Manchester's Contact to launch venue focused on health impacts of theatre
Contact Theatre in Manchester has been given £600,000 grant to develop a new venue dedicated to investigating theatre's impact on health and
Contact Theatre in Manchester has been given £600,000 grant to develop a new venue dedicated to investigating theatre's impact on health and
Contemporary dance company Rambert is to stage its first full-length narrative work in more than 30 years. Choreographer Kim Brandstrup, who has
Liz Dawn, best known for playing Vera Duckworth in Coronation Street for 34 years, has died at the age of 77. Her
Kwame Kwei-Armah has said he is “beyond humbled, if not a little scared” to be accepting the artistic directorship of the Young
Claire Sweeney is to take over from Caroline Flack in the touring production of Crazy for You. She will play the part
Kwame Kwei-Armah is set to be announced as the new artistic director of the Young Vic, The Stage understands. The Young Vic
The National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Society of London Theatre and Stage Directors UK are among the organisations backing the
Peter Bazalgette has argued that the UK is “failing to harness" the creative talents it should be developing by being too focused
Cressida Pollock, the English National Opera chief executive appointed to turn around the finances of the troubled company, is to step down
Playwrights including Kwame Kwei-Armah and Tanika Gupta have claimed that British theatre is “monocultural” and has a “problematic” approach to internationalism…
Uptake of arts subjects at GCSE level has hit the lowest point in a decade, according to a new study. The findings
London drama school the Musical Theatre Academy has launched an initiative allowing prospective students to self-tape their auditions, in a bid to
Gavin Spokes and Stephanie Street are to star in James Graham’s new play, Quiz, about the conviction of Charles Ingram. Spokes will
A showcase initiative that was set up to increase minority ethnic and gender representation on the British stage and screen will take
BBC Front Row presenter Giles Coren has defended his recent comments that sparked a row over his suitability to present the
Sheridan Smith will star in her own television special on ITV later this year. The performer will headline her own one-off show,
Two acting students have received funding from BAFTA to help with the cost of their training, as part of the academy’s annual
Michael Earley, principal and chief executive of Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance, has announced his retirement. He will be replaced
A student from the Central School of Ballet in London has won all three top awards at the Genee International Ballet Competition,
The Mail on Sunday's theatre critic Georgina Brown is to step down after 21 years in the post. She will leave the
The historic Golders Green Hippodrome, once home to the BBC Concert Orchestra, has been bought by an Islamic charity that will turn
Nigel Havers, Denis Lawson and Stephen Tompkinson have been cast in a new tour of Yasmina Reza’s comedy, Art. The play, translated
Former cast members of Queen musical We Will Rock You will return to perform the band’s most famous songs in a one-off
Arts organisations and practitioners in the North East are eligible to apply for grants from a new fund set up to support
Noma Dumezweni, Cush Jumbo and Russell Tovey will perform some of history’s most significant speeches on film, as part of an ongoing