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If you believe you have a voice strong enough to be heard at the back of a concert hall while delivering a
As Rachel O'Riordan announces her first season as artistic director of the Lyric Hammersmith, Matthew Hemley talks to her about her ambition
The Lyric Hammersmith has announced a long-term partnership with Headlong to develop large-scale work by female playwrights, as new artistic director Rachel
Revived and reconfigured with a reduced cast for small-scale Highland touring, the National Theatre of Scotland's production of The Cheviot, the Stag
Rachel O'Riordan has announced her first season as artistic director of the Lyric Hammersmith, which includes an adaptation of A Doll's House
Umberto Giordano's French Revolution drama focuses on a poet whose views prove unwelcome to both sides. Moreover, the allegiance of his rival
The actor Coral Browne moved to London from Australia in 1936 with a string of classical leading-lady credits to her name and
HMRC and Equity are locked in a bitter dispute over the tax status of actors, with the union warning that the government
Elizabeth Newman has been brought in to connect rural Pitlochry Festival Theatre to the rest of Scotland and the globe. David Pollock
It is widely acknowledged that reward and recognition are vital in the workplace. For actors, the level of reward seems to be
One of the issues facing costume professionals in the fight for better pay and conditions is the myriad ways in which we
The small but potent opera company Hampstead Garden Opera works with singers towards the beginning of their careers, staging operas twice a
The Off-Off-Broadway theatre has provided a testing ground for a string of plays that have hit the Great White Way. Artistic director
British actors are no longer being considered for jobs with companies on the continent as the impact of Brexit on the entertainment
British female writers in the UK are suffering a "poverty of opportunities" compared with their American counterparts, industry figures have warned. Playwright
Variety performers have shared their experiences of "shocking" backstage facilities at events and called to be treated the same as theatre performers.
Performers are being urged to report unpaid jobs being advertised on social media, as Equity vows to redouble its efforts to address
Shows participating in the inaugural West End Flea Market raised more than £26,000 for theatrical charity Acting for Others. The event was
Commercial touring producers should not be allowed to benefit from theatre tax relief unless they are using union contracts, Equity has said.
Arts Council England-funded organisations continued to increase the proportion of income they earn themselves last year, amid sustained concerns over declining public
A pool of golden light hits the stage and six dancers dressed in rose, violet and bronze silk dart across the space.
After taking up acting aged 18, Jack Whittle's first job out of drama school was in The Comedy About a Bank Robbery
The stage adaptation of The Girl on the Train, which stars Samantha Womack, has announced it will transfer to the West End
Annabel Arden's frenetic production of Rossini's popular comedy received a mixed reception at its debut in 2016. Happily revival director Sinead O'Neill
Glyndebourne launches the festival season with a problematic work. Berlioz wrote The Damnation of Faust as a cantata for the concert hall,
