Fairfield Halls to be redeveloped as it looks to rival London venues
Croydon arts venue Fairfield Halls is to be redeveloped as part of a major transformation of the building and its surrounding area.
Croydon arts venue Fairfield Halls is to be redeveloped as part of a major transformation of the building and its surrounding area.
English National Ballet executive director Caroline Thomson will step down next year after three years in the role. Thomson will leave the
Kenneth Branagh has partnered with ticketing app Todaytix to launch a £15 ticket lottery for his Plays at the Garrick Season. The
Sheila Hancock and Jenna Russell have been cast in the European premiere of musical Grey Gardens, which will open at the Southwark
A circus company is locked in a bitter dispute with a producer over a £90,000 payment, following a production at this year’s
Thriller Live has now taken more than $150 million (£99 million) at the global box office in its history, the show’s producers
Lighting designers for shows including Taken at Midnight and Golem have been honoured as part of the eighth Knight of Illumination Awards.
Katie Mitchell and Robert Lepage will both direct work at the Barbican as part of the organisation’s theatre and dance programme for
Cedric Neal is to star as Berry Gordy in the West End production of Motown the Musical, which opens at the Shaftesbury
Nikolai Foster will direct a new production of musical Legally Blonde as part of Curve’s spring 2016 season. The Leicester theatre has
The owners of a cottage that once belonged to William Shakespeare’s wife have agreed to sell part of its land to developers,
Performance artist Ursula Martinez's career has seen her perform with some of the biggest cabaret shows, including La Soiree and La Clique,
Arts leaders from the north-east will take their case for cultural investment in the region to Westminster next month. Their appeal is
Martin McDonagh’s Hangmen, currently running at the Royal Court, is to transfer to the West End later this year. The play, which
Irish playwright Brian Friel has died at the age of 86. The writer’s most famous works include Philadelphia, Here I Come! and
Maria Friedman is to direct and perform in a concert celebrating 40 years of the Olivier Awards, which will be broadcast on
PLAYS Stephen Tompkinson is to star in Pig Farm at the St James Theatre. The previously announced play by Greg Kotis will
Happy Valley screenwriter Sally Wainwright has become a patron of the Square Chapel Centre for the Arts in Halifax. The writer, whose
A new fund has been launched that will give arts organisations in Wales up to £75,000 to experiment with digital technologies. The
Playwright Caryl Churchill and London theatre the Royal Court are among 200 artists and organisations that have signed a pledge to reject
Belarus Free Theatre artistic director Natalia Kaliada has warned that the way the arts is funded in the UK is creating a
Bill Kenwright has unveiled a second season of shows at the Broadway Theatre in Peterborough, with the company stating that it hopes
Soho Theatre is to launch a new broadcasting arm, which will film and produce at least four of its shows each year.
Welsh arts organisations facing cuts to their subsidies have vowed to remain “focused and committed” despite being dropped from Arts Council of
Politicians are being targeted by a new campaign that calls on them to back the arts ahead of the forthcoming spending review.