Olivier Awards 2018: Organisers apologise after 'disgraceful' omission of Peter Hall in memoriam
The Society of London Theatre has apologised for omitting Peter Hall from its in memoriam tribute at this year’s Olivier Awards. The
The Society of London Theatre has apologised for omitting Peter Hall from its in memoriam tribute at this year’s Olivier Awards. The
Widespread calls to end sexual harassment in theatre dominated this year’s Olivier Awards, at which many also hailed a new era of
Marianne Elliott has claimed the risks needed to get her production of Angels in America to the stage would not have been
The Royal Shakespeare Company has accused Daily Mail critic Quentin Letts of exhibiting a “blatantly racist attitude” in a recent review. The
ITV’s coverage of the Olivier Awards attracted a slimmed down audience of 600,000 this year, after hitting one million viewers in 2017.
Richard Alston has announced he is ending his tenure as artistic director of contemporary dance organisation the Place after more than 20
David Lan will be recognised for his outstanding contribution to theatre at this year’s Olivier Awards with special honours, it has been
Murray Head has withdrawn from the forthcoming West End production of Chess at the London Coliseum due to personal reasons. A statement
Theatre’s largest employers have pledged to increase the number of women in technical roles in a bid to improve the gender pay
An awards ceremony celebrating rural touring work is to return for second year, with three new categories. The Rural Touring Awards were
Children are being prevented from taking dance and drama exams because of government rules about school absence, the award body for dance
Green Day musical American Idiot will return for a UK tour next year in celebration of the show’s 10th anniversary. The tour
Casting has been announced for the London transfer of Fun Home, which opens at the Young Vic in June. Kaisa Hammarlund will
Theatres are being urged to be more rigorous in the vetting of chaperones looking after child performers, amid ongoing concerns about the
A London-based charity that uses performance to help young people who have left the care system has put forward proposals for new
American musical theatre legend Chita Rivera will perform at this year’s Olivier Awards in a special appearance marking the 60th anniversary of
Culture secretary Matt Hancock has issued a rallying cry to improve diversity across the creative industries at a government-led forum event billed
The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama has set up a playwriting workshop programme in which students will collaborate with experienced
Non-disclosure agreements intended to suppress complaints of sexual harassment at work should be banned, according to the UK's national equality organisation. The
Playwrights commissioned by independent theatre companies in the UK are set to see their pay rise by 2.9% from next month, as
Jobs in the creative industries are set to grow twice as fast as the UK average by 2024, new research has claimed.
Orlando Bloom will return to the West End stage later this year to star in the comic thriller Killer Joe. Bloom, who
Leeds theatre company Slung Low has announced it is establishing a community college, in a bid to make creative education available to
Arts organisations will need to focus more on older audiences over the next 10 years to cater for England’s ageing population, new
The arts should be offered on prescription by the NHS more as an alternative to more traditional methods of primary care, it