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New London mayor Sadiq Khan has reaffirmed his commitment to culture, claiming the arts will be one of his "big themes" during
Cast members from shows including Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera and Kinky Boots will take to the streets of London
A little over a decade ago, Andy Barnes was a police offer looking for a new challenge. Today he's running a production
Images of the cast of Aladdin, the new West End musical from Disney, rehearsing ahead of the show's opening next month have
A tour starring former Any Dream Will Do contestant Keith Jack has been pulled just weeks before it was due to start.
On the day Eva Noblezada meets me to chat about her new role as Eponine in Les Miserables, she sends out a
Fiasco Theater's production of Into the Woods will come to London for a run at the Menier Chocolate Factory. The show, which
Ian McKellen is voicing a free audio guide of London's West End. Produced by the Society of London Theatre and audio walking
A guide for theatres on how to stage dementia-friendly performances has been published by the West Yorkshire Playhouse. The Leeds venue staged
Organisers behind industry conference Theatre 2016 have vowed to increase the number of subsidised tickets it offers for future events, following criticisms
Composer and singer Scott Alan has been named artistic director in residence for Live at Zedel and has programmed an opening line-up
The producer of the first Afrobeat musical to be staged in the West End has warned that the industry needs to stay
Actor and campaigner Samuel West has called for cheaper drinks and programmes so that audiences do not feel overcharged, claiming "theatre is
Independent Theatre Council chief executive Charlotte Jones has criticised the amount of public money given to organisations such as the Royal Opera
Matt Smith has been cast in Anthony Neilson's new play Unreachable at the Royal Court Theatre in London. He will be joined by Amanda
Louise Dearman and Laura Pitt-Pulford are to star in the UK premiere of Side Show. As previously announced, the musical will run
Topher Campbell has called on the UK theatre industry to scrap artistic directors, claiming new and emerging talent is not progressing in
Producer Kenny Wax is introducing a new ticketing scheme for several of his West End plays, in a bid to help theatregoers
The UK's regional producing houses should be dismantled and reassembled with a greater focus on collaboration and less emphasis on the current
Theatre 2016 is billed as the largest ever UK-wide theatre conference. It opened today (May 12) at the Piccadilly Theatre, Â with sessions
Leading theatre consultant Ian Stickland has claimed theatregoers should be using phones in the theatre as part of an interactive experience. The
New National Theatre Wales artistic director Kully Thiarai has criticised the Conservative government for its treatment of arts in education. Thiarai was
Glasgow's Tron Theatre and the Theatre Royal Winchester are among five venues to receive a share of £27,980 towards repair works caused
Two audience members have been left requiring hospital treatment after falling down stairs in the main auditorium of the St James Theatre
Black actors are being asked to do their own hair and take their own make-up onto television sets, because productions are not
