Roy Alexander Weise wins 2016 James Menzies-Kitchen directors' award
Roy Alexander Weise has won the 2016 James Menzies-Kitchen award for young directors. As well as receiving £25,000 prize money, he will
Roy Alexander Weise has won the 2016 James Menzies-Kitchen award for young directors. As well as receiving £25,000 prize money, he will
The National Theatre is to stop offering free ‘plus ones’ for critics and other audience members invited to its press nights. From
Television drama made in the north of England has not been bolstered by the BBC's media hub in Manchester, according to industry
A stage adaptation of The Exorcist is to make its UK premiere at Birmingham Repertory Theatre this Halloween. Based on William Peter
The National Theatre has been named as one of nine new companies to take part in a scheme to improve the representation
A refugee arts festival and Hull's City of Culture project are among organisations that have received major cash injections from Arts Council
Theatre producers have claimed Ambassador Theatre Group's new leadership team is "good news" for the industry. Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire have
Most theatre performed in schools is "not good" and is failing to inspire children to see more, according to a leading children's
Middle-class, able-bodied white men who have the majority of powerful theatre jobs feel "most comfortable" casting actors like themselves, according to a
Playwrights and screenwriters "just don't get" the need for better diversity of talent in theatre and TV, according to claims made by
Actors with learning disabilities are battling a "scary" lack of work in mainstream theatres, according to a leading company in the field.
Derby Theatre artistic director Sarah Brigham has hit out at "patronising" suggestions that venues outside London could join in with a West
Seven emerging directors have been shortlisted for a new prize at Sheffield Theatres that will reward the winner with a full production
Members of Equity Comedians’ Network are to campaign during this year's Edinburgh festivals for fair pay and better working conditions. Led by
Bristol’s Tobacco Factory Theatres has appointed a new leadership team, confirming Mike Tweddle as artistic director and Lauren Scholey as executive director.
Theatre director Jenny Sealey has claimed deaf and disabled theatre workers are shut out of press nights because they aren't fully accessible.
Sheridan Smith is taking a leave of absence from her West End role in Funny Girl due to "stress and exhaustion". In
London is becoming an even more dominant force in the UK's theatre sector, according to a new report. The research, which looked
Former Royal Shakespeare Company head Vikki Heywood has called on theatre companies to work together and share more resources or risk a
PLAYS Jude Law is to star in a stage adaptation of the 1943 film Obsession directed by Ivo van Hove, as part
An effort to transform more community spaces in Hull into venues that can host theatre has been given a funding boost by
A campaign for actresses to get more stage and screen roles has received official backing from Equity. The actor's union confirmed it
A revival of Tim Crouch's play Adler and Gibb leads the Edinburgh Festival Fringe season at cross-arts centre Summerhall. Nearly 1,700 performances
Audra McDonald has postponed her West End debut in a musical about Billie Holiday, after announcing she is pregnant. The actress was
An arts programme for young people with learning disabilities at West Yorkshire Playhouse has been given a £376,000 funding injection. The Big