Rufus Hound is to join the cast of One Man, Two Guvnors next year. He will take up the role of Frances Henshall in February, replacing Owain Arthur, who will be joining the international tou…
Russell Tovey has been cast in a new ITV sitcom called The Job Lot. It is being made by Big Talk Productions, the company behind Rev, and will also star Sarah Hadland, who is best...
Hands up! Let me see how many of you have been " or still are " involved in amateur dramatics? I was, when I was younger. And I loved it. Which is why I am...
Nicolas Brown, the BBC's director of UK drama production, is to join Neal Street Productions next year. He will be responsible for spearheading the company's expansion into television drama,…
Equity has claimed victory in a defamation case that could strengthen performers' rights in their dealings with agents. Matthew Hemley reports
Author Michael Morpurgo has revealed plans to write specifically for both stage and screen, following the success his book War Horse has enjoyed since being adapted into a play. He said he i…
Ian McKellen, Derek Jacobi and Frances De La Tour have been cast in an ITV studio sitcom called Vicious. The comedy is being written by Gary Janetti, who has co-created the series with playw…
Gavin Lee, who originated the role of Bert in the London production of Mary Poppins, is to replace Tom Chambers in Top Hat. Meanwhile, Charlotte Gooch, who has just completed a run playing P…
Hugh Bonneville and Tom Hollander have been cast in a BBC Radio adaptation of Michael Frayn's book Skios, which will form part of a mini-season celebrating the writer in his 80th year. Skios…
An anticipated boost to the number of dramas made in the UK after tax breaks are introduced next year could expose "skills gaps and shortages" within the production sector. The worry comes f…
Comedian Mark Watson has penned a comedy pilot for the BBC that will form part of the Corporation’s second Salford Sitcom Showcase. The first showcase was held last year and saw six co…
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre has announced plans to stage productions of Pride and Prejudice and The Winter's Tale next year. The two shows will run alongside the previously announced To K…
Wilton's Music Hall, London: Theatre of the Damned's The Horror! The Horror! is the first site-specific production to be staged within rooms at Wilton's Music Hall while the main a…
Hayley Atwell is to star in a new three-part crime drama for ITV1. Life of Crime is being made by Ecosse Films and follows a policewoman over three decades working for the Metropolitan Polic…
A new £10,000 writers prize launched by the BBC and National Theatre Wales earlier this year has been presented to playwright Katherine Chandler. The Wales Drama Award has been described …
Tim Rice's musical From Here to Eternity will open at the Shaftesbury Theatre next year. The production will be directed by Tamara Harvey and will open at the theatre on September 30, 2013, …
Mark Addy, Jimi Mistry and Alison Steadman are to star in the second series of The Syndicate on BBC1. Written by Kay Mellor, the cast also includes Siobhan Finneran and Natalie Gavin. Like t…
Entertainment union BECTU is calling on the BBC to ensure it has a management culture that "supports those who report wrong-doing" following the Jimmy Savile abuse scandal. Responding to the…
David Walliams is to host this year's Royal Variety Performance. The event, which will take place at the Royal Albert Hall and be attended by the Queen, marks the 100th anniversary of the va…
BBC Radio 2 is to pay tribute to composer Marvin Hamlisch with a special Friday Night is Music Night concert. Producer Anthony Cherry said the show, to be broadcast on December 7, will featu…
Jukebox shows are "flooding" the West End at the expense of new musicals, actor Robert Powell has complained. Powell, currently starring in Singin' in the Rain in London, said producers were…
Television producers in Wales have called for the editorial independence of Welsh broadcaster S4C to be protected under a new funding arrangement with the BBC. In 2010, a new BBC licence fee…
Wilton's Music Hall and the Soho Theatre in London, and the Royal Court in Liverpool, are among the first venues to receive grants totalling £24,500 from the Theatres Protection Fund. The…
Inspector Morse star Kevin Whately is to appear in a BBC Radio 3 Olympics drama that has been written by Simon Armitage and will be broadcast live. The cast of the 60-minute play, called The…
Stephen Tompkinson is to make his musical theatre debut as King Arthur in Monty Python’s Spamalot. He will take up the role when the production opens at the Playhouse Theatre on Novemb…