Hopes for Derby Hippodrome fade without 'realistic' offers
Derby Hippodrome could continue to be derelict for several years, the site’s manager has warned, quashing hopes for the building's return to
Derby Hippodrome could continue to be derelict for several years, the site’s manager has warned, quashing hopes for the building's return to
Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag is to return to Soho Theatre later this year. The one-woman show was recently adapted for television and ran
Musicals Imelda Staunton and Janie Dee are to star in a revival of Follies at the National Theatre, it has been confirmed.
A new 1,100-seat theatre could be built in Bognor Regis as part of a major £80 million regeneration of the town’s seafront.
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts has secured planning permission for its new multimillion-pound home in south London. The drama school, currently based
A student production of Tim Rice and Elton John’s Aida has been cancelled amid a row over racial diversity. Music Theatre Bristol,
Doncaster arts venue Cast has announced the appointment of its first associate artists, in a bid to work more closely with local
Disney musical Aladdin is to launch a new education programme that runs alongside the West End show. The programme is made up
Sharon D Clarke and Alexia Khadime have been cast in Sleeping Beauty at Hackney Empire. They will be joined in the venue’s
Live Theatre in Newcastle has appointed Lindsay Rodden as the second writer-in-residence in a partnership hoping to foster collaboration between culture and higher
The 19-year-old is returning to Yorke Dance Project, where she began her career two years ago. The first person to be appointed
Policymakers in the UK and China are being called upon to exploit possibilities for cultural collaboration, as part of a report claiming “crucial
Children at 12 schools in and around Bath are to swap their classrooms for a theatre as part of a creative learning
Simon McBurney’s production of Beware of Pity is to receive its UK premiere at the Barbican next year. The production is performed
Rufus Sewell, Tim Key and Paul Ritter are to star in Art at the Old Vic. They feature in a new production
The Magic Circle is celebrating 25 years since it began allowing women to be members. The secretive membership organisation, which was founded
Kwame Kwei-Armah is to write and direct and new musical based on the life of Bob Marley. Premiering at Birmingham Repertory Theatre,
Ann Emery, who originated the role of Grandma in Billy Elliot the Musical, has died at the age of 86. Emery is
Yes Minister star Derek Fowlds has claimed there is a “pecking order” for roles among older actors, and that casting is dominated
Plays Imelda Staunton and Conleth Hill are to star in a new production of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in
Sadler’s Wells has appointed Nigel Higgins as its new chair. He succeeds David Bell, who retires next year after 11 years. Higgins
Rafe Spall is to join the cast of Hedda Gabler at the National Theatre, which stars the previously announced Ruth Wilson. Spall
A former education secretary has unveiled an alternative programme to challenge the government’s English Baccalaureate, which would include a compulsory creative subject.
Kwame Kwei-Armah has lamented the “sinful” lack of black artistic directors in British theatre. He said he was disappointed to see the UK
Training accreditation body Drama UK is to close, following a year in which several high-profile member schools quit the organisation. A letter