Royal Shakespeare Company's new artistic directors team up with artists from around the world to appeal to wider audience The Royal Shakespeare Company is attempting to attract new audiences…
Open letter signed by top playwrights, actors and directors demands Israel free members of Freedom theatre Israel-Gaza war " live updates Some of Britain's most heralded playwrights, actors …
Claudia Rankine, whose latest play, The White Card, is to tour the UK, warns of negative effect on mental health Footage of violent racist incidents such as the murder of George Floyd is tr…
Comedians such as Nish Kumar say they have noticed a change since crowds have returned to clubs It was halfway through a show in Shrewsbury when Nish Kumar noticed an audience member being d…
The Family Sex Show organisers receive abuse over UK production aimed at children as young as five A theatre show that promised to reimagine sex education by discussing the issue in a frank …
Theatre's chief hopes production gives younger people understanding of the price paid by radicals in the past The world premiere of a musical about the "young, sexy, radical" early life of N…
The actor and playwright is rapidly becoming one of the most exciting faces of British theatre. Now he's stepping into the shoes of Bob Marley in the new West End musical Get Up, Stand Up Ar…
Mistaken for drug dealers? Monitored by police? A new play staged in a Bradford car park weaves stories of everyday racism, faith and petrolheads "I don't go out, I don't really go clubbing…
Barbican denies Sir Nicholas Kenyon's departure was prompted by claims organisation was 'insidiously' racist Sir Nicholas Kenyon, the Barbican's managing director for 14 years, is to stand d…
Written by Yvvette Edwards and Irenosen Okojie, the 'timely and clear-eyed' play will be live-streamed in July The publishing industry's lack of diversity is to be the focus of a new comic p…
Book details more than 100 instances of alleged prejudicial behaviour at the arts organisation The Barbican has been described as "institutionally racist" by its own staff, who have compiled…
Mawa Theatre Company hope to make classic works accessible to diverse audiences The team behind the UK's first all-black, all-female Shakespearean theatre company say it is planning to re-ex…
Trans casting statement signatories pledge to cast trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming performers Several of the biggest theatres in the UK have pledged to only cast trans, non-bina…
Theatregoers want to 'get underneath the skin' of societal issues, says National Theatre's Clint Dyer Britain's cultural institutions are at a crossroads moment, according to the National Th…
Playwright mulls mass appeal of Osborne, who is being honoured with an English Heritage blue plaque Coronavirus " latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage British theatre must take …
Artists and musicians speak out against proposal by education secretary and Office for Students Artists and musicians have accused the government of neglecting the country's "cultural natio…
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's essay on grief adapted for theatre among lineup for mostly outdoor event A 42-metre sculpture of Big Ben made out of political books, a new film featuring Cillian …
Actor behind Blackstage UK web series says pandemic offers opportunity to address structural racism in arts British theatre needs to be "completely rebuilt" in the wake of Covid-19 to make i…
Writers and artists including RóisÃn Murphy, Tiffany Calver and Sigala on the art that transports them to the dancefloor during lockdown There have been many notable nightclubs in film…
Seyi Omooba was sacked from lesbian part at Leicester theatre after homophobic post emerged An actor who sued a theatre and her former agents after she was sacked when a Facebook post resurf…
Julie Walters among signatories to letter saying post-Brexit changes a 'towering hurdle' to working in Europe New visa rules for British artists, actors and theatre workers who want to work …
Seyi Omooba is suing Leicester theatre and talent agency after being sacked for Facebook post on homosexuality A sacked actor who would have refused to play the role in which she had been ca…
The playwright has collaborated with the Guardian and the National Theatre on a new short film, We Begin Again, looking back at " and beyond " this turbulent year How does a playwright attem…
Industry figures warn of 'catastrophic financial difficulties' for capital's venues and producers Coronavirus " latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage West End theatres are to shu…
Many venues and groups say stricter Covid restrictions means they will struggle financially Coronavirus " latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Theatres and touring companies in …