Newcomers joined stalwarts such as Matthew Bourne, who won his ninth award Newcomers and established theatre figures shared the honours at the Olivier awards this year in a ceremony which wa…
Arts workers draw attention to lack of panto season this year and demand more help Coronavirus " latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Hundreds of protesters" including about hal…
Critics argue prioritising non-creative jobs will not be enough to save theatres and nightclubs Coronavirus " latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The government has been accuse…
Writer Ryan Calais Cameron hopes film about black veteran dying in police custody will ignite conversation about racism A play about a notorious case of a black man dying in police custody i…
Biggest employer in UK theatre to terminate contracts at end of coronavirus furlough scheme Coronavirus " latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG)…
Critics say redundancy proposal 'unfathomable' and could damage future of theatre in the south-west The Theatre Royal Plymouth has been criticised for proposing to make its entire creative …
Plans for 1 August reopening criticised by industry figures as not enough to keep many venues open Theatres and venues in England will be able to host socially distanced performances and gig…
Roy Williams' 846, a collection of audio plays, will be performed at Greenwich+Docklands festival Artists need to engage in "creative activism" to help combat racism, according to the creato…
Fears sector will be overlooked when £1.57bn emergency arts funding is allocated Coronavirus " latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Three-quarters of British comedy venues f…
Interviews to be turned into series of short plays to ensure contributions are not forgotten A series of short plays will tell the story of the Covid-19 crisis from the perspective of black …
Front of house and backstage teams told by email they will only be paid until the end of August as Covid-19 crisis forces more job losses The National Theatre has told its 400-strong team of…
Newly formed group sends open letter to UK theatres , suggesting five measures to make the industry more inclusive More than 400 actors and theatre figures, including Paapa Essiedu, Clarke P…
Moment of Grace revisits princess's boundary-breaking visit to UK's first Aids ward The prejudice that has affected some communities during the Covid-19 pandemic is akin to that faced by gay…
Lockdown has cost UK theatres and estimated £330m overall and tore up plans at a venue which is also spearheading regeneration Coronavirus " latest updates See all our coronavirus cover…
Exclusive: almost 100 leading creative figures sign letter calling for government action to prevent demise of sector Coronavirus " latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Britain's…
Physical distancing rules prompt companies to find innovative ways for the show to go on Coronavirus " latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Covid-19 has presented a challenge to…
Every year, 34 million people go to the theatre, double the number that attend Premier League football. But lockdown and physical distancing rules mean the industry is on the edge of collaps…
Survey says increasing reliance on box office sales left arts exposed during Covid-19 crisis Coronavirus " latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage British arts institutions have be…
UK's leading institutions apologise after current and former students highlight racist incidents The UK's most prestigious drama schools have apologised for not doing enough to combat racism…
Play will incorporate face masks and physical distancing into its immersive staging Coronavirus " latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A vastly reduced capacity and masks that d…
Project including monologues will be shown on Zoom to help expose 'hidden problem' in UK Coronavirus " latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A series of plays and monologues will…
Sonia Friedman calls for rescue package to save more than 1,000 theatres from permanent closure British theatre is on the "brink of total collapse", according to one of the industry's most s…
Arts venue has lost 75% of its income because of coronavirus crisis The National Theatre has warned it will have to make significant numbers of staff redundant unless it receives additional …
£700,000 loss forces landmark theatre to cancel entire 2020 programme in hope of emerging renewed next spring " and staving off financial fate of other venues The Royal Lyceum theatre in …
As Complicité's The Encounter goes online, its creator discusses the need to rebuild British culture 'from the ground up' The best arts and entertainment during self-isolation The best the…