Theatreland is taking a gamble on a wave of quirky little shows to challenge the big but tired box office beasts A fresh kind of musical theatre show, set apart by having started life on th…
Windsor and Maidenhead scraps cultural budget in wake of similar moves in Suffolk, Bristol, Nottingham and Birmingham The chill blast of damaging cuts to provincial arts venues has returned …
The company, which had a shortlist of five cities, had been told funding was dependent on leaving London English National Opera has chosen Greater Manchester as its future home, a year after…
London venue's online collection of performances dating back to 1956 will be free to use for writers, directors and the public The Royal Court has launched a free digital archive of every p…
Actor who played Prince Charles in The Crown said non-London crowds 'have a real hunger for a good night at the theatre' The actor Dominic West has extolled the virtues of regional theatre a…
April De Angelis comedy, to be premiered in Hampstead, explores life of actor at a time when married women were 'legally dead' She was known as the Queen of Drury Lane and the first truly re…
Manchester's Museum of Austerity uses AR to depict real people with disabilities who fell through society's safety net It is impossible to look away from the shimmering figures that emerge i…
Venues across the UK closed over building safety fears sprinkle a little magic to keep their shows on the road Every good pantomime needs a menacing villain to threaten all the fun, and this…
The US author of Sex and the City will appear on stage in London in early 2024 before going on a UK-wide tour Candace Bushnell, the real-life Carrie Bradshaw, is bringing her one-woman show …
Ita O'Brien says producers initially questioned need for her role in staging of Antony and Cleopatra Love, lust and power pulsate through Shakespeare's tale of Antony and Cleopatra. Now, in …
Oak floorboards discovered at St George's Guildhall, King's Lynn, believed to be only surviving stage from Shakespeare's time Boards trodden by the Bard have been discovered under layers of …
While many criticise content guidance in art and literature, others argue they help people make informed choices When a London theatre decided to warn potential audiences about strong langua…
Many women working in industry say allegations only scratch the surface of its culture of misogyny "When I was 18 I had an incident with a powerful male comedian in his 30s," says Lucy (name…
Imposter 22 will run for three weeks at renowned Sloane Square theatre and comes after series of workshops A play performed by a professional cast of learning disabled and autistic actors is…
National Theatre and Royal Ballet among 21 groups to receive grants from new fund Vogue World will donate £2m to London-based arts organisations through a newly established fund, Condé N…
The 1970s star blazed the way for mass-audience satire in Britain. But is there an appetite for it now? As the entertainment world mourns the death at 82 of Britain's most popular televisio…
Set in a psychiatric hospital in Aberdeenshire, new National Theatre production puts Mina Murray at centre of action The first major staging of Dracula with an all-woman and non-binary cast …
Company aims to allow those unable to go to the theatre, including neurodivergent people, the elderly and children, to enjoy its shows A pioneering "virtual stage" launched by Birmingham Roy…
Actor accuses Royal Central School of Speech and Drama of paying lip service to anti-discrimination pledges after 2015 incident The actor Shaniqua Okwok has criticised the Royal Central Scho…
Younger audiences may not recognise people comedians are impersonating but some performers say there's still plenty to work with "If I see somebody become famous, and they've got tremendous…
String of vacancies at regional arts venues grows as funding and staffing crisis worsens Running a theatre has become a seriously unappealing job, according to many of those working at Brita…
Actor says high prices are strangling next generation of theatregoers, as cheapest seats rise 13% in a year The price of West End theatre tickets can be ludicrous and risks strangling the ne…
Actor and writer posted yesterday after performing her show Sunsets to one audience member An actor who went viral online after she posted a tearful tweet about performing her one-woman show…
Sucession star Brian Cox tells gathered members of Equity union 'we are at thin end of horrible wedge' Brian Cox, Imelda Staunton, Naomie Harris and Simon Pegg were among the British A-list …
Byrne, who is also an award-winning playwright, said he would 'shape a rejuvenating culture' at one of London's most prestigious theatres David Byrne, an award-winning playwright and directo…