Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Claudia Rankine, whose latest play, The White Card, is to tour the UK, warns of negative effect on mental health
Footage of violent racist incidents such as the murder of George Floyd is tr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42AMThursday, April 21, 2022
Comedians such as Nish Kumar say they have noticed a change since crowds have returned to clubs
It was halfway through a show in Shrewsbury when Nish Kumar noticed an audience member being d…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AMTuesday, April 19, 2022
The Family Sex Show organisers receive abuse over UK production aimed at children as young as five
A theatre show that promised to reimagine sex education by discussing the issue in a frank …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:33PMThursday, April 14, 2022
Theatre’s chief hopes production gives younger people understanding of the price paid by radicals in the past
The world premiere of a musical about the “young, sexy, radical” early lif…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:54AMWednesday, June 23, 2021
Barbican denies Sir Nicholas Kenyon’s departure was prompted by claims organisation was ‘insidiously’ racist
Sir Nicholas Kenyon, the Barbican’s managing director for 14 years, is to…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42PMTuesday, June 15, 2021
Written by Yvvette Edwards and Irenosen Okojie, the ‘timely and clear-eyed’ play will be live-streamed in July
The publishing industry’s lack of diversity is to be the focus of a new c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12PMFriday, June 11, 2021
Book details more than 100 instances of alleged prejudicial behaviour at the arts organisation
The Barbican has been described as “institutionally racist” by its own staff, who have comp…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:03AMThursday, June 10, 2021
Mawa Theatre Company hope to make classic works accessible to diverse audiences
The team behind the UK’s first all-black, all-female Shakespearean theatre company say it is planning to re-…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:42AMWednesday, May 26, 2021
Trans casting statement signatories pledge to cast trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming performers
Several of the biggest theatres in the UK have pledged to only cast trans, non-bina…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AMSaturday, May 8, 2021
Playwright mulls mass appeal of Osborne, who is being honoured with an English Heritage blue plaque
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British theatre must tak…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:42AMThursday, May 6, 2021
Artists and musicians speak out against proposal by education secretary and Office for Students
Artists and musicians have accused the government of neglecting the country’s “cultural n…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36AMWednesday, April 28, 2021
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s essay on grief adapted for theatre among lineup for mostly outdoor event
A 42-metre sculpture of Big Ben made out of political books, a new film featuring Cillia…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AMThursday, March 11, 2021
Actor behind Blackstage UK web series says pandemic offers opportunity to address structural racism in arts
British theatre needs to be “completely rebuilt” in the wake of Covid-19 to ma…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:48PMWednesday, February 17, 2021
Seyi Omooba was sacked from lesbian part at Leicester theatre after homophobic post emerged
An actor who sued a theatre and her former agents after she was sacked when a Facebook post resurf…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12PMMonday, February 15, 2021
Julie Walters among signatories to letter saying post-Brexit changes a ‘towering hurdle’ to working in Europe
New visa rules for British artists, actors and theatre workers who want to w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:33PMMonday, February 8, 2021
Seyi Omooba is suing Leicester theatre and talent agency after being sacked for Facebook post on homosexuality
A sacked actor who would have refused to play the role in which she had been ca…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06PMMonday, December 14, 2020
Industry figures warn of ‘catastrophic financial difficulties’ for capital’s venues and producers
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West End theatres ar…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48PMSunday, October 25, 2020
Newcomers joined stalwarts such as Matthew Bourne, who won his ninth award
Newcomers and established theatre figures shared the honours at the Olivier awards this year in a ceremony which wa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03PMWednesday, September 30, 2020
Arts workers draw attention to lack of panto season this year and demand more help
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Hundreds of protesters– including about…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PMTuesday, September 29, 2020
Critics argue prioritising non-creative jobs will not be enough to save theatres and nightclubs
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The government has been accu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:54AMWednesday, August 12, 2020
Writer Ryan Calais Cameron hopes film about black veteran dying in police custody will ignite conversation about racism
A play about a notorious case of a black man dying in police custody i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:54PMThursday, July 30, 2020
Biggest employer in UK theatre to terminate contracts at end of coronavirus furlough scheme
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The Ambassador Theatre Group (AT…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:18PMThursday, July 23, 2020
Critics say redundancy proposal ‘unfathomable’ and could damage future of theatre in the south-west
The Theatre Royal Plymouth has been criticised for proposing to make its entire creat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12PMSaturday, July 18, 2020
Plans for 1 August reopening criticised by industry figures as not enough to keep many venues open
Theatres and venues in England will be able to host socially distanced performances and gig…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:54AMWednesday, July 15, 2020
Roy Williams’ 846, a collection of audio plays, will be performed at Greenwich+Docklands festival
Artists need to engage in “creative activism” to help combat racism, according to the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:18PMSunday, July 5, 2020
Interviews to be turned into series of short plays to ensure contributions are not forgotten
A series of short plays will tell the story of the Covid-19 crisis from the perspective of black …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12PMTuesday, June 30, 2020
Moment of Grace revisits princess’s boundary-breaking visit to UK’s first Aids ward
The prejudice that has affected some communities during the Covid-19 pandemic is akin to that faced by…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:54AMTuesday, June 2, 2020
Play will incorporate face masks and physical distancing into its immersive staging
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A vastly reduced capacity and masks that…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24PMMonday, May 25, 2020
Project including monologues will be shown on Zoom to help expose ‘hidden problem’ in UK
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A series of plays and monologue…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06PMThursday, May 21, 2020
Arts venue has lost 75% of its income because of coronavirus crisis
The National Theatre has warned it will have to make significant numbers of staff redundant unless it receives additional …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:42PMTuesday, May 5, 2020
With tours cancelled and rehearsal rooms closed, what’s the future for dance? Ballerina Lauren Cuthbertson, psychologist Terry Hyde and choreographer Alexander Whitley assess the Covid-19 …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AM 
