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Kate Maltby on the protests against corporate sponsorships Amid a crisis in arts funding, protesters against corporate sponsorships seem to offer no viable alternatives to keep the sector afloat, says Kate Maltby

Can protesters offer a viable alternative to corporate sponsorship? Kate Maltby asks in @thestage.co.uk

www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/can-...

#protest
#climatechange
#theatre
#sponsorship
#arts

AI in school affects pupils' ability to create original work – report Secondary students fear that the widespread use of artificial intelligence in school is damaging their ability to create original work and could be reinforcing "untrue" stereotypes, according to new r...

AI in school affects pupils’ ability to create original work – report

Story via @thestage.co.uk

www.thestage.co.uk/news/ai-in-s...

#artificialintelligence
#education
#acting
#humanity
#theatre

How drama schools are adapting to survive With financial pressures challenging institutions and students alike, Theo Bosanquet investigates where the future of drama training is heading

‘There is a sea change in what training looks like’: How drama schools are adapting to survive with Theo Bosanquet in @thestage.co.uk

www.thestage.co.uk/long-reads/t...

#dramaschool
#training
#DramaTraining
#education
#students
#thestage

Cats to have open-air revival in London in 2026 Cats in the moonlight!

Our pals at #regentsparkopenairtheatre are going to the Jellicle Ball!

Announcement via @whatsonstage.bsky.social

www.whatsonstage.com/news/cats-to...

RSC’s Daniel Evans: Actors trained during Covid lack vocal skills The RSC’s Daniel Evans has declared that young actors who trained during the Covid-19 pandemic are struggling to project their voices and are prone to sounding 'monotone'

@the-rsc.bsky.social ’s Daniel Evans: Actors trained during Covid lack vocal skills.

And not just vocal skills - that's why we set up the #LazarusGYM

Story via @thestage.co.uk

www.thestage.co.uk/news/daniel-...

Jack Holden: Subsidised theatres are ‘hotbeds’ of original work The creator of Kenrex and Club NVRLND admitted that times were hard for publicly funded theatres, but called on the industry to recognise their importance

Jack Holden: Subsidised theatres are ‘hotbeds’ of original work

Thoughts via @thestage.co.uk

www.thestage.co.uk/news/jack-ho...

YouTube video by Movieclips The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) - Sweet Transvestite Scene (3/5) | Movieclips

Happy 50th Birthday to ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW the movie!

Here's the legend that is Tim Curry as our favourite transvestite from transexual Transylvania!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCZD...

Hugh Bonneville to return to West End in Shadowlands Hugh Bonneville is to reprise his performance as C.S. Lewis in William Nicholson's Shadowlands in the West End next year

How wonderful to see the Aldwych return to a playhouse!

Hugh Bonneville to return to West End in Shadowlands

Story via @thestage.co.uk

www.thestage.co.uk/news/hugh-bo...

#uktheatre
#WestEnd
#londontheatre
#theatre

UK Theatre Awards reveals 2025 winners Now in its 30th year!

UK Theatre Awards reveals 2025 winners

All the runners and riders via #WhatsOnStage

www.whatsonstage.com/news/uk-thea...

#uktheatre
#theatre
#Congratulations

SOLT and UK Theatre call for ‘targeted’ government support in upcoming Budget Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre bosses have called for "targeted interventions" in the government's Budget, warning the theatre sector is facing a "multitude of escalating costs"

SOLT and UK Theatre call for ‘targeted’ government support in upcoming Budget

Story via @thestage.co.uk

www.thestage.co.uk/news/solt-an...

#theatre
#ArtsAndCulture
#community

Patsy Rodenburg joins Royal Shakespeare Company as head of voice Patsy Rodenburg has been named head of voice at the Royal Shakespeare Company

Fantastic news...

Patsy Rodenburg joins Royal Shakespeare Company as head of voice.

And for anyone who hasn't heard Patsy's podcast: Craft:Sweat & Joy - it's an absolute must!

Story via @thestage.co.uk

www.thestage.co.uk/news/patsy-r...

#voice
#craft
#skills
#technique
#proffessional

“Lost, I am Lost! My fates have doomed my death.
The more I strive, I love; the more I love,
The less I hope. I see my ruin, certain.
(#JohnFord, #TisPityShesAWhore)
#earlymodernmonday

(Production photograph of Lucy Walker-Evans & Prince Plockey in Tis Pity She's A Whore, 2016, taken by Adam Trigg)

“Well, heaven forgive him! and forgive us all!
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from brakes of ice, and answer none:
And some condemned for a fault alone.”

#measureformeasure
#ShakespeareSunday
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RSC Production photograph taken by Helen Murray

two women are sitting next to each other with apology accepted written on the screen ALT: two women are sitting next to each other with apology accepted written on the screen

Today's #ShakespeareSunday theme has been chosen by @lazarustheatre.bsky.social - FORGIVENESS & REVENGE!

stitch from disney 's lilo and stitch is holding a sign that says `` sorry forgive me '' . ALT: stitch from disney 's lilo and stitch is holding a sign that says `` sorry forgive me '' .

This weekend's #ShakespeareSunday theme has been chosen by @lazarustheatre.bsky.social - FORGIVENESS & REVENGE!

