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Jessi Clayton

Assistant Director and Dramaturg, Jessi Clayton, shares how she got the role and gives us a peak into...

Lise Bell joins the Gate team as our new Executive Director and joint CEO.

For this month's Green Gate Challenge, the team decided to count our plastic waste.

Stage Designer Rosie Elnile joins us as an Associate Artists

A message from our Artistic Director on why you should work at the Gate

Artistic Director, Ellen McDougall talks about her new season at the Gate.

Assistant Director, Lucy J Skilbeck, gives us the inside scoop.

Our Assistant Director, James Nash, reflects on his time working on Trust, in his final blog.

Design Assistant, Kaajel Patel, gives us the inside scoop behind the design for Trust.

The latest from the rehearsal room of Trust

Things got messy in the second week of rehearsals for Trust

Our assistant director for Trust, James Nash, gives us the inside scoop direct from the rehearsal room

Assistant Director Fumi Gomez on week three of Twilight rehearsals

Assistant Director Fumi Gomez on week two of Twilight rehearsals

Assistant Director Fumi Gomez on week one of Twilight rehearsals...

Ellen McDougall introduces the next two shows in the season.

Associate Director Anthony Simpson-Pike on our November Green Gate challenge - to eat less meat.

Ellen McDougall interviewed by Arts Professional

Assistant Director Ben Hadley on the final week of Suzy Storck rehearsals...

Following the reports and allegations of the last two weeks....

Assistant Director Ben Hadley on Week 3 of rehearsals

Assistant Director Ben Hadley on Week 2 of rehearsals...

Cécile Trémolières on designing Suzy Storck

We began making The Unknown Island by asking lots of questions about stories.

Ben Hadley, assistant director, on week one of Suzy Storck rehearsals.

Daisy Cooper on the Gate's Green initiatives...

Tyrell Williams looks back on the final week of rehearsals...

Margaret Jull Costa on translating The Unknown Island...

Clare Slater, dramaturg on The Unknown Island, on discovering Saramago's original short story...

Tyrell Williams, Assistant Director, on week three of The Unknown Island rehearsals

Tyrell Williams, Assistant Director, gives an insight into week two of rehearsals.

Tyrell Williams, our Assistant Director of The Unknown Island, shares his experience of being in the first week...

The Gate is Green is a four week campaign about imagining a positive future.

Designer Rosie Elnile talks about the design process for The Unknown Island.

Ellen's blog on her first season as Artistic Director.

Chrissy Angus

Read all about how our GM found this month's Green Gate Challenge!

Ellen McDougall

Lessons and surprises from Ellen McDougall's first month as Artistic Director of the Gate

Kalungi Ssebandeke shares his inspiration for Assata Taught Me.

Frankie Bradshaw talks about her designs for Assata Taught Me.

Christopher Haydon signs off as Artistic Director of the Gate.

LTC announce their latest results of long-term collaborative goals to reduce carbon emissions.

This month we decided to have meat-free Mondays.

Christopher Haydon discusses working on The Convert.

Last month we decided to give recycling and re-using our focus for December.

Learn more about rehearsals during The Convert.

We've updated our sustainability policy.

This month, we ditched the disposable cups.

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This month we decided to eat seasonally at the Gate.

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Assistant Director, Scott Hurran, talks about the rehearsal process

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We've been awarded 4 stars from Julie's Bicycle

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Artistic Director, Christopher Haydon, talks about the new season.

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Last month's Green Gate challenge was about giving meat up for one day a week

Catriona Clancy

Find out how one participant found our recent theatre design workshop

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Find out more about our new Executive Director

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Can you ditch your disposable cups?

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Where do your clothes come from?

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Rosanna Vize, shares her thoughts on the design for Diary of a Madman

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Director, Christopher Haydon, shares his thoughts on our upcoming production

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Assistant Director, Priya Dosanjh, describes the third week of rehearsals

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Find out more about the play from writer, Al Smith

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Learn more about our Associate Director, Lynette Linton.

