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We are shining a spotlight on some of The Stage Awards' 2026 shortlistees! ⭐️
It is officially one month until we celebrate the very best of the British theatre industry at the Royal Opera House's Linbury Theatre.
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It is officially one month until we celebrate the very best of the British theatre industry at the Royal Opera House's Linbury Theatre.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:27 PM
We are shining a spotlight on some of The Stage Awards' 2026 shortlistees! ⭐️
It is officially one month until we celebrate the very best of the British theatre industry at the Royal Opera House's Linbury Theatre.
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It is officially one month until we celebrate the very best of the British theatre industry at the Royal Opera House's Linbury Theatre.
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★★★★★ Review: Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes – Dance adaptation of the Powell/Pressburger film dazzles.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
★★★★★ Review: Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes – Dance adaptation of the Powell/Pressburger film dazzles.
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Read The Stage's review 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/...
★★★★★ Review: Sh!t Theatre: Evita Too – Tightly plotted, rebelliously feminist play about the world’s first female president.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
★★★★★ Review: Sh!t Theatre: Evita Too – Tightly plotted, rebelliously feminist play about the world’s first female president.
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★★★ Review: Into the Woods – Visuals enchant in this revival of the Stephen Sondheim fairytale musical.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:01 AM
★★★ Review: Into the Woods – Visuals enchant in this revival of the Stephen Sondheim fairytale musical.
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This week's issue of The Stage is now live! 📰
In this edition, we report on the RSC’s proposal to cut its workforce by 11%, we spend a day with Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds’ front of house team, reviews, opinions and more.
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In this edition, we report on the RSC’s proposal to cut its workforce by 11%, we spend a day with Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds’ front of house team, reviews, opinions and more.
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December 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This week's issue of The Stage is now live! 📰
In this edition, we report on the RSC’s proposal to cut its workforce by 11%, we spend a day with Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds’ front of house team, reviews, opinions and more.
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In this edition, we report on the RSC’s proposal to cut its workforce by 11%, we spend a day with Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds’ front of house team, reviews, opinions and more.
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Paddington the Musical has swept the nominations for the 26th annual WhatsOnStage Awards, receiving 14 nods – the most in the prizes’ history.
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Read more 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/news/wha...
December 11, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Paddington the Musical has swept the nominations for the 26th annual WhatsOnStage Awards, receiving 14 nods – the most in the prizes’ history.
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Read more 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/news/wha...
Playwright Martha Loader has been named winner of the 2025 George Devine Award, giving her £15,000 to support the writing of her next play.
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Read more 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/news/mar...
December 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Playwright Martha Loader has been named winner of the 2025 George Devine Award, giving her £15,000 to support the writing of her next play.
Read more 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/news/mar...
Read more 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/news/mar...
A musical adaptation of the 2000 film Coyote Ugly will open in the West End in 2027, directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell.
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December 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
A musical adaptation of the 2000 film Coyote Ugly will open in the West End in 2027, directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell.
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Read more 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/news/pro...
The number of small creative businesses taking work to international markets is climbing and outstripping the rest of the economy, a new report claims.
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December 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The number of small creative businesses taking work to international markets is climbing and outstripping the rest of the economy, a new report claims.
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Read more 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/news/cre...
This week's issue of The Stage is out now!📰
In this issue, we unveil the shortlists for #TheStageAwards 2026, review Paddington the Musical, and report on the dimming of West End lights in honour of playwright Tom Stoppard.
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In this issue, we unveil the shortlists for #TheStageAwards 2026, review Paddington the Musical, and report on the dimming of West End lights in honour of playwright Tom Stoppard.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
This week's issue of The Stage is out now!📰
In this issue, we unveil the shortlists for #TheStageAwards 2026, review Paddington the Musical, and report on the dimming of West End lights in honour of playwright Tom Stoppard.
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In this issue, we unveil the shortlists for #TheStageAwards 2026, review Paddington the Musical, and report on the dimming of West End lights in honour of playwright Tom Stoppard.
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Simrita Khela has won this year’s Luke Westlake Scholarship, which supports working-class creatives during the final years of their training.