Lazarus GYM | Lazarus Theatre Comp The Lazarus GYM is a new initiative supporting perforners to get into or return to classical ensemble work.

2 Places have become available for our final LEVEL3 session this Saturday.... www.lazarustheatrecompany.co.uk/gym

How can we be nearing the end of the #LazarusGYM Season 3 already?

If you are, or if you know an Actor, Actress or Performer who'd like to come explore their Shakespeare practice & ensemble making method, sign up to our Performer / Agent Mailing List here: www.lazarustheatrecompany.co.uk/gym

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Obituary: Patricia Routledge – award-winning actor on stage and TV Award-winning actor celebrated for her roles in musicals and plays from the West End to Broadway, as well as the hit TV sitcom Keeping Up Appearances

Award-winning actor celebrated for her roles across seven decades in musicals and plays from the West End to Broadway, as well as the hit TV sitcom Keeping Up Appearances.

Obituary via @thestage.co.uk

www.thestage.co.uk/obituaries--...

Keeping Up Appearances star Patricia Routledge dies at 96 She also starred in Alan Bennett's TV monologues and played BBC One's crime-busting Hetty Wainthropp.

Legend of stage and screen, star Patricia Routledge dies at 96

Breaking news via #bbc

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#patricaroutledge

‘A venue like this doesn’t exist elsewhere’: inside the colossal arena built for The Hunger Games London’s Canary Wharf is being turned into the Capitol, with a bespoke £26m theatre made for the stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ bestseller. Our writer goes on a hard-hat tour

‘A venue like this doesn’t exist elsewhere’: inside the colossal arena built for The Hunger Games... A look about behind the scenes with the @theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/s...

#theatre
#newwork
#hungergames

This play’s still the thing! Hamlet at the National Theatre – in pictures Olivier award-winner Hiran Abeysekera plays the Prince of Denmark in a new staging of Shakespeare’s tragedy. Tristram Kenton follows rehearsals

This play’s still the thing!

Hamlet at the @nationaltheatre.org.uk – in pictures via @theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/stage/galler...

#hamlet
#shakespeare
#nationaltheatre
#theatre
#stage

‘Undertainment’, the new-look lambada and a grungy chorus line: bold dance at Lyon Biennale The festival delivers a fantastic new work by William Forsythe, pure class from François Chaignaud and a Jan Martens revival that exasperates and enlivens

‘Undertainment’, the new-look lambada and a grungy chorus line: bold dance at Lyon Biennale....

Sanjoy Roy explores via @theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/o...

#theatre
#dance
#international
#InternationalTheatre

The RSC’s Wendy and Peter Pan at the Barbican – first look at rehearsals Second star to the right and straight on to London!

The #RSC’s Wendy and Peter Pan at the #Barbican – first look at rehearsals via @whatsonstage.bsky.social

www.whatsonstage.com/news/the-rsc...

#peterpan
#royalshakespearecompany
#barbicantheatre
#stage
#theatre

Blurring the boundaries: the pioneers reimagining what theatre can be Those at the forefront of category-defying performance – including artist Marina Abramović and programmers at both established and grassroots venues – talk to Natasha Tripney about their work

Blurring the boundaries: the pioneers reimagining what theatre can be...

Fascinating read care of Natasha Tripney in @thestage.co.uk

www.thestage.co.uk/long-reads/b...

#theatre
#newtheatre
#InternationalTheatre
#stage

Linbury Prize for Stage Design reveals winners of 2025 prize The 12 winning designers will each receive £6,000 and a placement with an industry designer, as well as taking part in an exhibition at the National Theatre

The #LinburyPrize for Stage Design reveals winners of 2025 prize, and you can see their winning work in the foyer at @nationaltheatre.org.uk from Dec 2nd!

Story via @thestage.co.uk

www.thestage.co.uk/news/linbury...

#Design
#setdesign
#designer
#theatre
#awardwinning
#UKTheatre

Choir Boy and Ava Pickett play in Lisa Spirling's first Stratford East season Spirling's first programme of work for the venue includes a new play by 1536 writer Ava Pickett and the UK premiere of Here There Are Blueberries

Season announcement incoming...

Choir Boy and Ava Pickett play in Lisa Spirling's first @stratfordeast.com season

Story via @thestage.co.uk

www.thestage.co.uk/news/choir-b...

#newseason
#theatre
#theatreroyalstratfordeast
#stratford

Jonathan Church has been named artistic director of the Stratford Festival in Ontario Jonathan Church will join the Canadian company in the autumn next year, but a statement said that the operations of theatre projects through his company Jonathan Church Theatre Productions would conti...

Excellent news!

Jonathan Church named artistic director of Canada's #StratfordFestival (lucky them!!!)

Story via @thestage.co.uk

www.thestage.co.uk/news/jonatha...

#theatre
#artisticdirector
#leadership
#art

Lisa Nandy announces £150m regional funding and Town of Culture contest Six regions will receive £25 million each for their creative industries, and more than 100 small creative enterprises nationally will get a share of £8 million

Lisa Nandy announces £150m regional funding and Town of Culture contest - yes a contest!

Story via @thestage.co.uk

www.thestage.co.uk/news/lisa-na...

#thearts
#theatre
#funding
#culture