English National Opera is branching out into musical theatre, as the organisation looks to secure its financial future. The subsidised company has announced a long-term partnership with comm…
A musical adaptation of the comedy film The Infidel has become the latest show to be given the go-ahead thanks to a successful crowdfunding campaign. The Infidel " The Musical, written by co…
Emerging writer Dominic Mitchell has beaten established talent Chris Chibnall, Dennis Kelly and Sally Wainwright to win the drama writer prize at this year's BAFTA TV Craft Awards. Mitchell,…
X Factor musical I Can’t Sing! is to close on May 10, just two months after it opened at the London Palladium. The musical, by Harry Hill and Steve Brown, began previews at the West…
New musical Therese Raquin is to transfer to the Park Theatre. The show, based on Emile Zola's book, is written by Craig Adams and Nona Sheppard. It is currently playing at the Finborough Th…
Richard E Grant is to appear in new musical Water Babies as a 3D hologram. The actor will appear "as live" and interact with the cast in his role as Kraken " Lord of the…
Choreographer and director Gillian Lynne has claimed that performers today are less disciplined than when she began her career and has blamed digital technology for the perceived lapse. Spea…
BBC3 controller Zai Bennett is to leave the corporation to lead Sky Atlantic, a month after the announcement that the BBC channel is to become an internet-only operation. BBC bosses decided …
Following the Oliviers debut on ITV last year, which pulled in 1.3 million viewers on average, organisers of the awards would no doubt have been hoping to see a boost to the number of people…
Annie Baker's The Flick, a four-character play set in a suburban cinema as it prepares to undergo the transition from film to digital projection, has received the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Dra…
An average of 800,000 people tuned into watch highlights of the Olivier Awards on ITV, down from 1.3 million last year. Highlights of the ceremony were broadcast at 10.15pm on ITV, shortly a…
Beleaguered Coronation Street musical Street of Dreams is set for a possible resurrection, with producers being sought to stage a new version of the show. A restaging of the musical could se…
Caroline O'Connor, Damian Humbley and Summer Strallen will star in The Life of the Party, a celebration of the songs of Andrew Lippa, which opens at the Menier Chocolate Factory next month. …
The BBC has appointed Kim Shillinglaw, currently head of science and natural history commissioning at the Corporation, as the new controller of BBC2 and BBC4. She replaces Janice Hadlow, who…
Julie Walters is to receive a fellowship at this year's BAFTA TV Awards. The fellowship, awarded in recognition of "an outstanding ad exceptional contribution to film, television or games", …
When Strictly Come Dancing returns to our screens this autumn, it will be without the familiar face of Bruce Forsyth, who has announced he is stepping down from the show after 10 years. I've…
BBC Radio 4 comedy Nurse is being turned into a BBC2 television series starring Paul Whitehouse. The series is written by Whitehouse and Esther Coles. It is based on the radio show that Whit…
Actors, backstage staff and suppliers are fighting to recoup thousands of pounds they claim they are owed by production company Speckulation Entertainment. The company, headed by Neil Eckers…
Acclaimed choreographer and director Gillian Lynne has launched a fitness DVD at the age of 88, aimed at dancers and older women. It is believed the release of Longevity Through Exercise, wh…
Actor Samuel West, chair of lobbying group National Campaign for the Arts, has urged culture secretary Sajid Javid to avoid calling on the sector to "prove" its financial value as he begins …
Sajid Javid, a former Treasury minister, is to replace Maria Miller as culture secretary. Javid has been MP for Bromsgrove since 2010 and was financial secretary to the Treasury prior to bei…
Maria Miller has resigned as culture secretary following controversy over her expenses. In a letter to prime minister David Cameron today, Miller said that the “present situation has b…
Ambassador Theatre Group has promoted its New York-based chief executive officer, David Lazar, to the newly created role of executive director. Lazar currently has responsibility for the com…
Hollywood actor Mickey Rooney has died aged 93. The actor, who was just six years old when he landed his first film role, died on Sunday at his home in Hollywood. At the age of…
Maxine Peake will compete against Olivia Colman, Helena Bonham Carter and Kerrie Hayes for the best actress prize at this year's BAFTA TV Awards. Peake is up for BBC1's The Village, with Col…