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Theatres around the UK will need more than £550 million over the next five years to carry out upgrades to their buildings,
Andrew Lloyd Webber has unveiled a wall of fame outside the London Palladium, as a "permanent legacy" to the artists that have
Choreographer Stephen Mear has been named first president of performing arts school Bird College. In the role, Mear will advocate for the
Stuart Piper has left Intertalent, the agency he co-founded as Cole Kitchenn 13 years ago. Piper said he had made the “difficult
An organisation that helps young people from low-income backgrounds gain places at leading drama schools is to expand its offering to the
Matthew Bourne's New Adventures, Ambassador Theatre Group and Sadler's Wells are among the first arts organisations to take part in a new
David Jubb is to step down as artistic director and chief executive of Battersea Arts Centre in April 2019, after 20 years.
Charlie Stemp and Danielle Hope are to join the cast of Snow White at the London Palladium. The pantomime will run at
Olivier award-winning performer Lorna Want is to star in a new one-woman musical about an out-of-work actress. Girl in a Crisis is
Musical Eugenius! has cancelled a planned West End transfer, it has been confirmed. The show, written by Ben Adams and Chris Wilkins,
A delicatessen that has been at the heart of the West End for more than 50 years and counts actors such as
Cultural organisations in Bath and North East Somerset have been dealt a further blow, after the local council revealed plans to close
Sonia Friedman has said she prefers to consider herself an independent producer rather than a commercial one, claiming to have had an
Choreographer Richard Alston has announced he will close his dance company in 2020 after more than 25 years. The Richard Alston Dance
The Almeida Theatre's production of The Twilight Zone is to transfer to the West End. Directed by Richard Jones and adapted for
The future of the Theatre Royal Margate is in jeopardy, after a planned takeover by London’s Soho Theatre collapsed. The Theatre Royal
Director Richard Eyre is to receive this year's Gielgud Award for Excellence in the Dramatic Arts. The prize will be presented at
Fringe company Theatre N16 is facing an uncertain future after being made homeless for the third time in three years. The theatre
Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen is to play in London at the Noel Coward Theatre. It will open in the autumn next
Andrew Lloyd Webber has backed a Theatres Trust initiative aimed at protecting UK theatres, as the organisation launches a renewed fundraising drive
Eugenius! The Musical is to transfer to the Ambassadors Theatre, where it will fill a slot that was initially taken by play
Tom Hiddleston, Kristin Scott Thomas and Kit Harington are to appear as part of a gala performance to mark Harold Pinter's 88thbirthday.
Ambassador Theatre Group has boosted its senior management team by appointing Katy Arnander to the new role of content development director. Arnander,
Rufus Norris will direct the world premiere of an adaptation of Andrea Levy’s novel Small Island as part of the National Theatre’s
Arts organisations are to be linked with schools around the UK as part of a £5 million scheme aimed at giving young
