Rising ticket fraud cost audiences £1.6m in 2017
Entertainment ticket fraud has cost would-be audiences £1.6 million in the six months to October last year, according to new police figures.
Entertainment ticket fraud has cost would-be audiences £1.6 million in the six months to October last year, according to new police figures.
London’s Vault Festival has announced a new venue for 2018 that will be dedicated to immersive shows. This year’s event will also
The West End’s Wyndham’s Theatre is to undergo a renovation of its plaster ceiling to protect it for the future. A planning
Theatre consultancy Charcoalblue has launched a comprehensive theatre design service promising to take a venue from conception through to completion, inspired by
Gershwin musical An American in Paris is to be broadcast in cinemas worldwide later this year, following its closure in the West
The Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury is to be run by an independent charitable trust, after the city council agreed to handover the
London venue the Roundhouse has formed a creative partnership with arts organisations in Gloucester to boost access to the arts for young
Emma Rice was “the best thing” to happen to Shakespeare’s Globe, despite the controversy surrounding her tenure, incoming artistic director Michelle Terry
Paapa Essiedu, Julia McKenzie and John Hurt are among the finalists for the 2018 BBC Audio Drama Awards. Essiedu and Hurt, who
Vicky Featherstone has been named the most influential person in British theatre, taking the number one spot in The Stage 100. The
Venue operator Sweet, which runs spaces at the Edinburgh and Brighton fringes, is to open a second permanent space in Brighton and
Francesca Moody has been appointed executive producer at theatre company Curious Directive. Moody will take up the newly created post in February,
Full casting has been announced for the Almeida Theatre’s production of Summer and Smoke. The Tennessee Williams play will star the previously
Computer software that enables touts to exploit the secondary ticketing market by bulk-buying theatre seats will be banned under new government legislation.
Really Useful Theatres is opening up its biggest West End venues on Sunday nights to accommodate what it sees as a growing
The National Theatre’s security has come under scrutiny after intruders broke into the building at night and scaled the inside of the
Theatres that do not report their gender pay gap under new government rules could face unlimited fines. Just one arts organisation that
Hall for Cornwall has been awarded more than £2.5 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund to conserve the building's heritage features. The
The Mercury Theatre in Colchester has announced plans to build a temporary venue that will host productions while its current building is
Theatre Royal Stratford East’s pantomime will be live-streamed to nearby hospices and a hospital next week. Rapunzel will be broadcast live from
Kate Marlais has been announced as the Cameron Mackintosh resident composer for 2018. Marlais will be placed at the Lyric Hammersmith for
Theatres creating potentially controversial work can now receive training on how to handle sensitive subjects, as part of a new scheme from
A major £14 million redevelopment of West Yorkshire Playhouse has been given the green light by Leeds City Council. The revamp will
Chicago is to return to the West End next year following a five-year absence. The Kander and Ebb musical will run at
Alan Ayckbourn’s two-part play The Divide has been merged into one for its run at the Old Vic, with producers claiming additional