The 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 imme…
Theatres 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, which …
Despite 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…
While 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…
Netflix 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 fu…
Head 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" that…
Pink 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 theat…
World'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 March by …
Acclaimed cultural institution, once named 'regional theatre of the year', announces closure with 86 roles made redundant Nuffield Southampton Theatres (NST), a major cultural institution in…
Illustrious 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 Manches…
Theatre'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 redundancy as …
The late-night hub is replacing its cancelled fringe programme with new virtual offerings alongside archive footage The Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh's uproarious palace of late-night comedy, h…
Artistic directors say it's a 'civic duty' to open up as their venues play a vital role for their communities beyond entertainment The easing of coronavirus restrictions means that from 4 Ju…
Stars including Lin-Manuel Miranda and Neil Patrick Harris perform lyrics of hope and solidarity from home in these five videos Counting the minutes until you can stream the Hamilton film on…
Old Vic, LondonIn a socially distanced stage production, performed to a Zoom audience, Duncan Macmillan's play acquires new pertinence More than three months after UK theatres were closed by…
Plan announced by culture secretary Oliver Dowden lacks investment and timeframes say theatre unions and creatives Coronavirus " latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage It was pres…
Available onlineThe absence of an audience increases the sense of desolation in writer-performer Alistair Hall's compelling monologue When Jimbo first meets Declan at his Nan's birthday part…
Available onlineThis Zoom show for families captures the buzz of theatre and asks the audience to dress up and make their own sound effects Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and da…
Airlocks, infrared cameras and remote temperature-taking all part of plan adapted from The Phantom of the Opera production in South Korea Andrew Lloyd Webber will use the London Palladium to…
Romeo and Juliet become online daters unable to meet in a new project that celebrates freelance creatives When the UK went into lockdown in March, a tempest of tweets shared the heartening (…
Public Campaign for the Arts stresses theatre's benefits on community, education and mental health as 'crunch time' looms Culture in peril: how UK arts sector has been brought to its knees A…
West End producer also delays Mary Poppins and The Phantom of the Opera as consultation over possible job losses begins Four of London's most successful stage musicals will not reopen until …
The festival will roll out a series of 'artistic interventions' across the Scottish capital in August A series of "artistic interventions" has been announced by the Edinburgh international f…
Chappelle performs a surprise new set, entitled 8:46, before a socially distanced audience Comedian Dave Chappelle has released a blistering Netflix special in which he addresses the killin…
The NT's popular online initiative continues with the ambitious 2019 adaptation of Andrea Levy's Windrush novel and four more shows The momentous stage adaptation of Andrea Levy's Windrush n…