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The Guardian's chief theatre critic, Arifa Akbar, profiles some of the UK's outstanding stage talents

  • Samuel Blenkin and Marli Siu in The Ocean at the End of the Lane.

    Katy Rudd: the high-flying director who can’t resist a risk

    In the last of our series profiling rising theatre talents, the director of The Ocean at the End of the Lane shares her excitement at the return of live performance
  • Eben Figueiredo in rehearsals for Cyrano de Bergerac in 2019.

    Eben Figueiredo: electric actor, soul singer and Star Wars mudtrooper

    The rising star’s rich career is built on a determination to widen diversity in theatre – and bring a true voice to his roles
  • ‘Evoking this huge financial system as an abstract thing was wonderful’ … Pappenheim on Beth Steel’s Labyrinth.

    Whispers to thunderstorms: the world of sound designer Max Pappenheim

    After embarking accidentally on his career, Pappenheim has created innovative soundscapes for theatre, opera and radio
  • ‘People think of failure as negative. It’s not’ ... Jessica Hung Han Yun.

    Jessica Hung Han Yun: a designer tripping the light fantastic

    The bright mind who lit up Blindness at the Donmar and the National Theatre’s panto approaches each job like a mystery
  • ‘I am overwhelmed by how my career has gone’ … Rosalind Eleazar.

    Rosalind Eleazar: a star devoted to the exhilarating thrill of theatre

    After drama school, the actor feared she’d made a terrible mistake until she had a run of acclaimed roles on stage, TV and in the hit film version of David Copperfield
  • Sadeysa Greenaway-Bailey.

    Building a brilliant theatre career: designer Sadeysa Greenaway-Bailey

    After cutting her teeth on carnival parades and the Olympics opening ceremony, the bright designer collaborated on dazzling creations for major London stages
  • Amy Trigg. head shot Nov 2020

    Amy Trigg: a born performer with sci-fi dreams and a dizzying range

    Our new series profiling theatre talents continues with a sparky, award-winning writer-actor committed to making her industry more inclusive
  • Zainab Hasan in 2016.

    Zainab Hasan: a remarkable star calling time on stereotypes

    In our new series profiling exciting theatre talents, the actor-writer remembers lessons from Phyllida Lloyd and rapping in Molière
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