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Menier Chocolate Factory, London
Thoughtfully constructed revue of Jerry Herman hits gets a bravura delivery
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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

How a great performer can lift a musical – and an audience to its feet, too

Musical theatre performers need to transcend the material to captivate an audience. A star name may boost the box office but if they can’t deliver, it can make or break a show

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by Alistair Smith

Excellence or relevance: is that really the question the Arts Council review needs to answer?

Mary Archer’s review of Arts Council England is expected soon, but recent rumblings from the sector indicate it may not be asking the right questions
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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Richard Twyman

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Sean Foley

Birmingham Rep

Robert Icke

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Robert Icke

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Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Nancy Carroll

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Adam Cooper

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Adrian Dunbar
“It really isn’t difficult to understand Beckett”

Adrian Dunbar

Actor
Fascinated by Beckett since seeing Waiting for Godot as a student, the in-demand actor tells Natasha Tripney about curating an international festival of his hero’s work, preparing to make his musical theatre debut in Kiss Me, Kate and his role in the game-changing Line of Duty
Antonio Pappano
“We’re fighting for our survival every year”

Antonio Pappano

Conductor and music director
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

Playwright
Richard Twyman
“The UK undervalues touring theatre”

Richard Twyman

Artistic director and chief executive

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Antonio Pappano

Conductor and music director

Duncan Macmillan

Playwright

Richard Twyman

Artistic director and chief executive

Jacqui O’Hanlon

RSC director of creative learning

Sean Foley

Birmingham Rep

Robert Icke

Director

Robert Icke

Director

Annie Baker

Playwright

Emma Rice

Director

Jane Asher

Actor

Johnny Flynn

Actor

Chris Stafford

Chief executive

Elizabeth McGovern

Actor

Sutton Foster

Performer

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Nancy Carroll

Actor

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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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Choreographer Fabian Aloise: ‘It takes a thick skin to continue putting yourself out there’

Choreographer Fabian Aloise: ‘It takes a thick skin to continue putting yourself out there’

by Matthew Hemley
Sunset Boulevard choreographer Fabian Aloise tells Matthew Hemley about his unplanned but rewarding career journey, ahead of the West End opening of Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder!
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Jessica Talbot-Smith

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Marie-Astrid Mence

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Millie Hikasa

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