Arts Council of Wales receives 3.5% increase in funding
The Arts Council of Wales is to receive an extra 3.5% in funding in 2017/2018, the Welsh government’s draft budget has revealed.
The Arts Council of Wales is to receive an extra 3.5% in funding in 2017/2018, the Welsh government’s draft budget has revealed.
Sarah Hadland and Nigel Harman are to star in a new comedy as part of Birmingham Repertory Theatre’s spring season. The programme
Grounded is to return to the Gate Theatre as part of artistic director Christopher Haydon’s final season at the venue. The George
Paterson Joseph has claimed that the acting profession “has always been unfair” and has urged more action to be taken to improve
Jon Morgan has been named new director of the Theatres Trust. Morgan, who is currently director of the Federation of Scottish Theatre,
Actors Indira Varma and Joseph Millson have been named patrons of the Actors Centre in London. Their appointments come as the organisation,
The Tricycle Theatre is to create six community theatre companies as part of a new outreach project. Under the initiative, the north
Industry bodies BECTU and the Stage Management Association have joined designer Lez Brotherston in criticising a deterioration of design and technical posts
Theatre figures have condemned the “catastrophic” reduction of arts education in schools, claiming it is having serious impacts on the diversity of
Actor Cathy Tyson has stressed the importance of the arts to life in the UK, claiming Arts Council England should be as
Playwright Roy Williams has claimed that theatre should stop thinking that diversity is “a nuisance, a problem or a box to tick”.
London-based Theatre Delicatessen is to create a new young people’s arts programme, thanks to a £15,000 grant from Arts Council England. The
The number of students taking at least one arts subject at GCSE and AS Level has dropped in 2016, new figures from
Leicester’s only pub theatre is appealing for new management in order to secure its future. The 50-seat Upstairs at the Western opened
Juliet Stevenson has revealed that she almost gave up on her theatre career following a bout of stage fright. The actor also
The National Youth Ballet of Great Britain has appointed Mikah Smillie as its new artistic director, following the death of its founding
The complete book and lyrics of forthcoming David Bowie musical Lazarus is to be published. The show’s script and lyrics will be
Graduates working in the arts work an average of nearly £7,000 worth of unpaid hours before securing a full-time job, a new
Theatre marketing and PR agency Target Live has been acquired by global communications firm Havas Group. The France-based Havas Group has acquired
The Ambassadors Theatre will not reopen as the Sondheim Theatre until at least 2018 as Cameron Mackintosh focuses on refurbishing the Victoria
Ian McKellen has claimed the National Theatre will never fully represent the UK if most of its work continues to take place
Designer Lez Brotherston has criticised theatres for neglecting the importance of design and technical teams, claiming the “core backbone of producing theatre
Twenty-one UK venues and companies including the National Theatre, the Young Vic and the Royal Exchange are pledging free theatre tickets to
The creative industries are facing a "talent crisis" because the education system is failing to equip young people with skills needed in
Sheffield Theatres' Flowers for Mrs Harris and Show Boat have jointly won best musical production at this year’s UK Theatre Awards, in