<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>The Artistree: Stage</title><description>Theatre, comedy and live performance.</description><link>https://www.theartistree.fm/</link><language>en-gb</language><lastBuildDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 06:30:28 GMT</lastBuildDate><managingEditor>editor@theartistree.fm (The Artistree)</managingEditor><webMaster>editor@theartistree.fm (The Artistree)</webMaster><copyright>Copyright 2026 The Artistree</copyright><ttl>60</ttl><atom:link href="https://www.theartistree.fm/stage/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Thelma &amp; Louise, the musical: can a feminist road movie survive jazz hands?</title><link>https://www.theartistree.fm/thelma-and-louise-the-musical-can-a-feminist-road-movie-survive-jazz/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theartistree.fm/thelma-and-louise-the-musical-can-a-feminist-road-movie-survive-jazz/</guid><description>Callie Khouri&apos;s Oscar-winning screenplay gets the stage treatment at the Young Vic - but a decade in development says as much about theatre economics as it does about the story.</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 06:30:28 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>The Artistree</dc:creator><category>Stage</category></item><item><title>Pole dance goes fringe: from strip clubs to serious theatre, at serious risk to pay</title><link>https://www.theartistree.fm/pole-dance-goes-fringe-from-strip-clubs-to-serious-theatre-at-serious/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theartistree.fm/pole-dance-goes-fringe-from-strip-clubs-to-serious-theatre-at-serious/</guid><description>Pole dancers are storming Edinburgh&apos;s theatre stages this year - the artistry is undeniable, but the source material is thin on what performers are actually paid to get there.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 04:56:47 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>The Artistree</dc:creator><category>Stage</category></item><item><title>The Old Vic has revived a 1969 farce, and the reason is written into the set</title><link>https://www.theartistree.fm/how-the-other-half-loves-old-vic-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theartistree.fm/how-the-other-half-loves-old-vic-2026/</guid><description>Alan Ayckbourn&apos;s How the Other Half Loves runs at the Old Vic until 19 September, with Roger Allam and Adam Gillen. A theatre chooses a fifty-seven-year-old comedy for reasons the design makes plain.</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:30:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>The Artistree</dc:creator><category>Stage</category></item></channel></rss>