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Lea Salonga has won Olivier and Tony Awards, worked with Disney and is a judge on The Voice. The globally adored performer
A new photo library featuring people of colour in technical theatre roles has been launched, in a bid to improve the diversity
Paul Taylor-Mills is to helm a new 200-seat theatre at the Battersea Power Station, which has ambitions to transfer a show to
The Inheritance has added to its awards haul, winning the theatre prize at this year's South Bank Sky Arts Awards. At the
Writers at the heart of an authorship row over a flagship Manchester International Festival play have received more than £14,000 in donations
Roy Alexander Weise and Bryony Shanahan have been appointed joint artistic directors of the Royal Exchange in Manchester. They succeed Sarah Frankcom,
An orchestra that spent 18 months working to make itself more inclusive " resulting in the launch of the first disabled-led ensemble
A new agency representing comedic talent is being co-formed by DLT Entertainment, the company that owns the Shaftesbury Theatre in London. Called
MPs from across the political parties are joining together to create an all-party parliamentary group for theatre. It is founded by former
Scenes in Donmar Warehouse plays that audiences could find distressing are being highlighted on the venue's website, under a new scheme to
Tyger Drew-Honey is to star in a touring production of Laura Wade's Posh. The show begins a five-week tour opening at Oxford
Producers of a Manchester International Festival production that has become embroiled in an authorship row have defended their show, claiming there has
A flagship Manchester International Festival production billed as being co-created by Kwame Kwei-Armah and Idris Elba has become embroiled in controversy, after
Leeds College of Music has become the latest performing arts school to scrap audition fees, as it announces plans for two new
Noel Sullivan is to join the cast of School of Rock in the West End. He will play the role of Dewey
The Southbank Centre has apologised for a "clumsy" tweet it sent out that received widespread criticism for undermining an understudy in The
Rebecca Caine is to star in the UK premiere of Preludes, a musical by Dave Malloy about composer Rachmaninoff. Caine, who was
Derby Theatre and Bradford's Theatre in the Mill have been selected to pilot a £3 million scheme that aims to developing local
Laura Wade's The Watsons is to transfer to the Menier Chocolate Factory in London. The play, adapted from the unfinished novel by
Latin pop icon Gloria Estefan tells Matthew Hemley about having a musical, On Your Feet!, written about her life and her close
Currently playing Gloria Estefan, in the musical about her life On Your Feet!, Christie Prades, tells Matthew Hemley about her close relationship
The "murky world" of London theatre has come under scrutiny in the House of Lords, with peers raising concerns about accessibility and
Selladoor Worldwide has announced further plans to bolster its rapid expansion with the launch of a multi-space theatre in south-east London as
Girl from the North Country is returning to the West End, with a cast including Katie Brayben, Anna-Jane Casey, Gemma Sutton and
North London arts venue Jacksons Lane is to undergo a £5.1 million redevelopment, under plans to make it the "UK's leading venue"
