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Zoe Wanamaker has criticised the high price of West End tickets, claiming the cost is alienating younger audiences. She was speaking to
Backstage and front of house staff at the Royal Shakespeare Company will receive the living wage as a minimum rate of pay,
Judi Dench has claimed British theatre is "healthy" but needs to continue to reach out to younger audiences. The veteran actor made
Olivier award-winning designer Anna Fleischle has claimed stage designers are "absolutely" under-appreciated in the industry. She made the remarks after picking up
ITV's highlights of the Olivier Awards attracted an increased 734,000 viewers this year, up 5% on the audience in 2015. A cut-down
Comedy plays are often unfairly snubbed by theatre awards shows, Gemma Arterton has claimed. Arterton, who was in the running for best
BECTU has extended a cautious welcome to the government's new National Living Wage, branding it a "step forward" but insisting young backstage
Equity has called on Arts Council England to take stronger action to ensure performers and creative workers are adequately paid. The actor's
Younger people are more likely to attend theatre on a Tuesday or Wednesday than at weekends, according to exclusive data seen by
The Grange estate's new opera festival has announced its inaugural season in Hampshire, following Grange Park Opera's decision to exit the site
Cheaper day seats for peak shows at the Royal Court in London are to be made available online for the first time.
Women leaders at top subsidised theatres are paid £29,000 less on average than men, according to new research by The Stage. Among
Wellingborough Council has terminated its contract with the current operator of the Castle Theatre, claiming it has not brought in enough revenue
Backstage workers at the Lyceum and Crucible theatres in Sheffield have negotiated a 2% pay rise. BECTU has also confirmed discussions with
Sonia Friedman has admitted she made the "wrong decision" to charge full price for previews of Benedict Cumberbatch in Hamlet. The West
Gemma Arterton has voiced concerns about big screen broadcasts of plays and musicals, claiming audiences miss out on the "magic" of live
Wrestling with issues of white privilege and poor minority representation in theatre, Deborah Pearson's new play Made Visible premieres at the Yard in
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Guildhall School of Music and Drama have both been named in the top 10 universities in the
Rotherham Civic Theatre is to reopen today just over a week after part of the ceiling collapsed onto the stage. The council-operated
Hull New Theatre will miss out on at least three more months of the City of Culture festival next year, after the
Archeologists have found new evidence suggesting Shakespeare's skull was stolen from his grave, according to a new Channel 4 documentary. The programme
Lenny Henry has called on the BBC to entrench ethnic diversity in its new Royal Charter, to address "systemic failure" in representing
Theatres across London are to host more than 60 shows by companies outside the capital as part of a plan by Battersea
The JP Morgan emerging director award winner gained a National Theatre Studio residency and a production of her choice at the Orange
Newcastle Theatre Royal has confirmed it will start charging for the free acting course it launched last year. Announcing that the course
