Work will suffer if immigration is restricted " creative industry report
Nearly three quarters of creative companies believe that restricting immigration will damage their capacity to do business, new research has revealed. According
Nearly three quarters of creative companies believe that restricting immigration will damage their capacity to do business, new research has revealed. According
Journalist and theatre critic Lyn Gardner has joined Drama Centre London's MA Dramatic Writing course as a new master. Gardner, who recently
Theatre Royal Bath has announced two international UK premieres for its autumn season in the Ustinov Studio. Christmas Eve, a new work
Michael J Shannon and Hayley Squires will join Sienna Miller and Jack O'Connell in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in the
Plays Lizzy Watts is to star in the National Theatre's touring production of Hedda Gabler. She takes over the role from Ruth
Playwright Simon Stephens has said commercial theatre in the UK is the most vibrant it has ever been. Speaking at a platform
The Royal Opera House, Opera North and London's Lyric Hammersmith have launched a new workshop week for black, Asian and minority ethnic
London's Young Vic Theatre is calling for D/deaf and disabled directors to apply for its 2018 Genesis Future Directors Award. The emerging
Casting has been announced for the UK tour of Hairspray the Musical, which will include musical theatre actor Brenda Edwards and comedian
A new scholarship for dancers has been launched in association with Ukrainian ballet dancer Sergei Polunin. The winner of the Sergei Polunin
The world premiere of Bat Out of Hell " The Musical has extended its season at London's Coliseum by two weeks. Jim
London's National Theatre is holding open auditions for the role of Young Stella in its production of Follies, which stars Imelda Staunton
Actor Anthony Head has said performers should not use their status to talk about politics, claiming it is "not an actor's place".
London-based theatre organisations including the Barbican and the Old Vic have launched a network dedicated to improving support for artists and promoting
Equity members have voted against officially acknowledging that smoking on stage is unhealthy for performers and audiences. A motion at the union's
New variety artists are falling victim to "nasty practices" from unregulated agents, Equity members have said. The union will work to identify
Performers in the theme park and attraction sector face "alarming" working conditions that must be "fiercely condemned and stamped out immediately", Equity
Members of Equity have condemned regional theatres for holding auditions and rehearsals in London. A spokeswoman said that doing so discriminates against
Musical 42nd Street has won this year's West End charity bake off. The event, which raised more than £5,000 for charity, was
Equity will lobby for an even gender split on the boards of arts organisations that employ its members. The union for performers
A new careers awareness campaign will be launched to champion non-performing roles within the entertainment industry. The campaign will be run by
The Creative Industries Federation has withdrawn from an event with the Labour Party because it was unable devote enough time to Q&A.
Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks is running a free workshop that will be live-streamed online. Suzan-Lori Parks " Watch Me Work will
Andrew Lloyd Webber has launched a new programme to develop the next generation of musicals. Lloyd Webber and Paul Taylor-Mills, artistic director
Plays Game of Thrones actor Natalie Dormer is to star alongside David Oakes in the West End premiere of Venus in Fur,