Watford Palace Theatre has appointed Deborah Lincoln as its new chair. Lincoln is senior vice president of corporate communications and public affairs at Warner Bros. Entertainment. Lincoln …
Michael Gambon has revealed that no longer being able to remember his lines has forced him to end his stage career. Gambon, who is 74, told The Sunday Times: “It’s a horrible thi…
London’s West End has reported its 11th consecutive year of record box office takings, measuring gross sales of more than £623 million in 2014. Figures published by the Society of L…
The National Theatre, the Barbican and English National Opera will benefit from two newly appointed data scientists, whose work will inform new approaches of how data can be used within arts…
Zoe Simon is taking on the challenge of playing French writer Marguerite Borel in Radiance " The Passion of Marie Curie at west London's Tabard Theatre. Tell me a bit about the play itself. …
Tabard Theatre, London: Marie Curie is described towards the end of Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie as "the worst kind of emancipated woman: an ambitious woman". Read the ful…
Ivo van Hove will direct a new play by Simon Stephens as part of the Young Vic’s 2015 season, which will also see Rory Kinnear star in Franz Kafka’s The Trial. Song from Far Away…
Farnham's Redgrave Theatre looks set to be demolished after Waverley Borough Council granted listed-building consent to knock down the theatre for the sixth time. The grade II-listed venue, …
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s Other Place theatre will reopen in 2016, to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. The company has also announced a five-year…
London’s Little Angel and Polka Theatres and the People’s Theatre in Newcastle are among venues to receive grants from the Theatres Trust in the sixth round of its small grants s…
Plans to replicate the National Theatre's temporary space in east London have divided local councillors, who met to discuss funding the proposals. The project, which is expected to cost £…
Tim Eyles has been announced as the new chair of the Theatres Trust. Eyles, who is a managing partner and international board member of law firm Taylor Wessing, is also chair of the Jerwood …
Production news stories from January 29 to February 4. MUSICALS Michael Ball has been confirmed to lead the cast of a new production of Mack and Mabel, which will tour the UK following a run…
Former X Factor contestant Marcus Collins has pulled out of a touring production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. A statement from the show’s producers, Bill Kenwright …
A new global network of more than 90 arts organisations has been launched by the Roundhouse in order to champion work made by young people. Call to Create will present a season of work in…
Anna-Jane Casey is to star in a revival of Jerry’s Girls at the St James Theatre’s studio space in March. She will be joined by Ria Jones and Sarah-Louise Young in the production…
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time has extended its booking period at the Gielgud Theatre until October. The production was previously booking until May but will now run until…
Welsh National Opera, Theatr Bara Caws and Clwyd Theatr Cymru are among the winners of the 2015 Wales Theatre Awards, which also saw director Terry Hands pick up a special achievement award.…
Kinks musical Sunny Afternoon has extended its booking period until October. The show was previously booking until May 23 but will now run at the Harold Pinter Theatre until October 24. Dire…
Boris Johnson has defended the government's £141 million funding of the cultural regeneration of the Olympic Park, claiming that the investment in the east London site is "a very good ide…
The owner of Swansea's Palace Theatre has been granted additional time by its local council to complete urgent repairs needed to make the property safe. Swansea Palace Theatre Company was…
Birmingham Royal Ballet has unveiled refurbished rehearsal facilities " including the creation of an informal 100-seat performance space " following a £2.7 million transformation project.…
Architecture firm RHWL, which is responsible for building theatres such as Sheffield's Crucible and Sadler's Wells, has been acquired by global architectural practice Aedas. Keith Griffiths,…
Scotch and Soda will headline this year's London Wonderground, which runs on the South Bank for the fourth year this summer. A mix of circus, dance and original music, Australian act Scotch …
More students will be eligible for funding to attend drama school after the principal 
government funding stream for vocational training increased its maximum income threshold. In addi…