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Seaside towns across the UK have joined together to form a touring circuit, which aims to use circus and street arts to
The Stage Critic Search 2016 has unveiled the 12 writers who have made this year's shortlist. The list reflects the best submissions
Manchester theatre company Powder Keg has won the Royal Exchange Theatre's 2016 Hodgkiss award. The £4,000 prize will see Powder Keg's play
Actor Pauline Quirke has launched a new production company that will convert a Croydon leisure centre into a 400-seat venue for a
A professional orchestra dedicated to performing musical theatre scores is to launch later this year, backed by leading figures including composers Howard
North London venue the Park Theatre is to host its first performance allowing parents and carers to bring babies into the auditorium.
London department store Selfridges is to launch a 100-seat theatre that will allow customers to watch a Shakespeare production being rehearsed and
Caroline Sheen has been cast alongside Tom Chambers in the Watermill Theatre's production of Crazy for You. The musical runs at the
Channel 4 head of drama Piers Wenger is to join the BBC as controller of drama commissioning. He replaces Ben Stephenson, who
Roald Dahl's The Twits is being adapted into an immersive dining experience for adults only, created by the team behind Alice's Adventures
An immersive Star Wars-themed dining experience has come under fire from angry customers, who fear they will be left out of pocket
Choreographer Matthew Bourne has been honoured for his services to ballet by the Royal Academy of Dance. Bourne was presented the Queen
London Gay Men's Chorus has released a charity single to raise money for the victims of the Orlando shootings. The group has
National Theatre director Rufus Norris has urged the industry to be "fearless" and use the arts to give a voice to "all
Jason Robert Brown is to direct his own musical The Last Five Years, starring Samantha Barks and Jonathan Bailey. The show will
Bill Nighy is to play the Narrator in a rehearsed reading of David Hare's Stuff Happens at the National Theatre. The production
Tim Minchin and the cast of West End musical Matilda will take part in this year's BBC Proms in the Park. The
Andrew Lloyd Webber is to refurbish the St James Theatre in London as he sets out to make the venue a "creative
Gruffalo Live producer Tall Stories has launched two free ticketing schemes aimed at getting more primary school children into the theatre. Under
Musical theatre prize the S and S Award has unveiled a major overhaul that will see it become an international event with
Birmingham Hippodrome chief executive Fiona Allan has been named new president of industry body UK Theatre. She replaces Rachel Tackley, recently named
A new musical theatre school in Birmingham that opens in September will be based in the city's Blue Orange Theatre, it has
Michael Ball will join Barbara Windsor and Christopher Biggins as judges for this year's West End Bake Off. The event raises money
Helen McCrory's performance in The Deep Blue Sea at the National Theatre is to be broadcast live to cinemas in September. The
Manchester's Royal Exchange and the West Yorkshire Playhouse are to host paid three-month placements as part of the Regional Theatre Young Directors
