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The Stage has been a member of Linktree for 4 months and joined in March 2026. The social media accounts linked to from The Stage are: • Facebook • Instagram • LinkedIn • Threads • X Besides social media accounts, TheStageNews has populated their site with: • News: Northern Ballet commits to live music and protections for freelance musicians • News: Discover Creative Careers service secures £7m refresh • Opinion: Matthew Hemley on Lloyd Webber's claim that Broadway is in crisis • Production News: Cole Escola among returning cast for Oh, Mary! West End recording • News: Roundhouse reveals theatremakers on resident artist scheme • Appointments: Albany creative director Vicki Dela Amedume steps down • Production News: Matt Lucas to star as Fagin in Oliver! for limited run • Opinion: Carrie Hope Fletcher on the 'original key' debate • News: Scottish theatre needs ‘long-term strategy’ to fend off ‘exhaustion’ – report • News: WNO leaders among Royal Welsh College honorary fellows • News: Andrew Lloyd Webber: Broadway is in crisis – it needs addressing urgently • Production News: Danielle de Niese and Nathan Sykes to join cast of Hadestown • News: Hunger Games producers urged to tackle ‘unacceptably long’ working hours backstage • Breaking News: West End strikes off as Equity and SOLT negotiate three-year deal • News: Amber Davies calls for ‘selfish’ theatregoer to be removed from Legally Blonde • News: Marketplace for ‘honest conversations’ around theatre touring to be piloted • Edinburgh Fringe 2026: the best theatre shows to see this year • Production News: Jesse Tyler Ferguson to reprise Truman Capote in London transfer of Tru • News: Shortlist for first ever UK Town of Culture revealed • News: Advocacy toolkit launched as political parties gear up for conference season • News: Playwrights at Royal Court, National and RSC gain 3% boost to minimum fees • News: ACE boss lists priorities for funding as he prepares to depart • Production News: Jeevan Braich and Bella Brown join Rent West End revival • News: Black British Theatre Awards enters liquidation, documents reveal • Production News: English National Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty to be screened in cinemas • Special Report: Fixing the disconnect: the youth arts organisations facing the social media ban • Review: Jesus Christ Superstar at the London Palladium • News: Performing arts university courses hit by removal of key government funding • Production News: Vanessa Williams and Matt Henry to leave The Devil Wears Prada in cast refresh • News: Edinburgh tourist tax to fund ‘festival ambassadors’ • News: 2026 Black British Theatre Awards cancelled in ‘devastating’ blow for sector • News Feature: How well is theatre tackling accessibility for disabled artists? • Review: Arcadia review at the Duke of York's Theatre, London • Production News: Hairspray the Musical to return for second UK and Ireland tour • News: Todrick Hall speaks out about ‘rollercoaster’ experience working on Burlesque • News: Ruth Wilson and Carrie Cracknell back campaign to save Nottingham New Theatre • UK Drama School Survey 2026 • Appointments: Leaders from Shakespeare North and Liverpool Everyman join UK Theatre board • Production News: Sophie Okonedo to star in Donmar's A Month in the Country • Opinion: The Speakies are back – and there is so much to celebrate in the world of audio drama • Opinion: Matthew Hemley on Trafalgar Entertainment’s acquisition of the Bridge Theatre • News: Sharon D Clarke to play lesbian Othello in new Royal Shakespeare Company season • News: RSC hires Mamma Mia! musical director in new music associate role • News: Duke of York's Theatre renamed in honour of Tom Stoppard • News: The Stage Media Company rebrands as Playbook Media • News: Theatres facing tough decisions on and off stage as costs rise – SOLT bosses • News: Julius Caesar and The Seagull feature in Shakespeare’s Globe winter season • News: Arts Council reveals details of 'clearer' application process • News: Punchdrunk reveals Las Vegas-style production in Middle East • News: Bridge Theatre sold to Trafalgar Entertainment • Production News: James Norton to star in Hamlet directed by Thomas Ostermeier • Pride review at the Dorfman Theatre, National Theatre, London • News: Production company launches teasing Matthew Dunster and Marisha Wallace projects • News: Pioneering Theatre Royal Brighton manager Ellen Nye Chart given blue plaque • Opera Special 2026 • The Stage Interview: Danielle de Niese • News: Royal Ballet and Opera to cut 64 roles to ‘remain financially sustainable’ • News: Avenue Q introduces hydration breaks for cast as theatres battle heatwave • Appointments: Punchdrunk Enrichment appoints Randel Bryan as chair • News: New Diorama unveils season including Ugly Bucket and piss/CARNATION • News: Royal Court to double pay for directors and designers at downstairs theatre • Appointments: LW Theatres boss elected president of the Society of London Theatre • News: Freelancers Make Theatre Work wins funding from Lloyd Webber and Mackintosh • News: ATG Entertainment in line for sale to events giant that bought TodayTix • Production News: Paddington the Musical to transfer to Broadway • A Life in Four Seasons review at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London • Exclusive: Shaftesbury Theatre to be renamed Judi Dench Theatre • News: Nick Bagnall named creative director of Oldham Coliseum • News: A-level drama entries fall to new low in ‘disturbing decline’ • Opinion: Creativity and AI are not opposing forces – this is evolution, not revolutionI • News: Proposal for a national arts bank raised in House of Lords • Review: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Watermill Theatre • News: £8m capital funding to benefit Welsh arts organisations • News: Arts Council of Wales announces £140k support for dance sector • Production News: Hadestown to embark on first UK and Ireland tour • News: Edinburgh Fringe venues roll out commission-free ticketing scheme • News: Michelle Terry addresses texting audience member during performance • Features: Rufus Norris on returning to directing with a Turkish take on Arthur Miller • News: Universal theme park to open with performing arts roles among 28,000 jobs • News: ATG Entertainment to continue as operator for Stoke-on-Trent venues • News: Global-majority representation project launches at EdFringe • News: Dawn Airey appointed chair of Arts Council England • News: EdFringe artists hit by ‘utter confusion’ over outdoor advertising fiasco • News: Rosamund Pike calls out audience member for texting during Inter Alia • News: Children’s theatre leaders welcome Reeves’ VAT cut but appeal for more action • News: Michael Sheen’s theatre company unfairly benefitting from ‘celebrity’, letter claims • Editor's view: Access and diversity – the future? No, they’re issues right now • News: RSC to expand touring work thanks to £2m funding boost • News:ATG Entertainment in line for sale by private equity owner • News: LAMDA boss: Students don’t have time for a job – it’s making theatre less diverse • Production News: Giovanna Fletcher to star in Before I Go To Sleep world premiere • Production News: The Housemaid to be adapted for the stage by Lionsgate • Welsh arts sector welcomes funding pledge from new government • Production News: Rent returns to West End to mark 30th anniversary • News: Judi Dench painting raises nearly £7k at Yvonne Arnaud fundraiser • News: Lloyd Webber, Mackintosh and Blavatnik make Sunday Times Rich List • News: AI face and voice imitation a ‘growing concern’ for performers – government • News: Women in the arts to be surveyed for five-year research project • News: Newspaper that initially refused to review Jewish play accused of discrimination • News: Equity calls on new Welsh government to bolster cultural workforce • News: Little Angel Theatre marks 65th anniversary with marionette revival project • Production News: Starlight Express reveals details for world tour • Opinion: Carrie Hope Fletcher on audiences filming the curtain call • News: Edinburgh festivals can be ‘living laboratories’ for AI – report • News: Front-of-house protocols for racist behaviour needed in theatres – performers • News: Actors to be shielded from ‘back-door’ AI deals with Equity contracts • News: Reform UK is ‘biggest threat to our industry’ – Equity • News: Tributes paid to actor Michael Pennington following death aged 82 • News: Strike