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Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre has unveiled new onsite studios that will enable most of its productions to be rehearsed within its
Equity is to lobby the government for a law change to make it harder for rogue producers to set up and dissolve
Theatr Clwyd's stage management team has won at this year's SMA National Stage Management Awards for its work on The Assassination of
A listed building in Edinburgh that has previously hosted performances from the likes of Stephen Fry and Maggie Smith is to become
Producer Paul Elliott has announced his retirement from the theatre industry after 60 years. His retirement comes as he prepares to release
Lynette Shanbury, former executive director of Little Angel Theatre, has been appointed new executive director and chief executive of Polka Theatre in
A performance of Julie at the National Theatre was disrupted in its final moments after two audience members became embroiled in a
Mathew Horne is to star in a stage adaptation of the film Rain Man. Horne will star as Raymond Babbit " the
Immersive theatre company Differencengine has gone into liquidation, owing tens of thousands of pounds to cast and crew. The company, which is
A free workshop for performers suffering from anxiety will be held at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe and explore how breathing can
Works by Nicholas Hytner and Michael Coveney have made the shortlist for this year's Theatre Book Prize. Hytner is nominated for Balancing
After three years in post as artistic director of Leicester's Curve, Nikolai Foster is in the curious position of having delivered bigger
Ambitious plans to turn the former Reading Gaol into a theatre space have moved a step closer, after campaigners secured access to
Just 14% of primetime TV dramas are written by women, a new report has found. It also reveals that less than a
Producer Adam Blanshay has launched his own company to focus on bringing French works to the UK, in a bid to "temper
A new adaptable venue that can seat up to 2,000 people is to open in north-west London, headed by the team that
West End musical Matilda is changing its weekday shows to a 7pm start, following a survey that found audiences would be in
Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse artistic director Gemma Bodinetz made an unplanned stage appearance after stepping in at the last minute for an
Cast and crew from Young Frankenstein were crowned winners of this year's West End Bake Off, which raised £9,500 for charity. The
This week, the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama announced it had stopped giving first-year students their academic marks as part of
Gloria Estefan musical On Your Feet! has announced a London run, playing the Coliseum in June 2019. The musical will also have
Producer Kenny Wax, performer Sharon D Clarke and playwright James Graham are among almost 400 theatre professionals who have signed up to
James Graham is searching for new and undiscovered playwrights to work on a play inspired by Charles Dickens' writing. Working with director
Producer Mark Goucher is spearheading a new theatrical investment fund worth half a million pounds for West End and touring productions. Goucher
Charley Miles has been named this year's playwright fellow at Paines Plough. Miles's debut play, Blackthorn, was produced in 2016 at the
