Theatre News
The £76.8m fund most small venues can't reach
£76.8m sounds like the answer to every leaking theatre roof in the country. Four weeks before the deadline, here is who can realistically apply.
Theatre News
Culture made it into the Devolution Act after all. But competence is permission, not duty, and for most small venues the lease matters more than the grant ever did.
Theatre News
The Arts Council has found a way to spend the same money twice. Whether any of those shows ever reach your town comes down to a single number buried in the eligibility rules.
Making Shows
There's a peculiar kind of dread when you walk into a room full of strangers who all know everyone but you. How do we fight the Interloper Demon?
Practical theatre wisdom and resources from people who've trod the boards and limed the lights.
A great cast is a combination, not a collection of stars.
Learn the meaning before you learn the words.
Why suggestion beats reproduction, and light does the heavy lifting.
Reclaiming a perfectly good word from the people who use it as a put-down.