Miranda Raison ahead of Grace Pervades at Theatre Royal Bath

1 week ago | thestage.co.uk | Fergus Morgan

FeaturesMiranda Raison. Photo: Caroline FergusonAs Miranda Raison prepares to make her theatrical return after nearly a decade, starring alongside Ralph Fiennes at Theatre Royal Bath, she tells Fergus Morgan about working on French-language films and surprising audiences as a statue come to lifeSupport The Stage by registering or subscribingTo continue reading this article you must be logged in. Register or login below to unlock 3 free articles every month.
Emerald Theatre boss: Nightclub bosses are turning to theatre as drinking declines

1 week ago | thestage.co.uk | Katie Chambers

NewsTosca Rivola, Aaron Mellor and Dita Von Teese at the opening of Emerald Theatre. Photo: Katie ChambersAaron Mellor has claimed that amid challenges for mid-scale nightclubs, entertainment operators are eyeing up more "immersive" night-time entertainmentSupport The Stage by registering or subscribingTo continue reading this article you must be logged in. Register or login below to unlock 3 free articles every month. OR Or subscribe from just £7.99 and get unlimited access to thestage.co.uk.
Cabaret performers chasing ‘hundreds of thousands in unpaid wages’ from Proud

1 week ago | thestage.co.uk | Katie Chambers

News Performers working across numerous affiliated cabaret venues claim they are owed hundreds of thousands in wages as the owner’s latest space opens in London. A petition begun by a campaign group entitled Cabaret Unpaid has now garnered more than 2,000 signatures, and calls on venues’ boss Alex Proud to settle the debts and publicly recognise the "systemic exploitation" of artists.