West Yorkshire Playhouse to create studio theatre in £14m revamp
West Yorkshire Playhouse has unveiled plans to create a new 100-seat studio space in the theatre. This will be part of a
West Yorkshire Playhouse has unveiled plans to create a new 100-seat studio space in the theatre. This will be part of a
Plans have been announced for a new daily lottery for £10 Hamilton tickets. Members of the public can apply for a maximum
The Girls writer Tim Firth has called for new mid-scale venues that could breed original musicals. Speaking at the launch of the
Performer Ria Jones has said the lack of roles for women over 50 in musical theatre "needs to change". Jones, who was
Bat Out of Hell the musical will return to London for a run at the Dominion Theatre. Jim Steinman's musical opened at
Musicals Bat Out of Hell and 42nd Street lead the nominations for this year's WhatsOnStage Awards, with both productions picking up eight
Derek Jacobi and Diana Rigg will star in A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong on BBC One. Jacobi will play Ebenezer Scrooge in
Two world premieres and a new writing festival will feature in the Yard Theatre in London's new season. Buggy Baby by Yard
A new all-female musical about the six wives of Henry VIII has announced its London cast. Aimie Atkinson, who previously won the
Equity has branded Bristol City Council's proposed funding cut to the Old Vic theatre as "a real threat". Earlier this week the
Equity is introducing a student deputy network, which will allow students to shape the running of the union for the first time.
Frantic Assembly has appointed Kerry Whelan as its new executive director and joint chief executive. Whelan joins the theatre company from Ballet
Absolutely Fabulous actor Joanna Lumley will embark on her first nationwide tour with her new autobiographical show It's All About Me. The
Cillian Murphy is to star in an adaption of Max Porter's Grief is the Thing with Feathers by Enda Walsh. Walsh will
Higher ticket prices and increased sales have helped drive box office income for UK theatres up by 18% over the past three
Andrew Lloyd Webber's foundation has awarded £75,000 to the National Youth Theatre Rep Company in its latest round of grants. Awarded over
The creative industries grew at twice the rate of the wider economy in 2015-16, new government statistics have claimed. Now worth £91.8
The Sound of Music is to tour the UK from 2018, starring Lucy O'Byrne, who reprises her performance as Maria, and Neil
Livestock and cattle sellers Hexham and Northern Marts has been announced as the first winner of a corporate arts philanthropy award, for
As one of the UK's most underrated living playwrights celebrates his 90th birthday, Giverny Masso charts his long and successful career writing
Bristol City Council plans to cut its funding for the Old Vic by almost two thirds, the theatre has revealed. The Bristol
Red Ladder Theatre Company has been awarded £36,000 to tackle the industry's under-representation of people from working class backgrounds in the north
As Hull's official tenure as UK City of Culture 2017 draws to a close, Hull Truck Theatre's artistic director Mark Babych tells
Whether to use the term ‘actor’ or ‘actress’ is an ongoing discussion. Denise Gough stands by the label of ‘actress’, arguing that
Charlotte Rose is performing in the UK tour of the Sex Worker's Opera, which mixes genres including opera, hip hop and poetry