Sustainable arts award shortlists Young Vic, Bush and Live Theatre
London’s Young Vic and Bush theatres, and Newcastle’s Live Theatre are among the venues listed for a new award which celebrates environmentally
London’s Young Vic and Bush theatres, and Newcastle’s Live Theatre are among the venues listed for a new award which celebrates environmentally
Broadway production Oslo will premiere in Europe at the National Theatre in London. The new play by JT Rogers will run at
American producer David Binder has been announced as guest artistic director of the London International Festival of Theatre 2018. Previous artistic director
London music and arts venue the Forge has closed down, with its founders citing "exceptionally tough times". The small venue in Camden,
The National Youth Theatre has announced its 2017 season, which includes a partnership with Frantic Assembly and a restaging of its first
Former actors have launched a free open auditions website that anyone can join without needing to create a profile or pay a
Culture minister Matt Hancock has launched a new project called Culture Is Digital, which will facilitate a conversation between government and the
Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag and Fagin's Twist from Avant Garde Dance Company have been announced as part of the British Council's Showcase programme
Bursaries totalling more than £20,000 have been awarded to six dance entrepreneurs to develop new projects, which include London's first company dedicated
Pantomime is often "extremely racist" and is a vehicle to make the dominant culture "feel better about themselves", according to leading British
Studio Wayne McGregor has pledged to give away 5,000 hours of rehearsal time for free at its new studios every year to
Good Chance Theatre, which set up a performance space in the Calais migrant camp, has opened a new theatre in Paris. A
Clarke Peters will direct his own musical Five Guys Named Moe at a new pop-up theatre in London. The Olivier award-winning production,
Plays Hamlet, starring Andrew Scott, is to transfer to the West End following its run at the Almeida Theatre in London. It
Plans have been approved for a major £31 million creative district in London, which will include a 450-seat theatre and 4,000 capacity
The National Rural Touring Forum has launched new awards to celebrate rural touring around the UK, with judges to include theatre writer Lyn
Culture minister Matt Hancock has denied that creative subjects are being squeezed out of the curriculum and has urged all schools to
British east Asian theatremakers have called on an "out-of-touch corner" of the industry to recognise them as Britons and not "east Asians
West End musical Aladdin has announced its first major cast change ahead of the show’s first anniversary at London’s Prince Edward Theatre.
New Arts Council England chair Nicholas Serota will use his first speech in the role to announce major new research into creative
The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded £1.4 million to repair and revitalise a community arts centre in east London. A campaign to
Trevor Nunn's production of Love in Idleness will transfer to the West End following a run at London's Menier Chocolate Factory. The
Actor Tamsin Greig has slammed Telegraph theatre critic Dominic Cavendish for using "unenlightened vocabulary" after he claimed her gender-swapped casting in Twelfth
Arts Council England has awarded £5 million in funding to develop a new dance hub in Birmingham. Over the next three years,
Producer Edward Snape has claimed that actors would be more attracted to performing in the regions if the Olivier Awards recognised shows