What can you expect from the #FutureOfTheatre conference? 💡 ➡️Engage in discussions about what the future of theatre could and should look like ➡️Hear from leaders from across the industry ➡️Network with the wider industry to share in a conversation 🎟️ www.thestage.co.uk/events/futur...

Following Creative Scotland’s pledge to double arts funding, the Labour government needs to catch up if it wants to retain its reputation as champion of the arts, writes @smithalistair.bsky.social 👇

Lisa Nandy and her colleagues in government must heed Shaun Woodward's warning of a drama school crisis, writes @smithalistair.bsky.social 👇

#TheStageAwards don’t only shine the spotlight on all corners of the industry, they also spotlight the unique role and responsibility of The Stage, writes editor @smithalistair.bsky.social 👇 www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/the-...

Football, like theatre, is often described as a pyramid. The FA Cup ensures wealth trickles down from the elite to the grassroots, says @smithalistair.bsky.social. Where is theatre’s equivalent? 👇 www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/alis...

#TheStage100 is here! Now in its 28th year, The Stage 100, supported by Plann, charts the changing face (and faces) of UK theatre, recognising the most influential people working in the sector today. Discover this year's list in the thread below 👇

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School course closures signal wider crisis in drama training, says editor @smithalistair.bsky.social. Bold solutions will be essential to preserve the institutions that nurture the next generation of stage and screen talent 👇 www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/opin...

Marking 20 years at The Stage, our editor Alistair Smith toured the UK, visiting more than 20 theatres to uncover how the past two decades have defined today’s theatre landscape 👇 www.thestage.co.uk/long-reads/f...