Fringe venue in urgent search for new home
London fringe theatre Above the Stag has launched a search for a new home, after its current space was earmarked for demolition.
London fringe theatre Above the Stag has launched a search for a new home, after its current space was earmarked for demolition.
Theatreland hopes to benefit from a "halo" effect after the Olympics that would boost tourist numbers in the capital from 2013 onwards following the games this summer.
Vanessa Redgrave will narrate a Lebanese woman's life story on stage as part of Brighton Festival 2012, of which she is this year's guest director.
A quarter of British children have never been to the theatre, according to a new study of "culture-starved" young people.
A toolkit has been launched to help outdoor arts companies become more environmentally friendly ahead of the London Olympics, which organisers say will be "the greenest games to date".
Wayne McGregor is to team up with music producer Mark Ronson and fashion designer Gareth Pugh for his latest work at the Royal Opera House.
Rosario Dawson is to perform in the West End for a charity event next month.
Jason Robert Brown's Broadway musical 13 is to run in the West End this summer under the auspices of the National Youth Music Theatre, as the company celebrates its 35th year.
Wayne Eagling is to leave his role as artistic director of English National Ballet at the end of this summer.
Matilda the Musical led the winners' list at the Whatsonstage Awards last night, picking up four gongs including newcomer of the year for composer Tim Minchin.
Redbridge Drama Centre in east London is facing a 100% cut to its £292,000 local authority funding by the end of 2014, while another London council is threatening to terminate its supp…
The King's Speech is to transfer into the West End next month.
Christopher Haydon has announced that his inaugural season as artistic director of London's Gate Theatre will be focused on the themes of revolution and rebellion.
Stephen Fry is to return to the stage in Twelfth Night opposite Mark Rylance at Shakespeare's Globe this summer.
Mayor of London candidate Ken Livingstone will link West End theatre ticket deals with Oyster card usage, if he is elected.
British musicians are calling for a consistent policy on carrying instruments on planes across airlines, after a similar bill was passed in the US.
Adam Garcia will star in Trevor Nunn's production of Kiss Me, Kate at Chichester Festival Theatre this summer.
Performers wishing to gain experience outside the UK will be able to apply for travel bursaries from a new £750,000 fund launching next month, Arts Council England has announced.
New productions of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House and Chekhov's Three Sisters are to headline the Young Vic's summer season.
Colin Blumenau is to stand down from his post as artistic director of Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds after 15 years.
Rob Johnston has won the King's Cross Award for New Writing 2011.
Dennis Hall, chief executive of the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton, is to retire after 26 years in the post.
Wilton's Music Hall is to re-apply to the Heritage Lottery Fund for financial support for its renovation plans, after securing a £700,000 grant from a trust last week.
A New York ensemble is to stage an eight-hour production of The Great Gatsby, as part of the London International Festival of Theatre.
This year's HighTide Festival will feature 18 premieres, a significant expansion that has been made possible as a result of the company becoming one of the arts council's national portfolio …