Guidelines aim to improve online ticketing for disabled audiences
A new guide has been launched to ensure D/deaf and disabled audiences are better served when buying tickets online. Commissioned by the
A new guide has been launched to ensure D/deaf and disabled audiences are better served when buying tickets online. Commissioned by the
Arts Council England has postponed its multimillion-pound plan to grade the artistic quality of work using data. The programme, Quality Metrics, was
The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain has appointed Ellie Peers as its new general secretary. She takes over from Bernie Corbett, who
London-born dancer Yasmine Naghdi has been promoted to principal at the Royal Ballet. Naghdi, who joined the company in 2010 after training
The National Theatre’s production of Follies is to be broadcast live to cinemas later this year. The Stephen Sondheim musical, which stars
New theatre writing in the UK is “drying up” because of funding cuts, the president of the Writers' Guild of Great Britain
The West End will "unmoor" itself if it neglects the classics, Dominic Dromgoole has claimed. The former Shakespeare’s Globe artistic director was
Playwrights David Hare and Howard Brenton have criticised the cut made to Hampstead Theatre’s funding, claiming it is being victimised for its
Camden People’s Theatre is to host a festival exploring transgender, non-binary and gender-queer issues. Come As You Are will “interrogate and celebrate
Windsor Castle is to host an immersive Christmas production, with performances taking place in castle’s state apartments for the first time. Theatre
Chichester Festival Theatre has launched a scheme to support people at risk of being socially isolated to attend shows. The free CFT
Audiences watching Titus Andronicus at the Royal Shakespeare Company will have their heart rates monitored to discover whether live theatre evokes a
The Mayflower Theatre in Southampton has submitted plans to build a three-story extension connecting its front and back of house for the
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has changed its name to incorporate its growing digital remit. The department will now be
Leaders in the fields of arts and culture, education, science and research have joined together in a bid to secure the futures
London's 32 boroughs are to compete for a new London Borough of Culture title as part of a new initiative from the
London mayor Sadiq Khan has defended the proportion of arts funding that goes to the capital. Khan claimed it disappoints him when
Kara Tointon and Adrian Edmondson are to star in Twelfth Night at the Royal Shakespeare Company. Edmondson will play Malvolio with Tointon
The UK's last horse-drawn theatre troupe is under threat after losing Arts Council England funding. Sabotage Theatre tours plays to rural communities
A reinvention of The Marriage of Figaro that bases the opera around the life of reality TV star Kim Kardashian leads the
Sadler’s Wells has launched an app allowing audience members to order food and drink so they can avoid queues. The mobile ordering
A new organisation dedicated to championing unknown plays by culturally diverse writers has been launched. Beyond the Canon has been set up
Stewart Pringle has won the 2017 Papatango New Writing Prize for his play Trestle. In celebration of the award’s 10th anniversary, Papatango
The London Musical Theatre Orchestra will celebrate its second anniversary with a season that includes performances of Mack and Mabel and A
The number of diverse-led organisations funded by Arts Council England has almost doubled in its latest funding round, as the body commits