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Blake Harrison, best known for playing Neil Sutherland in The Inbetweeners, is joining the cast of Waitress in the West End. The
A website has come under fire for charging performers up to £50 to have their shows reviewed at this year's Edinburgh Fringe.
A play about the life of Andrea Dunbar has been criticised by the playwright's two remaining children, who claim the production focuses
Zoë Wanamaker and Zrinka Cvitešić are to star in the world premiere of a new play by Nancy Harris at the Bridge Theatre in London. Two
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre's former managing and artistic director David Conville has been commemorated with a sculpture in the grounds of
Former Girls Aloud singer Kimberley Walsh has said she understands "sceptical views" on star casting in the West End, as she prepares
Jeremy Corbyn has accused prime minister Theresa May of being in "outright denial" about cuts to the arts in state schools. The
Students from Guildford School of Acting have occupied management offices in protest at the axing of courses and vowed to remain until
Immersive theatre is to come under increased scrutiny from union Equity, over concerns that performers are being "exposed to many forms of
A full-scale production will be staged at Curve in Leicester by an emerging director, as the venue becomes the host venue for
As Rachel O'Riordan announces her first season as artistic director of the Lyric Hammersmith, Matthew Hemley talks to her about her ambition
HMRC and Equity are locked in a bitter dispute over the tax status of actors, with the union warning that the government
Shows participating in the inaugural West End Flea Market raised more than £26,000 for theatrical charity Acting for Others. The event was
Last week, playwright Morgan Lloyd Malcolm urged the industry to stop seeing the writer as god, and claimed the hierarchy of creating
A two-day event to showcase deaf and disabled actors to casting directors and theatre bosses is being held in London. The Park
A 200-seat theatre in Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts' new Peckham base has been named after Cameron Mackintosh, who has donated £1
Theatremakers who have been "ghettoised in terms of scale and budget" are being offered the chance to move up to the next
T'Shan Williams has been announced as the replacement for Seyi Omooba in the forthcoming production of The Color Purple. Omooba left the
Emma Rice's production of Wise Children is to be broadcast to cinemas around the UK. The play was filmed at the York
Musical Six is to embark on a UK tour, opening at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford this October. The production is
The Rose Theatre in Kingston has warned that it faces a "profound risk" of closure following the planned withdrawal of funding from
Leon Rubin has stepped down as director of East 15 Acting School, with Chris Main replacing him. Rubin held the role for
Michael Grandage has partnered with deaf-led company Deafinitely to award £4,500 in bursaries, as part of a range of initiatives aimed at
Equity president Maureen Beattie has revealed how she was bullied while working with a major theatre company, as she urged more conversation
Robert Icke has announced he is stepping down as associate director of the Almeida Theatre, as he reveals his final production in
