Richmond Music and Drama Festival to launch in London
A new annual festival of music and drama backed by actor John Hannah is to be launched in Richmond. Richmond Theatre and
A new annual festival of music and drama backed by actor John Hannah is to be launched in Richmond. Richmond Theatre and
Newport Live has appointed Gillian Mitchell as head of theatre, arts and culture. The trust, which runs a number of culture and
A man injured when a set collapsed during a production of Fuerzabruta at the Roundhouse has been awarded £5,500 in compensation. Three
Seth Kriebel trained and worked as a film producer, before gravitating towards more creative, theatrical forms of expression. In his current one-man
Sheffield Theatres has appointed Caroline Dyott in the new position of associate producer. The role will see Dyott lead the company's production
Producers have cancelled the August 21 performance of Grand Hotel at Southwark Playhouse after a cast member was hit by a motorbike
Dramatist and poet Liz Lochhead has cautioned that there are not enough Scottish creatives working at the National Theatre of Scotland. Lochhead,
A new scheme has been launched that will provide free Edinburgh Fringe tickets to more than 1,400 children living in care in
Lucian Msamati has been cast as the lead in the Tricycle Theatre's upcoming premiere A Wolf in Snakeskin Shoes. Sharon D Clarke
The National Theatre has been named London's favourite theatre after topping a public poll of venues in the capital. A surprise second
Julie Atherton and Siobhan McCarthy are to star in the premiere of Pure Imagination, a musical revue celebrating songwriter Leslie Bricusse. Dave
Tamsin Carroll is to lead the cast of Casa Valentina at Southwark Playhouse. The play's European premiere, which is directed by Luke
Drama Centre London and the School of Theatre at Manchester Metropolitan University have topped a drama school satisfaction survey, with all students
Josie Rourke, David Lan and Sarah Frankcom are among theatre figures who have condemned the cancellation of a National Youth Theatre play
Theatre503 has appointed Anna Jordan and Jonathan O'Boyle as associate directors. Jordan is best known for her Bruntwood Prize-winning play Yen, and
Emmerdale actor Kitty McGeever, the first blind woman to have a regular role on a British soap opera, has died at the
A published author as well as an up-and-coming playwright, Chloe Daykin has written for companies including Live Theatre, Northern Stage and the
Industry figures and unions have defended theatre's right to address 'offensive and dangerous' issues, following the cancellation of a National Youth Theatre
Circus performer Philip Rosenberg trained in Chinese acrobatics before starting to build up a repertoire of skills as a hand balancer. He's
Cabaret is in the blood for Isabelle Georges, whose grandmother played piano for performers in venues across Paris. She is now at
The Metropolitan Police has denied any involvement with the cancellation of a National Youth Theatre production about radicalisation in schools. The play,
Graeae artistic director Jenny Sealey has voiced fears she will be forced to reduce her role at the company because of cuts
A new theatre company has been formed with the intention of take more UK work to Ireland. The Nightingale Collective was founded
An actor who was forced to turn down a leading role in a musical because of a vocal condition has used crowdfunding
Experimental theatre group Quarantine has been named the first associate company of Manchester's new arts centre Home. The company has been based