61 stories by "Press Association"
The X Factor winner will take over the Pussycat Doll's role as Grizabella in the Broadway revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musicalThe X Factor winner Leona Lewis will replace Nicole Scherzin…
'Hopefully I'll crush it,' says the Pitch Perfect film star, who will play the part of Miss Adelaide for eight weeks at London's Phoenix theatreThe Australian actor Rebel Wilson is heading t…
Grouping dancers by physical maturity rather than age could better equip late-maturing girls to deal with intense trainingGrouping young ballet dancers by their developmental rather than chr…
David Harewood, Zoe Wanamaker and others attack new syllabuses that let pupils analyse a digital recording insteadSome of Britain's top actors have attacked new GCSE drama courses that do no…
Luther star said he doesn't know if he has 'got the chops to sing', but would nevertheless like to explore stageActor Idris Elba has revealed a surprising project on his wish list: doing a m…
Writer, 71, who made her name with A Taste of Honey had cancer, agent saysThe playwright Shelagh Delaney, best known for her 1958 play A Taste of Honey, has died at the age of 71.Delaney's a…
Rare book containing 36 plays published in 1623 had been in library at Mount Stuart on Isle of Bute for more than 100 years A copy of Shakespeare's first folio " a book containing 36 of his …
Entertainer severs index finger, which surgeons reattach, but loses top of third finger in mishap whle building propsThe magician Paul Daniels has told how he accidentally sliced off a finge…
Star of The Three Musketeers, Othello and Bouquet of Barbed Wire died from heart failure at his home, surrounded by familyThe family of Frank Finlay has remembered him as a "damn fine actor"…
Wolf Hall actor says playwright's words are being delivered too slowly and should not be intellectually reveredWilliam Shakespeare's language should not be intellectually revered and his wor…
Actor known for starring in Till Death Us Do Part and In Sickness and in Health has died after long period of illness, says his family Actor Warren Mitchell, best known for starring as Alf G…
Fans queued online for tickets but technical difficulties with system meant three-hour wait and transaction failureThe booking period for the play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, has bee…
Comedian known for duo act with Vic Reeves forced to cancel pair's upcoming anniversary tour to recover from surgeryComedian Bob Mortimer has undergone a triple bypass heart operation.The st…
Mole, Ratty, Badger and Toad will head to Plymouth, Salford and London in the Downton Abbey creator's musical adaptationJulian Fellowes' musical adaptation of The Wind in the Willows will pr…
Former Doctor Who actor slams 'bland culture' of white, middle-class males filling classical rolesActor Christopher Eccleston, known for his portrayal of Doctor Who, has criticised the lack …
Actor says being filmed during his performance is 'mortifying' and warns that theatre will evict offenders Benedict Cumberbatch has urged fans not to film his performance as Hamlet, describi…
Actor to take on role which propelled Barbra Streisand to stardom in production at Menier Chocolate Factory, which opens in DecemberActor Sheridan Smith is to play Fanny Brice in a new reviv…
Oscar-nominated star appeared in stage and screen versions of Lionel Bart's Dickens adaptationThe actor Ron Moody, best known for playing Fagin in the hit film version of Lionel Bart's Olive…
British star of film, television and theatre was a founding member of Royal Shakespeare CompanyBritish actor Richard Johnson, who starred in film, theatre and television, has died at the age…
Jonathan Maitland, whose play has prompted a 'tsunami of abuse', says that he and the star Alistair McGowan are 'telling a story that needs to be told'The writer of a play about the Jimmy Sa…
Star of Wolf Hall, who used to run Globe theatre, says he has had to cut 'something very antisemitic' from Shakespeare's plays at timesThe actor Mark Rylance has said he has to cut out parts…
Actor says series two of ITV crime drama was 'inevitably' going to be criticised by some Continue reading...
Wife of actor says he will be fit and healthy soon, after he slumped during opening night of Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights at Manchester Arena Continue reading...
Collapse forces cancellation of Peter Kay's show revival at the Manchester Arena, as audience members take to Twitter to express their shock Continue reading...
Actor known for playing Agatha Christie character in ITV series died in London's Charing Cross hospital, her family have said Continue reading...
