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1. 1. Tony Kushner: 'It's a crazy time'

   31 Aug 2010: 

   Angels in America, his epic play about the US and Aids, was a cultural phenomenon. As his latest work arrives in Britain, Tony Kushner talks to Charles Laurence about Iraq, Obama – and life with his husband

2. 2. Lost in translation: why have we declared war on foreign dramatists?

   1 Sep 2010:  John M Morrison: Classic plays in foreign languages are being rewritten for modern audiences who have no idea that what they're seeing is quite different from, and vastly inferior to, the originals

3. 3. Billy Liar – still in town

   1 Sep 2010: 

   Billy Liar, a story of smalltown frustration, captivated a generation, pre-empted the 60s – and even inspired Oasis. As the stage play returns, Laura Barton asks Tom Courtenay and Julie Christie why it endures

4. 4. Can cruise ships keep the theatre industry afloat?

   31 Aug 2010:  Alistair Smith: As job opportunities in theatre dry up on land, cruise ships are pouring money into productions out on the high seas

5. 5. British ballet dedicated to people of Tibet is pulled from China expo

   31 Aug 2010:  Composer Pete Wyer 'dismayed' at action by British Council and English National Ballet

6. 6. Royal Shakespeare Company prepares to open theatre after £112.8m revamp

   2 Sep 2010:  Royal Shakespeare Theatre will open after three and a half years with major facelift, better seating and more ladies' loos

7. 7. The shock of the new: why novelty is not the star of the show

   1 Sep 2010:  Andy Field: Critics can go too far in their celebration of originality and unconventional forms of theatre – we end up unfairly focusing on the concept rather than the context

8. 8. The new Stratford theatre: a jam factory full of treasures

   2 Sep 2010: 

   The old, three-tiered auditorium reflected the class structures of its age; the new one will, one trusts, be a more democratic space

9. 9. Alan Plater obituary

   25 Jun 2010:  Popular northern dramatist for TV, theatre and radio, his works guaranteed humour, heart and humanity

10. 10. Five stars in their eyes: can you trust unpaid theatre critics? | Bella Todd

    2 Sep 2010:  Bella Todd: Everyone's a critic these days – so how do you sort the wheat from the chaff? And who is reviewing the reviewers?