203 stories by "Culture Correspondent"
Officers attended theatre in Southend after reports of altercation at end of Paul Chowdhry's show
Police were called to a comedy show in Essex after a fight broke out in the audience, which …
Lynette Linton, outgoing creative director of Bush Theatre, hopes production will lead to people getting more support
Part of the creative team behind a new play about the impact of dementia…
A modern retelling of A Midsummer Night's Dream was pulled last September in a dispute over one of the play's songs
A review into the cancellation of a production of A Midsummer Night's Drea…
Concerns also raised that practice prevents young working-class people from finding paid work in creative industries
Arts employers could be breaking the law by relying on unpaid interns to …
Alterations, by Michael Abbensetts, follows a Guyanese tailor as he tries to establish himself on Carnaby Street
The National Theatre's decision to stage a work by a "pioneering" and "forgot…
Ellen Elphick, 31, accused the elite institution in London of breaching its duty of care
The Royal Ballet school has reached a financial settlement with a former student who said the body sh…
Producers say it is 'impossible to continue' with musical that was due to be staged at Leeds Playhouse from April
A stage version of Neil Gaiman's Coraline has been cancelled after allegatio…
Oscar-nominated actor says she has had to compromise because of dearth of complex roles in UK and Hollywood
Hard Truths star Marianne Jean-Baptiste has said there is still "a dearth of grea…
Anti-corruption champion to examine Arts Council England projects and lack of facilities in some areas of country
Margaret Hodge will oversee a review into regional inequality in the arts af…
Goold says he is seeking new challenge after more than decade in charge at the Almeida theatre
Rupert Goold is leaving the Almeida theatre after more than a decade in charge to take over at …
Outgoing artistic director of Young Vic calls for urgent government action to redress arts funding in schools
Kwame Kwei-Armah, the outgoing artistic director of the Young Vic, has warned th…
As hundreds of personal effects belonging to playwright John Osborne go up for sale, Hare laments that the V&A is not bidding
The vital memorabilia and personal effects of our greatest p…
Francesca Amewudah-Rivers, who played Juliet alongside Tom Holland's Romeo, says racist abuse went on for months
The actor Francesca Amewudah-Rivers, who received a barrage of online racial …
Inaugural season to include adaptation of James Baldwin novel and an immersive rave
An immersive rave, voguing and an adaptation of James Baldwin's novel Giovanni's Room are all part of the …
Fifty drawings of displaced people will be exhibited in a London church, in collaboration with UN refugee agency
Providing safe routes for asylum seekers should be the focus of the UK govern…
Tinuke Craig says current black British theatre talent was developed when schemes to improve access were common
The lack of investment in arts schemes aimed at working-class children will cr…
Deborah McAndrew's Bright Lights Over Bentilee recreates the local legend of a UFO sighting in the fields behind a housing estate in 1967
For residents of the Bentilee housing estate in Stok…
Glaswegian, 44, says angioplasty was 'shot across the bows' and she will now swap Red Bull for hummus
A car breaking down when you're hours away from an important Edinburgh fringe warm-up gi…
Mainly male audience members had to step out of preview performance of The Years after graphic scene
An award-winning play premiering in London had to be stopped for 10 minutes during a prev…
Ageism standing in way of older writers breaking into the industry, playwrights claim
The phrase "emerging playwright" should not be restricted to those under the age of 40, leading UK theat…
Queen, his biggest show to date, opens in Liverpool and features new commissions of the city's drag performers
As a child, Magnus Hastings loved stealing his sister's clothes and wearing his…
Manager 'was everything we didn't have in our politics', insists James Graham as he rewrites ending of play
The playwright James Graham has paid tribute to the outgoing England football mana…
Children's experiences form basis of play that weaves 150 years of care system history into narrative
When theatre-makers Matt Woodhead and Helen Monks gathered with a small group of childre…
As Benedict Lombe's play Shifters transfers to West End, she is only third black British woman to have play staged there
Theatre audiences are "thirsty" for romance stories told from a black…
Exclusive: Actors call for all parties to back investment as figures suggest 16% cuts since 2017
Imelda Staunton and Olivia Colman have called on all political parties to urgently invest in …
