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Show won't go on for 41 venues in New York's world-famous theatrical centre, in a devastating blow for the industry
Broadway shows will not return this year due to the coronavirus pandemic,…
Four theatregoers taken to hospital after incident during Death of a Salesman stage show
A theatre in the West End of London has been evacuated after part of its ceiling collapsed during a s…
Judges laud ability to forge beautiful words from sorrows as he sees it as sign to continue
Lemn Sissay has won the PEN Pinter prize, set up in memory of playwright Harold Pinter. Sissay, 52…
Hardy was a regular on BBC Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue and wrote for the GuardianThe comedian Jeremy Hardy has died of cancer aged 57, his publicist Amanda Emery said.Hardy, who fea…
Catastrophe star spoke publicly about death of two-year-old Henry in effort to 'destigmatise grief'The American actor and comedian Rob Delaney has revealed that his wife gave birth to their …
Comedian reveals his heart was 95% blocked before triple bypass surgery in 2015The comedian Bob Mortimer has revealed a doctor told him that he risked having a heart attack on stage had he a…
Comedian attacked by men on mopeds thanks fans for being 'amazingly supportive'Michael McIntyre has thanked his "amazingly supportive" fans during his first show since being robbed by thieve…
The Lord of the Rings actor will star in Tracy Letts' 'adrenaline-fuelled' 1993 play this summerOrlando Bloom will return to the West End to portray a policeman who moonlights as a contract …
The Liverpudlian comic was 'one of the last of the music hall greats', his publicist says The comedy legend, Sir Ken Dodd, has died at the age of 90, his publicist has said. Related: Ken Dod…
Catastrophe actor and writer says Henry died in January and writes: 'I will endeavour not to go mad with grief'Actor and writer Rob Delaney has announced the death of his two-year-old son He…
Dancers at Sadler's Wells to grapple with clay in work co-created by Antony GormleyDancers on the London stage will grapple with more than three tonnes of clay in a new work co-created by sc…
Stage newspaper's survey in wake of Kevin Spacey allegations also reveals 67% did not report harassment or bullyingAlmost a third of theatre professionals in the UK have experienced sexual h…
Accusations of censorship prompt the theatre to go back on its cancellation and invite the production to return for its runThe Royal Court has backed out of a decision to cancel a production…
Spider-Man star and Oscar-winning former politician are up for top theatre awards, while The Ferryman leads the pack with four nominations The Sherlock star Andrew Scott and the Oscar-nomina…
Jamaican-born actor, whose television career included The Bill and Inspector Morse, has died aged 70Sir Lenny Henry has led tributes to the actor Larrington Walker, who died at the weekend a…
Eurovision-winning Austrian drag queen was due to perform at festival but band members, who are from Syria, denied visasEurovision song contest winner Conchita Wurst has cancelled her perfor…
ITV1 talent show, won by pianist Tokio Myers, seen by an average of 8.2 million viewersThe Britain's Got Talent final was the most-watched TV programme on Saturday night, with five million m…
The novelist, playwright and screenwriter won the Booker prize in 1976 for SavilleThis Sporting Life and Saville writer David Storey has died at the age of 83.Storey wrote a string of award-…
Call the Midwife actor to play 'dream role' as orphanage owner Miss Hannigan at Piccadilly Theatre in London later this year Miranda Hart will make her West End theatre debut in her "dream r…
Comic and magician's trademark headgear joins collection of memorabilia including jokes, props, posters and contractsTommy Cooper's famous red fez is to go on display at the Victoria and Alb…
Oscar-nominated star appeared in stage and screen versions of Lionel Bart's Dickens adaptation' ObituaryThe actor Ron Moody, best known for playing Fagin in the hit film version of Lionel Ba…
As play opens in the West End of London, author says she expects it could be destined for Broadway and beyond to reach as many Potter fans as possible As Harry Potter and the Cursed Child op…
'Meeting Noma was like meeting my older self,' says the actor after seeing JK Rowling's stage play in London's West EndEmma Watson has said she felt as if she was "meeting her older self" as…
Eighteen-year-old recovering in Royal Preston hospital after Thursday evening incident which cancelled performanceAn 18-year-old man is recovering in hospital after falling from the balcony …