Donmar to build temporary venue for conclusion of all-female Shakespeare trilogy
The Donmar Warehouse is to build a new temporary theatre in King’s Cross, where it will stage the final production of Phyllida
The Donmar Warehouse is to build a new temporary theatre in King’s Cross, where it will stage the final production of Phyllida
American actor Jesse Eisenberg has praised public funding for theatre in Britain, claiming it allows the industry to stage more "obscure” plays
Poole arts centre Lighthouse is to shut its door for four months this summer as it begins work on a £5.3 million
Equity has said it will pursue more directors to join the union, after an admission that it has historically failed people working
Maxine Peake is to play Blanche DuBois in a new production of A Streetcar Named Desire. Peake will take the lead role
Arts Council England is to face renewed pressure over its funding of opera, after performers called for increased efforts to protect the
Next year will be Equity’s dedicated year of variety, circus and entertainment, as part of a move that will see the union
Organisations working under Equity agreements will now be called on to explicitly promote inclusive casting policies. The move follows a motion passed
People, Places and Things playwright Duncan Macmillan has become the latest high-profile industry figure to claim he cannot afford tickets to West
Musicals Show Boat is to close in the West End four months earlier than planned. The musical, which opened at the New
Arts figures including Tamara Rojo and Arlene Phillips have signed a letter condemning government plans for the English Baccalaureate, calling on education
A new mobile arts hub in north London will launch next month, with a clown festival described as the first of its
The Welsh artist has collaborated with theatre and dance companies of all sizes. Georgia Snow finds out about his latest project, Digging for
When Starlight Express closed in the West End in 2002 it had clocked up 7,409 performances. In Germany, the musical has so
Archaeologists excavating the playhouse where Romeo and Juliet was first staged have found artefacts that could have been used during the iconic
Ambassador Theatre Group co-founders Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire are stepping down as joint chief executives to be replaced by a corporate
Dance company BalletBoyz has launched a new learning scheme offering free video content to schools. Filmed in rehearsals and classes with company
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is “the Olympics of the arts world”, the co-director of entertainment company Underbelly has claimed. Ed Bartlam, who
New Zealander Nicholas Afoa has joined the London cast of The Lion King, in only his second professional theatre engagement. A former
Mark Cornell has been announced as the new chief executive of Ambassador Theatre Group, replacing co-founders Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire. Cornell
Theatre risks failing to replenish its ageing audiences with a new generation because young people are looking to other art forms, research
Lisa Spirling has been appointed artistic director of Theatre503 in south London. Spirling will replace Paul Robinson, who is leaving the new-writing
Billie Piper is to star in a new play based on Federico Garcia Lorca’s Yerma, at the Young Vic. Piper will play
English National Opera's chorus has beaten singers from across the globe to win the chorus award at this year's International Opera Awards.
Jessica Brown Findlay and Freddie Fox have been nominated for the 2015 Ian Charleson Awards. Set up to commemorate the life and