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A pantomime company has come under fire for holding an X Factor-style audition for professional dancers, described as "cut-throat" and "humiliating" for
Danny Dyer and Jo Brand are to star in musical Nativity when it runs at the Eventim Apollo in London this December.
Zizi Strallen and Charlie Stemp have been cast in a revival of musical Mary Poppins. The production will run at the Prince
Andrew Lloyd Webber is planning a musical based on the fairytale Cinderella. The composer revealed he is collaborating with Tom MacRae, who
Dolly Parton musical 9 to 5 is to run in the West End, starring Louise Redknapp, Amber Davies and Brian Conley. The
Newly discovered documents about Shakespeare’s father have thrown light on the playwright’s early life and how his political views were formed. In
Seats from Theatre Royal Drury Lane are being offered free to "a good home" when the venue undergoes a refurbishment next year.
A performer in musical 42nd Street has made West End history by becoming the first to take a role on a job-share
Denise Van Outen has been forced to postpone her appearance in the current West End production of Chicago after suffering an injured
Writing in The Stage, Mark Shenton has questioned whether the UK can cope with the number of US musical theatre shows headed
A rep company of 27 actors that reflects the nation "in terms of gender, ethnicity, regionality and disability" is being formed by
Efforts to tackle sexual harassment in the entertainment industry are to be ramped up, after Equity won major support for a campaign
Proposed tax reforms that threatened to hit low-income theatre workers with a fivefold increase to their national insurance payments have been scrapped.
As Kinky Boots celebrates its third birthday in the West End, Matthew Hemley meets the shows leads who are part of the
Sherman Theatre's Rachel O'Riordan has been named new artistic director of the Lyric Hammersmith. She replaces Sean Holmes, who leaves in October.
The Theatre Royal Plymouth has been listed in recognition of its importance as an example of post-war repertory theatre. It has been
National Theatre associate director Simon Godwin is leaving to become artistic director of US-based the Shakespeare Theatre Company. He will succeed Michael
Performing arts college CPA Studios has officially gone into liquidation, citing financial challenges that made it unable to compete with its rivals
Labour has vowed to put creativity back at the "heart of the school curriculum" when it is next in government, claiming it
Leading playwrights and arts figures including Dominic Cooke and Erica Whyman have rallied around Kiln artistic director Indhu Rubasingham, who has come
Madani Younis is stepping down as artistic director of the Bush Theatre to become creative director of the Southbank Centre He will
Shakespeare's Globe is launching a podcast that will take listeners behind the scenes and into rehearsal rooms. Hosted by artistic director Michelle
Ghost Stories is to return for a run at the Lyric Hammersmith as part of artistic director Sean Holmes' last season, which
Andrew Lloyd Webber is ploughing more than £60,000 into supporting paid work placements for designers and lighting technicians in leading UK theatres
A plaque honouring Alan Jay Lerner has been unveiled at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, with Andrew Lloyd Webber paying tribute to
