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Sheridan Smith has withdrawn from this year's Royal Variety Performance, following the death of her father. Smith had been due to perform
A venue dedicated to improvised theatre and comedy is to open in Bristol, in what its founders claim will be the first
Winners of a new monologue writing competition set up by the Octagon Theatre in Bolton have been announced. The National Octagon Prize
A planned BBC Radio 4 adaptation of King Lear starring Glenda Jackson has been cancelled. The radio version of the Old Vic
Manchester's Royal Exchange is to stage a "bold retelling" of Jane Austen's Persuasion, which the theatre vows will be performed "without a
A major new diversity report commissioned by Andrew Lloyd Webber has slammed the UK theatre industry as "hideously white". It says black,
BBC4 will go behind the scenes of Glyndebourne's production of The Barber of Seville, in a documentary that will be shown before
Laura Wade's Posh is to be staged in London with an all-female cast. The production will be directed by Cressida Carre and
Chris Hocking has been named new principal of Arts Educational Schools London, replacing Jane Harrison. Harrison, who has been in the role
Former Curve artistic director Paul Kerryson has been named interim executive director of the Buxton Opera House. Kerryson, who left Curve in
A festival dedicated to staging new musicals is to accept submissions from outside the UK for the first time. Aria Entertainment's From
A new 400-seat theatre in Hertfordshire will open early next year, run as part of a six-strong female arts team that its
A power cut in central London has left theatres in darkness just hours before productions are due to begin their evening performances.
People using National Theatre foyer spaces to work risk being moved on by ushers, under a new policy introduced by the venue.
Southwark Playhouse, the Old Vic and Hull Truck Theatre are among arts organisations awarded more than half a million pounds from the
MPs have urged culture secretary Karen Bradley to intervene in tackling ticket touts, claiming evidence presented to them has uncovered "disturbing" practices
Alfie Boe and Katherine Jenkins are to star in a semi-staged production of Carousel at the Coliseum in London. Rodgers and Hammerstein's
Half a Sixpence has extended its run in the West End by two months. The musical, running at the Noel Coward Theatre
This year's £10,000 Wales Drama award has been presented to writer William Smith. The biennial award is a collaboration between BBC Cymru
Emma Donoghue is adapting her book Room for the stage, with the production premiering at the Theatre Royal Stratford East next year.
Playwright Ronald Harwood has claimed too many plays are lecturing audiences, revealing that he avoids seeing most shows because of the "political
Bechdel Theatre, the campaign that aims to improve the representation of women on stage, has launched an initiative that will see real-life
Sarah Punshon has been appointed artistic director of the Dukes in Lancaster. She will join the venue in late spring next year,
Former Shakespeare's Globe artistic director Dominic Dromgoole has announced a departure from theatre, with the launch of a new film production company.
Paula Hunt has been named new artistic director of the Royal Academy of Dance, replacing Lynn Wallis. Wallis announced in September that
