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Theatre company Out of Joint is offering playwrights free space at its north London base. Called the Writers Room, the space has
The Lyric Hammersmith is planning to phase out single-use plastic across its organisation. Single-use plastic is plastic that is only used once
The Off West End Theatre Awards, the Offies, have announced the nominees for its 2018 awards. The winners have been announced via
West End venue the Theatre Royal Haymarket is up for sale. Louis I Michaels Ltd, the company that holds the lease for
The Royal Shakespeare Company is to stage its first full-length Shakespeare play to feature a gender-balanced cast, with a staging of Troilus
The Mayflower Theatre in Southhampton has launched an associates scheme that includes Birmingham Royal Ballet, English National Ballet and performer Earl Carpenter.
Exeter's Bike Shed Theatre is to close after eight years, citing funding issues. Management of the theatre said its bar, which is
Last week, Hamilton announced a round of open auditions for its London run. Meanwhile, director and actor Maria Friedman revealed on Twitter that
West Yorkshire Playhouse's production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe has broken the venue's box office records, taking more than
Cultural organisations are being urged to help shape Arts Council England's next 10-year strategy. ACE will publish its new strategy in 2019,
A development initiative aimed at boosting the number of female musical theatre composers has been launched, following research that revealed the sector
Anna-Jane Casey, Fern Britton, Lorraine Bruce and Ruth Madoc are to star in a reworked version of Gary Barlow and Tim Firth's
Adam Godley, Ben Miles and Simon Russell Beale have been cast in the National Theatre's production of The Lehman Trilogy. Written by
A website dedicated to composer Irving Berlin has even created to mark the 130th anniversary of his birth. The site is described
Jude Kelly is to step down as artistic director of the Southbank Centre after 12 years. She will leave in May to
The founders of theatre company Oily Cart are to step down after 36 years to make way for the "next generation of
MPs are to investigate how taking part in arts and cultural activities have a positive impact on health, community and education. The
New play Gypsy Queen, Hope Mill How My Light Is Spent, Royal Exchange Narcissist in the Mirror, Greater Manchester Fringe Festival Narvik,
Sheridan Smith has been nominated for this year's Manchester Theatre Awards, with Sunset Boulevard stars Danny Mac and Ria Jones also picking
National Theatre director Rufus Norris has called on the government to scrap the EBacc in its current form and create an education
London’s Old Vic has outlined plans for a major refurbishment, warning the theatre could close without the upgrades. The plans focus on
Actors Miriam-Teak Lee and Samuel Thomas are to host this year's The Stage Awards 2018. Lee and Thomas were winners at the
Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance is to launch a master's in actor-musicianship. It will be rolled out in October this
Sharon Small has been cast in West Yorkshire Playhouse's stage adaptation of Still Alice. Adapted from the novel of the same name
The Windmill Theatre, where comics such as Bruce Forsyth and Tommy Cooper made names for themselves, has lost its licence to operate.
