265 stories by "Natalie Woolman"
Ipswich-based theatre company Red Rose Chain is to receive almost £1 million of lottery funding to build a new venue.
Fears that a "Primark culture" is developing in theatres, in which new plays are not shown again after their premieres, have been raised by a group of writers and literary managers.
Michael Buffong has announced his first season as artistic director of Talawa, which will feature the premiere of a new play set in Deptford in 1982.
Patrick Sandford is to step down as artistic director of the Nuffield Theatre in Southampton in 2013 after 25 years in the role. The venue will move to a creative producer model.
Soul Sister, a new musical about Tina Turner's life featuring her back catalogue, is to run in the West End for a limited season.
Soho, London: Touched Like A Virgin is like a collection of singing postcards - the script jumps between 1984 and 2010, and each vignette in the life of monologist Lesley is paired with a Ma…
Shoreditch Town Hall is to be transformed into an arts centre, which will see the building host regular, ticketed cultural events for the first time since the 19th century.
Equity is to campaign to improve the pay and conditions of performers working in the video games industry.
Equity has agreed to engage with its critics after warnings that the union is seen as "stuffy, ineffective, disconnected, impotent" by some parts of the industry.
Proposals to change "outdated" licensing laws for children working in entertainment have been unveiled by the government today, and include axing the requirement for young performers to supp…
Concern was expressed over the lack of local opportunities for TV talent and crew in the UK's nations and regions.
A new theatre production based on BBC TV show Top of the Pops is to premiere this autumn.
Despite achieving an operating surplus of almost £700,000 last year, Equity's pension scheme remains a risk to the union's finances, its treasurer has said.
Constellations starring Rafe Spall and Sally Hawkins is to run in the West End at the end of this year.
New productions of both My Fair Lady and Macbeth are to play Sheffield Theatres later this year.
Southwark Playhouse has applied for planning permission to turn an office space in Elephant and Castle into a temporary venue for the company while its current home is redeveloped.
Will Young is to make his West End debut in Cabaret this autumn.
Arts Council England has announced awards to venues including the Palace Theatre Watford, Hackney Empire and Sadler's Wells worth a total of £30 million today.
A new adaptation of Ben Hur by the writer of the stage version of The 39 Steps is to premiere at the Watermill Theatre next month.
Frantic Assembly and the National Theatre of Scotland are to revive their production of Beautiful Burnout this autumn for a UK tour.
Commissions for the fifth instalment of the Place Prize have been announced, bringing the total number of new pieces created under the auspices of the dance award to 92.
Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles is to star as King Herod in the arena tour of Jesus Christ Superstar later this year.
Siobhan Dillon and Mark Evans are to release a cover version of Unchained Melody, which features in Ghost the Musical.
Southwark Playhouse has secured its place in the London Bridge station redevelopment when it is finished in 2018, allaying fears that the company would be homeless after the building project.
New private sector plans could transform Darlington Arts Centre into a boutique hotel and space for cultural organisations including Theatre Hullabaloo.
