Theatre bucket collections raise more than £240,000 for charity in 2017
Theatres around the UK raised more than £240,000 from bucket collections for theatre charities in 2017. West End musical The Book of
Theatres around the UK raised more than £240,000 from bucket collections for theatre charities in 2017. West End musical The Book of
Gabrielle Brooks is no stranger to big musicals, having made her West End debut in Whistle Down the Wind aged seven. She
A new avant-garde theatre company in London is set to continue the work of US playwright and pioneer Richard Foreman. The Phenomenological
A former television studio in north west London has been lined up to become a temporary theatre. Property developer Quintain has applied
Fame " The Musical has announced a 30th anniversary UK tour. After opening at the Manchester Palace Theatre on July 26, Fame
Entertainment union BECTU is seeking a 4% pay increase for theatre workers in the UK. This would see hourly pay for the
This week, casting is announced for the UK tour of A Spoonful of Sherman – a musical celebrating the composers of Mary
A system to encourage gender parity in theatre and TV casting is being launched in the UK. Neropa is a new concept
Sutton Council is looking to resurrect the embattled Charles Cryer Studio Theatre as a commercial venture, in a move that lead to
The UK and Ireland tour of Take That musical The Band has extended into 2019. Tim Firth's musical was originally due to
April de Angelis and Richard Bean are among writers to feature in a new series of short plays at London's Theatre503 responding
Performers, creatives and venues are among those owed an estimated £2.6 million by producers of the collapsed tour of musical Heaven on
The managing director of Nottingham's Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall is retiring after nine years in the role. Robert Sanderson will
After beginning a career in accountancy, Gershwyn Eustache Jr took the leap to pursue acting full time in 2011 and hasn't looked
Stacy Makishi is a performance artist from Hawaii, who has been based in London since the 1990s. She tells Giverny Masso about
Ben Forster has had to pull out of the final week of Elf the Musical after breaking his ankle on stage. The
A new playwriting award has been launched to celebrate work for young audiences. The winning commission will be produced for a UK
Open auditions are being held for the role of young Tina Turner in a new West End musical about the music icon's
A new association has been formed to celebrate the legacy of theatre director Stephen Joseph. Dubbed the "great forgotten genius of British
Secondary school drama provision is in “crisis”, leading industry figures including playwright James Graham have warned. They have claimed that cuts to
James Barber, chief executive and director of Guildford's Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, has died. The venue confirmed his death on December 29 aged
Ballerina Darcey Bussell, director John Tiffany and producer Rosemary Squire are among those to be recognised in the New Year Honours list
The final production news round-up of the year includes the return of Chicago to the West End and a live Christmas broadcast
Rhys Ifans is to return to London's Old Vic Theatre to star in the world premiere of Mood Music. Joe Penhall's play,
Shakespeare setting off Siri and a guide dog in an audience responding to sound effects are among the hilarious bloopers revealed in