3,863 stories by "Matthew Hemley"
Akram Khan is among dance figures who will come together in October for a special event celebrating the life of Nadine Senior,
Broadway musical Little Women is to get its European premiere at the Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester. It runs at the venue
A children's theatre set to open in Darlington at the end of the year has been awarded a £140,000 grant that it
409 million " the number of pounds that will be invested annually as part of the new four-year funding round. 831 "
The National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company have warned of the challenges they face following 3% cuts to their Arts Council England
Youth Music Theatre UK and Hampstead Theatre are among the organisations that have lost the most money in the latest round of
Theatre companies 1927 and Yellow Earth are new entries to the latest funding round from Arts Council England, with Ballet Black, Chris
English National Opera has been readmitted into the national portfolio having been dropped and placed into special measures in 2015. The opera
US television network ABC has launched a competition aimed at offering UK actors a talent deal worth $25,000 with the channel. The
Darlington Hippodrome is to create its first dedicated green room for performers following a £20,000 donation to its restoration project. The venue,
A drama school aimed at people who feel "training is financially beyond their reach" is to open in September, with an operating
Hamlet starring Paapa Essiedu is to tour the UK in 2018. The Royal Shakespeare Company production, which first ran in 2016, will
Bill Kenwright's 50 years in showbusiness is to be marked with a special concert that will be broadcast on BBC Radio 2.
As Gary Barlow and Tim Firth's The Girls opens in the West End, Matthew Hemley met with its cast and creators to
A 67-year-old understudy will make her West End debut in a leading role after Michele Dotrice was forced to pull out of
Equity has called on culture secretary Karen Bradley to "urgently intervene" following 100% cuts to Bath's arts grants. The union said there
Olivier award-winning actor Denise Gough is backing a new awards scheme that aims to celebrate "the unsung heroes" of the arts scene
Theatre designers are joining together to launch a costume hire service that will be run as a collective and give its members
Miranda Hart will make her West End debut playing Miss Hannigan in Annie. The musical will run at the Piccadilly Theatre from
Publisher and theatrical licensing company Samuel French is to close its London bookshop after 187 years in the capital, with management blaming
Marketing and PR agency Target Live is to open a Manchester office as it marks its 10th anniversary. Target Live was bought
North London venue the Park Theatre is to introduce booking fees on tickets purchased over the phone for the first time, as
Arts grants awarded by Bath and North East Somerset Council are to be abolished completely after councillors approved a new budget for
Edward Fox is to star in a one-man play about poet John Betjeman. Sand in the Sandwiches is penned by Hugh Whitemore
Campaigners hoping to save the Futurist Theatre in Scarborough from demolition have vowed to fight a decision that prevents the building being
