London must support itself to free up funding for regions, say arts campaigners
Campaigners are calling on London funding bodies to invest more in the capital's cultural institutions so that Arts Council England can better
Campaigners are calling on London funding bodies to invest more in the capital's cultural institutions so that Arts Council England can better
A dance college owner has been convicted of fraud, after taking more than £12,000 in fees for qualifications he was not authorised
A new £1 million fund to boost arts education in primary schools has been launched by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation. The Teacher
Performer Rosalie Craig and musical theatre writing duo George Stiles and Anthony Drewe have been appointed associate artists at the Watermill Theatre
Cheek By Jowl has announced a new production of Pericles that will tour Europe in 2018. Artistic directors Declan Donnellan and Nick
Arlene Phillips is to direct world premiere of a new musical inspired by performers who died at the age of 27. The
A former actor who moved into film production with his company Dusthouse, which creates trailers for theatre and circus productions, the director
Imogen Stubbs and Natalie Casey have been cast in Frantic Assembly’s Things I Know to Be True, which has its UK premiere
A scheme aimed at sharing work by rural performers and a platform set up to measure the impact of community arts are
Rufus Hound is to star as Toad in the forthcoming Wind in the Willows musical. Fra Fee, Thomas Howes, Neil McDermott and
Greenwich Theatre has unveiled plans for a £2 million makeover that will see the London venue build a new studio theatre. The
Jon Robyns, Ray Quinn and Cassie Compton are to star in a new touring production of The Wedding Singer. The musical is
Musicals Broadway musical Hamilton has confirmed it will open in the West End in 2017. It will run at the Victoria Palace
Arts Council England should introduce a new funding strand dedicated to grassroots work as part of a shift to recognise the value
The Railway Children is to close in January 2017 after a run of two years at the King’s Cross Theatre. It comes
A new theatre company with a focus on nurturing female playwrights has been launched. Created by director Caitlin McLeod, the Coterie will
Southampton’s Nuffield is taking part in a major new education programme over the next three years. The Start programme is aimed at
English National Ballet is to perform at Royal Festival Hall for the first time in almost a decade. The company will perform
Simon Lipkin is to join the West End cast of Guys and Dolls later this month. Lipkin takes on the role of
Maxine Peake has revealed that she still suffers anxiety about being typecast because of her northern background. The actor, whose stage and
Directors Indhu Rubasingham and Max Stafford-Clark have warned that extra demands placed on theatre bosses are threatening creativity and putting the future
Producer Paul Taylor-Mills has claimed he was forced to wind up his production company after being financially crippled by a duty to
Theatres Trust director Mhora Samuel has announced she is to step down from the role after a decade. Samuel leaves the trust
Salisbury Playhouse is launching a playwriting prize to nurture new talent in the South West. The Theatre Fest West Writers Prize will
Nathan Lane and James McArdle have joined the cast of Angels in America at the National Theatre. They join the previously announced