Actor says Ensemble 84 in Horden, employing local talent, is how a professional repertory company should beIt’s a chilly spring evening in what was once a Catholic church in a left-behind …
Two Thatcher-years episodes of Peter Flannery's award-winning TV series to be adapted for Newcastle stage It is regarded as one of the greatest British television series ever made, exploring…
Auditorium to remove bacon and sausages from cafe during stage run after request from campaign group Campaigners are calling on theatre bosses to stop serving bacon, sausages and ham in thei…
Makers of TV series to work with Sam Mendes' production company on theatre show to open in London in 2027 There's the wildly popular TV series, a two-hour immersive experience, a board game,…
Original script from 1954 referring to 'troubles of this kind' to be brought to life on stage for LGBT+ History Month "All the homosexuals I've known have been extremely eager, like alcoholi…
Show re-enacting ancient and unashamedly sexual rituals is most ambitious to date, says artist Marina Abramović is an art world superstar well known for challenging visitors' awkwardness…
Adaptation of Brecht's Mother Courage will train people from the north-east to take on their first ever acting roles His plays have been buzzy, hot-ticket openings in the West End and at the…
Culture secretary announces investment in arts at Gateshead summit and accuses Tories of stifling creative industries Arts and the creative industries will be a key part of the UK government…
Police notified after former trustees and current chief executive of Actors' Benevolent Fund were sent notes A bitter feud that tore apart an illustrious actors' charity has been reignited b…
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…
Shakespeare's most violent play to be staged with actors' candles being pummelled in scenes with bloodshed Eight years after a stomach-churning, splatter-fest production of Titus Andronicus …
Divina de Campo starred in revival of Hedwig and the Angry Inch at Leeds Playhouse A star of RuPaul's Drag Race UK has picked up a leading theatre award for her performance as an East German…
Some comedians at Edinburgh fringe express concern after promoter pulls Sadowitz's second performance Jerry Sadowitz had his show cancelled at the Edinburgh fringe because its content was "e…
Rachel Mars will create replica of concentration camp entrance over three days as part of Transform festival A replica of the entrance gate to the Dachau Nazi concentration camp is to be rec…
12 Last Songs at Leeds Playhouse brings people together to talk about what they do A caterer, a coffee roaster, an imam and a former drug dealer were among the first to show up at Leeds Play…
London academy reports on inquiry into complaints about former director Sarah Frankcom An investigation into complaints made against the former head of the UK's oldest drama school has repor…
Most items in the museum's new theatre and performing arts galleries going on display for the first time A fabulous red dress and thigh-high leather boots worn by Lola the drag queen in the…
Sarah Frankcom to depart as director of UK's leading drama school after less than two years in the role The head of one of the UK's leading drama schools is leaving her job at the same time …
Steven Berkoff and Emmanuella Cole will not be part of production when it opens on Monday An age- and gender-blind production of Hamlet starring Sir Ian McKellen will open this week without …
After plays about Bloody Sunday and Stephen Lawrence, award-winning pair tackle deadly blaze The scandal and tragedy of Grenfell Tower, the deadliest fire in a residential building in Britai…
The Guardian given preview of teams making props and costumes for The Comedy of Errors "This is the first time I've had natural light in 32 years," said Alan Smith as he contemplated the job…
Part game, part moral debate, the show brings together a group of strangers to decide one person's fate Would you give £240 to: the first homeless person you saw; a mass pizza delivery fo…
Reopening plans include a musical based on Sleeping Beauty and a play telling the story of Gandhi's killer At least a third of new work supported by the National Theatre will in future come …
Mantel had to collaborate remotely with actor Ben Miles to transform latest book into stage production Yes they are fiction and yes historians get irritated that students read them as incont…
Three teams of four puppeteers will accompany Little Amal from Turkey to Manchester to celebrate refugees A giant puppet of a nine-year-old Syrian refugee girl is to "walk" from Turkey to th…