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Theatre company PW Productions is to take over as operator of the Arts Theatre in London and has vowed to make the
Set designer Bunny Christie has claimed tighter production budgets are hitting the quality of sets in regional theatres, and may put off
Top actors including David Harewood, Zoe Wanamaker and Brian Cox have hit out at new GCSE drama rules, which will allow students
Ian McKellen has lent his voice to a new iPad app series of Shakespeare plays in an attempt to get people to
Norwich Theatre Royal chief executive Peter Wilson is to step down after almost 25 years’ leadership. The producer explained that he wanted
Wellingborough's Castle Theatre faces an uncertain future after its operating company was placed into administration. The news comes less than a month
Manchester's Royal Exchange has commissioned seven plays by women as part of a new international festival that will combine theatre and science
Croydon's Fairfield Halls arts complex should not close for two years while it undergoes renovation work, according to the Theatres Trust. The
A 106-year-old theatre in Blackburn has cancelled all April shows after part of the ceiling collapsed on to the stage while a
Arts Council England chair Peter Bazalgette has made a plea for local authorities to "keep the faith" and continue funding the arts
An arts festival that has been running in London for 53 years has closed down due to a "sudden and significant" plunge
Three in five theatres are inaccessible for people who are blind or visually impaired, according to new research. A survey carried out
Martin Shaw is to reprise his role in Hobson's Choice in the West End, after the Theatre Royal Bath production secured a
Benedict Cumberbatch and Helen Mirren are among a wealth of theatre stars to join the line-up for a live TV broadcast marking
BBC director general Tony Hall has ordered an investigation into actors mumbling lines in TV drama. His intervention comes after viewers complained
Owen Teale has joined Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart in the cast of No Man's Land. The actor will play Briggs in
Eastbourne's Congress Theatre is to close for 18 months while the venue and the site surrounding it undergo a £44 million overhaul.
Darlington Civic Theatre is to close in May for more than a year while its £11.7 million refurbishment takes place, and will
Arlene Phillips has urged theatres to film more of their productions for television, claiming it encourages new audiences to make the trip
Exam boards have come under fire over "nonsense" new GCSE drama rules, which will allow students to pass the course without seeing
Jesse Eisenberg will star in self-penned comedy The Spoils on the West End stage, after it was announced the production is to
Nearly half of British people dislike the idea of Hamlet being played by a woman, while a fifth are resistant to black
Camden People's Theatre has launched a search for three emerging theatre companies in order to develop their ideas into full productions. Running
A revival of Steel Magnolias will lead the first season of in-house productions at the Hope Theatre. The north London fringe venue
David Morrissey has joined the board of the Everyman and Playhouse theatres in Liverpool, where he started his career. The actor was
