Arts Council of Wales steps into Welsh theatre row
National Theatre Wales has been set a series of challenges by its primary funder, which it must focus on in order to
National Theatre Wales has been set a series of challenges by its primary funder, which it must focus on in order to
Full casting has been announced for the forthcoming UK tour of David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross. The cast includes Nigel Harman and
National Theatre Wales is under fresh scrutiny after more than 200 Welsh actors have claimed it is neglecting the country’s creative talent.
Winsome Pinnock has won this year’s Alfred Fagon Award for her play Rockets and Blue Lights. The annual award, for the best
Broadway musical Violet, written by Fun Home composer Jeanine Tesori, is to have its UK premiere at the Charing Cross Theatre next
Ian McKellen has announced plans to raise money for 80 theatres across the UK as part of an ambitious nine-month solo tour
Talawa Theatre Company’s artistic director has argued “grey areas” must be acknowledged in the debate around identity, following claims that a placement
The cost of building Manchester’s Factory arts centre has risen by nearly £20 million, almost doubling the council’s funding contribution, it has
Warnings have been issued over the under-representation of people from lower-income backgrounds in the music industry, after it was revealed that children
Health secretary Matt Hancock has declared that prescribing arts and culture should become an “indispensable tool” in tackling loneliness, mental health and
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie has extended its run in the West End until September 2019. The musical, which celebrates its first anniversary
An Arts Council England-funded programme for minority ethnic arts leaders has found itself at the centre of a controversy after it was
Kevin Shaw, artistic director and chief executive of the Oldham Coliseum, has announced he is stepping down after 17 years. Shaw will
LGBT+ cabaret venue the Royal Vauxhall Tavern has signed a 20-year lease, securing the future of the endangered entertainment club. The south
More than half of those responding to a YouGov survey have backed giving GPs the power to offer arts on prescription as
London dance organisation the Place has appointed Eddie Nixon as its new artistic director. He takes over from Richard Alston, who leaves
Royal Ballet principal Francesca Hayward has joined the cast of the forthcoming film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats. It is understood
Laura Wade’s Home, I’m Darling has announced it will transfer to the West End next year. The play, which premiered at Theatr
South East Dance has established a fund in memory of its former artistic director and chief executive Jamie Watton, who died earlier
The UK Theatre Awards will revamp its judging process for 2019 to include input from its member venues. UK Theatre’s annual awards
Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire’s Trafalgar Entertainment Group has made two major appointments as it looks to expand in the UK and
More than 100 MPs have written to the culture secretary demanding he step in to protect the Black Cultural Archives in south
A cast of more than 100 actors will appear in a new interactive survival experience set to run in a secret location
The decline of arts subjects in schools is not only impacting the creative industries, but is also having a damaging effect on
Kwame Kwei-Armah is to collaborate with Idris Elba on a new multi-genre production inspired by South Africa for next year’s Manchester International