Interviews: Hatty Ashdown: comedian
Writer, actor and comedian Hatty Ashdown's debut sitcom, Give Out Girls, takes inspiration from her years of doing promotional work between acting jobs. Currently showing on Comedy Centra…
Writer, actor and comedian Hatty Ashdown's debut sitcom, Give Out Girls, takes inspiration from her years of doing promotional work between acting jobs. Currently showing on Comedy Centra…
Former Wicked star Willemijn Verkaik is to join the cast of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, which begins its run at London's Playhouse Theatre in December. Verkaik, who was forced…
Arts Council of Wales has warned financial cuts to the arts organisations it funds are unavoidable, following a £950,000 reduction in its funding levels for 2015/16. The cut was outlined …
A theatre company is being launched in Southend-on-Sea that hopes to rejuvenate the production of professional theatre in the area. Southend Rep Theatre Company has been founded by actor Rya…
James McAvoy will return to Trafalgar Transformed in the final production of the second season, The Ruling Class. McAvoy starred as Macbeth in Lloyd's first Trafalgar Transformed season in 2…
Keira Knightley is set to make her Broadway debut next year in Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Therese Raquin. Knightley, known for her roles in films such as Pride and Prejudice,…
Battersea Arts Centre has revealed plans for the final stage of its redevelopment that includes a theatre space in a lift and an outdoor performance space. Work on the south London venue beg…
Nottingham Playhouse has been given a £230,000 loan by Nottingham City Council towards improving energy efficiency at the building. The loan will save the theatre thousands of pounds in i…
St George's Hall in Bradford has secured the first stage of 
a £1.3 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, as part of its plans for a £4 million regeneration project. The …
Arcola Theatre, London: When Richard Brinsley Sheridan first staged The Rivals in 1775 it wasn't an immediate success, and Selina Cadell's new production at the Arcola takes some t…
Camden People's Theatre has appointed Amber Massie-Blomfield as its new executive director. Massie-Blomfield, previously head of communications at the Albany, will replace Fergus Evans in th…
Wales Millennium Centre has been recognised as the UK's most welcoming theatre in the UK Theatre Awards. The ceremony also saw Duncan Macmillan and Robert Icke win best director for Headlong…
Ten years ago, Louise Blackwell founded Fuel with fellow producer Kate McGrath. As part of the company's 10th birthday season, they are producing Phenomenal People, a live performance and on…
Harry Melling shot to fame playing Dudley Dursley in the Harry Potter film franchise. However, he has since carved out an impressive stage career, which includes taking his self-penned one-m…
The Royal Opera House will introduce encore screenings as part of its live cinema programme. All of the 11 shows that will be realyed to cinemas in the 2014/15 season will have repeat screen…
Jennifer Haley's The Nether, which ran at the Royal Court in co-production with Headlong earlier this year, will transfer to the West End in January. Headlong's artistic director, Jeremy Her…
An arts and heritage festival is being launched in Deptford, south London, to celebrate the cultural and social history of the area. The Deptford Heritage Festival, unveiled this week with t…
Darlington Civic Theatre is to undergo a major renovation after receiving a £5 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The 900-seat theatre, which has twice bid unsuccessfully for H…
Campaigners have applied for the Coronet in Elephant and Castle, south-east London, to become a listed building in the latest efforts to secure the venue's future. The Theatres Trust has app…
The opening of a £45 million arts centre in Bangor has been delayed for a second time, resulting in the complete cancellation of the venue's planned opening production, Chwalfa. Pontio, w…
Hattie Morahan will star in Dominic Dromgoole’s forthcoming production of The Changeling at Shakespeare’s Globe next year. Morahan will take the role of Beatrice-Joanna in Thomas…
Robert Bathurst, Jamie Glover, Jemma Redgrave and Laura Rogers will join the previously announced Edward Fox and Patricia Routledge in Chichester Festival Theatre's production of An Ideal Hu…
Theatre Ad Infinitum are among companies that will stage productions at the 2015 London International Mime Festival, which includes performances at venues including the Barbican, the Southba…
Harun Morrison was working as a producer for Battersea Arts Centre when, along with colleague Laura McDermott, he applied to artistic direct Fierce Festival in Birmingham. They have been run…
Banbury's Grand Theatre is to be redeveloped into retail premises and accommodation, despite strong objection from campaigners and the Theatres Trust. The Grand Theatre, which has stood vaca…