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JK Rowling has spoken of her hope that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will introduce young people to the theatre for
July kicks off with new London mayor Sadiq Khan appointing Justine Simons as his deputy mayor for culture and creative industries, while
Arts Council England is to release at least £60 million of unspent Lottery funding after building up all-time high reserves of more
Ambassador Theatre Group's chief finance officer Helen Enright and business affairs director Peter Kavanagh have become the first high-profile departures from the
A thriller written by JB Priestley is to be adapted for the stage and will receive its world premiere at the Old
Harriet Walter is to share her experiences playing both male and female Shakespeare roles in a new book. Brutus and Other Heroines
Paul Nicholls, Ben Onwukwe and Jack Ellis have been cast in the forthcoming tour of The Shawshank Redemption. The production will open
West End performers from shows including Aladdin, Motown and The Bodyguard have backed a campaign launched by London mayor Sadiq Khan, which
Theatres in the West End and on Broadway will dim their lights in memory of theatre impresario James M Nederlander on August
Bill Kenwright's production of Evita is to tour the UK next year. The show previously ran at the Dominion Theatre in 2014
Curve artistic director Nikolai Foster has urged theatre creators to do more to combat bad audience behaviour, claiming good performances will "silence people".
Nottingham Playhouse artistic director Giles Croft is to step down from the role after 18 years. Croft, who joined the venue in
National Theatre director Rufus Norris has warned that the arts sector has become "out of touch" with the rest of the country,
Edinburgh's festivals generated £280 million for the city in 2015, a 19% increase from the £235 million raised in 2010. According to
The Stage Critic Search has announced the three grand finalists in the 2016 competition. Fergus Morgan, Kate Wyver and Will Thomas were
Cheek by Jowl co-artistic director Declan Donnellan will be awarded a lifetime achievement prize at this year's Venice Biennale. Donnellan will take
Actor Freddie Fox has stepped into the role of Romeo in the West End production of Romeo and Juliet, after both Richard
EastEnders actor Jack Derges and Miranda star James Holmes have joined the cast of The Boys in the Band at the Park
Industry body Stage Directors UK has unveiled details of a new mentoring scheme aimed at offering "bespoke support" for its members. The
More than half of people who have booked to see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child are first-time theatregoers, the play's producers
Tyrone Huntley had ruled himself out of ever playing Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar. The performer believed his own physicality " short
Costumes worn by David Tennant, Judi Dench and Laurence Olivier during productions at the Royal Shakespeare Company are to be displayed as
A tourism tax and increased partnerships with higher education bodies are among proposals being explored by an inquiry into the future of
A video that goes behind the scenes of the new production of The Wind in the Willows has been released by the
London’s Park Theatre has appointed Rachael Williams as its new executive director. Williams joins from Improbable, where she has been executive director
