Sonia Friedman: 'Harry Potter casting debate is moving industry forward'
Producer Sonia Friedman has claimed that Noma Dumezweni’s casting in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has started an important diversity discussion,
Producer Sonia Friedman has claimed that Noma Dumezweni’s casting in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has started an important diversity discussion,
Theatre companies across the UK will have benefited from an estimated £25 million of tax relief in the first full year of
Actors including Maxine Peake, David Morrissey and Rufus Hound will come together to perform in a benefit show for the UN Refugee
A new musical about Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will run at London’s Waterloo East Theatre later this year. Written by Bobby Friedman
David Essex, Michael Praed and Madalena Alberto have been cast in the forthcoming stage adaptation of The War of the Worlds. The
The National Campaign for the Arts has warned that culture in the regions could suffer “terminal damage” if proposals for local authority
Daniel Mays and George MacKay have joined the cast of The Caretaker at the Old Vic. They will join the previously announced
Timberlake Wertenbaker, James Graham and Armando Iannucci have been honoured as part of the 2016 Writers’ Guild Awards. Doctor Who writer Russell
West End musical Bend It Like Beckham will close in March after running for less than a year. The show, which is
Plans have been unveiled for a new 86-seat performance space at Bristol’s Tobacco Factory Theatres. The new auditorium will run alongside the
Theatre503 has appointed Andrew Shepherd as executive director, replacing Jeremy Woodhouse. Shepherd is the founder of theatre company ACS Random, which he
Brian Blessed has been appointed honorary patron of the Guildford Shakespeare Company. Blessed, who performed in the company’s production of King Lear
John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men will tour the UK as part of a new collaboration between the Touring Consortium Theatre and
Royal Ballet dancers Edward Watson and Lauren Cuthbertson are being immortalised in bronze sculptures as part of a new collection inspired by
Ed Vaizey has become the longest serving arts minister in British political history, beating a record set by Labour's Jennie Lee. Vaizey,
Akram Khan has responded to concerns from within the dance sector about the lack of female choreographers, saying numbers should not be
Charles Dance has claimed that state-educated actors are now being given fewer opportunities than performers who attend private schools. The actor, who
Actor Samuel West and UK Theatre president Rachel Tackley are among figures who have signed a letter warning against making the English
Performance artist Laurie Anderson has been announced as guest director for the 2016 Brighton Festival. Anderson, whose works have spanned the worlds
Jamie Foreman is to join the cast of forthcoming West End musical Mrs Henderson Presents. He will join the previously announced Tracie
A new performance space is being launched in Southwark, which will offer a ticketing scheme for disadvantaged people described as the first
York's Grand Opera House is beginning a clean-up operation after severe flooding forced the venue to shut its doors over the lucrative
A Shakespeare film season and an exhibition inspired by his quotes will form part of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s plans to mark
Emma Rice will helm A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Shakespeare’s Globe as part of her inaugural season as artistic director, which sees
Choreographer Matthew Bourne has been awarded a knighthood in the 2016 New Year honours list, with performers Barbara Windsor and Sian Phillips