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A relaxed performance of Wonder.land will be staged at the National Theatre next month for audiences with learning disabilities or autism. Relaxed
Cinema screenings of plays are not stealing audiences from theatres but are encouraging them to visit live theatre more, one of Kenneth
Choreographer Matthew Bourne has claimed that West End productions that start their life in smaller venues should be charging less for their
Theatres and playwrights are censoring their plays for fear of offending Muslims, a leading free speech campaign group has claimed. Jodie Ginsberg,
Big name theatre stars need to be encouraged to perform in shows outside London and not just in the West End, an
Many theatres still fear shows involving disabled actors will "not be very good", according to DaDafest artistic director Ruth Gould. Speaking at
Independent producers are short-changing audiences by spending less on the production values of touring shows, a leading regional producer has claimed. Tracey
Theatres have received a boost in their protection against noise complaints in a new planning law announced by the government. Equity and
Aspiring backstage worker Katie Williams has won a two-month internship with the production team of West End musical Charlie and the Chocolate
Royal Shakespeare Company head Catherine Mallyon has called for a national theatre awards ceremony that recognises regional shows as well as those
Playwright Brad Birch has been awarded the 2016 Pinter Commission to write a new play for the Royal Court in London. Now
Street performers including dancers, magicians and theatre artists will take to the streets of cities around the world for the first ever
Rotherham Civic Theatre has cancelled all shows this week after part of the ceiling collapsed on to the stage. The theatre, which
London mayoral contender Sadiq Khan has pledged to increase philanthropy to the arts if he is elected in May. He claimed London
Actors Touring Company has announced Andrew Smaje as its new executive director. Smaje, who was previously chief executive of Hull Truck Theatre for
Too many actors do not speak clearly enough on television or in the theatre, according to an online poll of audiences conducted
Stephen Sondheim has suggested the "financially fragile" nature of commercial theatre is restricting the variety of musicals that get produced. The celebrated
A participant in Critical Mass, Belgrade Theatre's new writing programme for ethnic minorities, the writer tells David Hutchison how she became the
A fire that ripped through the derelict Derby Hippodrome earlier this week is being treated as arson by police and the local
Maria Friedman is to direct a touring revival of Stepping Out that will star Amanda Holden and Angela Griffin, ahead of a West
Success has clearly gone to Denise Gough's head; no one has ever ordered a coffee this spectacularly complicated. As we sit opposite
Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart are to reunite on stage for national tour of Harold Pinter's No Man's Land, which will culminate
Good Chance Theatre in the Calais migrant camp has been dismantled after refugee shelters in the surrounding area were demolished ahead of
Michael Coveney is to step down as chief critic of WhatsOnStage after 10 years. The reviewer will continue to write "occasional" freelance
Vicky Featherstone and Jude Kelly are among leading creative women who have signed up to mentor female arts students in the hope
