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Gareth Gates and Lil' Chris are to star in the premiere of new musical Loserville at West Yorkshire Playhouse later this year.
Daniel Buckroyd and Theresa Veith have been appointed artistic director and executive director of Colchester's Mercury Theatre respectively.
Sean Williams is to leave his post as director of the Council for Dance Education and Training.
Michael Attenborough, the artistic director of the Almeida Theatre, is to be presented with the Award for Excellence in International Theatre later today.
Olympic gold medallist Robin Cousins is to star as Billy Flynn in Chicago in the West End while the games are held in London this summer.
Matilda the Musical swept the board at the Olivier Awards this evening, setting a new record for the number of wins by a single show.
Nicholas Hytner, the artistic director of the National Theatre, has said that the government's claims that some wealthy individuals give money to charities as a means of tax avoidance are "f…
The Musicians' Union is urging performers not to work for free at either the London Olympics or the Queen's Jubilee celebrations this summer.
Royal Ballet principal dancer Tamara Rojo has been appointed artistic director of English National Ballet.
Shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman has written to her government counterpart Jeremy Hunt asking him to "stand up for the arts" and to reconsider the cap on tax relief for charitable don…
Tickets for the best seats in the West End now cost more than £70, with the cheapest priced at just under £22 on average including fees.
Russian theatre company Vakhtangov is to stage its production of Uncle Vanya in the West End this autumn.
Outgoing director of the Royal Ballet Monica Mason is to be given a special prize at the Olivier Awards this weekend.
The Changeling and Going Dark are both to return to the Young Vic this autumn.
Almost 7,000 young people went to the theatre for the first time as a result of a Labour initiative offering free tickets for under-26s, but a "significant proportion" of the 400,000 tickets…
Theatre Set-Up, an outdoor Shakespeare touring company that was due to close, has been taken over by the Gloucestershire-based Festival Players.
Senior broadcasting figure Peter Bazalgette is to be the new chairman of English National Opera, it was announced today.
Michelle Carwardine-Palmer has been appointed director of administration and development for National Theatre Wales, meaning she is to leave her post as executive director as Salisbury Playh…
Camden Council has axed its funding to Hampstead Theatre, while increasing the rates the venue must pay it.
Former X Factor winner Joe McElderry is to appear in Coronation Street musical Street of Dreams when the production plays Newcastle.
The Theatres Trust has welcomed the finalised National Planning Policy Framework, which includes provisions for culture that it claimed had been ignored in previous drafts.
English Touring Theatre and West Yorkshire Playhouse are to stage a revival of The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard to mark the play's 30th anniversary.
The British premiere of 9 to 5: The Musical will be held in Manchester this autumn.
An inquiry into participation in the arts has been launched by the National Assembly for Wales in response to concerns that budget cuts are having a negative impact on access to culture.
The original pronunciation of some of Shakespeare's most famous scenes has been captured for the first time on CD.
