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Hoxton's Courtyard Theatre is to relaunch as a home for new writing, after handing over the programming of its main space to
Nicholas Lyndhurst is to return to the West End stage following a five-year hiatus, starring alongside Katherine Jenkins and Alfie Boe in
Ben Whishaw features in the Almeida Theatre's new season, which includes premieres from James Graham and Christopher Shinn. Shinn's play, Against, will
Natalie Casey has joined the cast of Stepping Out in the West End. She joins the previously announced Amanda Holden, Tracy-Ann Oberman
A group of cross-party MPs is calling on the government to ban unpaid internships in the sector, following evidence submitted to an
Hackney Empire creative director Susie McKenna has stepped down from the role after seven years. She will take on a new part-time
Professional comedians have moved to stamp out low and unpaid work in the sector, with the launch of a new manifesto outlining
Management of the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury is set to transfer from its local council to a charitable trust, in a move
Jodie Prenger is to star in the premiere of a new musical based on Kay Mellor's Fat Friends. The musical, previously revealed
The artistic director of a leading British East Asian theatre company has criticised the industry for being the "property of white privilege".
UK theatres are bracing themselves for real-terms cuts as Arts Council England warns of standstill funding in its next round of national
An awards ceremony celebrating "game-changing women" who are redefining theatre will launch in March, hosted by broadcaster Jenni Murray. The Tonic Awards
Kate Bassett, former theatre critic for the Independent on Sunday, has been appointed literary associate at Chichester Festival Theatre. Chichester said Bassett
Ria Jones " the performer who won critical acclaim for understudying Glenn Close in Sunset Boulevard last year " has been cast
Nominees for the UK's first awards ceremony to honour councillors and local authorities who champion the arts have been announced. The nominees
David Walliams' Awful Auntie has become the author's latest book to be adapted for the stage. The stage production will open at
West London venue the Print Room has criticised a "social media attack" that challenged its casting of a forthcoming play, claiming it
Sean McNamara has become the first graduate of Guildford School of Acting to be named head of the drama college. He has
Plans to build a new £25 million theatre in Reading are currently on hold due to "severe constraints" on funding. Instead, Reading
Hamilton has confirmed dates and ticket prices for its forthcoming West End run. The show will begin previews at the Victoria Palace
Frantic Assembly's production of Things I Know to Be True has been filmed live and will be made available to more than
Theatre company Out of Joint is to hire a co-artistic director to work alongside founder Max Stafford-Clark. As the company's joint artistic
Battersea Arts Centre, the Donmar Warehouse and the Royal Court are among six London venues that will offer apprenticeships in the fourth
Campaigners fighting to save Scarborough's Futurist Theatre are pinning their hopes on the venue being listed to prevent the local council demolishing
London mayor Sadiq Khan has pledged to stand with the arts sector "every step of the way" to address its concerns about
