Campaign group calls on London schools to use pupil premium to fund theatre trips
Schools in London should spend a chunk of their funding for disadvantaged pupils on improving cultural education, according to a new campaign.
Schools in London should spend a chunk of their funding for disadvantaged pupils on improving cultural education, according to a new campaign.
Jude Law is to star in a stage adaptation of the 1943 film Obsession directed by Ivo van Hove. The premiere is
A musical whodunnit by the creators of The Rocky Horror Show and the UK premiere of a new comedy will both play
Stage and screen writer Jack Thorne has attacked government cuts to a disability employment scheme at the BAFTA Television Awards, claiming theatre
Two theatres in Devon are to be sold by the council to save money. North Devon Council owns both Queen's Theatre in
Manchester's Royal Exchange has unveiled a revamped £4,000 prize that aims to bring an ambitious piece of theatre to a full production.
Gerard McCarthy has been cast in the UK premiere of Stalking the Bogeyman at Southwark Playhouse. Glynis Barber will also star in
Liverpool's Royal Court is set to buy a neighbouring pub to convert into extra backstage space for wardrobe and technical use, as
A lifestyle blogger and the head of Oxford University Dramatic Society are among 15 female students to be mentored by leading creative
Tom Hiddleston has urged drama schools to lower their tuition fees or risk alienating young people from underprivileged backgrounds. He claimed that
The first revival of Caryl Churchill's play Blue Heart will be staged at the Orange Tree Theatre as part of its new
Riskier and more experimental will be staged at the National Theatre thanks to the legacy of its Temporary Theatre, according to the
Renowned conductor Simon Rattle has hit out at plans to close Fairfield Halls in Croydon for two years, saying it would be
Digital Theatre is to introduce captions for all of its recorded productions to make them accessible for deaf people and the hard
IN DETAIL: Click here for a full list of this year’s nominees Mark Strong, Cynthia Erivo and Sophie Okonedo lead the British stars in
Around 300 children are to star in a new production of The Secret Garden in the West End. The musical, which received
Bernie Corbett has stepped down as general secretary of the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain after 16 years in the post, to
After working on more than 150 theatre productions, Sara Perks is in high demand to lend her unique vision to musicals and
A group campaigning to save the Futurist Theatre in Scarborough has submitted an 11th-hour business case for keeping the theatre up and
Judi Dench has voiced hopes that repertory-style theatre will make a widespread comeback in a new online documentary. Dench will discuss her
A popular Liverpool fringe theatre is being forced to close after the building in which it is based was sold by its
All-male theatre company The Lord Chamberlain's Men has been sold to a new owner and artistic director for an undisclosed sum. Peter
A new app has been launched for TV and film extras that will quickly calculate how much they are owed for their
A radio soap opera first aired in Stoke-on-Trent 25 years ago is to be featured on national radio for the first time.
A new Philip Ridley play is to be staged in a secret location in London, in what is being described as one