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Hampshire-based creatives have criticised redundancies at the Point theatre in Eastleigh, with jobs including the artistic director position cut as well as some scheduled shows 👇
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★★★★ Review: La Dame de Pique – Lost for more than 175 years, Halévy’s opera returns full of charm and wit @battersea_arts 👇
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s charitable foundation has appointed Rebecca Lloyd as its new director, succeeding current director Sarah Miller 👇
★★★★ Review: The Snowman – Raymond Briggs’ classic story is beautifully reimagined for 2026 by director Will Tuckett @BirminghamRep 👇
Event organisers need an intelligent, reliable way to process ticket sales data. TicketCRM can help with fast, cost-effective solutions, says chief executive Vadim Chernetsky 👇#Ad#
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Choreographer Steven Hoggett tells Fergus Morgan about the lightbulb moment that was the catalyst for his career and why his first review still haunts him today 👇
Obituary: David Blyth — Long-serving property director at ATG whose expertise guided theatre refurbishments including the Trafalgar in London and Marina in Lowestoft 👇
On World Audio Drama Day, Fergus Morgan explores how the sector is being disrupted by AI, and how The Speakies are celebrating human creativity in the art form 👇
Arts Council of Northern Ireland's longest-serving chief executive Roisín McDonough is to step down from the post at the end of March next year after 26 years in the role 👇
Figures including Ian McKellen, Harriet Walter, Hugh Jackman and Gregory Doran have paid tribute to actor Patrick Stewart, who has died aged 86 👇
Do you want to celebrate the incredible successes your theatre has had this year?
You should enter a submission for the Theatre of the Year Award, sponsored by Moore Kingston Smith at this year's #TheStageAwards# 2027, in association with Tysers Live!
Any building-based performing arts organisation, commercial or not-for-profit, in the UK is eligible.
Find out more and submit an entry 👉
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West End theatres will dim their lights on 3rd November in honour of actor Patrick Stewart 👇
Actor Patrick Stewart has died aged 86 👇
★★★★ Review: The Sea – Jennifer Saunders stars in a dazzlingly eccentric revival of Edward Bond's satirical play @TheatreRBath 👇
★★ Review: Memoriam – Promising but unpolished sci-fi drama explores Big Tech, Jewish identity and the responsibility never to forget the past 👇
★★★★ Review: Middlemarch Parts 1 & 2 – Jeremy Herrin's two-part production of the George Eliot novel is like an exquisitely crafted theatrical box set @TheRSC 👇
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Timberlake Wertenbaker has called on the theatre industry to "fight against" the sidelining of older women by society, claiming there is currently a "prejudice" against older female actors 👇
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★★★★ Review: The Revlon Girl – Humour and pain run alongside one another in this passionately performed revival @ParkTheatre 👇
Taylor Russell is set to star as Cordelia in Lear at the Yard Theatre, alongside Ian McKellen in the title role 👇
John Healey’s autumn Budget has been met with a mixed reaction from theatre leaders, with many mourning a “missed opportunity” to support touring while others welcomed the new provision of parental leave for self-employed fathers 👇
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