Number of TV shows directed by women in decline, report claims
The number of women directing television episodes in the UK is falling, despite multiple strategies intended to improve equality in the industry,
The number of women directing television episodes in the UK is falling, despite multiple strategies intended to improve equality in the industry,
Alex Edelman, Felicity Ward, Ahir Shah and Kieran Hodgson have been nominated for this year’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards. They have been nominated
Arts and cultural organisations in the UK should be preparing for the possibility of a ‘no-deal’ Brexit in which they could risk
Katy Griffiths and Deborah Sawyerr have been appointed deputy executive director of the Mercury Theatre in Colchester. Both are working parents and
Performers from Edinburgh shows The Basement Tapes, The Fishermen and Queens of Sheba have won the latest batch of The Stage Edinburgh
Out of Joint is partnering with campaign organisation Parents in Performing Arts to investigate the challenges facing parents working in touring theatre.
Broadway musical Waitress has announced that it will transfer to the West End next year. The musical, which has music by Sara
Edinburgh Fringe venue operator Assembly has been accused of racial profiling after an actor was refused entry to a show because staff
Tracy-Ann Oberman and Alasdair Harvey are joining the cast of Pack of Lies at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London. They join
A children’s theatre is being set up at the back of a bookshop in north London. Pickled Pepper Books has been operating
Sally Field and Bill Pullman will appear on the London stage together next year in a new production of All My Sons
Leading British theatre figures including Rufus Norris and Caryl Churchill have condemned the bombing of a cultural centre in Gaza by Israeli
Alfred Molina has been announced as patron of the Court Theatre Training Company, which has also appointed Tim Gill as its sole
The National Theatre has committed to giving every actor it auditions at least a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ response, as part of an
An after-hours musical theatre cabaret night is being launched in the West End. A line-up of performers including Sam Attwater, Victoria Hamilton-Barritt
The Color Purple is to be revived by Leicester’s Curve and the Birmingham Hippodrome, for a new production in 2019. The musical
A-level drama is in danger of disappearing from state schools in England, it has been warned, as the subject is revealed to
Trevor Nunn will direct a new production of Fiddler on the Roof for the Menier Chocolate Factory this Christmas. Nunn’s new staging
Motown the Musical has announced its closure in the West End, after a three-year run. The musical will close on April 20,
Kelli O’Hara, Bryan Cranston and Aidan Turner have been shortlisted for this year’s Joe Allen Best West End Debut award. The award
The shortlist for The Stage Debut Awards 2018, in association with Access Entertainment, has been announced, with nominees hailing from the West
Actors and campaigners have called for more support to help parents working at the Edinburgh Fringe find appropriate and affordable accommodation, amid
Maggie Smith, Richard Burton, Judi Dench and Glenda Jackson are to feature on a set of stamps released to celebrate the Old
Bryony Hannah and Paul Nicholls have been announced as the final cast members for Foxfinder, which opens in the West End next
Adrian Lester, Jason Manford and Meow Meow are to star in a semi-staged production of Guys and Dolls at the Royal Albert