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Charlotte Bence is to replace Emmanuel de Lange as Equity's low pay/no pay organiser. Bence is a former student scheme coordinator
Natasha Barnes is to play Charlotte Bronte in the world premiere of musical Wasted. The musical, written by Christopher Ash and Carl
Marianne Elliott has admitted she has considered giving up being a director, because she does not "find it easy". Elliott, speaking on
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has launched a steering group that aims to strengthen the arts and culture sectors in the area.
New Equity president Maureen Beattie has used one of her first public addresses to call on actors to "wake up and make
Theatres and music venues in England have secured much-needed protection from the threat of licensing restrictions and closure because of noise complaints
A member of Lyric Hammersmith’s youth theatre will be funded to complete a 10-month foundation course at Arts Educational Schools under a
A weekly support group for queer performers, producers, critics and backstage staff has been created for this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The
Andrew Lloyd Webber has rebranded the venue division of his organisation as LW Theatres. The name change, from Really Useful Theatres, is
Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire’s Trafalgar Entertainment Group has made one of its most significant purchases since forming in 2017, with the
Katori Hall's Our Lady of Kibeho will receive its UK premiere at the Royal and Derngate in Northampton. The production will be
Wendi Peters is to star in a UK tour of the musical Salad Days. The musical will tour from September, opening at
Alexandra Burke is to join the cast of Chicago in the West End. She will play Roxie Hart in the production, at
Theatre benefitted from £77 million of tax relief in 2017//18, up from £44 million the year before " a 75% increase. Official
Theatre by the Lake is to transfer its entire season of summer shows to the York Theatre Royal for the first time,
Playwright James Graham has revealed that an early draft of his new Brexit drama has been stolen and leaked online. The writer
Theatre companies Paines Plough and Fiery Angel have teamed up to create a fund aimed at enabling emerging writers to create work
A theatre is to be built within the Natural History Museum in London for the first time, with a 357-seat venue that
An auction of 600 items from opera productions including The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni is being held after the company
Almost a third of performing arts students in higher education responding to a new survey said they had experienced sexual harassment. The
Labour MP Tom Watson has written to Theresa May urging her to give the new culture secretary a seat on the cabinet's
Writers creating work for the Royal Court, the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company are to see their minimum fees boosted
Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance is being reimagined as a danced-through musical. Pirates! will be directed and choreographed by Daryl
Janet Archer is stepping down as chief executive of Creative Scotland after five years. She joined the funding organisation in July 2013
Theatre company HighTide has announced plans for further expansion, with a festival of work to be staged in Lowestoft from 2021. The
