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Roxana Silbert will direct a production of The Government Inspector featuring able bodied and disabled actors, as part of the Birmingham Repertory
Andrew Lloyd Webber has released an interactive video to accompany the release of a song from his new musical, School of Rock.
Plans for a £25 million redevelopment of the Royal College of Music in London have been approved by its local council. The
Almost a quarter of people with children in the performing arts have seen their careers come to a halt or stop completely
Choreographer Matthew Bourne is to be honoured for his contribution to the arts at this year's UK Theatre Awards. Bourne, whose productions
Alex Gaumond, Michael Peavoy and Gillian Bevan lead the cast of the Royal Exchange Theatre's production of Into the Woods, which will
An ex-offender who murdered a theatrical agent in 1982 has revealed how discovering theatre during his 20 years in prison helped rehabilitate
Plans to transform RADA Studios into a space that includes a new theatre and student accommodation have been put before the local
London's Royal Court has launched a series of initiatives for young people, including a script panel and a youth board. They form
Royal Court artistic director Vicky Featherstone has called for changes in the theatre industry so that parents within the sector are better
Caryl Churchill will address the perceived shortage of older women on stage with a brand new play as part of the Royal
Musical In the Heights has extended its run at the King's Cross Theatre by two months. The show, which transferred from Southwark
A reworked version of the Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg musical Martin Guerre has moved a step closer to a West End
Original cast members from Les Miserables including Colm Wilkinson and Patti LuPone joined producer Cameron Mackintosh to celebrate 30 years of the
Actor Stephen Mangan has joined English Touring Theatre as a patron. He will work alongside Ian McKellen, who has been a patron
Actor Philip Griffiths is marking 25 consecutive years appearing in the West End production of The Phantom of the Opera. He has
Actor Jessica Hynes and pop star Lee Ryan will star in a concert celebrating Lionel Bart at Theatre Royal Stratford East. The
Actor and adventurer Robert Portal has been cast in the St James Theatre's production of Around the World in 80 Days. Portal,
Newcastle's Theatre Royal and the New Wimbledon Theatre are among the winners of this year's Technical Theatre Awards. The ceremony honours people
Motown founder Berry Gordy has spoken of the importance of casting UK performers in the forthcoming musical based on his life, claiming
A sculpture honouring theatre director Joan Littlewood has been unveiled outside Theatre Royal Stratford East. The bronze sculpture, called The Mother of
Tributes have been paid from across the sector to actor Alex Giannini, who died last week at the age of 52. The
Hampstead Theatre's production of Mr Foote's Other Leg is to transfer to the Theatre Royal Haymarket in the West End. The play,
Kenneth Branagh has been named as the new president of RADA. Branagh, who trained at RADA, succeeds Richard Attenborough, who died last
The UK tour of Mack and Mabel cancelled its second performance at the Theatre Royal Plymouth last night following the sudden death of
