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Michael Attenborough has been named director emeritus at RADA, a role in which he will teach students and advise on the building
BBC Radio 4 has secured exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts for a three-part documentary, which will feature audio
Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds has unveiled a new leadership structure, as general manager Adrian Grady announces he will step down from
Every student studying drama in Sheffield will be able to see all productions at the city’s Crucible theatre for free, as part
Robert Hastie will kick off his first season as new artistic director of Sheffield Theatres with a production of Julius Caesar that
Tim Pigott-Smith will reprise the title role in a BBC2 adaptation of Mike Bartlett's King Charles III, which sees Charlotte Riley joining
Daniel Evans has claimed emerging directors face more challenges than performers in forging a career, claiming there are a "limited number of
Performer Jackie Clune has become the latest figure to criticise the lack of support for working parents in theatre, claiming the industry
Stiles and Drewe musical The Wind in the Willows will transfer to the London Palladium next summer. The show opened earlier this
Staff working outside the West End are likely to be the hardest hit by compulsory redundancies, union BECTU has claimed. The union
West End star Kerry Ellis has joined the presenter line-up for new radio station Encore. The station, which launched earlier this month,
Former culture ministers Ed Vaizey and David Lammy have been appointed to the board of the National Youth Theatre. Lammy was a
The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama is to open new studio spaces in south London, putting it at "the heart
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has extended its booking period in London to February 2018. A further 60,000 tickets for the
A third of all secondary state schools in the UK have signed up to a free National Theatre initiative that allows students
Performer, campaigner and broadcaster Amy Lamé has been appointed as London's first ever night tsar, a role in which she will become
Broadcaster Sky has claimed its drama output is "leading the way" when it comes to its own diversity targets, with new statistics
Actor Romola Garai has accused the theatre industry of discriminating against parents, claiming some performers are being made to choose between a
Carole King musical Beautiful will tour the UK next year. The show opens at the Bradford Alhambra on September 9, 2017, running
Stage Directors UK founder and chief executive Piers Haggard is to step down from the post. Haggard said he was "stepping back"
London's Young Vic Theatre is to hold its first parent-and-baby performance, as part of a series of inclusive events planned at the
Ambassador Theatre Group is to carry out compulsory redundancies, as chief executive Mark Cornell looks to free up funding for the company's
Matthew Seadon-Young and Barbara Drennan are to join the cast of West End musical Beautiful. Seadon-Young, whose credits include Billy Elliot and
Jim Steinman musical Bat Out of Hell will receive its world premiere in the UKÂ next summer. The musical will run at the
Theatre company Graeae has launched a £10,000 crowdfunding campaign to support a scheme aimed at giving d/Deaf and disabled creatives training and
