An AI Pinocchio, Scrooge on the Cornish coast and a scouse Dick Whittington are just some of the season's theatrical treats Bath Theatre Royal, 6-11 December; Lyric theatre, London, 23 Novem…
Celebrated actor was nominated for multiple Olivier awards in her theatrical roles and best known for Drop the Dead Donkey and The Windsors on TV The actor Haydn Gwynne has died of cancer at…
Play based on the beloved 1987 comedy will open at Birmingham Rep next year directed by Sean Foley It is one of British cinema's most quotable comedies: a tale of destitute London actors "dr…
Sharma, who directed the theatre's acclaimed production Retrograde, will take over from Indhu Rubasingham in December Amit Sharma has been appointed as the new artistic director of London's …
The comedian, who died in 2018, will be remembered in a new exhibition that brings together props, costumes and an interactive 'giggle map' Tickling sticks, a Dicky Mint puppet and a Yorick …
After more than a decade running Regent's Park Open Air theatre, the hit-making director is to take over the Covent Garden venue next year Tim Sheader has been appointed as the artistic dire…
Sophia Bush, who is following Cheryl to take up a role in the West End thriller, said the unidentified man had made the experience 'ugly and scary and sad' The new star of the West End play …
The actor will take to the stage as the Scottish king in December, in the last production of the London theatre's 30th-anniversary season Hot on the heels of the news that Ralph Fiennes will…
The Killing Eve star is in competition for best actress, while musical Some Like It Hot picks up the most nominations overall, with 13 Jodie Comer has been nominated for a Tony award for her…
Veteran actor, awarded Olivier for lifetime achievement, says cost must not prohibit putting 'bums on seats' My Neighbour Totoro triumphs at Olivier awards Sir Derek Jacobi has criticised th…
Adaptation of Studio Ghibli film wins six awards, while Jodie Comer wins for Prima Facie and A Streetcar Named Desire brings Paul Mescal best actor prize My Neighbour Totoro, the inventive s…
Trustees will decide on the future of the organisation which lost all its Arts Council funding and hosts final performances this month A new board of trustees has been appointed to preserve …
All events from late March cancelled at the theatre, which is in a priority location for the government's Levelling Up fund Oldham Coliseum has cancelled all of its forthcoming events from l…
Audibert, who runs the Unicorn children's theatre in London, will replace Daniel Evans who is moving to the Royal Shakespeare Company Chichester Festival theatre has appointed Justin Audiber…
Shooting to fame as a teenager with the Royal Ballet, Grey won international acclaim as a dancer and was artistic director of the company that became English National Ballet The renowned dan…
Whodunnit running in the West End since 1952, interrupted only by Covid, will open in New York in 2023 The world's longest-running play, The Mousetrap, is to finally make its Broadway debut.…
'Fierce, feminist' show from Francesca Moody is written by former Grange Hill actors Ricky Simmonds and Simon Vaughan and tells an 'almost true' story A musical about Silvio Berlusconi that …
Kimber Lee's award-winning drama, untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play, will be staged at Manchester's Royal Exchange while Miss Saigon opens at the Sheffield Crucible The Royal Exchange theatre i…
The story of a widowed joiner and a young single mother has been written by Dave Johns, who played the title role in Ken Loach's 2016 film Ken Loach's Palme d'Or winner I, Daniel Blake is to…
In Dreams, a jukebox show written by David West Read, will use back catalogue of 'the Big O' to tell fictional story of female singer A new musical using the songs of Roy Orbison, created by…
'A world of rising prices' ushers in the final curtain for the second longest running non-musical play in London The Woman in Black, one of the longest-running plays in London, is to close a…
Ian McKellen in Mother Goose, Robin Hood as a rock'n'roll panto, a circus spin on The Little Prince and glitter galore … it's our selection box of festive theatre Unicorn, London, 17 Novem…
Part of a £300m regeneration of the area near Tottenham Court Road station, @sohoplace combines intimacy with innovative design A major new West End theatre is to open this autumn, design…
The director's landmark achievements include a nine-hour Mahabharata, putting Shakespeare on trapezes and directing Olivier, Gielgud and Scofield at the RSC Mark Lawson on Peter Brook: the g…
Infections among workforce lead theatres to cancel performances, with loan repayments, soaring energy prices and the cost of living crisis adding to their woes With infections on the rise in…