Injury forces Royal Academy of Dance chief to step down
Paula Hunt, artistic director of the Royal Academy of Dance, is stepping down due to ill health. Hunt took over the position
Paula Hunt, artistic director of the Royal Academy of Dance, is stepping down due to ill health. Hunt took over the position
Rosalie Craig and Hadley Fraser are to perform in a concert version of The Light Princess at London’s Cadogan Hall later this
Sadiq Khan has committed an extra £1 million of funding to the new London Borough of Culture initiative, aimed specifically at encouraging
Ruthie Henshall, Sarah Soetaert and Josefina Gabrielle are to join the cast of Chicago when it returns to the West End next
Digital arts platform the Space has been granted a £3 million cash injection to train cultural organisations in digital skills. The Space
Playwrights Gary McNair and James Fritz are among the first writers selected to create new plays as part of a $5 million
Romola Garai has been cast in the title role in Ella Hickson’s new play, The Writer. The play premieres at the Almeida
The Royal Court in London has introduced a young people’s membership scheme offering priority booking on day tickets. The membership programme is
Historian and broadcaster Mary Beard is to take over presenting BBC2’s Front Row when it returns for a second season as a
A major redevelopment of Warwick Arts Centre intended to turn it into the "creative centre for the region" has been awarded £4.2
Councils in Plymouth, Bolton, London’s Waltham Forest and north Wales have been celebrated for their commitment to championing the arts in their
Hall for Cornwall’s £20 million redevelopment has been given the go ahead after it secured the remaining funding required to complete it.
New plays by Mark Ravenhill, Debbie Tucker Green and Rory Mullarkey feature in the Royal Court Theatre’s new season. Artistic director Vicky
Playwrights Joe Murphy and Joe Robinson, who set up refugee theatre Good Chance, have been announced as the winners of this year’s
London’s Old Vic theatre has proposed a series of changes to its governance structure that would see Sally Greene lose her chief
Equity has formed a new branch in Sheffield, which has been created due to increasing demand from the union's members. The new
King Lear, starring Ian McKellen, has confirmed a transfer to the West End. The ensemble production of Shakespeare’s tragedy ran at Chichester
Cultural leaders have advocated for a special visa for performers and other creatives after Brexit, warning that Britain will be “cast
John Barrowman will return to the stage in London to appear in the next installment of Seth Rudetsky’s Broadway @ Leicester Square
Shakespeare’s Globe has appointed Margaret Casely-Hayford as its new chair. She replaces Michael Bichard, who leaves after three years as chair, having
Stella Duffy, Somalia Seaton and Matthew Dunster are among theatre figures taking part in what is being billed as the world’s first
A production exploring the impact of pornography on children that is based on interviews with 10,000 young people will premiere at Southwark
A season of black, Asian and minority ethnic-led theatre that was mooted to be coming to the West End this year will
The 1983 film Local Hero is to be turned into a musical by David Greig, with music by Mark Knopfler. Telling the
New writing company Paines Plough has drawn up a list of pledges it will adhere to in a bid to provide better