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Daniel Kramer has been announced as the new artistic director of English National Opera, which has described his appointment as a “turning
At least 50% of lead roles in all genres will be filled by women by 2020, the BBC has pledged. The target
Theatres Trust 2016 will discuss how existing theatres need to adapt and change over the next 40 years. The conference, subtitled Protecting
A radio production company is launching the "audio drama equivalent of the fringe", in a bid to widen the market beyond the
Actor Barry Howard, best known for his role in comedy Hi-de-Hi!, has died at the age of 78. According to the BBC,
This week The Stage launches its second nationwide competition to discover and promote talented emerging theatre critics. Open to anyone over the
Broadway performer Tituss Burgess will perform in London for the first time at the Hippodrome Casino. Known for his roles in Jersey
A documentary going behind the scenes of a Romeo and Juliet production featuring six Juliets with disabilities or differences will be broadcast
Live performance is to make a major return to BBC television with a two-year strand that aims to support new work and
Julie Atherton, Clare Foster, Alistair Brammer and Fra Fee are to star in a concert celebrating the work of US composer and
As London prepares to elect a new mayor, Matthew Hemley, Georgia Snow and David Hutchison spoke to the candidates from the four
As Doctor Faustus opens in the West End, Matthew Hemley met cast members Kit Harington and Jenna Russell, as well as director
A book about censorship in British drama has won this year's Theatre Book Prize. The award, which honours books from the previous
Former National Theatre boss Nicholas Hytner has revealed that getting older has made him more "careful" as a director. Hytner was speaking
An all-female cast of Syrian refugees will perform an adaption of Euripides' The Trojan Women in the UK this year. Queens of
Olivier-winning Mischief Theatre has revealed plans for The Musical That Goes Wrong, after its highly successful runs with The Play That Goes
Claire Sweeney is to replace Michelle Collins in the UK tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Collins is pulling out of the
Notebooks, diaries and letters by playwright Snoo Wilson feature in an archive launched at the University of East Anglia on April 21.
As The Comedy About a Bank Robbery opens at the Criterion Theatre in the West End, Matthew Hemley meets the writers and
Performer Natasha J Barnes has spoken about stepping in to replace Sheridan Smith in Funny Girl, describing the experience as the "most
As Funny Girl opens in the West End's Savoy Theatre after its hugely successful run at the Menier Chocolate Factory, Matthew Hemley
Cycling Shakespeare company the HandleBards is introducing its first ever all-female troupe of performers as part of its latest UK tour. The
Shadow culture secretary Maria Eagle has warned that leaving the European Union would bring "uncertainty" to the creative industries and "hinder cross-border
Linzi Hateley is returning to play Donna in Mamma Mia! as the musical extends it booking period to March next year. Hateley,
Industry figures including producer Paul Taylor-Mills and performer Emma Williams will run the London Marathon this weekend. They join producer Ros Povey,
