A new series of musicals reimagined as concerts will take place later this year, starting with How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying performed at the Royal Festival Hall. The conc…
A landmark new report has warned that more needs to be done to fix the "mismatch" between publicly funded arts and the taste of the general public, in order to avoid "cultural apartheid". St…
Damian Lewis has spoken about his American Buffalo co-stars, director, and the play’s author David Mamet. As announced in December, Sheffield Theatres artistic director Daniel Evans wi…
Kate Fleetwood has been cast in High Society at the Old Vic, which will also star Barbara Flynn and Jamie Parker. The Maria Friedman-directed musical will also star Rupert Young and Annabel …
Ben Forster and Kimberley Walsh have been cast in the West End transfer of Elf. Forster reprises his role as Buddy in the musical " which originally played at Plymouth Theatre Royal and Dubl…
David Byrne has been announced as the curator for the 2015 Meltdown Festival at the Southbank Centre. The musician " who recently co-wrote the music and lyrics for the National Theatre music…
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art has launched a £26 million redevelopment at its west London campus that will see the school gain two new theatres. Much of the Baron's Court campu…
Exeter Northcott is to start producing work again in-house for the first time in six years, under new artistic director Paul Jepson. The venue staged in-house productions from its opening in…
Theatre companies have criticised the lack of provision and funding for creatives with learning disabilities, claiming a shortage of investment means actors working in this area could disapp…
Finty Williams and former S Club 7 member Hannah Spearritt will lead the cast of The Armour at the Langham Hotel. Penned by the hotel's writer-in-residence Ben Ellis, the site-specific produ…
Sonia Friedman has said she wants to see more new plays in the West End, describing them as her "emotional and intellectual bread and butter". The producer " who was speaking after collectin…
Portsmouth's New Theatre Royal is to receive a £150,000 bail-out from the local council to prevent it from permanent closure. The theatre closed for a £4 million renovation project in …
A production of Sweeney Todd that was originally staged in a pie and mash shop is to transfer to an exact replica of the venue in the West End. The show ran at Harrington's Pie…
Contemporary circus NoFit State has embarked on a year-long project to archive its history, which will culminate in an exhibition celebrating its 30th anniversary. The Cardiff-based group " …
Former X Factor finalist Amelia Lily will replace Marcus Collins in a touring production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Collins, who was due to play the Narrator, left the …
Cast and crew from The Phantom of the Opera are to swap an onstage replica of the Paris opera house for the real thing, as part of a charity bike ride in memory of wig…
Elf will transfer to the West End for a 10-week run later this year. The Plymouth Theatre Royal production " based on the 2003 film of the same name " will run at the Dominion…
English National Opera artist-in-residence Peter Sellars has described the managerial crisis at the company as a "Chernobyl meltdown", warning that its troubles indicate a wider problem with…
Broadway musical Kinky Boots is to transfer to the West End in August this year. Based on the 2005 film of the same name, the production will preview at the Adelphi Theatre from August 21,&#…
Playwright Simon Stephens has warned that theatre in London is at risk because the city has become too expensive for practitioners to live in. Speaking at the launch of the Bruntwood Prize f…
Cynthia Erivo is to star as Puck in the Liverpool Everyman's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. The actress " known for her roles in The Color Purple and I Can't Sing! " is joined̷…
Theatres and other arts organisations in London are not doing enough to engage with audiences with learning disabilities, according to a new report. Published by social analysts Lemos and Cr…
Theatre productions in the UK by subsidised companies have increased by nine per cent in the last five years, despite fears that government arts cuts would have a negative effect on the indu…
Former Royal Shakespeare Company artistic director Michael Boyd has launched a campaign to support drama in schools, which aims to "inspire curiosity in young people". Headed by Belgrade The…
Michael Ball has been confirmed to lead the cast of a new production of Mack and Mabel at the Chichester Festival Theatre, which will then tour the UK. The venue's artistic director Jonathan…