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More than 170 babies were brought to the West End's first parent and baby performance at the Vaudeville Theatre, with producer Nica
Working-class people today are no more disadvantaged when it comes to accessing jobs in the arts than they were almost 40 years
English Touring Opera has restructured its leadership team, with James Conway becoming artistic director and Jane-Eve Straughton taking the new role of
Actor Jake Quickenden was forced to miss a recent performance of the musical Hair after suffering a panic attack. The performer revealed
West Side Story at the Royal Exchange in Manchester will return to the venue next year, following what the theatre is describing
The Royal Opera House has lost an appeal against a viola player who was awarded damages in 2018 for hearing loss he
A partnership between Fiery Angel and Chichester Festival Theatre to tour children's theatre throughout the UK has won the support of Arts
A deaf actor has become the first at the Royal Shakespeare Company to understudy a hearing role using British Sign Language. Charlotte
Outgoing Donmar Warehouse artistic director Josie Rourke has claimed female theatremakers who experiment with form and reinterpret works are being overlooked in
Daniel Kramer is to step down as artistic director of English National Opera after three years. He took up the post in
Hundreds of high-profile actors face crippling retrospective tax bills and risk "losing their homes", says union Equity, after performer Robert Glenister lost
Earlier this month, English National Opera announced a raft of measures to boost accessibility, including earlier start times. It said this was
New research claims to have identified the location of Shakespeare's London home. Theatre historian Geoffrey Marsh, who is also director of the
Cate Blanchett is urging action to support performing arts professionals with caring responsibilities, following publication of a report that highlights the "systemic
Katharine McPhee is to leave the West End cast of Waitress on June 15. She has been with the production since it
Smart caption glasses developed and trialled at the National Theatre for hearing-impaired audiences are being rolled out across the UK, with Leeds
Sheffield Theatres has come under fire for treating blind and visually impaired audiences as "charity cases", after it emerged that audio describers
A boutique agency established by Stuart Piper that signed artists including Danielle Hope and Wayne Sleep has closed after just three months.
Broadway star Christie Prades is to take the role of Gloria Estefan in On Your Feet!, the upcoming musical based on the
English National Opera is to introduce earlier performances, reduce its lowest priced tickets and hold its first ever relaxed performance as part
A crowdfunding campaign has been set up to fund tickets allowing young women to see the West End production of Emilia. To
A bursary set up in memory of director Bob Carlton is to fund an assistant director post at Birmingham Repertory Theatre, with
New Donmar Warehouse artistic director Michael Longhurst has set out his intention to make the venue more accessible with a shake-up of
This week, Mamma Mia! celebrates its 20th anniversary in the West End. The show has paved the way for a number of
National Theatre bosses Rufus Norris and Lisa Burger have reaffirmed their commitment to achieving gender equality among writers on its stages, following
