Other plays to feature include a production of Sarah Kane's final work and a saga involving a British Museum artefact A new Robert Icke drama about the hunt for Raoul Moat, a revival of Sara…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Trio of plays co-created by Roy Williams explores British identity in the era of Brexit, Covid and Black Lives Matter The co-creator of the Death of England series of plays has said the deca…
Exclusive: Audience had 'vitriolic reaction' to European tone of musical, forced to close early Rufus Wainwright has defended his musical Opening Night, which was forced to close early after…
Speaking at launch for West End adaptation, Cleese complains about literal-minded viewers 'not playing with a full deck' John Cleese said that he decided to cut the N-word from a scene in hi…
David Byrne calls for urgent state support for young playwrights, particularly those from minority or working-class backgrounds David Byrne, the artistic director of the Royal Court theatre …
Writer of Make Good: the Post Office Scandal says postal workers' interviews helped describe 'the power of the state coming down on you' The creators of a new musical about the Post Office H…
Women in Theatre Lab will act as incubator for playwriting and acting talent and address gender inequality Gemma Arterton, Joanna Scanlan and Stella Kanu are some of the figures backing an i…
Campaigners call for 'outdated structures' that undermine progress and encourage inequality to be dismantled Cultural organisations and equality campaigners have called on high-profile figur…
ACE had been under pressure to revise guidance in January which focused on 'reputational risk' Arts Council England (ACE) has released new guidance confirming it will not penalise organisati…
Exclusive: Jeremy O Harris says Game of Thrones star will not 'make it the Jon Snow Experience' The writer of Slave Play, the controversial Broadway production about race and sexuality that …
Napalm Death, visual artist Pogus Caesar and Peaky Blinders' Steven Knight also among city's cultural figures warning over 'horrifying' move Birmingham's cultural figures from Carlos Acosta …
Team behind Little Amal puppet hope to create 'visceral engagement' with issues caused by climate emergency The production team behind the Little Amal puppet, which raised awareness about th…
Exclusive: Incoming Rada president says he wants to pass down what he learned from mental health struggles as a graduate David Harewood has called for acting graduates to be taught "resilien…
Exclusive: Director says he is interested to see response of new audiences at a time of growing instability The global theatrical phenomenon War Horse is returning to British stages for the …
Council has found one-off funding pot after announcing 100% cut, but people in county say sector is being destroyed As a chant of "Stop the cuts! Stop the cuts! Stop the cuts!" echoes off th…
Theatre dedicated to new writing says it is 'reassessing staff teams' after sharp rise in production costs The Royal Court is considering making redundancies as part of a restructuring proce…