Romeo and Juliet become online daters unable to meet in a new project that celebrates freelance creatives When the UK went into lockdown in March, a tempest of tweets shared the heartening (…
To return the theatre to health, we need more diversity among artists and audiences - and cheaper tickets Theatre, ultimately, is not about buildings or props or sets " it's about people. Th…
Lockdown has cost UK theatres and estimated £330m overall and tore up plans at a venue which is also spearheading regeneration Coronavirus " latest updates See all our coronavirus cover…
Many on freelance PAYE contracts are desperate, surviving lockdown on handouts and savings Coronavirus " latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Freelance workers in the UK's creat…
Public Campaign for the Arts stresses theatre's benefits on community, education and mental health as 'crunch time' looms Culture in peril: how UK arts sector has been brought to its knees A…
Exclusive: almost 100 leading creative figures sign letter calling for government action to prevent demise of sector Coronavirus " latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Britain's…
West End producer also delays Mary Poppins and The Phantom of the Opera as consultation over possible job losses begins Four of London's most successful stage musicals will not reopen until …
Physical distancing rules prompt companies to find innovative ways for the show to go on Coronavirus " latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Covid-19 has presented a challenge to…
Available onlinePain, anger and everyday racism are examined in this powerful series of short films from the Bush theatre A week ago, the Bush theatre asked six writers for their dramatised …
Report says 400,000 jobs likely to be lost across sectors including music, theatre and art Britain is facing an irreversible "cultural catastrophe" with a projected £74bn drop in revenue …
Flute Theatre's game-based production of Pericles, performed for one family at a time, is designed to create a sense of calm Hottest front-room seats: best theatre and dance online Kelly Hu…
Coached by Tom Parry, the comedy collective No Direction Home are bucking stereotypes about refugees and migrants " and thriving online during lockdown 'Let me tell you something more about …
The festival will roll out a series of 'artistic interventions' across the Scottish capital in August A series of "artistic interventions" has been announced by the Edinburgh international f…
As it's streamed by the National Theatre, the star who plays Hortense in the acclaimed adaptation of Andrea Levy's novel talks about Britain, Windrush and Black Lives Matter Did you read And…
Looking for some escapist laughs? Here are a few tips, from John-Luke Roberts' chaotic sketches to Flight of the Conchords' smile-guaranteed songs Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre …
Available onlineTen short plays responding to the rise in racist attacks since the beginning of the Covid-19 outbreak have a cumulative power Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and d…
A Caribbean-set 'play of revolutionary dreams' acquires a chilling new relevance when protests confront the legacy of colonialism Although I admired its ambition, I was sceptical about The C…
When her tour was axed by coronavirus, the dancer set up an online festival with karaoke aerobics. She talks about her Bronx childhood, the pressure of Strictly and life beyond lockdown 'Th…
Tom Stoppard's new play was enjoying a sold-out run when venues closed. Its producer, Sonia Friedman, recalls how the crisis unfolded Leopoldstadt in limbo: Tom Stoppard, Patrick Marber and …
Puppets were once ubiquitous on TV, but over the past two decades they've all but vanished. What happened to them " and to the humans who used to control them? I was the producer of The Broo…
Available onlineWinsome Pinnock's play, responding to JMW Turner's Slave Ship painting, is a timely contribution to the Black Lives Matter campaign Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre…
Chappelle performs a surprise new set, entitled 8:46, before a socially distanced audience Comedian Dave Chappelle has released a blistering Netflix special in which he addresses the killin…
As the RSC's production starring Christopher Eccleston is broadcast on BBC Four, take a look back at some of the most arresting stagings of the 'Scottish play' Continue reading...
The Guardian and the Unicorn theatre present a fun series of short performances, created in lockdown, for children aged three to eight. Anansi and the Pot of Wisdom is available from 11am on…
Available onlineDeception is rife and amazement is constant in this uplifting night of gripping tricks, full of audience interaction Magical Bones has got me ripping up playing cards in my l…