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Lastminute.com founder Martha Lane Fox is joining the board of the Donmar Warehouse. She is one of four new appointments to the
Actor Katherine Parkinson and comedian Frank Skinner will make their debuts as playwrights at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, as part of
A free fortnightly event designed to create a safe space for actors to relax and develop techniques to overcome stress and anxiety
The Prince Edward Theatre has become the first West End venue to receive an award from the National Autistic Society, honouring its
Musical The Producers will be staged by the Royal Exchange in Manchester as part of its new season, which also includes Julie
Cameron Mackintosh has called for an urgent solution to new regulations that threaten the future of stage lighting in UK theatres. Mackintosh
Sean Holmes is to step down as artistic director of the Lyric Hammersmith after nine years in the post. Holmes, who is
Actors Harriet Thorpe and Ashley Day were among winners of this year's Golden Bucket Awards, where The Book of Mormon was also
Last week, it emerged that English National Opera has implemented a ban on musical theatre audiences bringing their own food and drink
A production about the UK's far-right movement was pulled after just two previews following complaints from its own cast members that the
A theatre agent has apologised for a comment she made in a private forum that criticised a casting call for only black,
Ben Forster, David Bedella, Rachel Tucker and Samantha Bond are among performers lined up to appear in a concert to mark the
Cardiff pub theatre the Other Room has launched a new development scheme offering paid roles to emerging producers and directors. The aim
Actors Olivia Colman and Samuel West have backed a new campaign that urges political parties in London to sign up to a
Manchester's Royal Exchange has teamed up with the Yard in London and ARC Stockton for the Hodgkiss Award 2018. The award, last
Half of Out of Joint's board has resigned en masse following the departure of former artistic director Max Stafford-Clark, in protest at
Actor Maureen Beattie has become only the second female president in Equity’s history. She told The Stage her goal is to ensure
Girls and Boys starring Carey Mulligan is to transfer to New York. The Royal Court production, written by Dennis Kelly, will run
New musical theatre festival From Page to Stage has unveiled a partnership with the Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester, which will see
Last week, performers opened up about their experiences suffering from anxiety in the industry, in a bid to break the taboo around
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama principal Gavin Henderson has claimed that introducing quotas aimed at boosting diversity risked damaging the
Actor Cellen Chugg Jones stepped in to cover a starring role in the West End revival of Chess " half way through
Dawn French will make her pantomime debut in Snow White at the London Palladium this year. French will play the Wicked Queen
A new venue dubbed the UK’s first purpose-built “fully flexible performance arts venue” will open in London, offering a home to interactive
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has received 10 nominations for this year's Outer Critics Circle Awards in New York. The play,
