Hidden theatre at Alexandra Palace to be restored
A hidden Victorian theatre at Alexandra Palace will be repaired and restored after the venue was awarded an £18.8 million grant from
A hidden Victorian theatre at Alexandra Palace will be repaired and restored after the venue was awarded an £18.8 million grant from
Southampton's Nuffield has been named the operating company of a performing arts venue that will be part of the city's £22 million
Kenneth Branagh is to receive this year's Pragnell Shakespeare Birthday award. The honour is presented to one person each year for "outstanding
Playwright Molly Davies has been named as the recipient of this year's Pinter Commission, becoming the first female playwright to accept the
Hetty Feather is to return to London for a second West End run in the summer. The adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson's novel
Oldham Coliseum will relocate to a new £30 million arts centre after planning permission was granted by the local council. Located next
Pet Shop Boys musical Closer to Heaven will be revived in London later this year. It will run at the Union Theatre
Norfolk and Norwich Festival and Norwich Theatre Royal will both have their county council funding slashed by 90%, it has been confirmed.
London venue Artsdepot has won a £100,000 grant from Arts Council England to carry out urgently needed repairs and upgrades. The north
Controversial plans for a theatre in south London have been further redrawn following criticism from a number of theatre professionals. The Streatham
Last year, two productions put up-and-coming director Blythe Stewart's name on the fringe map: East of Berlin at the Southwark Playhouse and
At the age of 26, Simon Longman seized his last chance to apply for the Royal Court Young Writers' Programme. He succeeded,
Clare Foster and Harry McEntire scooped the main acting prizes at this year's Manchester Theatre Awards, where new arts centre Home and
Jonathan Groff has been cast in a one-off concert adaptation of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. The former Glee
Only 2.5% of Arts Council England's new national portfolio funding will go towards arts organisations in rural areas, even though more than
Hijinx Theatre co-artistic manager Gaynor Lougher is to step down 30 years after she helped found the company. She will leave the
South London theatre and arts centre Ovalhouse will reopen next week with its first production since a fire forced it to close
New touch-based technology has been tested by a London theatre company that aims to allow audience members to explore theatre with senses
A new fund has launched that will provide loans to theatre companies and other arts organisations in exchange for evidence of their
Sarah Frankcom has warned that the industry is in "danger of losing a generation" of theatregoers, because young people do not have
West End musical Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown has extended its run by three months. The show was originally
West Yorkshire Playhouse has appointed Mimi Poskitt and Tim Wheeler in new creative roles at the theatre. Poskitt, who founded theatre company
Northampton's Royal and Derngate has launched a fundraising campaign to secure a £423,514 modernisation grant from Arts Council England. The money would
Vicky Entwistle and Chris Gascoyne have been cast in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, a co-production between Birmingham Rep and
English National Opera has appointed Cressida Pollock as interim chief executive, a new role at the embattled ENO, which today has been staunchly defended by international opera leaders.