Southwark Playhouse introduces allocated seating
Southwark Playhouse has announced it will now allocate seats to ticket-buyers after audiences thronged the venue to see sold-out musical Grey Gardens.
Southwark Playhouse has announced it will now allocate seats to ticket-buyers after audiences thronged the venue to see sold-out musical Grey Gardens.
Choreographer Wayne McGregor has revealed designs for his new dance venue in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, which will be free for
Arts Council England has proposed a major overhaul of its funding strategy that could lead to major theatres getting four-year funding deals,
Arts Council England's Peter Bazalgette is to replace Archie Norman as chairman of ITV. Bazalgette's new role, effective from May 12, will
While working as a barman at Manchester's Royal Exchange, Phil Davies saw a show and was hooked on theatre. He talks to
Stef O'Driscoll has been named artistic director of touring theatre company Nabokov, with plans to place greater focus on site-specific new work.
Veteran playwright Edward Bond has struck out at the state of English theatre, claiming it is patronising, childish and serves no function.
A script of upcoming West End play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will be go on sale at midnight after the
Clybourne Park is to have its regional premiere in a new production at Colchester's Mercury Theatre. Bruce Norris' 2010 play " never
South London arts centre The Albany is to undergo a major refurbishment this summer to install a new flexible staging and seating
A new performing arts venue is to be founded in Woolwich after the local council signed a deal with theatre, music and
Pursuing a modern concept of producing Shakespeare's plays, artistic director and actor Scott Ellis founded Merely Theatre, which stages gender-blind productions. He
First mooted last year but now officially confirmed, the National Theatre is getting rid of Sunday shows. "The case has not been
Ronald Harwood has said he will never allow a woman to play the lead role in his renowned play The Dresser, and
Theatre in Wales is snubbed by critics at national newspapers, according to Sherman Cymru artistic director Rachel O'Riordan. The director said it
Musician and performance artist Greg Sinclair has won the first Arts Foundation Children's Theatre Award. The £10,000 award, which honours performers, writers
Linda Marlowe has been cast in a London revival of Tennessee Williams' play In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel. Directed by
A new show by Australian circus troupe Circa and stand-up by Reginald D Hunter lead the line-up for this year's Udderbelly Festival
A worldwide tour of Hamlet by Shakespeare's Globe is to play at the Good Chance Theatre in the Calais migrant camp. The
Maxine Peake has claimed women are better at running theatres than men because they are more adept at multitasking and often have
Headlong Theatre's executive director, Henny Finch, has announced that she is leaving after more than 10 years, to join Hofesh Shechter's dance
John Hurt has called on actors to support the "forgotten art" of radio drama. The actor was honoured at the BBC Audio
Despite having acted professionally for five years, Solomon Israel has never toured " until now. He talks to David Hutchison about his part
Battersea Arts Centre's national theatre touring network has received £1.2 million from Arts Council England to expand its reach. Libraries West, IOU
Timothy West has warned that audiences in the regions are being "starved" of new writing and riskier shows because too much emphasis