Sadiq Khan joins calls for more diverse TV shows
London mayor Sadiq Khan has become the latest high-profile figure to demand broadcasting regulator Ofcom put new measures in place to improve
London mayor Sadiq Khan has become the latest high-profile figure to demand broadcasting regulator Ofcom put new measures in place to improve
A new report has recommended the use of drama, music and dance in care homes to help people living with dementia. The
The New England farm that provides the setting for Eugene O'Neill's 1924 tragedy plays a large part in precipitating the play's events.
This pairing of Pagliacci and Cavalleria Rusticana in Opera North's Little Greats season is traditional " though not in this order. Deemed
What if you woke up one day and everyone thought you were hip-hop artist Kanye West? That's the sky-high concept behind the
Back in 2004, Opera North enjoyed artistic success with Eight Little Greats, a season made up of one-act pieces played in various
The tradition of the out-of-town try-out has been a tried and tested route for Broadway shows " developing them away from the
Barely a week goes by without a theatre company announcing they are participating in a project with refugees or people from migrant
After the Tom Hiddleston Hamlet played at RADA’s 160-seater Vanburgh Theatre for just three weeks, this year’s second most exclusive Shakespearean production
Dublin Fringe Festival has announced the appointment of Ruth McGowan as its new festival director. McGowan, who will take up the post
The Royal Shakespeare Company's box office income last year was £34 million, down £1.1 million from 2015/16. In 2016/17, 2.7 million tickets
Women working in theatre are often sidelined from leadership jobs, director Elizabeth Freestone has claimed. Freestone was formerly artistic director of
Located a stone's throw from some of the South Bank's powerhouse venues, the intimate Cervantes Theatre specialises in multilingual productions from Spain
Verdi's Aida lends itself to spectacle. Set in ancient Egypt, and with temple scenes and triumphal processions crucial to the plot, it's
Two's Company is delighted to return to Southwark Playhouse for the fourth production in four years: What The Women Did (2014), The Cutting of the
Calling a play about artificial insemination Turkey is the set-up for a bawdy comedy. Fair warning: if you go in for cheap
Based on the experiences of women who have suffered coercive controlling domestic abuse, Rattle Snake was originally developed as a training session
Gyre and Gimble’s retelling of the Hartlepool Monkey legend is highly skilful, slick and unsettling. It’s a strangely pitched production. Marketed as
Shakespeare's Globe in London has announced that Barrie Rutter will play the role of The Emperor in its production of The Captive
It comes as no surprise that Gin For Breakfast began life as a writing exercise as much as a play. Author Jess
Only a churl would deny Carlos Acosta the chance to let his hair down. And there is plenty of evidence in his
Marcus Brigstocke and Laura Pitt-Pulford have been cast in Barnum at London's Menier Chocolate Factory. Barnum, which has music by Cy Coleman,
Charting the slow unravelling of a doomed relationship, Fox is a bleak, bold but muddled writing debut from author Harrison Rose. From
The Black Eye Club by Phil Charles has been announced as the winner of the first Bread and Roses playwriting award.
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (celebrating its bicentenary this year) is a messy, straggly, unapologetically raw novel that opens out like a series of