Journalist Paul Mason to star in self-penned play
Economics journalist Paul Mason is to star in a play, which he has also written, at the Young Vic. The promenade production,
Economics journalist Paul Mason is to star in a play, which he has also written, at the Young Vic. The promenade production,
Disney has announced plans to fund students from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds to study musical theatre at the Royal Academy
Chancellor Philip Hammond has scrapped plans to increase national insurance levels for the self-employed, following an intense backlash. In last week’s budget,
The actor Robert Lindsay and the heads of several major drama schools are among more than 100 arts figures who have written
The cast of a play about welfare cuts and the housing crisis will march with campaigners in London ahead of the production’s
Vault Festival sold 11,000 more tickets in 2017 than it did the previous year, making it the event’s most successful year to
Mat Fraser will play Richard III in a new production of the play at Hull Truck Theatre. The production is running as
BECTU and the Writers' Guild of Great Britain are to boycott the broadcast diversity initiative Project Diamond, accusing it of not being
Welsh theatre company Hijinx has launched a casting agency for learning-disabled actors, in an attempt to give them more exposure in the
Actor Rafe Spall has described the theatre industry as a “closed shop”, claiming this makes it harder to break in to than
Touts misusing online software to bulk-buy and then resell tickets face unlimited fines under new government plans to outlaw the use of
Hannah Murray has dropped out of the upcoming all-female production of Posh, due to personal reasons. Murray, known to audiences for Polly
The nominations for this year’s Olivier Awards were announced earlier this week. Here, Georgia Snow speaks to some of the nominees. Ruth Wilson, nominated
Norfolk and Norwich Festival artistic director William Galinsky is to step down following this year's event. Galinsky has been at the helm
Jersey Boys has announced it is to tour the UK and Ireland again, beginning in December. The musical, which closes in the
Sky Arts has been announced as the first headline sponsor for National Theatre Live in the UK. The partnership will launch with
A family musical created specifically for deaf audiences is to tour the UK later this year. Oliver in the Overworld features fully
The world premiere of a new work directed by Thomas Ostermeier and a musical drama created by Jane Horrocks feature on John
The Royal Shakespeare Company is to expand its work for deaf audiences, unveiling plans to programme more British Sign Language performances and
The entertainment unions have criticised a tax increase for freelancers, announced in the budget, with BECTU describing it as a “slap in
A major new training programme for future theatre leaders from minority ethnic backgrounds is being launched, part of which will create associate
Greenwich Theatre is to premiere a new play about comedian Frankie Howerd. In the centenary year of Howerd’s birth, the London venue
Lesley Garrett has been appointed as the first ever patron of Cast theatre in Doncaster. The Doncaster-born opera singer has also lent
Fears have been raised over the impact surging business rates could have on London's fringe theatres, with venues warning they will be
Nominations for the 2017 National Stage Management Awards have opened. The annual awards recognise outstanding individuals and teams working in stage management.