Ticketmaster UK has appointed Gary Roden as its business development director for theatre and the arts. Roden joins the company from Parkwood Theatres, where he was managing director of the …
Phill Jupitus is to join the cast of the West End production of Urinetown. Jupitus joins the show on December 1, replacing Simon Paisley Day as Caldwell B Cladwell. Jenna Russell and Marc El…
Former Dinner Ladies stars Shobna Gulati and Sue Devaney will join Sara Poyzer in Mamma Mia!, when the international tour of the musical plays in Liverpool next year. Liverpool will be the o…
West End strike action that had been threatened by backstage workers has been averted, after an agreement over pay was reached between union BECTU and the Society of London Theatre. The deal…
Jessica Swale is to direct her own adaptation of Far from the Madding Crowd at the Watermill Theatre, as part of the venue's spring season. The Newbury theatre will also stage the world prem…
Further dates for the beleaguered Copacabana tour starring Jon Lee have been cancelled, with cast involved in the production owed money for two weeks' work. Earlier this week, The Stage repo…
Union BECTU is stepping up a campaign against a bill currently going through parliament, which it claims will have a serious impact on the health and safety of backstage workers in the enter…
West End musical Jersey Boys has extended its booking period to October next year. The musical had been booking at the Piccadilly Theatre until February 15, but is now selling tickets for da…
Actors' care home Denville Hall has been criticised for mismanaging the drug prescriptions for many of its residents, in a report that states "safe and effective arrangements" have not been …
Thom Southerland is to direct a "reimagining" of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado, which will run at the Charing Cross Theatre starring Rebecca Caine. The production will open on November 2…
Neal Street Productions, the company co-founded by Sam Mendes that is behind stage shows such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Shrek, has been put up for sale. The company, which als…
Musical Memphis has extended its booking to October next year. The show, which recently opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre, had originally been booking to the spring, but is now selling ticke…
Channel 4 drama Utopia has picked up five nominations for this year's Royal Television Society Craft and Design Awards, with BBC series The Honourable Woman receiving four nods. The second s…
Theatres including the Royal Court and Nottingham Playhouse will be pitted against each other to test their cultural knowledge as part of a new 15-episode series to be shown on Sky Arts. The…
Lindsay Posner will direct James Dreyfus in the comedy Harvey, which will tour the UK next year. As previously announced, the play " written by Mary Chase " runs at the Birmingham Repertory …
A tour of the musical Copacabana is hanging in the balance after producers cancelled a number of dates, amid ongoing reports of late payments to cast and backstage crew. The show, starring J…
English National Ballet is to become the first associate ballet company at Sadler's Wells. As part of the partnership, ENB will present two annual seasons at Sadler's Wells, in the spring an…
Arts and cultural organisations were the beneficiaries of 25 individual donations of more than £1 million in 2013, demonstrating the "very promising buds of mega-philanthropy" in the UK. …
A new play by James Graham set in a polling station will be broadcast live on More4 on the night of the 2015 general election, as part of the Donmar Warehouse's new season. The venue's…
Behind the scenes footage of the National Theatre's production of Frankenstein is featured in a new app, which also includes interviews with the cast and a rehearsal room diary. The app prov…
Paul Kerryson, outgoing artistic director of Leicester's Curve, will return to the venue next year to remount his production of Hairspray for a UK tour. The show was announced today as part …
A musical version of the film Bend It Like Beckham will open at the Phoenix Theatre next May. The show has music by Howard Goodall and lyrics by Charles Hart, and will be directed by…
Leicester's Curve has made moves to cement its reputation as the home of new British musicals, by signing up to develop the winning show of the S and S Award. The award is presented annually…
Jerry Springer the Opera creator Richard Thomas has become the latest industry figure to speak out about the importance of freedom of speech within the arts, claiming organisations funded by…
Musicians hired for last year's failed tour of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee are preparing to launch legal action against the show's producers, in a bid to recover money owed to…