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▪️Perfect Show for Rachel at the Barbican Centre
▪️A View from the Bridge at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
▪️Kathy & Stella Solve a Murder! at the Ambassadors Theatre
▪️The #DeathOfEngland series coming to @sohoplace

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Really excellent interview. Can’t wait to see The Bounds in Newcastle Live Theatre at the start of june

More than 100 leading figures from across the cultural sector have called for a simplified application process to be 'at the heart' of the Arts Council England review.

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.Equity members have called upon the union's leaders to fight back against perceived threats to artists' freedom of speech and political expression 👇 thestage.co.uk/news/equity-me…

Friday The Scotsman. Despite austerity & crisis, it still makes every kind of sense for Scottish Government to fulfil Humza Yousaf's promise to double spending on the arts & culture, & to do it now. It's entirely within their powers, they can afford it, and it works. scotsman.com/news/opinion/c…

'Schools should be judged not only on maths, science and English, but also the creative arts.' - Adrian Lester, Actor.

Read the full article in The Stage here: thestage.co.uk/news/nt-boss-j…

#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork

This weekend was really special for us. We hosted #JuryForJoy , the first long-term citizens’ jury for culture & creativity in the UK.

West Cumbrians from all walks of life came together to listen, learn & deliberate, generating a tapestry of rich ideas along the way...

Arts and money: is theatre inherently suspicious of philanthropy? thestage.co.uk/opinion/arts-a…

Not be quick

Blogpost: OFSTED, failure, Dame Archer and what we choose to measure
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EdFringe venue Summerhall has been home to bold, boundary-breaking theatre including Baby Reindeer. As the venue goes up for sale, it is vital that the industry is prepared to fight for its future, says Fergus Morgan 👇 thestage.co.uk/opinion/summer…

I’d like to see more money for new play houses from almost anywhere. But the thing is writers working in TV and Film - and theatre - are already subsidising theatre with its historic poor pay and the recent trend towards a 3-4 year commission to production timescales!

🗨️“My wig is quite something...Maybe at the end it should come on to take a bow on its own. It deserves it.”

🛎️lyngardner catches up with Anna-Jane Casey as Fawlty Towers - The Play opens on the West End

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David Byrne: We're losing talented writers to TV every week thestage.co.uk/news/david-byr…

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▪️Bluets at the Royal Court
▪️Viola's Room by Punchdrunk at One Cartridge Place
▪️The Great Privation at Theatre503
▪️Starlight Express coming to Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre

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We should not be quick to judge an artistic director by their first season, says lyngardner – while it may be a useful calling card, a successful artistic tenure takes strong foundations and years to bloom👇 thestage.co.uk/opinion/a-stro…

A strong first season isn’t the only way to judge a venue’s new leadership thestage.co.uk/opinion/a-stro…

✨lyngardner explores London's innovative and immersive productions, including Fuerza Bruta's new show AVEN.

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Happy birthday Paines Plough. In 1997 I was the company’s literary manager and Sarah Kane was our playwright in residence. A small investment in early stage writers yields so much …

‘Our research tells us that when we approach Shakespeare as a play to be performed, children are able to access the plays & take ownership of the language’

Director of Learning Jacqui O’Hanlon speaks to The Stage about the power of an arts-rich education thestage.co.uk/big-interviews…