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Read more 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/news/sim...
December 4, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Simrita Khela has won this year’s Luke Westlake Scholarship, which supports working-class creatives during the final years of their training.
Read more 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/news/sim...
Read more 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/news/sim...
Peterborough’s Key Theatre has postponed its reopening for a second time after discovering a planned new roof would not safely be supported by the building’s current structure.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Peterborough’s Key Theatre has postponed its reopening for a second time after discovering a planned new roof would not safely be supported by the building’s current structure.
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Read more 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/news/pet...
And now, a huge thanks to those making #TheStageAwards happen! 🎉
⭐️Headline: Tysers Live
⭐️Sponsors: Moore Kingston Smith, TAIT, 3 Mills Studios, Charcoalblue, Concord Theatricals, Encore, Plann and Encore Insure
⭐️Supporters: Marshfield Farm Ice Cream, White Light, ANR PR, Finstock Capital and Blue I
⭐️Headline: Tysers Live
⭐️Sponsors: Moore Kingston Smith, TAIT, 3 Mills Studios, Charcoalblue, Concord Theatricals, Encore, Plann and Encore Insure
⭐️Supporters: Marshfield Farm Ice Cream, White Light, ANR PR, Finstock Capital and Blue I
December 4, 2025 at 8:30 AM
And now, a huge thanks to those making #TheStageAwards happen! 🎉
⭐️Headline: Tysers Live
⭐️Sponsors: Moore Kingston Smith, TAIT, 3 Mills Studios, Charcoalblue, Concord Theatricals, Encore, Plann and Encore Insure
⭐️Supporters: Marshfield Farm Ice Cream, White Light, ANR PR, Finstock Capital and Blue I
⭐️Headline: Tysers Live
⭐️Sponsors: Moore Kingston Smith, TAIT, 3 Mills Studios, Charcoalblue, Concord Theatricals, Encore, Plann and Encore Insure
⭐️Supporters: Marshfield Farm Ice Cream, White Light, ANR PR, Finstock Capital and Blue I
The Unsung Hero Award will be announced at the ceremony, and will not have a shortlist.
Discover more about the shortlistees and #TheStageAwards 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-aw...
Discover more about the shortlistees and #TheStageAwards 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-aw...
December 4, 2025 at 8:23 AM
The Unsung Hero Award will be announced at the ceremony, and will not have a shortlist.
Discover more about the shortlistees and #TheStageAwards 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-aw...
Discover more about the shortlistees and #TheStageAwards 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-aw...
Teamwork makes the dream work!The shortlist for Team of the Year is…
✨ATG Entertainment's Creative Learning team
✨British Youth Music Theatre's marketing team
✨Lyric Theatre, Belfast's Lyric Scene Shop
Congratulations! Find out more about the shortlist👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-aw...
✨ATG Entertainment's Creative Learning team
✨British Youth Music Theatre's marketing team
✨Lyric Theatre, Belfast's Lyric Scene Shop
Congratulations! Find out more about the shortlist👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-aw...
December 4, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Teamwork makes the dream work!The shortlist for Team of the Year is…
✨ATG Entertainment's Creative Learning team
✨British Youth Music Theatre's marketing team
✨Lyric Theatre, Belfast's Lyric Scene Shop
Congratulations! Find out more about the shortlist👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-aw...
✨ATG Entertainment's Creative Learning team
✨British Youth Music Theatre's marketing team
✨Lyric Theatre, Belfast's Lyric Scene Shop
Congratulations! Find out more about the shortlist👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-aw...
From Miranda Priestly to 1970s London, #TheStageAwards shortlist for Campaign of the Year is now live 🥁
Congratulations to:
👏Black Power Desk
👏Eastbourne Theatres
👏The Devil Wears Prada
Discover more about the shortlist 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-aw...
Congratulations to:
👏Black Power Desk
👏Eastbourne Theatres
👏The Devil Wears Prada
Discover more about the shortlist 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-aw...
