Rich List 2017 reflects rising wealth of theatre's elite
Cameron Mackintosh’s wealth has increased by £30 million in the past year, making him the 111th richest person in the UK.
Cameron Mackintosh’s wealth has increased by £30 million in the past year, making him the 111th richest person in the UK.
The Actors Touring Company has appointed Alice Malin as its new associate director. The position allows an emerging director to be embedded
Drama courses will now be subject to revised criteria in order for their graduates to be eligible for Equity and Spotlight membership,
Latitude Festival has announced its full theatre programme for 2017, which includes work exploring race and gender politics. Built around the theme
A London council is seeking to become the first local authority in the UK to ban buskers who do not have a
West End musical Half a Sixpence is to close in September after a run of nine months. The musical originated at Chichester
Eilene Davidson trained as an actor before moving into producing. Based in both the UK and the US, she talks to Georgia
Hofesh Shechter Company is to relaunch its apprentice programme, recruiting a second cohort of young dancers. The programme, Shechter II, is a
Simon-Anthony Rhoden and Verity Rushworth are to join the West End cast of Kinky Boots, as it extends until March 2018. Rhoden
The Place has launched a drive to encourage more boys to take up dance. The initiative follows a survey undertaken by the
Nick Hornby’s Fever Pitch is to be staged as an opera, premiering later this year. The novel, which has already been dramatised
London musical The Braille Legacy has been criticised for its portrayal of blindness by a leading disability arts consultant. Michele Taylor is
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has confirmed a transfer to Broadway in spring 2018. In December, producers said they were in
Plans are under way to create a new home for the Manchester School of Theatre, featuring a 250-seat performance space. The school
Polly Stenham, Stephen Daldry and Sarah Frankcom are among the directors who have been announced for the National Theatre’s Queer Theatre event
Gary Trainor is to take over the lead role in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s School of Rock the Musical. Trainor has been playing
All political parties should commit to improving rights for self-employed creative workers, address the local funding crisis and protect the sector during
Read the nominations in full here Broadway musicals Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, and Hello, Dolly!, starring Bette Midler,
Best play A Doll's House, Part 2 by Lucas Hnath Indecent by Paula Vogel Oslo by JT Rogers Sweat by Lynn Nottage
National Theatre Wales has announced two major new projects, inspired by the Port Talbot steelworks and the birth of the National Health
Plans are afoot to resurrect Leicester’s Haymarket Theatre as a commercial receiving house after a decade of closure. It is hoped the
Birmingham Royal Ballet and Sadler’s Wells are joining forces for a major new development programme for classical choreographers. The scheme will support
A sports centre operator is Croydon council’s top pick to run the embattled Fairfield Halls arts complex in south London. BH Live,
Edward Hogg has waited 15 years to play Romeo. The role, a rite of passage for young actors, passed him by when
Hadley Fraser, Ross Noble and Lesley Joseph are to star in the forthcoming West End musical Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein. Fraser will