Nell Gwynn tour and new Sandi Toksvig play in English Touring Theatre season
Laura Pitt-Pulford is to take on the titular role in Nell Gwynn at venues across the country, as part of English Touring
Laura Pitt-Pulford is to take on the titular role in Nell Gwynn at venues across the country, as part of English Touring
The troubled operator of two theatres in Sutton is clearing its debts by selling off fittings it received from the council for
Burnley's Empire Theatre has become one of the five most at risk theatres in the UK, as part of a list that
After an acting career spanning 40 years, the former soldier has put together a piece of theatre about his eventful life with
A new musical theatre school has been set up at Liverpool's Empire Theatre. Liverpool Academy of Musical Theatre will offer a one-year
Katherine Parkinson is to star in a West End revival of Terry Johnson's play Dead Funny. Steve Pemberton and Ralf Little have
RADA has cut all but one of its postgraduate design courses as part of a shake up of the school's technical training.
Camden's Roundhouse is to launch a new, crowd-sourced online history project to celebrate the venue's 50th anniversary. The arts centre is seeking
David Fynn is to lead the cast of new West End musical School of Rock, alongside 39 child actors. Fynn will be
Nicholas Hytner will release a book next year about his experiences in charge of the National Theatre. Balancing Acts, to be published in
A new Jack Thorne musical and a "radical" version of Pygmalion will be staged by Headlong next year. Thorne has written the
Tate director Nicholas Serota has been appointed new chair of Arts Council England. He will replace Peter Bazalgette, who announced in January
Mark Gatiss has launched an attack on expensive West End tickets, claiming they make theatre feel like "an exclusive club for rich
Producers have hailed the government's theatre tax relief as "game changing” and “essential” two years after it was introduced. Both commercial and
Sarah Harding has temporarily withdrawn from Ghost the Musical due to a throat infection. The singer had been performing as lead role
Arts Council England has defended the amount of public funding spent on arts management, after it was accused of abetting a "mafia"
Helen McCrory has revealed she had a panic attack on stage while starring in the National Theatre's current production of The Deep
Shakespeare's Globe has teamed up with the BBC for the first ever live stream of a production from the theatre. The final
After staging Jenufa at Opera North, the conductor was invited to become its music director. He tells David Hutchison about his plans
Natasha J Barnes is to take on the title role in the upcoming Palladium pantomime Cinderella. Known for taking the central role
A charity group attempting to restore Plymouth's Palace Theatre has put forward plans to fix its leaky roof, which could mean the
A stage adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner is to transfer to the West End for a 12-week run. The play,
All-male dance troupe BalletBoyz is to release its first feature-length film, as well as a shorter version that will air on TV
Gemma Arterton's performance in Saint Joan at the Donmar Warehouse is to be broadcast live to cinemas around the world. The production,
The UK's first dementia-friendly opera performance is to be staged at Edinburgh's Festival Theatre. Scottish Opera will perform a shortened version of