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Patsy Rodenburg has been named head of voice at the Royal Shakespeare Company.

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Patsy Rodenburg joins Royal Shakespeare Company as head of voice

Patsy Rodenburg has been named head of voice at the Royal Shakespeare Company

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The Stage @thestage.co.uk · 48m

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Comedian, satirist and writer Munya Chawawa is launching a new community-led initiative that aims to open up the world of theatre to a "new generation" of young black men.

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The Stage @thestage.co.uk · 9h

★★★ Review: Death on the Nile – Jaunty version of the much-adapted Agatha Christie novel.

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Death on the Nile review at the Richmond Theatre: entertaining

Read our review of Death on the Nile at the Richmond Theatre: Jaunty version of the much-adapted Agatha Christie novel

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★★★★ Review: The Talented Mr Ripley – Thrilling adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel featuring a mesmerising performance from Ed McVey 👇

The Talented Mr Ripley review starring The Crown's Ed McVey

Read our review of The Talented Mr Ripley: thrilling adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's novel featuring a mesmerising performance from Ed McVey

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The Stage @thestage.co.uk · 12h

★★★★ Review: Dweeb-A-Mania – High-spirited, high-energy children’s show about embracing your inner nerd.

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Dweeb-A-Mania at the Polka Theatre, London: comic panache

Read our review of Dweeb-A-Mania at the Polka Theatre, London: high-spirited, high-energy children's show about embracing your inner nerd

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The Stage @thestage.co.uk · 14h

★★★★ Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Beautiful designs and gorgeous music make Britten’s opera a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Glyndebourne: revival of Peter Hall's timeless production

Beautiful designs and gorgeous music make Britten’s opera a guaranteed crowd-pleaser, in this timeless production by Peter Hall revived by Lynne Hockney with wit and energy

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The Stage @thestage.co.uk · 15h

★★★★★ Review: My Right Foot – Michael Patrick’s monologue about life with a terminal illness is funny, warm and incredibly moving 👇

My Right Foot review at Dublin: Unflinching, but also immensely tender

Read our review of My Right Foot at Axis Ballymun, Dublin: Michael Patrick’s monologue about life with a terminal illness is funny, warm and incredibly moving

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The Stage @thestage.co.uk · 17h

★★★★ Review: La Bohème – Puccini favourite filled with persuasive theatrical chemistry.

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La Bohème at Glyndebourne: artful setting

Read our review of La Bohème at Glyndebourne: Rachael Hewer's revival of Floris Visser's Puccini favourite is filled with persuasive theatrical chemistry

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The Stage @thestage.co.uk · 18h

The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama has been awarded £2 million from the Foyle Foundation to help restore Cardiff’s Old Library into a public arts and education space.

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Royal Welsh College receives £2m to restore Cardiff's Old Library

The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama has been awarded £2 million from the Foyle Foundation to help restore Cardiff's Old Library into a public arts and education space

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The Stage @thestage.co.uk · 18h

Carlos Acosta has called on dance schools to keep students "on the barre and away from their phones", warning that the biggest challenge to emerging ballet dancers is distraction from social media.

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Carlos Acosta: Young dancers are being distracted by their phones

Carlos Acosta has called on dance schools to keep students 'on the barre and away from their phones', warning that the biggest challenge to emerging ballet dancers is distraction from social media

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The Stage @thestage.co.uk · 18h

Creatives working on international productions and tours are being put in a "desperate" situation due to delays in HMRC’s processing of vital documents, Equity has warned.

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HMRC backlog causing ‘financial hardship’ for overseas performers – Equity

Creatives working on international productions and tours are being put in a ‘desperate’ situation due to delays in HMRC's processing of vital documents, Equity has warned

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The Stage @thestage.co.uk · 18h

★★★★★ Review: The Magic Flute – RBO’s revival of Mozart’s philosophical comedy is spot on.

