A new 50-seat flexible theatre space is to launch its first full programme of work in north London in October, with the venue saying that all actors and creative staff will be paid the minim…
Scarlett Strallen, Tom Edden and 
Jamie Parker are to compete for the 
best musical performance prize at this year's UK Theatre Awards. Strallen has been nominated for 
Can…
The Barbican has cancelled performances of an art installation featuring chained black actors following protests outside the Waterloo venue it was due to be shown at. Exhibit B came under…
Audiences spend on average £71.64 each on a trip to the theatre, according to new research. The survey of 2,000 British theatregoers by Ebay-owned online ticket marketplace StubHub found …
Thousands of arts organisations are set to benefit from a newly launched scheme that aims to unlock up to £20 million of loans for cultural groups across England by 2018. Called Creative …
Mig Kimpton, executive director of Off West End venue the Arts Theatre, is to step down from his role at the end of September. He has managed the venue near Leicester Square since the end…
Leading venues including Sheffield Theatres, Chichester Festival Theatre and the Tricycle Theatre in London have committed to new measures for creating gender equality in creative and backst…
Brighton Hippodrome campaigners have lost their battle to see the building restored as a live venue after the government decided not to intervene over plans to convert the space into a cinem…
The Barbican and Guildhall School of Music and Drama have launched a joint initiative that will see training opportunities provided to thousands of young people by 2020 and the introduction …
The Southbank Centre has said it is committed to creating new arts and education spaces, despite its planned £120 million redevelopment falling through after it agreed to allow the skatep…
New Manchester venue Home has appointed Kevin Jamieson as senior theatre producer and Jasper Gilbert as technical director and head of production. Jamieson joins the purpose built arts centr…
Arts organisations that include participatory activities in their output should be given greater priority when public funding decisions are made, according to a parliamentary inquiry into we…
Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House has launched a three-year learning programme that will include an arts festival produced by young people and a substantial city-wide apprenticeship scheme…
Sydney Theatre Company is to return to the Barbican in London in 2015 with its production of Waiting for Godot starring Hugo Weaving and Richard Roxburgh, as part of a season of works by Sam…
North London's Lion and Unicorn Theatre's artistic director George Sallis is to step down from the end of September after almost seven years in post. He will be replaced by director and prod…
The Kinks musical Sunny Afternoon has extended its booking period at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London by a further two months to January 2015. It was originally booking until November 29 …
Nearly 70% of musicians accept work without a written contract, a survey by industry body the Incorporated Society of Musicians has shown. Of the 250 professional musicians surveyed as part …
Belfast's Lyric Theatre, Grand Opera House and Ulster Orchestra are among the 31 arts organisations that will receive a cut of at least 2.3% this autumn from the Arts Council of Northern Ire…
Animal welfare charity PETA has accused Jamie Lloyd's production of Richard III of cruel treatment of a goldfish that is used in the show. The London production, which stars Martin Freeman, …
Alan Titchmarsh is to make his West End debut appearing as the narrator in the Royal Opera House's revived production of The Wind in the Willows in November. The role was played last Christm…
New regulations should be introduced to protect live music venues from possible closure following noise complaints, the Musicians' Union has said. At the Trades Union Congress conference thi…
Broadcasters are under pressure to monitor diversity among on-screen performers and to publish the results, following a commitment from Arts Council England to do the same for stage talent. …
Former culture secretary Chris Smith will leave his position as chair of the Donmar Warehouse at the end of 2014 after 13 years in post. Smith, who was culture secretary from 1997 to 2001 an…
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will extend its booking period by a further six months to October 2015, with the production now having sold one million tickets. The West End musical was pr…
A new agency that is charging a £180 upfront deposit to actors who want to be represented by the company has been labelled a "scam" by industry body the Agents' Association. The recently …