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Carolyn Maitland is to join the UK tour of Ghost, replacing Sarah Harding. Maitland will play Molly in the musical when the
West End musical Aladdin is holding open auditions for dancers and singers. The show, currently running at the Prince Edward Theatre in
New culture secretary Karen Bradley has vowed that the government will put the creative industries "at the heart" of a new industrial
A consortium of arts organisations in Sheffield has been awarded £150,000 to make the city a destination for "cutting edge culture" as
Gary Barlow and Tim Firth have claimed that opening their new musical The Girls outside of its West End run was crucial
A producer with a history of failing to pay performers has once again become embroiled in a dispute over unpaid wages totalling
BBC1’s musical theatre talent search show Let It Shine kicked off with 6.3 million viewers when it launched on February 7. The
Audiences for West End musical Hamilton will not receive a physical ticket until they arrive at the theatre, as part of
Brexit's ongoing impact on the arts sector is being assessed as part of a second major survey by the Creative Industries Federation.
David Haig is to join Daniel Radcliffe in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead at the Old Vic. Haig will take the role
A major new showcase of black, Asian and minority ethnic talent is to launch in London, as part of a bid to
Candoco Dance Company co-artistic directors Stine Nilsen and Pedro Machado are to step down in 2017 after a decade at the company.
Eight out of 10 self-employed theatre workers have had to turn down work owing to childcare responsibilities, a major new report suggests.
Sonia Friedman has taken the number one spot in The Stage 100, becoming only the second woman to top the list as a
Cameron Mackintosh has revealed he has abandoned efforts to rework Martin Guerre. The producer said he had given the Claude-Michel Schonberg and
Newbury venue the Watermill Theatre is collating the memories of actors and audience members who have visited or worked at the venue
Commercial producer Fiery Angel is to plough more than £1 million into commissioning and developing original work through a new production arm
Audra McDonald is to return to the UK for four concerts at the Leicester Square Theatre. The singer previously performed at the
Emma Hatton, who recently completed a run as Elphaba in the West End production of Wicked, is to star in the 2017
LGBT theatre Above the Stag is to relocate after receiving planning permission to convert railway arches into a new theatre space. The
Pantomime will return to the London Palladium following this year's successful run of Cinderella, with a new production of Dick Whittington planned
Musical Rent has been forced to reduce two performances to concert productions after illness among the cast. The show is currently running
Fringe venue the Print Room has apologised for the offence it caused by casting Caucasian actors in a play set in ancient
BBC4 is to explore musical theatre's evolution over the past 100 years, in a series that will reveal how some of the
Equity has indicated it will be seeking "appropriate remuneration" in its agreements with BBC Studios, after it was confirmed that the Corporation's
