Arts Council England has commissioned research to review GCSE qualifications in drama, dance, music and art and design. The project will also create a draft new curriculum for each of the fo…
Immersive theatre company Punchdrunk is to join forces with the National Theatre this summer to present its biggest production to date. The company will stage a promenade show in a "vast" di…
Equity's council is attempting to renegotiate controversial proposals from West End producers that include a clause giving them the automatic right to stage two shows on a Sunday. The clause…
Great Expectations, which is currently running at the Vaudeville Theatre in London, will close two months early. It was originally planned to run until June 1, but will now finish on March 3…
Riverdance is set to embark on a 20th anniversary tour from next September. The show will begin its run at Southend's Cliffs Pavilion from September 2 to 7, 2014, before visiting 15 other ve…
The Royal Opera House has appointed Alex Beard as its new chief executive. Beard joins from art organisation Tate, where he has held the position of deputy director since 2002. He has also b…
Greenwich Theatre has launched a gay writing initiative that will be led by writer and director Patrick Wilde. The London venue is introducing a year-round programme of work on this subject,…
A campaign designed to support organisations in providing family friendly cultural events will launch later this spring. Led by industry groups including the Society of London Theatre, Dance…
Proposals to ensure fairer treatment of musicians travelling on planes with instruments will be considered by the European Union's parliamentary body. The proposals are part of a wider set o…
The Royal Ballet's 2013/14 season will include a new full-length work from artistic associate Christopher Wheeldon, which will be based on Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale. It will run from A…
Plans to create a modernised £6.5 million theatre in Bognor Regis have been given the go-ahead by a local council committee. Proposals to increase the seating capacity of the Alexandra Th…
A new website designed to help people find qualified dance teachers has been launched. The Dance Register acts as a search engine by providing an online directory of local teachers, artists …
Royal Shakespeare Company deputy artistic director Erica Whyman has labelled it "shocking" that leaders in the theatre industry are still predominantly male. She was speaking at a forum call…
This year's High Tide Festival will feature the return of Bottleneck by Luke Barnes as well as a play from Thomas Eccleshare, who was the winner of the Verity Bargate Award 2011 for emerging…
Maxine Peake will star in a stage adaptation of Percy Shelley's poem The Masque of Anarchy directed by Manchester Royal Exchange's artistic director Sarah Frankcom as part of this year's Man…
A new higher education performing arts school that will teach its courses in English is set to open in Barcelona this summer, claiming to be the first in continental Europe to offer both tec…
A not-for-profit organisation that supports entrepreneurs working in the arts has launched today in partnership with a commercial investment company. Me We 360 supports its members by provid…
London theatres and ticket agents have been told to stop hiding extra booking fees and other compulsory costs on their websites by the UK's advertising regulator. The Advertising Standards A…
The European premiere of The Disappearances Project from Australian theatre ensemble Version 1.0 and a stage adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's novel The Kite Runner are to be highlights of thi…
Technical equipment supplier Stage Electrics has appointed Alex Cann to the newly created role of technical project manager for professional theatre. This position has been created due to an…
Comedy producer Just For Laughs Group has launched a dedicated theatrical division, which will operate in London and New York. The company, which is best known for producing The Montreal Jus…
The Review Show will move from its weekly BBC2 slot to BBC4, where it will air just once a month. Presented by Martha Kearney and Kirsty Wark, the show – which began around 20 years...
Robert Hardy will be replaced by Edward Fox in Peter Morgan's The Audience, which is running at the Gielgud Theatre in London. It was announced yesterday that Hardy had decided to withdraw f…
An investigation into the difficulties facing smaller theatres in London has been launched by the organisation that scrutinises the activities and decisions of the capital's mayor. The Londo…
Robert Hardy has pulled out of Peter Morgan's The Audience following an accident he had in which he fell over and cracked his ribs. Despite this, the 87-year-old actor appeared in the show's…