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Northern Broadsides has named Laurie Sansom as its new artistic director and chief executive. He replaces Conrad Nelson, who was appointed to the
Michelle Fairley and Irfan Shamji are the winners of this year's Clarence Derwent awards. The awards, from union Equity, honour best supporting
Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group has purchased The Works Entertainment, the company behind shows such as The Illusionists. The company said the
A role in a forthcoming stage version of CBeebies' Twirlywoos is to be job shared between two performers with young children, marking
Theatre designer Vicki Mortimer has joined the board of the National Theatre, as part of a number of new appointments. She joins
Hope Theatre artistic director Matthew Parker has announced his intention to step down this year. Parker, who has run the north London
Three London drama schools are offering aspiring performers the chance to audition for all of them on one day, for a flat
Les Miserables designer John Napier has lamented plans to replace the current West End staging with a touring version, labelling the newer
After more than three decades in the West End, John Napier's staging of Les Miserables is set to be replaced by the
A stage production based on George A Romero's Night of the Living Dead is to run in a new immersive space in
A new initiative that seeks to bridge the gap between relaxed performances in the West End has launched, offering young people with
West End shows will come together to sell props, photos and posters as part of a new event to raise money for
Clive Owen and Lia Williams are to star in Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana in the West End. The play,
Producer Peter Wilson has pulled out of a planned takeover of the Arts Theatre in London, blaming "inadequate" proposals for the venue's
Casting director David Grindrod, choreographer Arlene Phillips and producer Danielle Tarento are among the names lined up to appear as part of
West End theatres will dim the lights tonight at 7pm as a mark of respect for producer Duncan C Weldon. Weldon’s death
Performers Charlie Stemp and Jodie Jacobs will talk about their mental health struggles as part of a new initiative that aims to
A new flexible performance venue from the team behind the King's Cross Theatre is to open in west London this summer, based
Sadler's Wells is to premiere a new dance production set to the music of Sting and choreographed by Kate Prince. Message in
Musical Daddy Long Legs and a stage adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's The Butterfly Lion will form part of the Barn Theatre's 2019
English National Opera has launched what it describes as a "key step forward" in making the industry more representative, with plans to
George Perrin and James Grieve are stepping down as joint artistic directors of new writing theatre company Paines Plough after nine years.
A "game-changing" study will follow hundreds of children over the first 25 years of their lives, to monitor how their involvement with
Mischief Theatre, the company behind The Play That Goes Wrong, is to take over the West End’s Vaudeville Theatre for a year-long
Miriam-Teak Lee is to star in a new musical about Juliet from Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, that will feature pop songs
