Scene Around: December 22 by The Stage

The latest press night parties, events and awards from the theatrical world in pictures. This week’s highlights include the first nights of Dreamgirls

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Letters of the week by The Stage

Don't overlook women in theatre Three cheers for Natasha Tripney's challenging review of Ivo van Hove's production of Patrick Marber's Hedda Gabler

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Critics' Christmas theatre picks: shows to book this festive season by The Stage

As the radar of nationwide festive theatre glows in front them, The Stage’s fearless top gun critics " Natasha Tripney and Mark Shenton

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Poll: Which musical are you most looking forward to in 2017? by The Stage

Next year promises a number of high-profile musical theatre openings including the highlighting anticipated Hamilton and a revival of Follies starring Imelda

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Production news round-up: December 7 to 13 by The Stage

Plays The National Theatre’s production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is to close in the West End

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International news round-up: December 15 by The Stage

Murder investigation launched PAKISTAN/LAHORE Four people, including main suspect Rana Muzamil, have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the murder of Pakistani

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Dave O'Brien and Mark Taylor: Do the arts promote diversity " or are they a bastion of privilege? by The Stage

In a recent blog celebrating the reprieve of the A level in history of art, culture minister Matt Hancock celebrated the arts

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In The Stage newspaper this week: December 15 by The Stage

The Stage newspaper comes out once a week and is brimming with industry news, advice, analysis and reviews from all over the

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Scene Around: December 15 by The Stage

The latest press night parties, events and awards from the theatrical world in pictures. This week’s highlights include the first nights of Buried

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Letters of the week by The Stage

No magic carpet required Your correspondent Trevor Harvey refers to Mark James (not Jones as his letter states) magically appearing in two

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Give the gift of The Stage by The Stage

A magazine subscription is a great present for friends and family in the performing arts. The Stage is the world's oldest and best

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Competition: Win tickets to see CS Lewis' The Screwtape Letters at the Park Theatre by The Stage

CS Lewis The Screwtape Letters Adapted for the stage by Max McLean and Jeffrey Fiske A masterpiece of satire, CS Lewis' classic

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This week's best theatre shows: our critics' picks (December 13) by The Stage

We reach peak panto this week with more than a dozen openings on December 13 alone " and the mother panto, Cinderella at

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Poll: Should drama schools have diversity quotas? by The Stage

Last week, leading drama schools defended their track record for supporting students from diverse an low income backgrounds, in the wake of

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In The Stage newspaper this week: December 8 by The Stage

The Stage newspaper comes out once a week and is brimming with industry news, advice, analysis and reviews from all over the

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Letters of the week by The Stage

Diversity report raises questions I suspect many drama school principals sympathise with Andrew Lloyd Webber's frustration about the dearth of black, Asian

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Scene Around: December 8 by The Stage

The latest press night parties, events and awards from the theatrical world in pictures. This week’s highlights include the first nights of Adventure to

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Competition: Win tickets to see The Nutcracker on Ice at Hyde Park Winter Wonderland by The Stage

New to Hyde Park Winter Wonderland for its 10th anniversary is a specially created one-hour version of the Christmas classic, Nutcracker on Ice, performed

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Competition: Win tickets to see BU21 at London's Trafalgar Studios by The Stage

Every night on the news there's literally always some sort of massively catastrophic end-of-the-world shit going down: genocide, earthquake, terrorism, school shooting

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This week's best theatre shows: our critics' picks (December 6) by The Stage

As we venture deeper into pantoland, major stage musicals open in Manchester and Leeds, a new Ivo van Hove production gets underway

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Poll: Is it acceptable to give a mid-show standing ovation? by The Stage

Last week, The Stage’s associate editor Mark Shenton lamented the rise of standing ovations in the middle of shows, claiming they break

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International news round-up: December 1 by The Stage

Off-Broadway accord USA/NEW YORK Actors' Equity Association and the Off-Broadway League have reached an agreement for a new five-year contract for actors and

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In The Stage newspaper this week: December 1 by The Stage

The Stage newspaper comes out once a week and is brimming with industry news, advice, analysis and reviews from all over the

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Letters of the week by The Stage

Noisy audiences put me off After having to contend with the increasing problem of members of the audience not being able to

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Scene Around: December 1 by The Stage

The latest press night parties, events and awards from the theatrical world in pictures. This week’s highlights include the first nights of After October

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