1,362 stories by "David Hutchison"
Gemma Bodinetz does not ever want to see an 18-year-old play King Lear. "It looks like a bad production of King Lear
Circus show Scotch and Soda has postponed its opening night after a performer suffered a foot injury during a preview. Skip Walker-Milne
China National Peking Opera Company is to stage performances in the UK for the first time in 10 years. The company will
Richmond's Orange Tree Theatre has seen a doubling of first-time audience members year-on-year, despite having Arts Council England funding withdrawn. Though its
Plymouth's derelict Palace Theatre has been saved by a youth training charity. Last year the Theatre's Trust named the Palace one of
A theatre company that works with homeless people will commission seven new plays as part of a £300,000 project exploring the current
West End musical The Commitments is to end its run at the Palace Theatre after more than two years. It has played
A collection of three plays with largely female casts is being published in an attempt to increase the number of roles for
Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners is close to negotiating a deal to acquire European theatre group Stage Entertainment for £286 million,
A young members' scheme has been launched at the St James Theatre that will provide cheaper tickets to people aged 16 to
Bad Jews is to extend its run at London's Arts Theatre by six weeks. It has played at the theatre for nearly
A new musical version of Alice in Wonderland is to feature in the Watermill Theatre's upcoming season. Celebrating the 150th anniversary of
Performers are putting pressure on the government to ensure developers of new-builds close to live entertainment venues are responsible for soundproofing them.
Actors have called for a new national survey of young people, parents and teachers to investigate the "equality of access" into an
Cynthia Erivo and Jenna Russell will lead the cast of the new production of Songs for a New World at the St
An Equity working group is to be established to investigate casting practice, which will create guidelines to prevent actors being exploited. A
Laura McDermott has been named the creative director of the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts at the University of Sussex. Currently
Politicians face renewed pressure from performers to ensure that the arts remain an "essential" part of education in schools. The decision follows
Performers have claimed the term 'subsidy' has become a "dirty word" in the arts because it undervalues the role of the sector
Equity president Malcolm Sinclair has defended the appointment of John Whittingdale as culture secretary. However, he warned that there were "stormy waters
Having worked as a theatre administrator and later as a producer, Hannah Moss set up the theatre company On the Run with
Theatre company Giant Olive is to be evicted from the Lion and Unicorn Theatre in London after seven years. The north London
National Theatre artistic director Rufus Norris has created a special department that he says will be an "engine room" to commission and
Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre in Lincolnshire has begun to create an archive of the building's 156-year history. Trustees are appealing to people
Jane Asher will star alongside her daughter Katie Scarfe in a new play at the Park Theatre. The world premiere of Andrew