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It was blu-tack, trombones and Beyonce in week 2 of rehearsals

Assistant Director, Priya Dosanjh, gives us the lowdown on the first week of rehearsals

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Get to know our new Development Intern

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June's challenge was to go plastic free!

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Artistic Director, Christopher Haydon, talks about the new season

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It was all about water usage in the month of May!

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Our Associate Director, Lynette Linton, talks about our latest workshop series

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Find out how our April Green Gate challenge went

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Listen to our thrilling audio play retelling the series of events that led up to the Trojan War.

Adult Jazz

We caught up with the awesome Adult Jazz who provided a soundtrack to Here's How It All Began

Clare Slater

Writer, Clare Slater, shares her inspiration for Here's How It All Began

Stan Moorcroft

Stan Moorcroft, our local community reporter, has written a review of The Iphigenia Quartet. Check it out.

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Assistant Director, Jade Lewis, takes us through the penultimate week of rehearsals.

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Cécile Trémolières talks to us about The Iphigenia Quartet in our popular blog series

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Assistant Director, Ed Madden, shares how the third week of rehearsals went

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We caught up with Design Assistant for The Iphigenia Quartet, Bex Kemp

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Join the directors for a discussion on The Iphigenia Quartet

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Find out how week 2 of rehearsals have been for Assistant Director, Jade.

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Find out how week 2 rehearsals went for our Assistant Director, Ed.

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Find out how the staff coped with turning off the heaters!

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Find out how the first week of rehearsals for Agamemnon and Chorus went for Assistant Director, Ed Madden.

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Assistant Director, Jade Lewis, tells us how rehearsals are going for Iphigenia and Clytemnestra.

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Bobette Kenge shares her experience of interning at the Gate over the last 6 months

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Check out last month's Green Gate Challenge

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Executive Director, Clare Slater, discusses an exciting new partnership with SOAS University

Gate Debate

Catch our Gate Debate on new writing with two leading voices in UK Theatre.

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Artistic Director, Christopher Haydon, describes his time in the Calais refugee camp

Stan Moorcroft

Our local community reporter is back with another review.

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Our Assistant Director, Anna Himali Howard, rounds up her rehearsal experience in a final blog

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Find out how some of us got on with our January Green Gate Challenge

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Find out how the Gate is getting involved in a brand new festival, A Nation's Theatre

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The set arrives in the rehearsal room this week. Find out more!

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Catch the trailer for In the Night Time (Before the Sun Rises)

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Tune in to this thought-provoking podcast from Director, Ben Kidd and Assistant Director, Anna Himali Howard

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We chat to Sound Designer, George Dennis about the design process for In the Night Time (Before the...

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Edward Bond, space noises and creepy dolls. It's week 2 of rehearsals for In the Night Time (Before...

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In the Night Time (Before the Sun Rises) Designer, Georgia Lowe, chats to us about the design process...

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Apprentice Suzy Sancho shares how her year at the Gate has been and why apprenticeships are vital

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Assistant Director, Anna Himali Howard, talks about the first week of rehearsals for our upcoming production.

Nina Segal

Playwright Nina Segal talks about the inspiration behind her new play In the Night Time (Before the Sun...

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Find out what we plan to do with our set once Medea closes.

Stan Moorcroft

Local Community Reporter, Stan Moorcroft, reviews our production of Medea. Read now to find out what he thought.

Eliza Diggle McDermott

Young Reporter Eliza Diggle McDermott reviewed our production of Medea. Read on to find out what she thought...

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In November, the Gate took part in Stagetext's Captioning Awareness Week. General Manager, Chrissy Angus, explains the importance...

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Classics Scholar Emma Cole joins us for a Gate Debate about reimagining classic plays for the contemporary stage.

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Our Development Manager, Fiona English, tells us why the Gate is celebrating Giving Tuesday

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Find out all about the design process for Medea from Designer Amy Jane Cook

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Medea Director, Anne-Louise Sarks, discusses how rehearsals have been going.

