1,910 stories by "Giverny Masso"
Journalist and critic Lyn Gardner's contract to write 150 theatre blogs for the Guardian has been cancelled. While Gardner will continue to
A performing arts college rated ‘outstanding’ is facing closure after plans to turn it into a stand-alone free school backfired. CAPA College
Plays David Hare's Racing Demon, starring David Haig, is to open the Theatre Royal Bath's summer season this year, the first under
Industry figures have warned they remain concerned about the impact of higher business rates on theatres, despite relief measures announced in the
Andrew Lloyd Webber's School of Rock is to hold open auditions to find its next cast of child performers. The West End
Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced measures to provide business rates relief to smaller companies who will be affected by a rise in
A gay actor has responded to vandals who wrote homophobic graffiti on a sign advertising his play by offering them free tickets
Casting has been announced for the world premiere of the stage adaptation of Emma Donoghue's bestselling novel Room. Witney White, whose credits
Touring theatre company Shakespeare in the Squares has announced Judi Dench as its new patron. The not-for-profit company has also announced a
Bush Theatre artistic director Madani Younis has claimed a play about radicalisation cancelled by the National Youth Theatre was "absolutely censored". Homegrown,
The London Assembly has urged mayor Sadiq Khan to focus on protecting grassroots arts venues in the capital as part of a
UK India Year of Culture has launched its programme, which includes a theatre festival in Edinburgh and performances at Shakespeare's Globe and
A leading children's arts organisation plans to give children as young as eight the chance to commission their own theatre shows for
Arts Council England is offering a £2.7 million contract to deliver its numerical grading system for artistic quality. This is the biggest
Plays Matt Berry, Simon Bird and Lily Cole are to star in a new London production of The Philanthropist. They will be
Cultural organisations in Oxford could be at risk if proposals to abolish Oxford City Council go ahead, arts leaders have warned. Industry
The New Vic Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent and Farnham Maltings are among the organisations sharing £1.4 million in Arts Council England funding
Newbury's Corn Exchange has announced major new development plans, which include a new learning centre aimed at widening participation in the arts.
Applications have opened for a new theatre leadership programme that will allow 10 black, Asian, minority ethnic and refugee artists to take
Nottingham Playhouse chief executive Stephanie Sirr has argued the importance of making theatres more environmentally sustainable, claiming doing nothing about it was
A course leader of one of the UK's leading scriptwriting programmes has started a petition to reinstate the creative writing A level,
Hull New Theatre is to reopen following a £16 million refurbishment with the Royal Ballet's first visit to the city in 30
Controversial plans to redevelop Fairfield Halls in south London have been approved despite objections from former staff and hundreds of residents.
After training as an actor, Nastazja Somers got tired of the lack of diverse roles for women. She tells Giverny Masso why she
Elton John's theatre company Rocket Stage has appointed Joseph Smith as producer. Smith joins from Greene Light Stage, formerly Old Vic Productions,
