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…
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…
Kwame Kwei-Armah says theatre can never go back to being something that can only be experienced by physically being there The Young Vic plans to livestream all of its future productions, its…
Shriti Vadera, former chair of Santander UK, was once known as Gordon Brown's 'representative on earth' A banker and former adviser to Gordon Brown who was jokingly known as his "representat…
Updated union guidelines say writers should guard against unconscious bias and consider race in reviews Theatre critics need to think harder about whether their own ethnicity and relative pr…
Temporary performance space will be 'symbol of regeneration' and stepping stone to return indoors Designs have been revealed for a temporary outdoor performance space on the banks of the Riv…
Birmingham Rep says premiere of Coming to England will be highlight of forthcoming season Former children's television presenter Floella Benjamin's childhood memoir describing her journey to…
Exasperated satirical poem pours scorn on PM described as 'dogmeat wrapped in the union flag' David Hare has channelled Jonathan Swift to write a furious, exasperated satirical poem pouring …
Culture secretary announces details of second tranche of grants and loans for arts and heritage sector Coronavirus " latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage More than 2,700 arts an…
Social distancing plans include plays without intervals " as they were written, artistic director says Coronavirus " latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Shakespeare's Globe the…
A celebration of British weather and a grow-your-own food initiative will be among the festivities A celebration of the British weather and the largest grow-your-own food project of modern t…
London based Magic Circle's event, streamed on Facebook, will feature David Copperfield, Debbie McGee and more One hundred years ago next weekend, an English magician called Percy Thomas Ti…
Writer says singer's cancelled farewell tour resulted in 'real progress' on stage project For writer James Graham, one plus side from the grind of 2020 was being able to work with Elton Joh…
Strictly winner and comedian, 55, hopes he will be inspiration to 'self-conscious blokes of my vintage' Dance schools are expecting to see an increase in men of a certain age signing up for …
New government loans welcomed by National Theatre as 'a vital lifeline that will form part of our recovery' Coronavirus " latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage More than £165m…
Service will cost £9.98 a month or £5.99-£7.99 a play and will add much-needed revenue Helen Mirren in Phèdre, Adrian Lester in Othello and Billie Piper in Yerma are to be made ava…
Clint Dyer fears industry efforts may not include recognition and compensation for the past British theatre is trying to get its house in order when it comes to diversity, but the director o…
Show would be most ambitious and complicated yet attempted during Covid pandemic in UK The Old Vic is planning to stage the most ambitious and complicated piece of livestreamed UK theatre ye…