Industry figures have warned of a tough year ahead for regional theatre with the expected closure of more venues. However, there are also hopes that the sector will see a rebalancing of pubi…
Shakespeare's Globe has cast Eve Best in its production of Antony and Cleopatra at the London venue this summer. She will appear as Cleopatra and will perform opposite Phil Daniels, who will…
Royal Opera House cleaners due to go on strike during the BAFTA film awards ceremony have won a pay dispute, securing them the London living wage. The workers, who are employed by an agency …
The Southbank Centre is to put its £120 million redevelopment plans on hold, following the Mayor of London's objection to the relocation of the skate park currently positioned beneath the…
Money generated by funded theatres' commercial hits, such as War Horse, should be paid back to Arts Council England for redistribution to smaller companies, the Indepen-dent Theatre Council …
Former culture secretary Ben Bradshaw has called on Arts Council England to only fund organisations in those areas of the country where local authorities also subsidise the arts. He said thi…
A new play by verbatim writer and actor Robin Soans is to be staged at the Bush Theatre in London as part of its 2014 season. Directed by the venue's artistic director Madani Younis, Perseve…
Tamara Harvey is to direct a quartet of plays by Simon Gray, including a revival of Japes and three unperformed pieces, at the Hampstead Theatre in London. Presented in repertory over nine w…
The Stage Awards 2014 winners have been revealed. We speak to them to find out their reactions. Regional theatre of the year, sponsored by Audience Systems Sheffield Theatres Artistic direct…
English National Ballet lead principal Daria Klimentova is to retire after 18 years with the company. She will step down after her final performance as Juliet in ENB's Romeo and Juliet, at t…
Robert Webb is to join the cast of Jeeves and Wooster show Perfect Nonsense in the West End from the spring. Webb, who is best known for his appearance in Channel 4's Peep Show, will...
Orchestras in the UK have experienced an 11% decline in income from ticket sales in real terms since 2010, a survey has revealed. The report by the Association of British Orchestras found…
Theatres should provide more free space for rehearsals and performances to help protect new writing, a survey of UK playwrights, directors and other practitioners has found. The In Battalion…
Hoxton Hall in east London, the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford and Northumberland's Alnwick Playhouse are among five venues to receive money from the Theatres Trust for improvements t…
More than 200 fringe shows and cross-artform events will take place in Yorkshire as part of the first ever cultural festival to coincide with the launch of the Tour de France this summer. Th…
Four world premieres, including new plays from James Graham and Mike Bartlett, and an increased touring schedule thanks to the launch of a pop-up theatre, are to feature as part of Paines Pl…
Lenny Henry has won the best actor prize while Lesley Manville has been named best actress at this year's Critics' Circle Theatre Awards. Henry was recognised for the Theatre Royal Bath prod…
Russell Maliphant has taken home the prize for best modern choreography at this year's National Dance Awards, seeing off competition from Matthew Bourne, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Guilherme B…
Lucy Ellinson, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Leanne Best and Vicki Lee Taylor will compete for the title of best female performance at this year's Off West End Theatre Awards. Ellinson has been nomi…
Angela Lansbury has paid tribute to the "wonderful" and "complete" training that actors receive in the UK, compared to that which is provided in the US. She said that there were fewer opport…
Jermyn Street Theatre's former artistic director Gene David Kirk has launched an advisory body to help artists stage work on the fringe using a cooperative business model. The director has s…
Arts Council England is to introduce new conditions on funding that would force its national portfolio organisations to share their audience data. The move has been welcomed by leading indus…
Ray Cooney is to direct his 1984 play Two Into One at London's Menier Chocolate Factory this spring. The show will run from March 8 to April 26, with press night on March 19. Design...
The Almeida Theatre's production of Ghosts starring Lesley Manville has extended its run at the Trafalgar Studios in London by a further two weeks. The show, which transferred to the West En…
Arts Council England has given the Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme £450,000 to expand its programme and attract more applicants from diverse communities. The initiative, which awar…