The works of writing team George Stiles and Anthony Drewe are to be celebrated in a revue show at the St James Theatre. Anything Can Happen! will take place on July 25 and feature numbers…
Steve Furst, Mark Hadfield and Sophie-Louise Dann are to join the cast of Made in Dagenham at the West End's Adelphi Theatre. The shows begins previewing from October 9, opening on November …
The West End production of Billy Elliot will be broadcast live to cinemas around the world in September. Starring Ruthie Henshall, the show will be screened in cinemas on September 28. Direc…
I'm late to the party I know, but I finally caught up with Happy Valley this week, watching pretty much all of the six episodes over two days. I'm not normally one for binge viewing,…
Tim Driesen is to play Frankie Valli in the UK tour of Jersey Boys. Driesen is currently playing the role in the Dutch production and has previously appeared as Frankie in the West End. His&…
Circuses have welcomed a decision not to implement a ban on using wild animals in their shows, claiming the move would have cost them their livelihoods. A ban on wild animals in travelling c…
Culture minister Ed Vaizey has criticised arts organisations that do not feel they can raise money through philanthropy, labeling it "pathetic" that some companies feel their location restri…
State schools should only be awarded an 'excellent' rating from inspection body Ofsted if they have a strong performance arts offering, Arts Council England chairman Peter Bazalgette has sai…
A production company that will focus on developing and commissioning new musicals has been launched. Called The Stable, the company will commission and produce 10 shows over the next six yea…
Dominic Hill’s production of Crime and Punishment was the big winner at the Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland, held at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow today.Picking up four awards…
Culture secretary Sajid Javid has used his first major speech on the arts to call for more philanthropy in the sector and has said he will work with companies to become "active fundraisers" …
Casting has been announced for the West End transfer of The Scottsboro Boys, with US performer " Brandon Victor Dixon " joining the production as Haywood Patterson. Dixon " who played the ro…
Arts organisations outside of London will receive an even greater share of money from Arts Council England in its next round of national portfolio funding, with more than half of the money a…
Be prepared to be out of work more than you are in it. This, perhaps, should be the advice every budding actor is given right from the start. The industry, we know, is brutal. There…
West End stars Louise Dearman and Gareth Gates are pursuing legal action against a producer who still owes them thousands of pounds for a show that took place six months ago. Dearman and Gat…
Paul Miller, the Orange Tree Theatre's first new artistic director in more than 40 years, has signalled his intention to open the venue up to more writers and directors, as well as younger a…
Lloyd Daniels, a finalist in the 2009 series of The X Factor, will make his musical theatre debut in a tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber an…
Tamara Harvey, Russell Bolam and Blanche McIntyre are to direct plays from writers including Anya Reiss as part of a season of work at the St James Theatre being staged by emerging producers…
A US arena tour of Jesus Christ Superstar – billed as the biggest ever tour of the show in America – has been cancelled just days before its scheduled opening, with star Ben Fors…
Cameron Mackintosh's plans to buy the Ambassadors Theatre and turn it into a 450-seat studio space could still be scuppered by Camden Council, according to the venue's current owner Stephen …
Aled Jones is to make his West End debut starring alongside Tom Chambers in Irving Berlin's White Christmas at the Dominion Theatre. The production features a 30-strong cast that also includ…
I have seen two productions in the last week that have been marred somewhat by rude audience members. The first was Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be at the Theatre Royal Stratford East " where…
Niamh Perry is to play Sophie in Mamma Mia! when it runs in Blackpool this summer. The performer, who was a finalist on the BBC series I'd Do Anything, previously played the role in the̷…
ITV has appointed Yonderland commissioner Saskia Schuster as commissioning editor for comedy, as the broadcaster continues its push into the genre. Schuster will report to Elaine Bedell, ITV…
Cameron Mackintosh has said producers should not create work unless they have enough money to pay performers if the production is forced to close. Mackintosh, who also said young producers s…