Contactless payment device created for street performers
Street performers could soon benefit from being able to accept contactless payments, thanks to new technology developed in London. The device, Tiptap,
Street performers could soon benefit from being able to accept contactless payments, thanks to new technology developed in London. The device, Tiptap,
Actors including Amanda Abbington, Ricky Gervais, Frances Barber and Mark Gatiss have lent their support to a new campaign demanding more and
A play exploring life in London and Gaza is to be performed simultaneously in each location, using live streaming and projection to
Wigan’s Royal Court, which has not been in use as a theatre for more than 40 years, is being brought back to
The University of the Arts London has announced major expansion plans under which a "total performance school" will be created in west
Labour MP Tracy Brabin has warned that parents are at risk of being forced out of the theatre industry because of a
Simon Stephens’ Sea Wall, starring Andrew Scott, is to be revived for a limited run next month. The monologue was first produced
Martin Kemp will take over from Cuba Gooding Jnr as Billy Flynn in the West End production of Chicago, it has been
The New Diorama Theatre will reduce the number of companies it programmes each year from 30 to seven, in a bid to
Lenny Henry has been cast in August Wilson’s King Hedley II, which is being revived at Theatre Royal Stratford East next year.
A campaign is being launched to tackle rogue theatre bosses who break employment law. The campaign aims to push for legislation changes
TV and film giants Netflix and Amazon are being called upon to fund performing arts bursaries for young people from low-income backgrounds,
Stage managers could be given dedicated training on dealing with workplace harassment and bullying in efforts to better support the well-being of
Elizabeth McGovern and Amanda Abbington will star in a 10th anniversary production of God of Carnage, staged at Theatre Royal Bath later
The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama has stopped giving first-year students their academic marks as part of a pilot scheme
Theatre company Selladoor Worldwide has announced a partnership with Turkish music promoter PIU Entertainment, which will see it diversify its output and
Michael Grandage has become the latest high-profile figure to condemn proposed regulations that threaten the future of stage lighting, calling for the
Martin Sutherland will lead the team that delivers Coventry’s year as UK City of Culture in 2021. The appointment means Sutherland will
Romola Garai, Shirley Henderson and Siobhan Finneran are among actors taking part in a BBC project marking 100 years of suffrage, in
Women’s theatre company Clean Break is restructuring its leadership in a bid to align its artistic and education programmes more closely. The
Act for Change has issued an urgent appeal for public support, revealing it has had to put work on hold until more
More than 100 leading figures from across British theatre have criticised Lyn Gardner’s axeing from the Guardian, claiming the decision will have
A group of 27 NHS organisations in the North West have committed to offer arts on prescription, as part of a widening
Plans for a controversial Mamma Mia! spin-off show that drew complaints from local residents in Waterloo have been scrapped. Mamma Mia! The
Exeter Northcott Theatre has announced that Daniel Buckroyd will take over as artistic and executive director later this year. Buckroyd is currently