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Medea director Anne-Louise Sarks and assistant director Bella Loudon discuss how the rehearsals are going

Kate Mulvany

Kate Mulvany talks about the inspiration for, and process of, writing Medea

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The fourth week of Medea rehearsals are over and Assistant Director Bella Loudon tells us how they went

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Assistant Director of Medea, Bella Loudon, tells us how the third week of rehearsals are going!

Christopher Haydon

Find out about our new season - NUCLEAR

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Read all about the second week of rehearsals from Medea Assistant Director Bella Loudon

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Read how Assistant Director for Medea, Bella Loudon, has found the first week of rehearsals

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Costume Supervisor, Sophie Donaldson, talks about working on The Christians

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Find out all about the design process for The Christians from designer, Oliver Townsend

Mark Bayley, Chorister

Mark Bayley tell us what's it's been like to sing with The Christians Community Choir.

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The Gate's General Manager, Chrissy Angus, talks about the collaborative nature of Living Green

Christopher Haydon

Christopher Haydon talks about the universality of The Christians and why the play matters

Fiona English

Development Manager Fiona English tells us why she cycles and how the Gate team are getting in on...

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Director Christopher Haydon and Assistant Director Lynette Linton discuss The Christians.

Suzy Sancho

This week get to know our new intern Magdalene Zier.

Lynette Linton

We find out how the third week of rehearsals are going with Assistant Director Lynette Linton

Lynette Linton

Assistant Director Lynette Linton catches us up on the second week of rehearsals for The Christians

Chrissy Angus

This week get to know our Creative Apprentice Suzy Sancho.

Lynette Linton

Assistant Director Lynette Linton reports on the first week of rehearsals for The Christians

Suzy Sancho

Another week, another interview. This week with Producer Daisy Cooper.

Suzy Sancho

This week interview is with our Intern, Natasha Brown.

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Our Gate Debate with Shami Chakrabarti

Suzy Sancho

This week get to know our Associate Director Tinuke Craig.

The Gate Designers show their working in our foyer.

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Listen to Elinor Cook discuss Image of an Unknown Young Woman

Suzy Sancho

This week, get to know our Development Manager Fiona English.

Clare Slater writes about her experience attending Gate writer Elinor Cook's workshop on Getting Inspired to Write for...

Lynette Linton

Assistant Director Lynette Linton talks about the fourth week of rehearsal of Image of an Unknown Young Woman

Suzy Sancho

Get to know our Executive Director, Clare Slater.

Lynette Linton

Lynette Linton's blog post about the third week of Image of an Unknown Young Woman rehearsals.

Suzy Sancho

Get to know our General Manager Chrissy Angus

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Photos from the Image of an Unknown Young Woman Rehearsal Room

Lynette Linton

Image of an Unknown Young Woman Assistant Director Lynette Linton writes about the second week of rehearsals.

Lynette Linton

Assistant Director Lynette Linton writes about her first week of rehearsals for Image of an Unknown Young Woman.

Suzy Sancho

A Young People's Night video.

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Watch our Eclipsed post show talk with Human Rights Watch

Daisy Cooper

View our gallery of image from the Eclipsed rehearsal room.

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A backstage insight into the rehearsal room with writer Danai Gurira

Suzy Sancho

Our apprentice shares with us her apprentice life.

Rebecca Hill

Rebecca Hill, Eclipsed Assistant Director, gives us an insight into the third week of rehearsals.

Rebecca Hill

Rebecca Hill shares with us what the cast and creatives have been up to in the second week...

Rebecca Hill

Eclipsed Assistant Director Rebecca Hill tells us about the first week of rehearsals.

NEW SEASON: ICONS AND IDOLS

Sophie Moniram

Sophie Moniram, Assistant Director on Comrade Fiasco, shares with us what's going on in the rehearsal room...

Sophie Moniram

Assistant Director Sophie Moniram writes about her experience in rehearsal.

