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UK productions dominate the play categories for this year's Tony Awards, with the The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,
Comedians, including Sara Pascoe, have formed the Equity Comedians' Network to lobby for better conditions in the sector. The performers, all members
Drama writers working for ITV are to benefit from a 5% increase to their minimum rates of pay. The increases are the
Musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is to tour the UK from December. The production opens at the West Yorkshire Playhouse on December
Bryn Terfel is to star in a concert production of Fiddler on the Roof as part of this year's BBC Proms. This
West End musical Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown is to close on May 23, three months earlier than planned.
A world premiere from Paines Plough will be staged at this year's Latitude Festival, with Kneehigh, Sadler's Wells and Clean Break also
Industry leaders including Richard Eyre have hailed Tessa Ross' decision to step down as chief executive of the National Theatre, claiming the
A UK tour of Anything Goes is to close four months early, with its producer blaming the "unpredictable" touring market. The show,
Samuel West has claimed a culture of low and unpaid work in the arts is stifling diversity and "building a time bomb"
New productions from Benedict Andrews and Daniel Kramer will feature as part of English National Opera's 2015/16 season. Kramer will direct Wagner's
Lionel Bart's musical Oliver! will be staged at the Watermill Theatre this summer. The production will be directed by Luke Sheppard, who
New National Theatre director Rufus Norris and Royal Shakespeare Company artistic director Gregory Doran are being urged to increase the number of
Matthew Warchus has begun his tenure as Old Vic artistic director by securing a new partnership with producers Sonia Friedman and Scott
Incoming Old Vic artistic director Matthew Warchus has unveiled plans to double numbers of shows staged at the venue each year, with
West End musical Gypsy, which stars Imelda Staunton, has announced a four-month extension to its booking period. The show, at the Savoy
In 2009, on the other side of the world, the idea for a show was born that sought to attract a whole
Natalie Mendoza, who most recently played Imelda Marcos in Here Lies Love at the National Theatre, is to join the cast of
Actor Brian Cox has become patron of the Old Rep Theatre in Birmingham. Birmingham Ormiston Academy took over operating the venue in
Kenneth Branagh has formed a theatre company that will stage a year-long season of plays at the Garrick Theatre in London. The
Around 500 people have signed a petition calling on ITV and the Society of London Theatre to broadcast next year's Olivier Awards
Backstage union BECTU and Shakespeare's Globe have begun a last-ditch attempt to resolve their dispute over tour guides' pay at the venue
The Royal College of Music in London is to undergo a £25 million redevelopment, which will see the creation of two new
A revue show featuring the music of Burt Bacharach will have its UK premiere at the Menier Chocolate Factory this summer. What's
Cameron Mackintosh has hired outgoing Chichester Festival Theatre executive director Alan Finch as he moves to secure the long-term future of his