could cost West End bosses hundreds of thousands of pounds a day – Equity • News: Durham Pride agrees minimum pay deal with Equity • News: Technician on Layered Reality shows speaks out following company collapse • News: Hamlet to be performed in London Waterstones as part of workshop series • News: Andrew Lloyd Webber donates £500k to music trust after selling wine cellar • News: Edinburgh festivals in line for £500,000 boost under tourist tax plans • Review: The Psychic at York Theatre Royal • News: Sadler's Wells boss: Barclays funding is uncomfortable – but we need it • News: Helen George: Touring is important to counter expensive London prices • News: Open letter urges government to act on workplace injuries in theatre • News: British talent is riding a wave – the Tony nominations tell us so • News: ACE chair answers criticism of geographical 'imbalance' in grants • News: Broadway Cabaret investor files additional lawsuit against producers • News: Theatre leaders urge Starmer to progress crackdown on ticket touting • News: Nearly half of creative freelancers regularly work unpaid hours – report • News: Stage managers no longer ‘left in wings’ after Equity and Opera North agreement • Opinion: Andrew Lloyd Webber: A PR’s nightmare? Not this time • News: Daniel Kaluuya: Indifference to the arts is more harmful than cuts • News: Hereford theatre to ‘diversify income streams’ with 1,400-seat big top • News: Kristin Scott Thomas: Drama school experience was brutal • Production News: Stephen Merchant’s wrestling film Fighting with My Family adapted into musical • Production News: English National Opera reveals nine productions in latest season • News: ACE’s Darren Henley defends distribution of new Creative Foundations Fund • News: Seven Dials Playhouse leaves £156k of debts following liquidation • News: Evita’s Broadway transfer unlikely to have external balcony – Lloyd Webber • News: John Proctor Is the Villain lands West End transfer • News: David Byrne: I don't agree politically with everything we stage • News: National Theatre confirms use of dynamic pricing to maintain cheaper tickets • News: Andrew Lloyd Webber reveals he is a recovering alcoholic • News: ‘Leicester Square is absolutely dead’: one year on from the busking ban • News: Theatres across England to receive caption equipment for deaf audiences • News: Nancy Medina: Industry views global-majority work as mediocre • Production News: Ben Whishaw and Thelma and Louise musical lined up in Young Vic season • News: Edinburgh’s Pleasance in fresh row about noise complaints from residents • News: Arts Council of Wales accused of ‘bending rules’ for Michael Sheen’s theatre company • News: Margaret Hodge: ACE needs a protocol to address cancel culture • News: ‘Touring in crisis’: Number of plays drops 64% since 2019 – report • News: Francesca Moody's Shedinburgh to have first London run post Edinburgh • News: RBO boss: Timothée Chalamet comments boosted ticket sales • News: Oliviers 2026 pulls in 600,000 viewers on the night of BBC broadcast • News: RSC, Lowry and Brighton Dome land share of £96m ACE funding • Opinion: The Oliviers enjoyed a welcome return to prime-time TV – long may that continue • News: Munya Chawawa on curtain calls and pandering to social media • News: Indhu Rubasingham: We need more women on the country's bigger stages • News: ENO star: Timothée Chalamet is opera’s boyfriend now • News: James Graham: Theatre should not apologise for telling local stories • News: Paddington creatives: Bear casting shows we can be more accommodating in theatre • News: Paapa Essiedu urges government to keep funding theatre access schemes • Opinion: Curtain calls: To film or not to film, that is the question • News: Rachel Zegler: Theatre is more demanding than screen acting • News: Jack Holden: I'm slightly anxious about bringing Kenrex to the US • News: SOLT president: We must give back to local theatres – the future isn’t London • News: Edinburgh International Festival says protesters’ vandalism ‘crossed a line’ • News: Andrew Lloyd Webber teases new musical about Mona Lisa theft • News: Lesley Manville: Audiences taking photos during curtain calls is insulting • The Stage - The Stage | UK Theatre News, Reviews, Interviews & Jobs