The wonderful Beckie Darlington talks about being on tour with hit show Grounded

The Gate's Artistic Director, Christopher Haydon announces new season FREEDOM BURNING, with two plays from Zimbabwean writers exploring...

Assistant Director Alistair Pidsley keep us up to date with Kalki Rehearsals.

Assistant Director Alisdair Pidsley keep us up to date with Kalki Rehearsals.

Alisdair Pidsley

Assistant Director Alisdair Pidsley reflects on the first week's rehearsals for The Chronicles of Kalki.

Alisdair Pidsley

Assistant Director Alisdair Pidsley reflects on the first week's rehearsals for The Chronicles of Kalki.

Christopher Haydon discusses the Gate's new season WHO DOES SHE THINK SHE IS Featured in The Stage

by Clare Slater

I’m not used to getting away from emails and paper - and it was brilliant.

by Beckie Darlington

The UK tour of GROUNDED kicks off in Birmingham...

by Jennifer Tang

I have always found the prospect of week two of rehearsals quite a scary one.

by Jennifer Tang

Week 1 has been everything I had hoped it would be, and more.

by Gate Staff

Gate alumni return to share their expertise and experience as part of the company’s 35th anniversary

by Gate Staff

Shannon Tarbet announced for The Edge of our Bodies

by Christopher Haydon

Christopher Haydon speaks to Get West London about the Who Does She Think She Is? season.

by Elena Robertson

Our outgoing intern, Elena Robertson, reflects on her time at the Gate.

by Katy Munroe Farlie

Stage Manager Katy Munroe Farlie on GROUNDED in D.C.

by Maddy Bersin

Our intern Maddy Bersin (@gatetheatre) interviewed Idomeneus cast member Jon Foster (@JonLFoster) via live tweet!

by Geraldine Brodie

Spotlight on Gate Debate: David Tushingham on translating Idomeneus

by Maria Koutsouna

Maria Koutsouna gives us an insight into her role as Design Assistant on Idomeneus.

by Jon Nicholls

I kept coming back to the idea of a piano stranded on a beach...

Find out about Idomeneus' award winning playwright...

by Anastasia Osei-Kuffour

There is a need for clarity in every part of making theatre.

by Ana Ines Jabares Pita

by Anastasia Osei-Kuffour

It's the third week of rehearsals and we're checking our choices...

by Anastasia Osei-Kuffour

It's the second week and we're getting stuck in, ideas are flowing.

by Caroline Byrne

Alice Ross, a project leader for the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, discusses the realities of drone warfare.

by Anastasia Osei-Kuffour

It’s the first week of rehearsals and we’ve broached big topics: Death, War and Survival

by Christopher Haydon

Call it admirably hopeful or naively hubristic...

by Christopher Haydon

It's one in the morning, the day before I go back in to rehearsals for Grounded...

by Gate Staff

One of our Artists-in-Residence, Ed Cotterill, responds to Grounded.

by Caroline Byrne

boyleANDshaw propose that their work be best consumed when the show comes to an end...

by Christopher Haydon

It is such a thrill to be back in the rehearsal room for Grounded.

by Dr Ruth Adams

On Goya and Radical Collage as Political Gesture and Artistic Practice

by Christopher Haydon

I'm currently rewriting the Gate's mission statement and I just found myself typing that sentence...

by Elena Robertson

What's it like to be a Gate intern?

by Nina Segal and Christopher Shea

What differences are there between working in the arts in America versus England?

GOYA Stage Manager Gareth Newcombe discusses his newest oinking friends

by Gate Staff

Meet the artists who created the lobby display for our current production of Goya.

by Bella Loudon

Assistant Director Bella Loudon reflects on the second week of rehearsals for Goya.

by Bella Loudon

Assistant Director Bella Loudon brings us into the rehearsal room for Goya.

by Holly Parker

The Gate's General Manager on the need for access.

by Gate Staff

...apart from the playwright of The Body of an American?

by Clare Slater

War photographers Sorious Samura and Travis Beard joined us to discuss The Body of an American.