The Barbican in London is to present the UK premieres of two works by New Zealand's Live Live Cinema, which brings together live music and performance with film. The two shows, Carnival of S…
Park Theatre's production of Daytona starring Maureen Lipman is to embark upon a national tour this autumn. Directed by David Grindley, the new play by Oliver Cotton will visit the Rose Thea…
Ben Miles has been cast as Thomas Cromwell in the Royal Shakespeare Company's stage adaptations of Hilary Mantel's novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. Also appearing in the plays, whic…
National Theatre artistic director Nick Hytner has lodged a formal objection against the Southbank Centre's £120 million redevelopment project, claiming the plans would "damage the settin…
Ushers at the Hawth Theatre in Crawley have been told by Parkwood Leisure, which runs the venue on behalf of the local council, that they will not be paid for overtime work during the summer…
Touring theatre companies have warned they face an increasing threat of closure because growing numbers of regional venues can no longer offer financially viable contracts for visiting shows…
Drama schools must better prepare their students for the wide range of career paths that are available to them upon graduating, industry professionals have said. Their comments came at a for…
A stage adaptation of The Butterfly Lion, a book by War Horse writer Michael Morpurgo, is to tour the UK this autumn. The production will open at Mercury Theatre Colchester before v…
Plans to reduce the coursework content in GCSEs would in “no way” suit the arts, dance representatives have told MPs. At the annual general meeting of the All Party Parliamentary…
Theatre leaders have expressed relief over the 5% cut to arts funding as part of the government's spending review for 2015 to 2016, while warning of the "unprecedented pressure" that will be…
North London's Little Angel Theatre has expanded its biennial puppetry festival for adults across four extra venues. Suspense London Puppetry Festival will this year include work and events …
Arts Council England has announced a series of new funding initiatives, while also launching a new application process for its Grants for the Arts scheme. In partnership with the British Cou…
Red Velvet by Lolita Chakrabarti is to return to the Tricycle Theatre next year as part of the venue's new season, which also includes the world premiere of a play by Moira Buffini. Directed…
Talawa Theatre Company is to bring together a group of 14 emerging theatre makers and director Mojisola Adebayo to create a new piece based on gender and sexuality. The company will provide …
Performers and producers will no longer have to obtain an entertainment licence to stage shows during the day with an audience of up to 500 people after regulations were relaxed. Following a…
Theatre funding organisation Stage One has awarded £30,000 to Gavin Kalin to co-produce the West End transfer of the Young Vic's A Doll's House. Kalin will co-produce the show with Mark R…
Touring company Icarus Theatre Collective has been saved from closure after it was awarded a grant from Arts Council England, which means it can continue to create work for the next year…
Jermyn Street Theatre's new autumn season is to open with a programme of works by Steven Berkoff, which will be co-directed by him. Steven Berkoff: Religion and Anarchy is a five-week season…
Matthew Kelly is to appear in the world premiere of a new adaptation of E R Braithwaite's book To Sir With Love. Kelly will play Florian in the show, which has been adapted by Ayub...
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport will receive a cut to its budget of 7% for 2015 to 2016, Chancellor George Osborne has said today. Announcing the Comprehensive Spending Review, O…
The Royal Shakespeare Company is to use social media platform Twitter to tweet Voltaire's novel Candide, Â ahead of a performance based on the text this summer. The 140-character messages …
The Ambassador Theatre Group has launched a new apprenticeship programme for technicians that will allow four participants to work at the company’s regional receiving venues. The one-y…
The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama will have to remove advertising hoardings that generate £150,000 of income, if the local council does not approve its proposal for an alternat…
Akram Khan has been named as the next guest artistic director of the National Youth Dance Company. The choreographer will begin in his role from October, when the company of 16 to 19 year-ol…
The Mayflower Theatre in Southampton has submitted a petition to its local council objecting to proposals that would see evening car parking charges increased in the city centre. More than 2…