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Lacking in Laughs and Access: The Disneyfication of the West End
The whole entertainment industry now seems too top-down and corporate to allow for many great breakthroughs, writes Tim Walker
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Will a New Staging of ‘The Line of Beauty’ Satisfy the Yuppies’ 80s Nostalgia?
A new stage version of the award-winning novel at London’s Almeida Theatre in October is the most likely chance of this seminal work finding a new generation of fans, writes Tim Walker
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‘In a World of Influencers, We Have Waved Goodbye to the Theatre Critic’
Great theatre requires that a conversation should begin about it after the curtain comes down, writes Tim Walker
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‘Is a Sexuality-Blind Approach to Casting Theatre Roles Always the Right Approach?’
Sexuality is hard to define and actors should not be unduly confined when it comes to what parts are open to them, writes Tim Walker
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‘The Neglect of Theatre in Britain’s Creative Life is Costing the Country Dearly’
The stories brought to life on the stage in the past allowed people to understand that politics is something that impacts on their lives, writes playwright Tim Walker
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Back of the Class: How Theatre has Become a Game of Youth and Privilege
Tamsin Flower examines why older working-class voices are disappearing from performing arts and theatre
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The Upside Down: Operation Shylock
John Mitchinson on why Shakespeare’s most problematic play still has plenty to teach us
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The Entertainment Industry’s Dark Underbelly: How TV and Film Freelancers Suffer in Silence
Most freelancers do not report abuse within the industry due to a fear of reputational damage, says the national secretary of the broadcasting and entertainment union
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Let’s Continue to Talk About Crimea
At the heart of any resolution of the war in Ukraine is the issue of the Crimean Tatars. Maria Romanenko explains how a play, part of the UK/Ukraine season of culture, explores their subjugation and resistance
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‘Whose Opera is it Anyway?’
Composer Howard Goodall unpicks Art Council England’s announcement that it will be redistributing £50 million of funding for the English National Opera outside of London and the south-east
