Arts organisations in England are to face a further 1.17% cut to their funding in 2014/15 following reductions in the culture budget announced as part of the Autumn Statement. Arts Council E…
The Chichester Festival Theatre production of The Pajama Game has confirmed it will transfer to the West End's Shaftesbury Theatre in May.
English National Opera has become the latest arts organisation to launch a scheme to live screen its productions into cinemas. ENO Screen will see the English-language opera company working …
Five arts philanthropists have been recognised by the Prince of Wales today, including a couple who have helped fund more than 100 students through drama school. Philip and Christine Carne w…
Alan Bennett’s The History Boys has topped a poll to find the nation’s favourite play, run by English Touring Theatre. Noises Off by Michael Frayn placed second, with Hamlet thir…
Leading entertainment lawyer Neil Adleman has said that the theatre tax reliefs that were proposed in the Autumn Statement last week could be “more far reaching than they may at first …
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Light Princess lead the nominations for this year’s Whatsonstage awards, announced today. Both shows receive six nominations apiece, with The …
Over a decade ago, I was privileged to enjoy a dinner with playwrights Alan Ayckbourn and AR Gurney, mutual admirers who had never met before. At a lull in conversation, Ayckbourn suddenl…
Actor David Birrell has received "substantial" damages after he was blinded in his right eye when a prop gun misfired during an onstage duel at the Donmar Warehouse. The accident took place …
Ambassador Theatre Group has completed a deal to secure 100% ownership of the Savoy and Playhouse Theatres in London, venues which the group previously co-owned. The Savoy has been jointly o…
Ambassador Theatre Group will screen trailers advertising the DVD of Shrek the Musical prior to pantomime performances at its UK theatres this Christmas. The move is part of the second year …
Howard Panter, the co-founder and joint chief executive of the Ambassador Theatre Group, received his knighthood for services to theatre at an investiture ceremony hosted by The Queen at Win…
London’s Bush Theatre has won the 2013 Groucho Club Maverick Award, a £10,000 prize given out annually by the members’ club. The venue was recognised for its artistic programm…
Past, present and future directors of the National Theatre will compete against each other in the best director category at this year’s London Evening Standard Theatre Awards, with Ric…
Bill Kenwright Limited is planning to bring up to 10 shows into the West End in 2014, producer Jeremy Meadow has revealed. Meadow, who joined BKL as producer six months ago when he succeeded…
Theatre attracts more than twice as many tourists to the UK as sporting events, according to new research published by VisitBritain Around 2.8 million visits include a trip to the theatre, m…
Bristol Old Vic artistic director Tom Morris has welcomed a report highlighting a London bias when it comes to arts funding, warning that theatres outside London are facing a “tripple …
All My Sons, Hobson’s Choice, Porgy and Bess and a re-imagined version of Twelfth Night will join a restaging of To Kill a Mockingbird in Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre‘s 2…
Hampstead Theatre has published its annual report for 2012/3, which has revealed that box office income at the London venue has increased from £1.1 million in 2011/12 to nearly £2.2 mi…
The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced its annual results for 2012/13 today. We take a look at how they compare to the National Theatre’s results, published earlier this month. &#…
The Royal Shakespeare Company has posted a 75% increase in box office during 2012/13, thanks mainly to the success of Matilda the Musical in the West End. Matilda the Musical opened in the W…
Ambassador Theatre Group chief executive Howard Panter has said the company's sale to private equity firm Providence will lead to domestic and international expansion, but insisted it will n…
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Live! has become the latest in a string of commercial theatre productions to announce that it has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales. The showR…
Ambassador Theatre Group has confirmed that it has confirmed that it has been sold to private equity firm Providence Equity. The cost of the deal has not been confirmed, but ATG is understoo…
Ambassador Theatre Group is to be sold to private equity investor Providence Equity, The Stage can reveal. The deal has yet to be confirmed, but The Stage understands it will go through late…