Wicked star Louise Dearman is to release an album of musical theatre songs, including numbers from Sunset Boulevard, Les Miserables and A Chorus Line. It's Time is Dearman's third studio alb…
Melvyn Bragg is to initiate a parliamentary debate about the affect arts cuts are having around on cities and towns around the UK, claiming places such as Glasgow and Newcastle are now "suff…
More than 1,800 entries were received for the 2013 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, with a shortlist of 10 – covering themes such as youth, sexuality and politics – unveiled this…
A new prize recognising "digital innovation" in the theatre industry has been launched by the BBC. The award will be presented by the BBC Writersroom and was launched today by director gener…
Musical Forest Boy has been named as the winner of the inaugural S&S award, which will see the production performed at the St James Theatre later this year. The S&S award is presente…
One-third of jobs taken by young people working in technical and backstage roles in the entertainment industry are unpaid, according to a survey conducted by BECTU. The study gave new entran…
Loserville writers James Bourne and Elliot Davis have unveiled their next project as a show in which "country music meets Armageddon". The writers showcased their new musical, Out There, at …
Plans to redevelop south London's Theatre Peckham have been scrapped in favour of a complete rebuild of the premises, which will give the venue more seating and a new rehearsal space. As rep…
The BBC has launched what it has called its "most ambitious" season yet, with four years of programmes to mark the centenary of the First World War. The season will run from 2014 to 2018,...
Denise Van Outen is to star in a new one-woman show that she has co-written called Some Girl I Used To Know. The production, which she has written with Terry Ronald, will open at the...
Low-paid jobs and performer "exploitÂation" in the entertainment industry are on the increase, claims Equity, with the union warning that the rise is being compounded by the decreasing le…
A touring production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, which starred Darren Day and Niki Evans, has been pulled just days into its six-week run. It marks the second high-profile…
The Circus of Horrors is to play a series of dates at London's Lyric Theatre, in a move that producers claim will see a circus take up residency of a London theatre for the first...
Eric Morecambe's widow has joined a campaign aimed at saving Blackpool's ABC Theatre from demolition, labelling the move a "backwards step". The venue, built as a music hall in 1895, has pre…
A mystery £1.2 million in Equity's accounts will be the subject of a court hearing next year, as the union seeks to establish whether it can use the money "for the benefit of the members"…
Beatles show Let It Be will embark on its first ever tour of UK and Ireland from February next year. The tour will begin at the Palace Theatre in Manchester on February 28, 2014, where...
Tim Rice tells Matthew Hemley how accepting demos offered on spec can uncover gems partly explaining why he is working with hitherto little known composer Stuart Brayson on his new musical, …
Backstage staff from the West End production of Spamalot swapped places with actors and trod the boards for the first ever Stage Management Day, which saw venues around the UK celebrate the …
Richard Fleeshman and Jenna Russell have been cast in the forthcoming production of Urinetown at the St James Theatre. The musical, which will be directed by Jamie Lloyd, will also star Kati…
Tim Rice has called for the length of preview periods on theatre shows to be reduced, claiming producers are now viewing them as "super-rehearsals". The Jesus Christ Superstar lyricist told …
Jackie Clune and James Dreyfus have joined the cast of the Menier Chocolate Factory's forthcoming production of Candide. Clune, who most recently played Violet in the tour of 9 to 5 will tak…
The BBC's Shakespeare archive is to be digitised and made available for free to schools across the country, under plans unveiled by new director general Tony Hall today. Hall, outlining his …
Sitcom Open All Hours is to be revived by the BBC for a one-off Christmas special, more than 25 years after it was last shown on television. David Jason will reprise his role as Granville...
Music composed for Royal Shakespeare Company productions will be made available to buy as part of a new series of recordings. The RSC said the series of albums will capture "some of the live…
Doctor Who actor Matt Smith is to star in the musical version of Bret Easton Ellis' book America Psycho at the Almeida Theatre. Smith will play Patrick Bateman in the show, which is a co-pro…