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Musicals Dolly Parton musical 9 to 5 has extended its run in the West End to 2020. It is now booking at
Arts Council of Northern Ireland chief executive Roisin McDonough has been awarded a £12,000 payout in an age discrimination case against the
Carlos Acosta has been awarded the 2018 Critics' Circle Award for services to the arts " only the third person from the
Meera Syal is to star in Noises Off at the Lyric Hammersmith. Syal will play Dotty Otley, and will be joined by
Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 the Musical has extended its run in the West End to 2020. It is now booking at
Jason Manford has opened up about his struggle with anxiety and depression, revealing that at his lowest ebb he felt he could
Wendi Peters, Matthew Kelly and Kimberley Walsh have joined the cast of Big the Musical, which opens at the Dominion Theatre later
Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire's Trafalgar Entertainment Group is opening new headquarters in Woking, as part of a move that will bring
Actors and agents claim the "extortionate" cost of train travel is pricing performers out of auditions, with castings at short notice and
Management of Newcastle City Hall is to transfer from the Newcastle Theatre Royal Trust to Academy Music Group, the organisation behind the
Two-time Olivier award-winning actor David Bedella has revealed he is prioritising work in television because theatre does not pay enough for him
Guildford School of Acting has axed its Theatre and Performance degree after a decade, leaving students facing an uncertain future. The social
Michael Ball is to reprise his role as Edna Turnblad in Hairspray, when the musical plays at the London Coliseum next year. It
Wendi Peters, Rachel John and Danielle Hope are to star in a stage adaptation of poetry about the first 100 years of
Ben Power has stepped down as deputy artistic director of the National Theatre, as he focuses more time on his own writing
Buskers performing outside some of London's best-known tourist attractions are to face tougher regulations, after complaints about them increased five-fold since 2014.
A programme aimed at bringing quality theatre to every nursery and primary school in Scotland is to continue following a successful three-year
Royal Court artistic director Vicky Featherstone has unveiled a year-long programme of work at the Royal Court, which includes a triple bill
Backstage workers on the West End production of Les Miserables are facing redundancy as a result of changes to the production being
RADA has been accused of neglecting potential students from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland because of its lack of audition opportunities in
A touring production of children's production Dear Zoo has been forced to cancel performances after a truck containing the show's set and
Musicals Alistair Brammer is to join the cast of Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in London's West End. He will take
Arts Council England has reiterated calls for Ofsted to only award a good or outstanding rating to schools that have a "strong
Andrew Lloyd Webber is overhauling the way money is awarded through his foundation, with three new strands aimed at supporting potential and
Cameron Mackintosh is planning alterations to the West End's Noel Coward theatre to improve audience experience, including the creation of a new
