Laura Linney to make London stage debut at Bridge Theatre
Laura Linney is to make her London stage debut at the Bridge Theatre in an adaptation of My Name is Lucy Barton.
Laura Linney is to make her London stage debut at the Bridge Theatre in an adaptation of My Name is Lucy Barton.
Arts Council England has renamed its grant-giving programmes for the next four-year funding period. The 2018-22 funding period begins in April with
Kate Fleetwood, Charles Edwards, Jenny Galloway and Jonathan Slinger have been cast in Absolute Hell at the National Theatre. Rodney Ackland’s play
The musical which launched the careers of Britney Spears and Natalie Portman will have its UK premiere in London in March. All-female
Bob Carlton, who created Return to the Forbidden Planet, has died. The writer and director created the jukebox rock and roll musical,
London’s Old Vic has renewed a partnership with the Royal Bank of Canada, its main financial supporter. The not-for-profit theatre receives no
More than 130,000 young people will lose the option to study the arts at GCSE if the government pushes forward with plans
John Barton, who co-founded the Royal Shakespeare Company with Peter Hall, has died aged 89. Together, Barton and Hall, who died last
The Donmar Warehouse's all-female Shakespeare trilogy is to be shown on the BBC later this year. The trilogy, comprising Julius Caesar, Henry
Kevin Spacey is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police over a third allegation of sexual assault. A third man has come forward
Sheffield Theatres has announced ambitions to expand its international work through tours and transfers in Asia and Australia. The theatre is hoping
Gary Owen’s Killology, Edinburgh fringe hit How to Win Against History and Uncle Vanya at Theatr Clwyd have been nominated for the
Benedict Cumberbatch has been appointed president of LAMDA, succeeding Timothy West, who is stepping down after 37 years. Cumberbatch trained at the
The National Theatre has appointed Alastair Coomer as its new head of casting. Coomer will replace Wendy Spon, who leaves the National
Hamilton has announced it is to hold open auditions for roles in its London cast. The hip-hop musical is seeking male and
Action plans put in place by theatres to improve diversity are failing to deliver change, Arts Council England’s latest analysis has claimed.
A row over the governance of the Royal Albert Hall will be referred to tribunal it has been confirmed, after the venue
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie has extended its run in the West End by six months. The debut musical by The Feeling front
Cuba Gooding Jr will make his UK stage debut as Billy Flynn in Chicago when the musical returns to the West End
London mayor Sadiq Khan has warned that up to 27,000 jobs in the creative industries could be lost if the UK does
Vanessa Redgrave has been cast in The Inheritance at the Young Vic. The play, by Matthew Lopez, is directed by Stephen Daldry
Shadow culture secretary Tom Watson has set out a series of demands for the government's new arts team, calling for ministers to
Justin Audibert has been appointed artistic director of the Unicorn Theatre in London. He will take over the leadership of the children’s
Hackney Empire has announced a restructure of its senior management team to align its business and artistic operations more closely. The east
Jimmy Nail has withdrawn from the UK premiere of Sting musical The Last Ship, in which he was due to star. Last