Spate of resignations fails to dampen enthusiasm for Plymouth Palace Theatre refurb
A charity hoping to restore Plymouth's derelict Palace Theatre has vowed to forge ahead after the project was hit by a number
A charity hoping to restore Plymouth's derelict Palace Theatre has vowed to forge ahead after the project was hit by a number
Mark Rylance has alleged Emma Rice was forced to depart Shakespeare's Globe because she made it "impossible" to stage traditional shows in
Andrew Polec will lead the cast of Jim Steinman's upcoming Meat Loaf musical Bat Out of Hell. He will be joined in
Writers for BBC dramas and comedies have received a 2% increase in pay after negotiations by the Writers' Guild. The minimum fee for
Sheffield Theatres has teamed up with shopping centre Meadowhall to provide free tickets to schoolchildren who have rarely or never been to
Ian McDiarmid will perform his own retelling of Faust as part of the Watermill Theatre's new season. The theatre will also host
Southampton’s Nuffield has rebranded as Nuffield Southampton Theatres ahead of its new season. The name change comes after the company was appointed
Andrew Thompson has won the 2016 Theatre503 Playwriting Award with a piece about female astronauts. The part-time NHS administrator will now have
Theatre leaders have welcomed news that a London Underground line running "through the heart of Theatreland" will begin 24-hour service in December.
A new annual award has been launched to celebrate first-time arts philanthropists. Seven private donors have been shortlisted for the inaugural Achates
Adam Penford has been named the new artistic director of Nottingham Playhouse. From 2018 he will replace Giles Croft, who has held
From creepy clowns condemned to Emma Rice's exodus, we look back at October's biggest stories In early October, Andrew Lloyd Webber unveils
A major cycle superhighway planned for north London is under fire from campaigners who claim it will damage access to the West
Five plays have been shortlisted for the Theatre503 Playwriting Award 2016. Alison Carr is nominated for her play Caterpillar alongside Tearrance Chisholm
Former culture minister Ed Vaizey has claimed that the arts suffer from industry "groupthink" and are too resistant to alternative points of
As well as serving as an assistant director on a number of Royal Shakespeare Company and Shakespeare's Globe productions, Josh Roche is
Musical theatre star Ruthie Henshall is to produce her first full stage show, with a production on-board a cruise ship. Money Makes
Luke Treadaway and Imogen Poots will join Imelda Staunton on stage in the West End revival of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Leeds University has launched a new culture-focused arm with the aim of widening arts participation in the city. The Cultural Institute will
Arts leaders have demanded that EU workers already in the UK be allowed to remain after Brexit, or the sector's "creative and
Mark Rylance has said he will not work for the Royal Shakespeare Company again while it is still sponsored by BP. The
Caryl Churchill's Escaped Alone is to transfer to New York for a two week run at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Linda
A flexible new 250-seat theatre and arts centre in Wimbledon Library will host its first theatre production next month. Run by the
After roles in Fireworks at London's Royal Court and Another World at the National Theatre, Nabil Elouahabi is well versed in tackling
Seven areas with low cultural engagement have received a share of £6.3 million to encourage people to get involved with the arts.