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Sean Foley will direct the UK premiere of Broadway musical Something Rotten!, as part of his first season as artistic director of
As Sean Foley announces his first season as artistic director of the Birmingham Rep, he tells Matthew Hemley about his vision for
Drama Centre London is set to close, as plans are revealed to end all of its acting provision at its current home
Actors are putting pressure on Boris Johnson to substantially increase funding for the arts to 0.5% of GDP, in a letter that
Tyrone Huntley and Clare Halse have joined the cast of Hello, Dolly! at the Adelphi Theatre. They will appear alongside Imelda Staunton,
Robert Icke is to direct George Orwell's Animal Farm that will tour the UK. The production, which has not yet announced a
Costumes worn by Victorian actor Ellen Terry will be displayed for the first time at her former home in Kent. The costumes
RADA students have alleged a culture of "oppression" at the prestigious drama school, claiming they are exposed to safeguarding issues because senior
Costumiers Angels is to leave the West End after 180 years, blaming increases to rents and business rates. While its shop on
Martin McDonagh's play The Pillowman is to have its first run in the West End, in a production starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson and
Scottish actors have criticised a perceived decline in employment opportunities at the National Theatre of Scotland, which is facing pressure to reveal
School of Rock " The Musical is to tour the UK in 2021, opening at the Birmingham Alexandra Theatre. It will open
Richard Griffiths and Patti LuPone: theatre is no stranger to actors taking poor audience behaviour into their own hands. Griffiths famously stopped
Selladoor Worldwide has launched a new app that will allow audience members to order interval drinks to their seats. Called Diva, the
Buskers and street performers will need licences to work at some of London's most popular tourist sites after a crackdown by Westminster
Eight UK performers are quarantined in a hospital in the Wirral having been evacuated from a coronavirus-hit cruise ship. The performers were
Something unusual happened at the London Palladium last Sunday, when I caught the closing show in Madonna's three-week residency: there wasn't a
Kate Fleetwood is to star as Cruella de Vil in the forthcoming musical adaptation of 101 Dalmatians. Based on Dodie Smith's original
Daniel Evans and Jenna Russell are to curate a series of late-night cabarets at the Donmar Warehouse. Each cabaret will feature songs
Kristin Scott Thomas will star in Phaedra and Jack Thorne has written a new play as part of the National Theatre's new
Rufus Norris has signed up for a further five years as director of the National Theatre, revealing that increasing the diversity of
Madonna has just ended a residency at the London Palladium, where audience members were required to place their phones in sealed pouches
London fringe venue the Arcola Theatre has moved to an in-house producing model, which it says will help it nurture more up-and-coming
Guildhall School of Music and Drama has slashed audition fees for its acting courses by almost 50%, in a move aimed at
Novelist Kate Mosse and Sherlock co-creator Steven Moffat are to make their full-length playwriting debuts at Chichester Festival Theatre, as part of
