James Fritz: 'I feel lucky that I'm able to write full-time at the moment'
Fresh from Edinburgh Festival Fringe success with Ross and Rachel, James Fritz had Four Minutes Twelve Seonds staged at Hampstead Downstairs. He
Fresh from Edinburgh Festival Fringe success with Ross and Rachel, James Fritz had Four Minutes Twelve Seonds staged at Hampstead Downstairs. He
Theatre and arts workers have reacted with guarded positivity to the government’s spending review, in which George Osborne announced that arts council
Kim Cattrall has pulled out of Royal Court play Linda less than two weeks before opening night, following advice from her doctors. She
Commercial theatre could not exist in its current "variety, character and overall financial strength" without the subsidised sector, a new report from
Drama programmes will be protected from a new £12 million cut to the BBC's television budget. The move forms part of the
Glyndebourne has appointed Sebastian F Schwarz as its new general director. Currently the deputy artistic director of Theater an der Wien in
Property booms in London are causing the disappearance of artistic workspaces such as rehearsal rooms and studios, a major new international study
The performer is a sketch artist, and one half of surreal theatrical duo Mars Tarrab " founded with her long-time collaborator and
First-time writer Katherine Soper has been named winner of this year's Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting. She was awarded the £16,000 prize for
South London arts venue Ovalhouse is to lose both of its co-directors of theatre, as Rebecca Atkinson-Lord and Rachel Briscoe have announced
Broadway composer Jonathan Larson is to be celebrated in a one-off West End concert in January. Best known for writing Rent, Larson
Grange Park Opera has unveiled plans to build a new 700-seat theatre based on Italy's La Scala. The new venue, based in
Jukebox musical Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story will return to the UK for a national tour next year. The show " which
The London International Festival of Theatre is among six theatre companies to receive a share of £2.4 million to bolster their touring
Half of the total carbon footprint reported by the subsidised arts sector was produced by only 17 organisations, including the National Theatre
"I thought you might ask that!" Arts Council England's chief executive is waving a piece of paper at me, sheepish yet triumphant.
A mere two years after completing her design training, Rosanna Vize can already count Kneehigh, the Royal Shakespeare Company and Hangmen designer
Plymouth's Barbican Theatre has been awarded £80,000 by the local council to transform a disused building into a new rehearsal space. The
Reading's Hexagon arts centre is "fundamentally limited" and is likely to be replaced by a new £25 million theatre, according to proposals
A theatre set up in the Calais migrant camp has launched a campaign to raise £20,000 in order to ensure it can
A new bursary has been launched to encourage theatremakers and artists to make their first appearances at the Brighton Fringe. Five recipients
A new £10,000 award has been launched in order to recognise talent in the children's theatre sector. Four nominees have been announced
Denise Gough has criticised calls within the industry for more 'strong women' on stage, claiming the term is "awful" and restrictive. The
BBC head of arts Jonty Claypole has been appointed as the new chair of Home in Manchester. Jim Forrester, the current chair,
Laura Pitt-Pulford and Cat Simmons are to share the role of Nancy in Curve's production of Oliver!. Peter Polycarpou will also star