December 4, 2025 at 8:21 AM
From Miranda Priestly to 1970s London, #TheStageAwards shortlist for Campaign of the Year is now live 🥁
Congratulations to:
👏Black Power Desk
👏Eastbourne Theatres
👏The Devil Wears Prada
Discover more about the shortlist 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-aw...
Congratulations to:
👏Black Power Desk
👏Eastbourne Theatres
👏The Devil Wears Prada
Discover more about the shortlist 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-aw...
Let’s hear it for the shortlist of the Innovation Award, sponsored by Charcoalblue👏
Congratulations to:
🎉Akhila Krishnan and the Royal Shakespeare Company
🎉Hull Truck Theatre
🎉National Youth Theatre and Microsoft
Find out more about #TheStageAwards👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-aw...
Congratulations to:
🎉Akhila Krishnan and the Royal Shakespeare Company
🎉Hull Truck Theatre
🎉National Youth Theatre and Microsoft
Find out more about #TheStageAwards👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-aw...
December 4, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Let’s hear it for the shortlist of the Innovation Award, sponsored by Charcoalblue👏
Congratulations to:
🎉Akhila Krishnan and the Royal Shakespeare Company
🎉Hull Truck Theatre
🎉National Youth Theatre and Microsoft
Find out more about #TheStageAwards👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-aw...
Congratulations to:
🎉Akhila Krishnan and the Royal Shakespeare Company
🎉Hull Truck Theatre
🎉National Youth Theatre and Microsoft
Find out more about #TheStageAwards👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-aw...
From far and wide, we're shining the spotlight on #TheStageAwards International Award shortlist, sponsored by Concord Theatricals 🌎
Congratulations to:
⭐️Foreign Affairs
⭐️Six the Musical in Japanese
⭐️The Rite of Spring
Find out more about our shortlistees 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-aw...
Congratulations to:
⭐️Foreign Affairs
⭐️Six the Musical in Japanese
⭐️The Rite of Spring
Find out more about our shortlistees 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-aw...
December 4, 2025 at 8:18 AM
From far and wide, we're shining the spotlight on #TheStageAwards International Award shortlist, sponsored by Concord Theatricals 🌎
Congratulations to:
⭐️Foreign Affairs
⭐️Six the Musical in Japanese
⭐️The Rite of Spring
Find out more about our shortlistees 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-aw...
Congratulations to:
⭐️Foreign Affairs
⭐️Six the Musical in Japanese
⭐️The Rite of Spring
Find out more about our shortlistees 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-aw...
And now, #TheStageAwards shortlist for the Community Award:
✨Arcola Theatre, London Participation department
✨ATG Entertainment's West End Creative Learning projects
✨Cardboard Citizens
✨Common/Wealth
✨Imaginate, Edinburgh for Creative Encounters
✨Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester for The Elders
✨Arcola Theatre, London Participation department
✨ATG Entertainment's West End Creative Learning projects
✨Cardboard Citizens
✨Common/Wealth
✨Imaginate, Edinburgh for Creative Encounters
✨Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester for The Elders
December 4, 2025 at 8:14 AM
And now, #TheStageAwards shortlist for the Community Award:
✨Arcola Theatre, London Participation department
✨ATG Entertainment's West End Creative Learning projects
✨Cardboard Citizens
✨Common/Wealth
✨Imaginate, Edinburgh for Creative Encounters
✨Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester for The Elders
✨Arcola Theatre, London Participation department
✨ATG Entertainment's West End Creative Learning projects
✨Cardboard Citizens
✨Common/Wealth
✨Imaginate, Edinburgh for Creative Encounters
✨Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester for The Elders
We can now reveal, the shortlist for #TheStageAwards Theatre Building of the Year 2026, sponsored by TAIT, is:
🏙️Sadler's Wells East
🏙️Soho Theatre Walthamstow
🏙️Theatr Clwyd, Mold
Find out more about these brilliant shortlistees and the awards 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-aw...
🏙️Sadler's Wells East
🏙️Soho Theatre Walthamstow
🏙️Theatr Clwyd, Mold
Find out more about these brilliant shortlistees and the awards 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-aw...
