BAFTAs " the dos and don'ts This Sunday, the BAFTAs take place at the Royal Opera House. So ahead of one of the acting industry's biggest nights, here's a polite dos and don'ts list for̷…
Beatles show Let It Be is to return to the West End for an 11-week run. The show originally ran in the West End in September 2012 at the Prince of Wales, before moving to…
Performers left owed money for a touring musical about Glenn Miller have begun legal proceedings against the show's producer. Union Equity said it was supporting six members who appeared in …
Director Richard Eyre has criticised the length of preview periods on West End shows, claiming they are becoming "completely ridiculous". The director, whose production of The Pajama Game op…
Bradley Walsh and Kayvan Novak are to lead the cast of a new six-part comedy for BBC1 set on a fictional Spanish island. Woody follows an undercover reporter, played by Novak, who is forced …
Martin Clunes will star in an ITV adaptation of Julian Barnes' book Arthur and George. The actor, whose credits include Doc Martin, will play Arthur Conan Doyle in the three-part drama. It h…
Andrew Lloyd Webber has been honoured for his contribution to "musical life" with an honorary doctorate from the Royal College of Music. The composer, whose credits include The Phantom of th…
John Ford's 'Tis Pity She's a Whore will open the second season of the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in October, with a new production of The Changeling also included in the programme. The season …
The National Theatre is to draw on the relationships it has formed with cinemas through its NT Live initiative to become the UK distributor of the film version of its 2011 London Road produc…
Claudia Winkleman will replace Bruce Forsyth as the co-presenter of Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday nights. Forsyth announced last month he would be stepping down after 10 years in t…
The National Theatre is to rename its temporary performance space after a licence to use its previous name – the Shed – expired. As reported by the Stage last month, the 225-seat…
Cameron Mackintosh has become the first Briton from showbusiness to make it on to the Sunday Times' Super Rich List. The list details 108 billionaires living in Britain and Ireland, and show…
Strictly Come Dancing's Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace will bring their show Dance 'Til Dawn to the Aldwych Theatre for a limited run from October. It will open on October 23, and run unti…
Former EastEnders actor Gary Lucy is to lead the cast of the touring production of The Full Monty. Lucy, whose other credits include Footballers' Wives, will be joined by Andrew Dunn, Louise…
Cilla Black will receive a special award at this year's BAFTAs, in recognition of her "outstanding contribution to television" over more than 50 years. The prize will be given to Black at th…
Last week I wrote how a critic referred to actor Rosie Cavaliero as fat in a review of her new drama, ITV's Prey. Clearly I hit a nerve, as the response to the column has been…
Producer Sonia Friedman has claimed Broadway has more "energy and adrenaline" than the West End when it comes to opening new shows. Speaking in an exclusive interview with The Stage, Friedma…
David Hunter, a finalist in ITV's Superstar series, is to lead the cast of the West End musical Once from May 12. Hunter, who joined the production to understudy the role of Guy in July̷…
Just 14% of all UK television's drama episodes are directed by women, with some of the most popular series " including Vera and Luther " having never employed female directors. The findings …
Actors from the UK and Ireland, including Paul Chahidi, Sarah Greene, Sophie Okonedo, Chris O’Dowd and Rebecca Hall, have all won prizes at the Theatre World Awards. The awards reco…
Nicholas Hytner will offer advice on directing a play and Abi Morgan will give an insight into screenwriting as part of a new series to be launched by Sky Arts. The South Bank Show Mastercla…
Professional arts organisations looking to host a fellowship are invited to apply for grants of £10,000 from the BBC's Performing Arts Fund. Previously, the PAF " funded through money rai…
Take a look at the photo above and tell me what’s wrong with it. Nothing? Good, that’s what I thought too. But, according to critic Philip Hensher, Rosie Cavaliero is fat. Review…
A crowdfunding campaign for the West End transfer of The Pajama Game has reached its £200,000 target. Producers Gavin Kalin and John Brant said that £40,000 of the amount was raised wi…
English National Opera artistic director Paul Berry has revealed he took inspiration from the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre to launch a major partnership with commercial…