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Royal Ballet principal Francesca Hayward has joined the cast of the forthcoming film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats. It is understood
First performed in St Petersburg in 1877, Marius Petipa's La Bayadere is a grand Imperial classic set to broadly danceable tunes by
West Side Story is to be reimagined at the Royal Exchange in Manchester, in a production the venue claims will be the
Critics have their opinions, but ultimately, it’s always the reader who decides whether or not to act on them. That decision may
If, as the saying goes, writing about music is like dancing about architecture, what is one to make of an opera co-created
Debbie Tucker Green doesn't so much write plays as construct intricate theatrical architecture out of language. With Ear for Eye, she goes
Kevin Jones' one-man play, Cardiff Boy, is a love letter to the 1990s " a spirited monologue that plays to an evocative
Theatre company Selladoor Worldwide has created a development arm dedicated to new writing, which will launch with a West End showcase later
The embattled Charles Cryer Studio Theatre in south London is to be brought back into use as a community arts centre. Local
Laura Wade’s Home, I’m Darling has announced it will transfer to the West End next year. The play, which premiered at Theatr
Rosana Cade is Barry, a moustachioed radio presenter in a boxy grey suit. Ivor MacAskill is Barry, a moustachioed radio presenter in
Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre is to undergo a £4.6 million redevelopment, which will see the first major refurb of the auditorium in the
South East Dance has established a fund in memory of its former artistic director and chief executive Jamie Watton, who died earlier
Following a successful tour around the UK, Soldier On lands in the West End to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the
The UK Theatre Awards will revamp its judging process for 2019 to include input from its member venues. UK Theatre’s annual awards
Two weeks ago, I was at Norwich Cathedral for the seventh annual Norfolk Arts Awards. Norfolk is where I grew up and attending performances
Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire’s Trafalgar Entertainment Group has made two major appointments as it looks to expand in the UK and
What do brown ballet shoes and emergency childcare have in common? Our two front page stories this week are both indicative of
Correspondence between giants of the theatre offers a unique insight into some of the best-loved productions. But will historians struggle to document
A campaign calling for musicians to enjoy continued freedom of movement around the EU post-Brexit has been launched. It is being run
More than 100 MPs have written to the culture secretary demanding he step in to protect the Black Cultural Archives in south
Equity president Maureen Beattie has called for more women in theatre leadership roles, claiming this is the only way to break “the
A cast of more than 100 actors will appear in a new interactive survival experience set to run in a secret location
The last few years have seen a massive upsurge of improv companies and performances in the UK. For many years in London
Ethel Smyth (1858-1944) deserves to be remembered for many things " in a year marking 100 years of (partial) women's suffrage, as
