Nimax Theatres has confirmed that all performances of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time have been cancelled until and including January 4, 2014. In a statement on its website…
Theatres Trust director Mhora Samuel has said the public should be "reassured" that venue owners regularly check their plasterwork and maintenance regimes to "ensure the safety of their buil…
The Society of London Theatre has confirmed that all major theatre owners have up-to-date safety certificates and will remain open following last night's incident at the Apollo Theatre. In a…
Robert Powell is to star as Hercule Poirot in a touring production of Agatha Christie's play Black Coffee. The production will open at the Theatre Royal in Windsor on Jan 7 and continue unti…
Ambassador Theatre Group has bought ticketing agency the Ticket Machine Group, in a move it said will be a "crucial catalyst in the expansion of both companies". Its decision to buy TMG foll…
What better way to see out 2013 than by reflecting on the year's TV highs and lows? Okay, you might be able to think of a better way, but for the time being join me...
Curve artistic director Paul Kerryson is to step down at the end of 2014, after 22 years at the head of Leicester's producing theatre. Kerryson has been artistic director of Leicester Theatr…
Beatles tribute show Let It Be is to close in the West End in February next year. A 2014 tour of the musical was previously announced earlier this year, but the future of the West...
Plans for a new theatre in south London have been given the go ahead after receiving unanimous support from local councillors. The new venue will replace the existing Theatre Peckham in Camb…
Joanna Riding, Hannah Waddingham and Michael Xavier are to appear as part of a special charity concert in aid of the Philippines Typhoon Appeal. The concert, called You'll Never Walk Alone, …
West End play Perfect Nonsense has extended its run at the Duke of York's Theatre until September next year. The show, which features P G Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster characters, had been …
Louise Dearman talks to Matthew Hemley about her forthcoming projects and how she is using her experiences to provide advice for the stars of tomorrow
Jude Law is backing a proposal to build a new theatre in south London. The actor is lending his support to plans to completely rebuild Theatre Peckham as part of a wider redevelopment of the…
Hampstead Theatre is to stage the world premiere of a new musical about Kinks front man Ray Davies. Called Sunny Afternoon, the show will "explore the rise to stardom of the Kinks" and will …
Samantha Bond has joined the cast of the forthcoming West End musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Bond, who was most recently in Passion Play at the Duke of York's, will play Muriel Eubanks in …
Jack Whitehall has been crowned king of comedy at this year's British Comedy Awards. The comic beat Graham Norton, Lee Mack, David Mitchell, Alan Carr and Sarah Millican to take the title at…
Helena Bonham Carter, Idris Elba and Chiwetel Ejiofor have been nominated for Golden Globe awards, in a year that sees the BBC receive nods in 10 categories. This gives the Corporation more …
ITV has commissioned a four-part drama based around a missing persons unit. Chasing Shadows is written and created by Rob Williams, who also adapted Peter Robinson's DCI Banks books for ITV.…
A cast recording of Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical Stephen Ward will be released on December 30. The album, featuring cast members Alexander Hanson and Charlotte Spencer, features 19 song…
I'm not a fan of BBC1 series The Voice " for a number of reasons. One of these, as I've written about before, is the fact that former judge Danny O'Donoghue often criticised contestants for.…
An actor owed more than £5,000 for a tour he appeared in is still fighting to recoup money owed to him, despite the fact a tribunal ordered the show's producers to pay up six months...
West End performer Louise Dearman is to start up a new events entertainment company. Dearman will run the company, called Backslap, with her partner Andrew Eastel and choreoÂgrapher Ian S…
About half of Equity members undertook unpaid work in the past 12 months, with a similar proportion earning less than £5,000 over the year. According to the results of a union survey of m…
Helena Bonham Carter and Maggie Smith are among the UK talent nominated for Screen Actors Guild awards. The US awards are chosen by nominees' peers who are members of the Screen Actors Guild…
Three one-act Tennessee Williams plays will be performed in London's Langham Hotel in February next year. Theatre company Defibrillator will bring Green Eyes, Sunburst, and The Pink Bedroom …