Until the Flood review at Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh " 'sensitive and moving documentary theatre' by Natasha Tripney

Dael Orlandersmith's compassionate exercise in documentary theatre explores the aftermath of the shooting in 2014 of Michael Brown, a young black man,

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Wagner on the fringe: How London's smallest stages are hosting opera's largest works by Yehuda Shapiro

Usually performed in opera houses with astronomical budgets, Wagner's epic works seem unlikely fare for fringe venues. Yehuda Shapiro discovers how, with

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Production news round-up: Tudor musical Six announces Broadway transfer and James McAvoy to star in Cyrano de Bergerac by The Stage

This week's production news includes an announcement that Tudor musical Six is transferring to Broadway and that James McAvoy is to star

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The Time of Our Lies review at Park Theatre, London " 'Powerful exploration into ideas of Howard Zinn" by Dave Hollander

Best known for his 1980 book A People's History of the United States, historian Howard Zinn was a lifelong civil rights activist.

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Hampstead Theatre defends casting of US actor following criticism from British East Asians by Matthew Hemley

Hampstead Theatre has defended the casting of an American East Asian in its forthcoming production of The King of Hell's Palace, claiming

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Access Entertainment returns as headline sponsor of The Stage Debut Awards by Matthew Hemley

Leonard Blavatnik's Access Entertainment is to be the headline sponsor of The Stage Debut Awards for a second year. The awards, which

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Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran review at Traverse, Edinburgh " 'ambitious tale told via Instagram' by Natasha Tripney

Javaad Alipoor and Kirsty Housley's 2017 show The Believers Are But Brothers was an intricate, intelligent exploration of online radicalisation that augmented

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Arts Council England not doing enough to enforce fair pay on funded projects " Equity by Georgia Snow

Arts Council England has been accused of failing to enforce the payment of union standard wages on the projects it funds, meaning

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Edinburgh boss urges hotels to give rooms for free to performers by Matthew Hemley

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society boss Shona McCarthy has called on hotels in the city to offer free and discounted rooms to performers

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Liverpool Theatre School and Studio 76 merge to form new performing arts centre by Giverny Masso

A new performing arts centre that merges Liverpool Theatre School and dance college Studio 76 is set to open in the city.

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Alphabetti Theatre's Ali Pritchard: "We want to be one of the best studio theatres in the country" by Tracey Sinclair

Newcastle's Alphabetti Theatre founder and artistic director Ali Pritchard tells Tracey Sinclair about his search for a venue, moving towards longer runs

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Errollyn Wallen and Hildegard: Visions at Tete a Tete Festival review, London " 'stark but bold juxtaposition' by Edward Bhesania

Though 'classically' trained, Belize-born composer Errollyn Wallen has throughout her career embraced pop-music influences as a singer-songwriter. Singing at the keyboard, she

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US circus company Spiegelworld warns of Edinburgh Fringe withdrawal over Brexit concerns by Giverny Masso

A US circus company that had planned to premiere its multimillion-dollar shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the next five years

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Tete a Tete Festival review at RADA Studio, London " 'a music-theatre party bag' by Edward Bhesania

The Tete a Tete festival's mixed bills are a music-theatre party bag. There might be the odd liquorice nightmare in there, but

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Shackleton's Carpenter review at Jermyn Street Theatre, London " 'soporific voyage' by Julia Rank

Gail Louw's play takes the form of a one-sided conversation with a ghost. Harry McNish was the carpenter on board the Endurance

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The Girl on the Train review at Duke of York's Theatre, London " 'plodding, dull and unimaginative' by Tim Bano

Whatever magic made Paula Hawkins' thriller such a huge success " millions sold, bestseller records smashed " has been stripped away for

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Lyn Gardner: Letting critics into your Edinburgh Fringe previews is a gamble worth taking by Lyn Gardner

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe officially opens today, but lots of shows have been up and running since Wednesday. I love the first

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Howard Sherman: Set theatremakers loose on escape room games by Howard Sherman

Perched somewhere between elaborate board game, immersive theatre and Halloween haunted house, the escape room phenomenon seems to fly under the radar

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Louise Jeffreys to step down as Barbican artistic director by Giverny Masso

Louise Jeffreys is to step down as artistic director of the Barbican after nine years in the role and two decades at

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Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear review at National Theatre, London " 'a bear-illiant musical adaptation' by Rosemary Waugh

From the fairytales of the Brothers Grimm to the creations of Roald Dahl, the best children's stories always have a healthy dose

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Six announces Broadway transfer by Matthew Hemley

Musical Six is transferring to Broadway. The show, about the six wives of Henry VIII, will open at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre

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Further £6.5 million funding approved for Stockton Globe redevelopment by Giverny Masso

Costs of redeveloping the Stockton Globe have risen by a further £6.5 million, bringing the total price of the project so far

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Welsh-based theatre school under fire for demanding students only speak English by Giverny Masso

A theatre company that plans to open a performing arts school in Wales has been criticised for demanding students only speak English

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Malvern Theatres gets go-ahead for £1m capital project by Georgia Snow

Plans for new outreach and rehearsal facilities at Malvern Theatres have been given the green light, meaning the venue can begin its

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Old Vic Annex plans push ahead as Lambeth council approves £3.75m loan by Georgia Snow

Lambeth council has approved a loan of £3.75 million for a new education and community centre at the Old Vic, joining neighbouring

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