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The Magic Flute at the Royal Opera House, London: strong revival

Read our review of The Magic Flute at the Royal Opera House, London: RBO’s revival of Mozart’s philosophical comedy is spot on

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The Stage @thestage.co.uk · 20h

'It is soul-crushing to be an artist in times like this'

Palestinian theatremakers in the UK speak to The Stage about why they have continued to create work in the face of a devastating situation in Gaza and call for more solidarity from the sector 👇

Palestinian theatremakers in the UK: ‘You feel the weight of responsibility’

Palestinian playwrights Ahmed Masoud and Hannah Khalil and performers Sami Abu Wardeh and Sarah Agha speak to Natasha Tripney about why they have continued to create work in the face of a devastating situation in Gaza

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The Stage @thestage.co.uk · 21h

Hugh Bonneville is to reprise his performance as CS Lewis in William Nicholson’s Shadowlands in the West End next year.

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Hugh Bonneville to return to West End in Shadowlands

Hugh Bonneville is to reprise his performance as C.S. Lewis in William Nicholson's Shadowlands in the West End next year

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The Stage @thestage.co.uk · 22h

'Even in difficult times, theatre is not sitting, waiting to be saved,' writes Lyn Gardner 👇

Lyn Gardner on the myriad ways theatre is helping itself

The problems facing theatre are immense, but the sector is helping itself – and others – through an array of creative initiatives, says Lyn Gardner

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The Stage @thestage.co.uk · 22h

Three-quarters of jobs secured by creatives in the past 18 months have been thanks to a friend or contact, according to figures from BECTU.

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Majority of creative jobs go to contacts in 'closed' process - BECTU

Three-quarters of jobs secured by creatives in the past 18 months have been thanks to a friend or contact, according to figures from BECTU

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The Stage @thestage.co.uk · 1d

Know a student thinking about drama school?

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This year’s UK Theatre Awards winners have been revealed, with organisations including Sheffield Theatres and Chester's Storyhouse scooping gongs 👇

UK Theatre Awards 2025: winners in full

This year’s UK Theatre Awards winners have been revealed, with organisations including Sheffield Theatres and Chester's Storyhouse scooping gongs

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Review round-up: Hamlet starring Hiran Abeysekera – Does Rubasingham’s regime score a hit on the second attempt?

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Hamlet starring Hiran Abeysekera – review round-up

The Life of Pi star delivers his Dane at the National Theatre, but does Robert Hastie's staging of Shakespeare's tragedy find favour with the critics?

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The Stage @thestage.co.uk · 2d

ICYMI: Jacksons Lane artistic director and joint chief executive Adrian Berry is to depart the organisation after 18 years at the helm.

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Jacksons Lane boss Adrian Berry steps down after 18 years

Jacksons Lane artistic director and joint chief executive Adrian Berry is to depart the organisation after 18 years at the helm

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The Stage @thestage.co.uk · 2d

“Theatre is not a game for people who need to pay the mortgage”

Bryony Kimmings speaks to The Stage about her love-hate relationship with theatre, moving to the countryside and how her new show at Soho Theatre Walthamstow is pared-back and highly personal 👇

Theatremaker Bryony Kimmings

Bryony Kimmings tells Lyn Gardner about her love-hate relationship with theatre, moving to the country and her new show, Bog Witch, at Soho Theatre Walthamstow

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The Stage @thestage.co.uk · 2d

"For all we know of Lloyd Webber as composer and impresario, he is, and always has been, indebted to his collaborators for fleshing out his musical imagination."

Masquerade reveals the many moving parts of a Lloyd Webber musical, writes Howard Sherman 👇

Howard Sherman on Masquerade and Andrew Lloyd Webber

The immersive Phantom of the Opera experience throws a spotlight on the collaborative effort required for an Andrew Lloyd Webber's show, says Howard Sherman

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ICYMI: Equity president Lynda Rooke has claimed that actors are working half as many hours in subsidised theatre as they were in 2004, a statistic she dubbed “a great concern”.

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Acting jobs drying up in ‘decimated’ subsidised sector, Equity president claims

Lynda Rooke has claimed that actors are working half as many hours in subsidised theatre as they were in 2004, a statistic she dubbed ‘a great concern’

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The Stage @thestage.co.uk · 2d

ICYMI: Ex-offenders will be trained to work in theatre as part of a new initiative aimed at filling an “entry-level staff shortage" in technical roles and increasing diversity off stage 👇

Prison leavers to be trained for theatre work in bid to boost talent pipeline

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