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An acting showcase supported by Equity and Spotlight has led to 10 performers being chosen to work with Channel 4's drama team.
School of Rock star Preeya Kalidas has called for more colour-blind casting in the industry. The actor, playing Patty Di Marco in
English National Opera’s box office takings increased by 32% to £11.4 million in 2015/16, driven in part by the success of Sweeney
Diversity and the ramifications of Brexit will be the key industry issues of 2017, arts leaders have warned. Figures including director Michael
London fringe venue the Print Room has moved to defend itself over casting Caucasian actors in a production set in ancient China,
West London venue the Print Room has been heavily criticised for casting Caucasian actors in a play set in China that features
Strictly Come Dancing finalist Danny Mac is to star in the world premiere of a new musical based on the film Sleepless
A nationwide competition has been launched to find the UK city that will be named European Capital of Culture in 2023. The
Mamma Mia! director Phyllida Lloyd has reunited with the musical's choreographer and designer to develop a show based on Tina Turner's life.
The “discriminatory” nature of the arts sector against working parents is laid bare in a major new report, which highlights the emotional and
The National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company accounted for 38% of all tickets sold by the top 60 subsidised theatres in
Former EastEnders actor David Proud has penned what has been dubbed the world's first book about the representation of disabled people on
BBC Radio 2 is to broadcast a concert celebrating Disney songs that was staged at London’s Royal Albert Hall in October. Hosted
Managers of the King's Cross Theatre complex are preparing to dismantle its north London spaces next year, after Google confirmed plans to
BBC2 is to tell the story of four Yorkshire towns through dance as part of a new series. Our Dancing Town will
Hairspray Live! on ITV2 was watched by 600,000 people when it was broadcast last week, making it the most watched show on
Andrew Lloyd Webber is to allow schools to stage their own version of his new musical School of Rock immediately and for
New Theatre by the Lake artistic director Conrad Lynch has unveiled an inaugural season that pays homage to the "great British play",
A week after Donald Trump became president-elect of the United States, the result " and what it means " is only just
The National Theatre’s production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is to close in the West End next
Rosemary Squire has revealed the challenges she faced in her early days as a theatre producer, after being appointed an honorary fellow
Soho Theatre, the Tricycle Theatre and Theatre Peckham are among five London venues to each receive £5,000 towards making repairs and improving
Leading drama schools have moved to defend their track record for supporting students from diverse and low-income backgrounds, after an Andrew Lloyd
Manuscripts from JB Priestley, Joan Littlewood and Shelagh Delaney will be published free of charge on a British Library website aimed at
Tim Pigott-Smith is to star as Willy Loman in a new production of Death of a Salesman at the Royal and Derngate.
