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Theatre Royal Plymouth
Drew McOnie’s adaptation of the French neo-silent film hit is an artful treat
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Lyn Gardner
by Lyn Gardner

Arts and money: is theatre inherently suspicious of philanthropy?

Finance doesn’t just come from the well-heeled – the support of a theatre’s local community could be essential to survival
David Benedict
by David Benedict

Why does excellence suddenly seem to be back on ACE's agenda?

The Arts Council’s chief executive has recently been determined to speak about the notion of excellence, a concept that has felt actively downgraded since the launch of Let’s Create

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by Alistair Smith

What's the next twist in the ongoing saga of UK theatre ownership?

Paul Gregg’s new autobiography tells the story of UK commercial theatre ownership during a period of dramatic change. The past decade has been relatively stable, but what could the next chapter bring?
What kind of job have you never done, but would like to?

What kind of job have you never done, but would like to?

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Welcome to our weekly discussion forum for key issues facing those working in theatre and the performing arts. This week, we ask: what kind of job have you never done, but would like to?
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Antonio Pappano
“We’re fighting for our survival every year”

Antonio Pappano

Conductor and music director
Ahead of the opening of Andrea Chénier, Antonio Pappano’s final production as music director of the Royal Opera, the award-winning conductor talks to George Hall about a life dedicated to music, his 22-year tenure at Covent Garden, funding pressures and why UK opera’s future is under threat
Jacqui O’Hanlon
“Children’s imaginations are fired by Shakespeare”

Jacqui O’Hanlon

RSC director of creative learning
Duncan Macmillan
“The audience teaches you everything”

Duncan Macmillan

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Richard Twyman
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Richard Twyman

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Judy Craymer
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Judy Craymer

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Richard Twyman

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Sean Foley

Birmingham Rep

Jacqui O’Hanlon

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Robert Icke

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Robert Icke

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Annie Baker

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Jane Asher

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Johnny Flynn

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Chris Stafford

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Elizabeth McGovern

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Mission impossible? Turning fanciful visions into theatrical reality

Mission impossible? Turning fanciful visions into theatrical reality

by Lyn Gardner
From crossing vast mountain ranges and committing brutal acts of violence, to conjuring life-sized tigers and going inside the human body, theatremakers have long attempted to stage the seemingly unstageable. Artists responsible for some of these onstage phenomena tell Lyn Gardner how they do it, and why, sometimes, doing more with less can be the most powerful solution
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Yvonne Arnaud's Joanna Read: ‘Every town should have access to a high-quality arts venue’

Yvonne Arnaud's Joanna Read: ‘Every town should have access to a high-quality arts venue’

by Liz Hoggard
Since joining the Yvonne Arnaud in 2019, director Joanna Read has done more than just bring the theatre back into use as a producing house. And there are more changes ahead, she tells Liz Hoggard, as she sets out her goals for the Guildford venue
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