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The Long and the Short of it

Posted on Tue, October 15

Lyn Gardner writes about theatre for The Stage and Stagedoor and is recipient of the 2017 UK Theatre Award for outstanding contribution to British Theatre. Are audiences falling out of love with the traditional two-and-half hour-ish drama,...

Should intervals take a break?

Posted on Thu, March 21

Lyn Gardner writes about theatre for The Stage and Stagedoor and is recipient of the 2017 UK Theatre Award for outstanding contribution to British Theatre. A friend, not a regular theatre goer, recently told me that she...

Theatre and violence: not always a tabloid shocker

Posted on Tue, January 29

Lyn Gardner writes about theatre for The Stage and The Independent and is recipient of the 2017 UK Theatre Award for outstanding contribution to British Theatre. “Audience member faints,” was the headline in several papers last week...