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The Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Imperium, based on the Cicero trilogy of books by Robert Harris, is to transfer to the
Christopher Wheeldon will choreograph a new production of Cinderella that will feature more than 90 dancers and is being billed as "the
Bryony Shanahan has been named new associate artistic director of the Royal Exchange in Manchester. Shanahan, a former winner of the Young
Musical theatre collaborators are being offered guidance on every aspect of creating a show, through a new resource launched this week. The
Long-held plans to turn a former north-east London cinema into an entertainment venue managed by Soho Theatre have moved a step closer,
Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance has launched an online course in theatre studies that it claims will offer an “affordable
This year's Olivier Awards will centre on the global Time's Up movement, in an effort to make the industry "an even safer
A new tour of musical Saturday Night Fever billed as a "big new music and dance spectacular" will open this year. Produced by
An £8,000 fund has been launched to commemorate Northern School of Contemporary Dance founder Nadine Senior, which will be used to help
Stuart Murphy, former director of Sky Entertainment Channels, has been named chief executive of English National Opera. He replaces Cressida Pollock, who
Arts Council England is to establish a Digital Culture Code that theatres will be expected to sign up to, in an effort
Theatre Royal Stratford East has been hit by a series of high-profile departures and has closed its acclaimed musical theatre development programme,
West End venue the Queen's Theatre is to bolster its protection against a potential "blast and ballast attack", after a review found
Theatre group Nimax has stopped handing out plastic straws at its West End venues in an effort to become more environmentally friendly.
Drama school Italia Conti Academy is considering a sale of its principal central London premises. The academy, which is often said to
Maureen Lipman has claimed that "a lack of moral courage" has enabled a culture of harassment in the entertainment industry, adding drama
As snow continues to fall across the UK, theatre productions including Cilla the Musical and Flashdance have had to cancel planned performances.
Tim Bano has been appointed joint lead critic at The Stage, as part of a move that sees Mark Shenton become New
Producer Underbelly and London venue the New Diorama Theatre have announced the winners of its inaugural Untapped Edinburgh competition, for which three
Martin Shaw has claimed shorter rehearsals mean younger actors are not being given the chance to develop their skills. He has also
Equity has issued its strongest warning yet that theatre managements will be held to account for any instances of sexual harassment that
Welsh venue Theatr Clwyd is to begin live-streaming several of its productions. Under the plans, which form part of a project with
Theatres including the Royal Exchange, the Lowry and Bolton Octagon have been awarded a share of £7 million from a new fund
Broadcasting regulator Ofcom is to investigate how well the BBC represents the diversity of the UK. The regulator said this would include
Issues faced by disabled people in accessing arts and culture will be tackled under a new position created by the government. Andrew
