Education secretary Nicky Morgan has warned young people that choosing to study arts subjects at school could "hold them back for the rest of their lives". Speaking at the launch of a campai…
Jonathan Miller will direct a new production of King Lear at the Viaduct Theatre in Halifax, before taking the show on a national tour. Produced by Northern Broadsides, the company's artisti…
Theatre Royal Windsor has appointed Robert Miles as its new executive director. He joins the theatre from his role as artistic director of the Isle of Wight's Quay Arts centre. Miles previou…
Ian McKellen has backed plans for a £1.5 million refurbishment of the People's Theatre in Newcastle. The development plans include a new 100-seat studio theatre, in addition to its main a…
David Thacker, artistic director of Bolton's Octagon Theatre, is to step down from his post after six years to head a new theatre degree at the University of Bolton. Appointed as the univers…
Kingston's Rose Theatre has revealed the line-up for its 2015 season, including a new production of Romeo and Juliet directed by Sally Cookson. Composer Benji Bowan is also working on the pr…
Manchester's Royal Exchange theatre has announced its spring/summer season for 2015, led by an Ellen McDougall-directed production of Anna Karenina. The "stripped back, contemporary" stage a…
A stage show based on The Hunger Games will be performed at a new purpose-built theatre near Wembley Stadium. Based on Suzanne Collins’ novels and the subsequent film adaptations, the …
Philip Quast has joined Emma Thompson and Bryn Terfel in the cast of Lonny Price's production of Sweeney Todd. Quast will reprise his role as Judge Turpin in the semi-staged West End product…
Young children are seeing less theatre now than they were six years ago, according to a government report. Only a third (32%) of five to 10 year-olds have participated in theatre and drama a…
Reading Repertory Theatre has announced the line-up for its 2014/15 season, including the first stage adaptation of A Little History of the World. The play, based on Ernst Gombrich's book, i…
Preston's Guild Hall and Charter Theatre has been transferred into private ownership, with the new owner promising to broaden the venue's appeal. Local businessman Simon Rigby bought the ven…
Social media site Twitter has announced it will hold a one-day event to celebrate UK theatre. The website is asking theatres across the country to take part in its Love Theatre day on Novemb…
Mammia Mia! has extended its booking to October next year. The musical " which has been at the Novello Theatre in London since 2012 " was booking until April 25, 2015, but has now extended&#…
Southwark Playhouse has revealed the 2015 spring season for its smaller theatre the Little, including two world premieres. These Trees Are Made of Blood, which is written by Darren Clark, Am…
Derek Jacobi has criticised drama schools for allowing students to graduate with a desire "to get famous quickly". Jacobi said he did not believe that drama schools "can teach you to be an a…
Deaf-led theatre companies have criticised a "broken" government scheme which they claim is withholding support from deaf actors. The Access to Work initiative provides funding for deaf and …
The Unicorn Theatre has won this year's Empty Space…Peter Brook award. The theatre took home the £2000 prize, beating the Orange Tree Theatre and Park Theatre, as well as the Union Thea…
Shakespeare's Globe has launched a video-on-demand service allowing more than 50 of the theatre's plays to be streamed online for the first time. Globe Player currently offers the theatre's …
Rosehill Theatre in Cumbria has been granted £450,000 of funding from the Coastal Communites Fund to help renovate the theatre. The 55-year-old building in Whitehaven will undergo a £2…
Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre has revealed plans for its 60th anniversary in 2015, including a new production of The Woman in Black " which originally opened at the theatre in 1987. T…
A 150-seat theatre is to open in High Wycombe in November after being converted from a derelict warehouse. Called the Duke Street Theatre, the warehouse has been created by Renegade Theatre …
Cambridge City Council is transferring its arts services to an independent trust, including the running of Cambridge Corn Exchange " the region's largest live venue. The move is part of an i…
Graeae Theatre Company's artistic director Jenny Sealey has called on the theatre industry to rally behind deaf actors, who are facing "catastrophic" cuts to government support. The Access t…
Little Spaniel Theatre has become resident company at St Bartholomew the Great church in London. The theatre company " which produces classical European plays " will stage its second product…