Pantomime is more popular in Northern Ireland than anywhere else in the UK, according to new figures that demonstrate the festive season's impact on the theatre industry. In 2013, more than …
Kerry Ellis will replace Nicole Scherzinger in the West End production of Cats, which has extended its run by two months. The musical was originally booking until February 28, and will now r…
Dancer and singer Jasmin Rhodes recently set off on her third cruise, where she works as a live-in performer for the ship's regular live shows. She works for talent supplier Live Entertainme…
Nottingham's Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall will now pay all workers the living wage, thanks to a new deal between the venue, backstage workers' union BECTU and the city council, which…
Theatre companies have been warned against using the term 'top price seats' when premium tickets are available at a higher price, after the Advertising Standards Authority censured the Socie…
Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical School of Rock will open on Broadway in December next year. The show will preview at the Winter Garden Theatre from November 2, 2015, with a press night on …
Jersey Boys has extended its tour of the UK until 2016. Previously booking until April 18, 2015, the musical will now tour until January 3, 2016, with added venues including Wales Millennium…
A trust set up to preserve the Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre in Newcastle is to take over the management of the venue next year. The Tyne Theatre and Opera House Preservation Trust has set up̷…
Chichester Festival Theatre's production of Gypsy will transfer to the Savoy Theatre in the West End next year. Imelda Staunton is confirmed to reprise her role as Momma Rose in the transfer…
A bid to turn an old Acton library building into an arts centre has been rejected by the local council, with the group behind the bid expressing their "bitter disappointment". Ealing Council…
Children's minister Edward Timpson has said the government's final proposals on child performance rules are "common sense", and will give young people greater scope for pursuing their talent…
Culture minister Ed Vaizey has rejected comments made by actor Janet Suzman that theatre is "a white invention", and said more needed to be done to address diversity in the sector. Suzman la…
Dakota Blue Richards has been cast in English Touring Theatre and Brighton Theatre Royal's national tour of Arcadia. The actor " known for roles in TV show Skins and the film adaptation of T…
Robert Delamere and Michael McCabe have been appointed to English Touring Theatre's board of trustees. Delamere, the co-founder of Digital Theatre, will take up his new position alongside Mc…
The Railway Children has extended its run at the specially-built King's Cross Theatre until next September. Previously only booking until March 1, 2015, the production will now run until Sep…
Darren Henley has been named as the new chief executive of Arts Council England, replacing the outgoing Alan Davey. Henley is currently the managing director of Global Radio station Classic …
Stephen Unwin is to direct a new production of A View from the Bridge, which will tour the UK next year. Jonathan Guy Lewis and Michael Brandon will lead the cast in the new version…
Suzy Cooper was 22 years old when her agent told her someone had dropped out of Berwick Kaler's celebrated pantomime at the York Theatre Royal. At an audition she caught Kaler's eye and, now…
Damian Lewis will return to the West End in a new production of David Mamet's American Buffalo. Sheffield Theatres artistic director Daniel Evans will direct the play, which will run at Wynd…
Members of the public can now apply to become judges of the 2016 Olivier Awards, after the Society of London Theatre opened applications. Alongside professional panellists, members of the pu…
Samuel West will direct a world premiere to be performed at both the Theatre Royal Plymouth and the Tricycle Theatre in London. After Electra is written by April de Angelis, and will be prod…
An £18 million plan to convert an old Bradford cinema into a 4,500-capacity concert hall has been backed by the local council. Charity Bradford Live was successful in its bid to the counc…
A £160,000 theatre housed on a barge is to open in London this week. The 50-seat Waterhouse Theatre operates on a canal boat that will travel across the waterways of London, and is to sta…
Sheena Wrigley is stepping down as the chief executive of the West Yorkshire Playhouse. Leaving her role at the theatre after six years, she will join Manchester's new arts and culture centr…
Theatre leaders have welcomed Arts Council England’s new diversity drive, which has been hailed by some as an "imperative step forward in the fight for equality". Under a new strategy …