With this year’s Edinburgh festival cancelled, performers including Sara Pascoe, Deborah Frances-White and Gary McNair will be broadcasting live from the tiniest of venues It started as a …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMThe union Equity said that the PM’s last-minute announcement was ‘distressing news’ as venues in England face financial hit The government’s last-minute delay to lockdown easing has …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:36PMThe £12,000 prize is a galvanising moment for industry that must ‘rejuvenate rather than regress’ after the Covid-19 pandemic The longlisted writers for a new prize for female playwrigh…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AMPtaszynski whose hits included the musical Matilda was one of the West End’s ‘greatest experts’ Tributes have been paid to the distinguished theatre producer André Ptaszynski, who has…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AMMold’s Theatr Clwyd has not put on a show in months but remains vital for its community during the pandemic, delivering food and enabling young people’s creativity During lockdown, artis…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:36PMCulture secretary says he ‘does not want to give false hope’ to ailing industry, with timescale not expected before November Lockdown culture: the best theatre and dance online The cultu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03AMTheatre reopens at 30% capacity for Beverley Knight performance to showcase stringent hygiene methods Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The singer Beverley Kn…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12PMThe NT’s online platform offers personalised, interactive adventure tales for young children during the summer holidays The National Theatre has launched an online story service that will …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36PMThe conversation about race ‘has changed in theatre, as it has across society’, says original director of the show Get Up, Stand Up! Clint Dyer is to direct a new stage musical about Bob…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMThe Berkshire theatre will ‘conjure some joy’ with a new version of The Hound of the Baskervilles performed by a cast of three On the trail of a devilish beast in Dartmoor, Sherlock Holm…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18PMThe organisation – which comprises the Lyceum, Studio and Crucible theatres – will not fully reopen until spring 2021 York Theatre Royal also begins redundancy consultations Sheffield T…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:42PMThe American Horror Story star is backing a plan by Graeae to put deaf and disabled artists centre-stage around the UK Earlier this year, Mat Fraser found himself in Los Angeles pitching a T…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54AMNew production with Fleabag and Sherlock actor will be performed to an empty auditorium, directed by Matthew Warchus One year on from his award-winning run in Noël Coward’s Present Laught…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54AMDoctor Foster actor Prasanna Puwanarajah warns that many in a new generation of superb talent may be forced to leave the industry British theatre is at risk of losing its Marcus Rashford equ…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AMProduction starring Stephen Tompkinson and Jessica Johnson will resume at Minack theatre after coronavirus halted UK tour A 40th anniversary production of Willy Russell’s play Educating Ri…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AMWest End adaptation of Disney blockbuster at Theatre Royal Drury Lane pushed back six months by coronavirus The London stage version of Frozen has delayed its opening by almost six months as…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03AMProducer Kenny Wax says drive-in shows would have provided vital work for theatre freelancers Concert series was to feature Kaiser Chiefs, Dizzee Rascal and The Streets A major tour of the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:18PMDistancing, mandatory masks and one-way systems will be in place as first major London venue announces return of live theatre Regent’s Park Open Air theatre in London is to reopen next mon…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AMDaniel Evans will perform with Omid Djalili, Gabrielle Brooks and Giles Terera in summer show previewing postponed South Pacific Chichester Festival theatre cancelled its scheduled summer pr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03PMThe London theatre will present a socially distanced adaption of the Portuguese author’s novel, voiced by Juliet Stevenson The Donmar Warehouse in London is to reopen this summer for an im…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AMTheatres from have been given the go-ahead to open as lockdown restrictions lift further With a bright and dry weekend forecast, the weather is perfect for England’s outdoor theatres, whic…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:03AMDespite emergency support funds, cuts may be needed for theatre to survive loss of income during coronavirus closure Birmingham Repertory theatre is considering cost-saving measures that may…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24PMHorse rides in stockings, rehearsals in deep freezes, fights in string vests ... as Patrick Stewart hits 80, friends from Harriet Walter to Brian Blessed pay tribute to the great actor Conti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:54AMWhile they wait for clubs to reopen, standups are returning to the stage in car parks, with audiences tuning in on the radio In his new Netflix special, US standup Dave Chappelle reflected o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AMNetflix makes initial £500,000 donation to the Theatre Artists Fund, designed to help workers ‘at breaking point’ The film and theatre director Sam Mendes has established an emergency …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:54PMHead of Bectu says industry is in dire need of cash injection with 3,000 jobs at risk and vast freelance workforce unemployed The UK’s theatre industry has been hit by a “perfect storm�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AMPink barrier tape reading ‘Missing Live Theatre’ will be attached to venues as part of an initiative for the ailing industry The easing of coronavirus restrictions means that England’s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AMWorld’s longest-running show plans to welcome back reduced audiences in October as ‘first step in restoring live theatre’ Its record-breaking 67-year run in London was cut short in Mar…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AMAcclaimed cultural institution, once named ‘regional theatre of the year’, announces closure with 86 roles made redundant Nuffield Southampton Theatres (NST), a major cultural institutio…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:32PMIllustrious venue says the government’s plans for the industry give them no ‘confidence or clarity to be able to restart any activities in the immediate future’ The Royal Exchange in M…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54PMTheatre’s chief executive says government is standing by as vital industry is allowed to ‘fade into the dust’ More than half of the workforce at Norwich theatre are at risk of redundan…
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