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Spotlight's joining criteria has been branded "hypocritical" and "discriminatory" by agents and performers, who claim it is preventing swathes of actors over
Secondary ticketing site Twickets has has joined the Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers, making it the first organisation of its kind
Broadcaster Sky has revealed plans to launch TV and film studios in Elstree, which it claims will lead to the creation of
Rhys Ifans is to star as Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, Aaron Sorkin's play based on Harper Lee's novel. Directed
Producer Michael Harrison has become co-owner of Qdos Pantomimes, with a 50% stake in the company. Harrison has been associated with the
The National Youth Theatre is partnering with social media site TikTok to offer 120 free auditions for its summer course. As part
Musical Dreamgirls is to embark on its first ever UK tour, opening in Bristol next September. The show will begin performances from
Royal Shakespeare Company artistic director Gregory Doran has warned that the organisation's education work could be dented by the loss of income
As Robbie Williams' songwriting partner, Guy Chambers had already enjoyed enormous success, but always wanted to compose a musical. He tells Matthew
A 16-year-old Brit School student has spoken of her determination to continue working in the performing arts, despite a brain tumour that
Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse, Mercury Theatre Colchester, Sherman Theatre and Birmingham Repertory Theatre have been selected as the host venues for Stage
Michael Oglesby, creator of the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, has died aged 80. Oglesby, founder of Manchester-based property company Bruntwood, launched the
Directors working on television scenes involving nudity or simulated sex are being urged to adopt best practice guidelines, described as the first
Andrew Lloyd Webber's LW Theatres has partnered with ethical secondary ticketing site Twickets, in a move that promises a "safer and more
Bill Kenwright has appointed Sean Mathias as the first artistic director of Theatre Royal Windsor, in a move that aims to make
Tara Arts founder Jatinder Verma is stepping down as artistic director after 40 years. Verma said it was an "exciting time for
Riverside Studios in west London is set to reopen following a five-year redevelopment, which includes two theatres, television studios and a cinema.
A Middlesbrough venue has become embroiled in a row over freedom of expression after it announced controversial comic Roy Chubby Brown would
Sherman Theatre artistic director Joe Murphy has unveiled his inaugural season at the venue, which includes Brad Birch's An Enemy of the
Killian Donnelly is to star in the UK and Ireland tour of The Phantom of the Opera. The tour opens at Curve
Immersive zombie production Variant 31 has closed in its current form with immediate effect, as producers admit "ongoing technical issues" made the
Ruthie Henshall, Jonathan Bailey and Louise Dearman are lined up to present on a new radio station dedicated to musical theatre, which
Arts Educational Schools London is to hold auditions in Ireland for the first time, as it seeks to break down barriers for
Musicians who have suffered an injury that prevents them from working will be able to access a new physiotherapy service, billed as
A "localised water leak" caused part of the ceiling at the Piccadilly Theatre in the West End to collapse mid-performance at Death