December 4, 2025 at 8:09 AM
We can now reveal, the shortlist for #TheStageAwards Theatre Building of the Year 2026, sponsored by TAIT, is:
🏙️Sadler's Wells East
🏙️Soho Theatre Walthamstow
🏙️Theatr Clwyd, Mold
Find out more about these brilliant shortlistees and the awards 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-aw...
🏙️Sadler's Wells East
🏙️Soho Theatre Walthamstow
🏙️Theatr Clwyd, Mold
Find out more about these brilliant shortlistees and the awards 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-aw...
Drum roll, please! 🥁The shortlist for Producer of the Year at #TheStageAwards, sponsored by 3 Mills Studios, is…
💥KPPL Productions
💥Talawa
💥Wessex Grove
Discover more about the shortlist and #TheStageAwards 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-aw...
💥KPPL Productions
💥Talawa
💥Wessex Grove
Discover more about the shortlist and #TheStageAwards 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-aw...
December 4, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Drum roll, please! 🥁The shortlist for Producer of the Year at #TheStageAwards, sponsored by 3 Mills Studios, is…
💥KPPL Productions
💥Talawa
💥Wessex Grove
Discover more about the shortlist and #TheStageAwards 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-aw...
💥KPPL Productions
💥Talawa
💥Wessex Grove
Discover more about the shortlist and #TheStageAwards 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-aw...
We are very excited to reveal the brilliant theatres shortlisted for Fringe Theatre of the Year at #TheStageAwards sponsored by Encore Insure:
⚡️Finborough Theatre, London
⚡️Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
⚡️Laurels, Whitley Bay
Find out more 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-aw...
⚡️Finborough Theatre, London
⚡️Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
⚡️Laurels, Whitley Bay
Find out more 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-aw...
December 4, 2025 at 8:05 AM
We are very excited to reveal the brilliant theatres shortlisted for Fringe Theatre of the Year at #TheStageAwards sponsored by Encore Insure:
⚡️Finborough Theatre, London
⚡️Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
⚡️Laurels, Whitley Bay
Find out more 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-aw...
⚡️Finborough Theatre, London
⚡️Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
⚡️Laurels, Whitley Bay
Find out more 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-aw...
We are proud to introduce this year's Theatre of the Year shortlist, sponsored by Moore Kingston Smith:
Congratulations to:
⭐Almeida Theatre, London
⭐Nottingham Playhouse
⭐Royal Court Theatre, London
⭐Soho Theatre, London
⭐Watermill Theatre, Newbury
⭐York Theatre Royal
Congratulations to:
⭐Almeida Theatre, London
⭐Nottingham Playhouse
⭐Royal Court Theatre, London
⭐Soho Theatre, London
⭐Watermill Theatre, Newbury
⭐York Theatre Royal
December 4, 2025 at 8:03 AM
We are proud to introduce this year's Theatre of the Year shortlist, sponsored by Moore Kingston Smith:
Congratulations to:
⭐Almeida Theatre, London
⭐Nottingham Playhouse
⭐Royal Court Theatre, London
⭐Soho Theatre, London
⭐Watermill Theatre, Newbury
⭐York Theatre Royal
Congratulations to:
⭐Almeida Theatre, London
⭐Nottingham Playhouse
⭐Royal Court Theatre, London
⭐Soho Theatre, London
⭐Watermill Theatre, Newbury
⭐York Theatre Royal
Nominees for The Stage Awards 2026, in association with Tysers Live, have been announced.
Read more 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/news/the...
Read more 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/news/the...
December 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Nominees for The Stage Awards 2026, in association with Tysers Live, have been announced.
Read more 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/news/the...
Read more 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/news/the...
The shortlists for #TheStageAwards 2026 have been revealed! 🎉
Who is in the running for the awards? Follow along to find out!
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Who is in the running for the awards? Follow along to find out!
👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-aw...
December 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
The shortlists for #TheStageAwards 2026 have been revealed! 🎉
Who is in the running for the awards? Follow along to find out!
👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-aw...
Who is in the running for the awards? Follow along to find out!
👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-aw...