3,863 stories by "Matthew Hemley"
Writers have become the latest group to express concern about the lack of opportunities for women working in the television industry. Their concerns follow those expressed by Equity and trad…
Matthew Bourne's production of Sleeping Beauty has become the most successful show produced by his company New Adventures. The company said Sleeping Beauty ran at Sadler's Wells over Christm…
Arts centre Lauderdale House has been awarded £800,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund towards restoration of the venue. The money will be used towards the Lauderdale House Transformed pro…
BBC Radio 4 has commissioned what is has called its "most ambitious drama serial" to date, with a production to mark the centenary of the First World War that will be broadcast over four yea…
Campaigners calling for more television production in the Midlands have written an open letter to the BBC's new director general, highlighting the Corporation's "astonishing retrenchment" fr…
Paul Michael Glaser, best known for playing Starsky in TV series Starsky and Hutch, will take the lead role of Tevye in a touring production of Fiddler on the Roof. The musical is being dire…
Anna-Jane Casey is to join the cast of Billy Elliot the Musical in the role of dance teacher Mrs Wilkinson. She will take up the part from May 13, at the same time that Kevin...
The BBC has revealed plans for a London-based hub that will be "an unrivalled centre of excellence and expertise" in music broadcasting. As part of the plan, the Corporation has appointed Ma…
Arts venue Jackson's Lane has become the latest organisation ordered to be more open about its booking fees, after an investigation found that advertising for its pricing was misleading. The…
Olivier award-winning lighting designers Paule Constable and Neil Austin are spearheading a global campaign aimed at protecting the future of the traditional tungsten light bulb in theatre p…
She's taken her End of the Rainbow show Stateside, but Tracie Bennett is appearing on British screens in a decidedly less glamorous role. She talks to Matthew Hemley about embracing tuneless…
Hustle creator Tony Jordan is penning a five-part drama about the First World War for BBC1. Called The Great War, the drama is being made through Jordan's own production company Red Planet P…
Mark Ravenhill is to direct Caryl Churchill's Light Shining in Buckinghamshire as part of a season of plays he is curating for BBC Radio 3. The plays have been chosen by Ravenhill because of…
Guy Retallack will direct the world premiere of a new musical called The Golden Voice at the Arts Theatre. The musical is written by Nick Fogarty, and will open on June 19. It will run...
Bonnie Langford is to return to the musical Spamalot and reprise the role of The Lady of the Lake. Langford previously played the part on tour last year and when the show ran at the...
Sheridan Smith has received her first BAFTA nomination, in recognition of her performance in ITV's Mrs Biggs. Smith is up for best leading actress at this year's BAFTA Television Awards, opp…
Sky Atlantic has ordered a 13-part crime series called Fortitude, which it has described as its "most ambitious drama commission to date". The series is a co-production with US network Starz…
The BBC is under renewed pressure to ensure children used in its programmes are properly cared for, after an investigation found it had failed to protect the emotional welfare of young peopl…
Steps star Ian 'H' Watkins is to reprise the role of Joseph in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The performer will play the role in a…
Development agency Film London is to expand its remit to include television after receiving a financial boost from the Mayor of London. Film London, which facilitates filming in the capital,…
Glee stars Matthew Morrison and Idina Menzel will perform as part of this year's Olivier Awards. They will feature as part of the ceremony on April 28 alongside Petula Clark, with the event …
The BBC has appointed Louise Rainbow as the new executive producer of Strictly Come Dancing. Rainbow, who was most recently the executive producer of Let's Dance for Comic Relief, replaces A…
Hull Truck Theatre has appointed Mark Babych as its new artistic director. The appointment marks the first artistic director Hull Truck has had in two years, after Gareth Tudor Price was mad…
Call the Midwife, Game of Thrones and Homeland will compete against each other for the Radio Times Audience Award at this year's British Academy Television Awards. The prize is the only one …
Tom Stoppard has written a new play to mark the 40th anniversary of Pink Floyd's album The Dark Side of the Moon. The drama, called Dark Side, is for BBC Radio 2 and will star...
