NPO 2017: Red Ladder to rejoin Arts Council portfolio
Theatre company Red Ladder has been readmitted to Arts Council England’s national portfolio after being dropped in the last round. Red Ladder,
Theatre company Red Ladder has been readmitted to Arts Council England’s national portfolio after being dropped in the last round. Red Ladder,
Emma Rice is to form a new theatre company when she steps down as artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe next year. The
An independent report has warned that the offstage theatre sector is characterised by low pay, poor professionalism and a shortage of skilled
Battersea Power Station has announced it will invest £6.8 million in a cultural programme as part of its renovation, which includes a
Mary Stuart, starring Juliet Stevenson and Lia Williams, will transfer to the West End next year. The new version of Friedrich Schiller’s
Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire have revealed plans to make Trafalgar Studios into the “home of live streaming in London” by creating
Kristin Scott Thomas, Meera Syal and Steffan Rhodri are among actors starring in a new series of short films about Brexit. A
A site-specific version of Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution will run in London later this year. It is the first major
A bid to save Scarborough’s Futurist Theatre from demolition has failed after a High Court judge ruled the council’s decision to tear
Julie Walters has been given a damehood in the Queen’s birthday honours list, in which arts figures including Patricia Hodge, Sarah Lancashire
Anne-Marie Duff and Kenneth Cranham are to star in the first West End show from Marianne Elliott’s new theatre company. Duff and
The Gate Theatre in west London will open its doors to local community members affected by the Grenfell Tower fire this weekend.
John Heffernan is to star in new play Saint George and the Dragon at the National Theatre. Heffernan will take the lead
Improving theatre in education and forging more robust links between secondary schools and higher education will be key to diversifying drama school
Suranne Jones and Lesley Sharp have become the first ambassadors of new writing award the Bruntwood Prize. The performers, who star in
Battersea Arts Centre is to hold a fundraising show in order to support those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire. Seventeen people
Actor Andrew Scott and director Robert Icke have claimed that theatre must attract the Netflix generation and tap into box-set culture if
Debra Stephenson has been cast in the forthcoming Dusty Springfield musical Son of a Preacher Man. She joins the previously announced Diana
The Old Vic is planning to overhaul its exterior for the first time in 35 years by introducing neon signs and LED
Nadia Fall has been appointed artistic director of Theatre Royal Stratford East. The appointment marks the first time the theatre, which is
Industry names including Theatreland restaurant Joe Allen and See Tickets are among the newly announced sponsors of The Stage Debut Awards. The
The Teletubbies will be seen on stage for the first time ever this year, in a world premiere adaptation of the children’s
Matt Hancock has been reappointed as culture minister, following the general election. It follows the confirmation that Karen Bradley will remain in
A new membership body representing drama schools has launched as a partial replacement to the now-defunct Drama UK. The Federation of Drama
Yael Farber is to make her Donmar Warehouse directing debut with a version of David Harrower’s Knives in Hens. It forms part