★★★★ Review: The Red Rogue of Bala – Striking debut play is steeped in Welsh myth-making. Read The Stage's review 👇

Buskers in London have been hit with a double whammy of lost income, claiming a usual Trafalgar Square spot has been closed to make way for a Christmas market. Read more 👇

Michael Sheen and Steffan Donnelly will co-direct Owain & Henry for Welsh National Theatre. Read more 👇

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Jesus Christ Superstar will have a summer run at the London Palladium next year, with the team behind the 2016 Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production reuniting for the show. Read more 👇

The Old Vic in London has officially opened its new Backstage space, a creative hub that features a free-to-use script library, a writers’ room and a studio theatre. Read more 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/news/old...

We should remain open-minded about the new Play for Today, writes Andrzej Lukowski 👇

Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man is returning for a tour in 2026. Read more 👇

Dance company Rambert has unveiled a triple bill of works to mark its 100th anniversary. Read more 👇

Vicky Featherstone will return to the National Theatre of Scotland to direct The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, as part of the organisation’s 20th anniversary season next year. Read more 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/news/vic...

Former Royal Shakespeare Company executive director Catherine Mallyon has been named the new chair of Creative UK. Read more 👇

Leading drama schools including RADA and Mountview are supporting theatre company Clean Break to launch a training programme for young women and non-binary people with lived experiences of the criminal justice system. Read more 👇

Submissions for #TheStageAwards 2026 close at midnight tonight! Get your entries in quick to be in with a chance of winning in January. Apply now 👉https://www.thestage.co.uk/the-stage-awards/the-stage-awards

Musical comedy Avenue Q is to return to the West End 20 years after it first played there, with a limited run scheduled at the Shaftesbury Theatre next year. Read more 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/news/pro...

'Compared with other parts of the arts, theatre is so welcoming' Jessica Swale speaks to The Stage about working across different art forms, with her latest projects including turning Paddington Bear into a musical and penning a book to inspire creative thinking 👇

Elaine Paige, Eddie Marsan and Giles Terera have been named the first-ever vice presidents of drama school Mountview. Read more 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/news/ela...

Star casting in the spotlight – this week in your views 👇

This week 50 years ago, The Stage reviewed Joan Plowright and Helen Mirren in a 'memorable' production of The Seagull in the West End 👇

Don’t miss this week’s Hamlet cartoon from Harry Venning 🐷👇

★★★★ Review: The Meat Kings! (Inc.) of Brooklyn Heights – TV’s The Bear meets Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge in this impressive debut play. Read The Stage's review 👇

★★★★ Review: The Makropulos Case – Janáček’s opera receives an accomplished staging, notwithstanding major rewrites 👇

Obituary: Tony Adams — Actor who appeared on stage and screen and who was known for his roles in long-running TV soaps 👇

Obituary: Nabil Shaban — Actor who co-founded disabled-led theatre company Graeae and performed at theatres including London’s Royal Court and the National Theatre 👇

Director Joanna Bowman and companies Bijli and Wonder Fools have been made associate artists at Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre. Read more 👇

Creatives impacted by the collapse of Manchester Pride have launched a fundraiser that aims to raise £50,000 for those left out of pocket. Read more 👇

★★★ Review: Othello – David Harewood and Toby Jones star in Tom Morris’ overwrought staging. Read The Stage's review 👇

Drama will be strengthened in schools both as a subject in its own right and as a sub-section of English under recommendations in Labour’s hotly anticipated Curriculum Review. Read more 👇

Setting up a Stagecoach Performing Arts or Drama Kids franchise lets individuals stay in the industry they love while working in a way that fits their lifestyle. Read more 👇 #Ad

‘Debuts can redefine theatre and reshape the industry’ Theatre503 leaders Anthony Simpson-Pike and Emily Carewe speak to The Stage about tackling a crisis in the new-writing ecology, as Simpson-Pike announces his first season 👇

London International Festival of Theatre’s new business model is a savvy move in tough times, writes Amanda Parker 👇

To fix Broadway's financial model we need to rethink the meaning of success and make space for work that takes risks, writes British producer Thomas Hopkins 👇

Exclusive: ATG Entertainment has launched a new mobile app entitled ATG Tickets, billed as a "one-stop" digital companion that will allow audiences to book tickets and more. Read more 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/news/atg...

Cirencester’s Barn Theatre is to open its doors to external theatre companies and theatremakers for the first time as part of an expansion beyond in-house producing. Read more 👉https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/barn-theatre-starts-new-chapter-as-it-opens-doors-to-external-companies

Mid-scale venues are drawing on cash reserves at an “unsustainable rate” in a “fragile” sector, according to a new report. Read more 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/news/mid...

A new musical based on the 2014 film Pride has confirmed it will premiere at the National Theatre next June, following preview performances at the Sherman Theatre in Cardiff. Read more 👇

The Belgrade Theatre in Coventry has secured a partnership with producing studio China Plate, which will support the venue with a series of “large-scale” co-productions. Read more 👇

★★★★ Review: Die Rheinnixen – Max Hoehn directs a hauntingly atmospheric production of Offenbach’s rarely heard thriller. Read The Stage's review 👇

The English Baccalaureate is likely to be scrapped in education secretary Bridget Phillipson’s long-awaited Curriculum Review, a change that would represent a significant victory for figures across the theatre sector. Read more 👇

Trafalgar Entertainment joint chief executive Rosemary Squire and Leicester Curve boss Chris Stafford have been recruited to the boards of Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre, respectively. Read more 👇

Jason Manford will star in the UK premiere production of musical comedy Something Rotten!, which opens in Manchester next summer ahead of a planned West End run. Read more 👇

The West End’s Shaftesbury Theatre will reduce capacity to allow for the next phase of its refurbishment, which will begin early next year. Read more 👇

Lily Dyble has won this year’s Royal Theatrical Support Trust Sir Peter Hall Director Award. Read more 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/news/lil...

Celebrity casting is promoting hierarchy over collaboration, writes actor and writer Stephanie Street 👇

Great things happen when teams come together! 🌟 Nominate your department for Team of the Year at #TheStageAwards. We’re recognising teams that combine resilience, innovation and collaboration to make a positive difference. Apply now 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/the-stag...

ICYMI: Paddington Bear is to be portrayed by an offstage performer and puppeteer, as well as an onstage performer, in what the new musical’s producers have called a first for live theatre. Read more 👇

★★★★★ Review: Dead Man Walking – Jake Heggie’s operatic exploration of the death penalty grips. Read The Stage's review 👇

★★★ Review: Joburg Ballet: Communion of Light – Debut for the South African company portrays violent divisions and ancestor worship 👇

★★★★ Review: Faust-ish – Madness, mayhem and devilish interventions wrap themselves around an updated version of a classic tale👇

A historic fringe theatre company formerly resident at one of London’s first modern pub theatres has criticised the relaunch of the venue three months after its eviction from the premises. Read more 👇

Wicked has become the ninth-longest-running production in West End history and the longest-running show to have played at its current home, the Apollo Victoria Theatre. Read more 👇

Which productions most inspired, moved and delighted our leading theatremakers? Actor and author Sheila Hancock chooses a farce that first brought home to her the power of comedy and the unique talent of comic performers 👇