Follies review at the National Theatre, London " 'not just triumphant, but transcendent'
Regularly topping lists of all-time best shows, Stephen Sondheim's 1971 musical has spawned some of the composer's biggest hits, songs employed with
Regularly topping lists of all-time best shows, Stephen Sondheim's 1971 musical has spawned some of the composer's biggest hits, songs employed with
After working as a director with Max Stafford-Clark and Ian Rickson, Shabnam Shabazi began to move into live art, creating a series of
Ben Forster has been announced as the host of The Stage Debut Awards 2017. The actor and singer is playing the lead
Sarah Lancashire has pulled out of the world premiere of James Graham's Labour of Love "on doctor's advice". She will be replaced
Douglas Henshall will join the cast of Network at the National Theatre. He plays Max Schumacher in the production, alongside previously announced
Suranne Jones and Jason Watkins are to star in a revival of Bryony Lavery's play Frozen. The psychological thriller, which runs at
Six theatres have each received a share of almost £30,000 in the latest round of the UK Theatres Small Grants Scheme. Administered
There’s vanity, and then there’s the Brandreth family Hamlet. Mercifully condensed to 90 minutes and incomprehensibly to three performers, the production takes
A new scheme has launched aimed at helping people from low-income backgrounds get into drama school. David Morrissey, Amanda Redman, Emilia Clarke,
A cast recording of Bob Dylan and Conor McPherson musical Girl from the North Country will be released on September 29. The
A new petition urging Plymouth City Council to save the derelict Palace Theatre has attracted almost 3,500 supporters. It has been launched
Hannah Gadsby and John Robins have jointly been awarded the 2017 Edinburgh Comedy Award for best comedy show. This is the first
The Welsh Assembly has launched an inquiry to investigate how the arts sector in Wales can increase non-public funding. Currently, £31.2 million
Selina Thompson's Salt and Mouthpiece by Amy Nostbakken and Norah Sadava have been recognised by The Stage Edinburgh Awards 2017 in the
Architecture firm Bennetts Associates has been appointed to design a new £31 million creative district in London. The company has released initial
A new app has been developed to help actors record and submit self-taped video auditions. Shoot Me! takes users through the process
More than 1,500 people who bought tickets for shows at two theatres in North Devon that closed suddenly have been repaid a
Growing up in a family of actors, Rosalind Blessed was never a stranger to the theatre world. Now she has written and
Spencer Jones, Mae Martin and John Robins are among the nominees for this year's Edinburgh Comedy Awards. They have been nominated for
A new 130-seat theatre is to be built in Liverpool city centre focusing on early-career companies and performers. The Hope Street Theatre
It looks like a Yael Farber production. It sounds like one too. It evens smells like one, all earthy and damp. And
Cyprus Avenue, David Ireland's play exploring sectarianism in Northern Ireland, has won the £10,000 James Tait Black Prize for Drama. The play
Lisa Palfrey has pulled out of performances of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof after undergoing an emergency appendectomy. The actor was
York’s Theatre Royal has launched a programme for people who do not go to the theatre to have a say in the
In Lucy Roslyn's first play, The State vs John Hayes, she played a death-row inmate. Now, in Goody, she plays a chimpanzee.