Google and the Royal Shakespeare Company have teamed up to stage a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream that will be presented over three days and available to watch online. The two organ…
Dianne Pilkington is to take up the role of Donna in the West End production of Mamma Mia!, as part of what the producers have called the "largest cast change" in the musical's history. From…
Darren Day is to star in new musical The Golden Voice, which opens at the Arts Theatre in London in June. The musical is written by Nick Fogarty and begins previewing on June 12, with...
Coverage of the Olivier Awards on ITV attracted an average of 1.3 million viewers. The broadcaster said that this equated to a 10% audience share and that a peak of 1.7 million tuned in to...
Olivia Colman, Sheridan Smith, David Morrissey and Sean Maguire are to star in a romantic drama for BBC1 called The 7.39. It is being written by David Nicholls, who penned the books One Day …
BBC3 has commissioned a comedy starring stand up comic and singer Nick Helm called Uncle. It is being made by Baby Cow, the production company behind comedies such as Gavin and Stacey and Ni…
Julia Davis and Sally Wainwright have both been awarded BAFTAs for their television writing. They were honoured at the British Academy Television Craft Awards, held last night in London and …
Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer are creating a new sitcom in which they will star for BBC2. The comedians are writing House of Fools for the channel. It is set in a flat that Reeves...
Choreographer Ashley Banjo is to front a new dance series for Sky1 in which he will turn a high street into "the UK's largest open air venue". Called Ashley Banjo " The Town that Danced...
Elaine Paige and Gary Barlow will perform as part of a special BBC Radio 2 concert next month. The Friday Night is Music Night concert will form part of radio station's 2Day, which is aimed.…
Former BBC head of light entertainment David Young is returning to independent company Hat Trick Productions, where he will develop new entertainment formats for the organisation. Young firs…
See has rejoined the Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers in a move which strengthens the rights of consumers who purchase from the company. Its decision to rejoin STAR comes after The Sta…
Entertainment union BECTU is calling for a blanket ban on agents and directories " inclu-ding services such as Spotlight " charging upfront fees. The union is arguing that current legislatio…
Steve November has been appointed as ITV's director of drama. November, former head of continuing drama, has been acting director of drama at ITV since January, when Laura Mackie announced s…
BBC1 controller Danny Cohen has been appointed as the Corporation's new director of television. Cohen, who was made BBC1 controller in 2010, will oversee the Corporation's four main channels…
Andrew Lloyd Webber is backing a multimillion pound scheme aimed at implementing compulsory musical instrument lessons in selected secondary schools. Together the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundat…
A stage version of Roddy Doyle's book The Commitments will open at London's Palace Theatre in September, directed by Jamie Lloyd and featuring a cast of "genuine raw talent". The show, adapt…
Anita Dobson is to star in a new musical based on a piece of music by French composer Saint-Saens. Carnival of the Animals will run at the Riverside Studios from July 4 until July 14....
Cabaret venue the Crazy Coqs has launched a musical open mic night allowing singers and composers to "showcase their talent". The open mic night began this week at the venue, which is part o…
Honeysuckle Weeks is to star in the UK premiere of Melanie Marnich's play These Shining Lives. The play is the inaugural production at the Park Theatre, which will open in Finsbury Park, nor…
Sci-fi musical Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens is to be staged at the Leicester Square Theatre this summer, starring Leanne Jones. Jones is best know for playing Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray …
Composers and writers of new musicals will be given a platform to showcase their work at a major new event aimed at raising the profile of up and coming UK talent. Musical Theatre Network an…
The John Wilson Orchestra will return to this year's BBC Proms for the fifth consecutive year, to perform an evening of music dedicated to "unsung Hollywood composers". Called John Wilson an…
Director Mike Bradwell has criticised the "predominance of Oxbridge tossers" running venues in the theatre industry, claiming the sector has been "annexed entirely by the middle class". Brad…
Musical Titanic will get its European premiere this summer at the Southwark Playhouse. The show, which has music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and a book by Peter Stone, won five Tony awards…