Maggie Smith admits stage work has become 'too exhausting'
Maggie Smith has admitted that she is unlikely to return to the stage because the process of performing everyday is too exhausting.
Maggie Smith has admitted that she is unlikely to return to the stage because the process of performing everyday is too exhausting.
Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre has launched an online resource to help arts organisations actively engage in outreach projects with homeless adults. The
Charles Edwards will play the lead role in Shakespeare’s Globe’s production of Richard II, which opens at the venue in July. Edwards,
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Oppenheimer will transfer to the West End following its run in Stratford, which ends next week.
Patsy Ferran will play Portia in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s upcoming production of The Merchant of Venice. Ferran, who is currently starring
Touring circus company Circa and site-specific theatre company WildWorks will both produce new works for the 2015 Norfolk and Norwich Festival, which
A website comparing dancers' pay and conditions across the world has been launched to inform young dancers starting their careers. Former dancer
London's Arts Theatre is 
to launch a 60-seat studio 
theatre that its management hopes will become a hub for small companies wanting
Timberlake Weternbaker, April de Angelis and Rona Munro are among playwrights who will feature new work at Women Centre Stage: Heroines, a
Paines Plough's pop-up Roundabout theatre will host four shows in Brighton as part of the 2015 Brighton Festival. The pop-up auditorium, which toured the UK last year following the Edinburgh…
Young Vic artistic director David Lan has admitted that he didn't initially believe that Ivo van Hove's production of A View From the Bridge could transfer to the West End because it was "to…
Daniel Evans has said that arts organisations need to beware of looking to the American funding model " where philanthropic giving outweighs public subsidy " for answers to the UK’s fu…
A new fringe festival is being launched in Plymouth, which will combine theatre and live performance in a week-long event. The Plymouth Fringe Festival is being produced by Toast, a new thea…
West End musical Miss Saigon has won a record nine prizes at the Whatsonstage Awards, which were held at London’s Prince of Wales Theatre. David Tennant and Billie Piper also picked up…
After years as a performer, Kay Adshead moved into writing and directing when she set up her own company, Mama Quilla, which tackles human rights issues and spotlights women's stories from a…
Director Phyllida Lloyd and playwrights David Edgar and Caryl Churchill are among 700 arts figures who have pledged to refuse professional invitations to work in Israel, as long as the state…
BECTU general secretary Gerry Morrissey has warned that English National Opera must not become a “sacrificial lamb” following Arts Council England’s decision to remove the …
Southwark Playhouse will host the London premiere of Carrie: the Musical later this year. Based on Stephen King’s novel, the musical originated at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1988…
A new policy aimed at tackling bullying and harassment at the BBC has been agreed by the Corporation and the Federation of Entertainment Unions. The unions, which include Equity, BECTU, the …
English National Opera has been dropped from Arts Council England’s national portfolio and instead placed under a “special funding arrangement”, after ACE said it had ̶…
Production news stories from February 4 to 11. MUSICALS ' Broadway musical Kinky Boots is to transfer to the West End in August this year. Based on the 2005 film of the same name, the…
National Dance Company Wales has announced that Gustavo Ramirez Sansano, who was due to become the company’s artistic director, will no longer take up the position. The company’s…
Shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman has claimed that public funding for arts organisations should be conditional on them demonstrating a commitment to accessibility and outreach work. Sp…
The management of Margate’s council-owned Theatre Royal is set to be outsourced after the local authority said it could no longer afford to run the venue.Thanet Council acquired the th…
The Royal Academy of Dance has launched bursaries for performers from less privileged backgrounds to enter the renowned Genee International Ballet Competition. Named after the academy's pres…