Campaigners cry foul on Croydon's 'stealth' closure of Fairfield Halls
Campaigners have called on Croydon Council to reverse its "stealth" decision to close Fairfield Halls for two years while it is refurbished.
Campaigners have called on Croydon Council to reverse its "stealth" decision to close Fairfield Halls for two years while it is refurbished.
Travelling back from a dance class, Marc Brew was paralysed from the neck down after a motorway accident. He tells David Hutchison
New research has claimed there is a "class ceiling" in British performing arts which deters working-class actors and means they are paid
Ticket sales from the final West End performance of Billy Elliot will be donated to a charity that helps former mining communities
Croydon arts centre Fairfield Halls is to close for two years to allow for a £30 million transformation of the building and
A popular podcast for actors has been put on hold after its founder revealed he could not continue to make it without
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Based on family interviews, Amy Conway's new one-woman show discusses issues affecting women of three different generations. She talks to David Hutchison
John Hurt will return to the London stage for the first time in 10 years to star in The Entertainer opposite Kenneth
Culture minister Ed Vaizey has labelled a potential EU exit "irresponsible" for the UK arts sector " despite culture secretary John Whittingdale
Anna-Jane Casey and Laura Pitt-Pulford are to star in the premiere of Flowers for Mrs Harris at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. Based on
Opera North has named Aleksandar Markovic as its new music director. The Serbian conductor, who worked with the company for the first
Nottingham Theatre Royal is to undergo a £3.3 million transformation after securing funding from both Arts Council England and the city's local
A new show about the 1996 bombing in Manchester leads the new season of theatre at Home, which will also stage the
Female-led theatre company the Wrong Crowd will become the first ever resident company at the Theatre Royal Plymouth from April. The company
Walter Meierjohann, head of theatre at Manchester venue Home, has insisted the city is not just a testing ground for London-bound shows.
While preparing to portray the entertainer Gracie Fields at Oldham Coliseum, Sue Devaney talks to David Hutchison about the Rochdale icon, being
Labour's new culture head Maria Eagle has attacked John Whittingdale for campaigning to leave the EU, claiming it is at odds with
More than £56 million of arts funding has been cut by local councils in England since 2009, it has emerged. The scale of
A new scheme in Sheffield to boost both talent and leadership in the arts in the area has received £550,000 in funding
Black and Asian drama students at LAMDA have voiced concerns their race will hinder them in securing leading roles. Survey data released
Star Wars actor John Boyega is to become the first patron of the Identity School of Acting in London. The actor trained
Writers are invited to enter their funniest scripts for the second Liverpool Hope Playwriting Prize, which focuses entirely on comic plays. First launched last
Scottish Youth Theatre has appointed Jacky Hardacre as chief executive following a leadership restructure at the company. Hardacre will join in April
Emma Keith has become head of NT Live, taking over from its founder David Sabel. Sabel, who helped pioneer the live theatre