The Stage

The government has declared that “harmful” AI imitations of performers’ voices and faces are a growing concern, in a response to a landmark House of Lords report earlier this year. Read more 👇 #Echobox=1778857819" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thestage.co.uk/news/ai-face-a…

David Morrissey, Mary-Louise Parker, Tom Glynn-Carney and Rosie Sheehy are to star in Simon Stone’s The Oresteia. Read more 👇 #Echobox=1778850983" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thestage.co.uk/news/productio…

Exclusive: Women working in the creative industries are being invited to contribute to a five-year research project aiming to redress gender imbalance in the sector. Read more 👉 thestage.co.uk/news/women-in-…

A playwright has criticised a local newspaper’s initial decision not to review her work because of its Jewish subject matter, warning that the move was “discriminatory” and indicative of a wider problem in the sector. Read more 👇 #Echobox=1778842830" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thestage.co.uk/news/newspaper…

My Neighbour Totoro is to close in the West End in January next year following a final extension to its run at the Gillian Lynne Theatre. Read more 👇 #Echobox=1778841011" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thestage.co.uk/news/productio…

Heathers the Musical is to return to London this summer as the opening show for the Arts Theatre’s temporary home in Marble Arch. Read more 👇 #Echobox=1778839638" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thestage.co.uk/news/productio…

The best fringes and arts festivals bring communities together and help them engage with art, and with themselves, says Richard Jordan 👇 #Echobox=1778836620" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thestage.co.uk/opinion/arts-f…

Take a look behind the curtain with The Stage’s Technical Special ⭐ Subscribe today and get 10% off 👉thestage.co.uk/subscribe?utm_…

Jonathan Church’s production of Singin’ in the Rain will return for a UK and Ireland tour in 2027, opening at Bromley’s @The_Churchill before a summer season at @Sadlers_Wells 👇 #Echobox=1778761070" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thestage.co.uk/news/productio…

EastEnders star Charlie Brooks and Joe McFadden are to star in a UK tour of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 👇 #Echobox=1778760962" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thestage.co.uk/news/productio…

Pupils at state primary schools receive “a fraction” of the arts teaching that their counterparts at independent schools do and are more vulnerable to those hours being cut, according to new data (@CultureLearning) 👇 #Echobox=1778760880" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thestage.co.uk/news/stark-art…

.@EquityUK ’s legal challenge to Spotlight has set the union back more than a quarter of a million pounds, with further costs to be incurred if its appeal is unsuccessful 👇 #Echobox=1778760181" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thestage.co.uk/news/spotlight…

.@IanMcKellen is returning to live theatre for the first time since his fall off a West End stage in 2024 that left him temporarily hospitalised, as part of @YardTheatre ’s reopening season. 👉thestage.co.uk/news/ian-mckel…

The Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority has received parliamentary recognition as an independent whistle-blowing body, which will provide legal protections to people who make disclosures through the service 👇 #Echobox=1778755684" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thestage.co.uk/news/ciisa-off…

Which productions most inspired our leading theatremakers? Award-winning lighting designer Jessica Hung Han Yun reveals her favourite play 👇 #Echobox=1778750095" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thestage.co.uk/features/my-fa…

★★★ Review: Sherlock Holmes – Hectic adventure pits the world-famous detective against colonialist attitudes and moral hypocrisy 👇 #Echobox=1778750845" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thestage.co.uk/reviews/sherlo…

Jesus Christ Superstar starring @SamRyderMusic will have a second West End run, with a stint at @TheatreRoyalDL following its 11 weeks at the @LondonPalladium 👇 #Echobox=1778750020" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thestage.co.uk/news/productio…

★★★★ Review: Blood Brothers – Willy Russell’s Liverpudlian folk opera thrives in this formidable touring production @RichmondTheatre. Read The Stage's review👇 #Echobox=1778681810" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thestage.co.uk/reviews/blood-…

★★★★ Review: BalletBoyz: Still Pointless – Greatest hits medley from the dance pioneers makes an exhilarating evening. Read The Stage's review 👇 #Echobox=1778678896" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thestage.co.uk/reviews/ballet…

★★★★ Review: Forgiveness of a Monster – Fulminating autobiographical play blending grime beats and spoken word. Read more 👇 #Echobox=1778679761" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thestage.co.uk/reviews/forgiv…