1,225 stories by "Nicola Merrifield"
Stagecoach Theatre Arts has appointed Sarah Kelly as as its new managing director. Kelly, who has previously held the positions of marketing and sales director at Warner Brothers and also ma…
Developers of the Warehouse Theatre in Croydon have demolished the disused venue after failing to secure a viable business plan that would see it reopen. Joint site owners, Stanhope and Schr…
Nottinghamshire County Council has proposed to cut Nottingham Playhouse's funding by 100% from next year. The local authority plans to remove the venue's entire £94,500 annual grant from …
Commercial theatre is operating in outmoded buildings and uses cost structures that do not respond to audiences, National Theatre executive director Nick Starr has claimed. He recognised the…
Octagon Theatre Bolton artistic director David Thacker has warned that the number of producing theatres in Britain will be "seriously reduced" in 10 year's time. He said it was "vital" that …
The Tricycle Theatre in north London is to undergo a £5 million capital project in 2015, which will include the creation of a dedicated space for young people. This new space will also me…
The St James Theatre's artistic director David Gilmore and executive theatre director Guy Kitchenn are to step down from their roles at the end of this month. The London venue's two senior m…
Arts Council England chiefs Peter Bazalgette and Alan Davey have said the cultural sector has 18 months to make the "holistic case" for public investment in the arts before the next general …
Producers have welcomed the government's decision to reform taxes for entertainers, meaning employers will no longer pay National Insurance contributions, calling the move a "relief". They h…
The National Theatre's new 225-seat venue, the Shed, has won this year's Empty Space… Peter Brook award. It will receive a £2,000 prize, which the National will match fund to put toward…
National Theatre executive director Nick Starr has said there is still a "lot more" philanthropic money to be raised by London arts organisations. He said that theatres and companies should …
Birmingham Royal Ballet is to embark upon a £2.7 million refurbishment of its rehearsal facilities next year, after securing a financial boost of £1.85 million from Arts Council Englan…
Stephen Jameson is to become principal and artistic director of Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts from next year. Jameson begins in his new role in January 2014 and replaces outgoing princip…
Equity has said it is down to audiences and the industry to defend theatres from "short-term and short-sighted austerity politics". Speaking at the Bath Theatre Matters Conference this week,…
Shadow culture minister Helen Goodman has called on the government to take "urgent action" to rebalance the cultural economy in Britain. Responding to a report published yesterday, which cla…
Playwright David Hare has claimed there are no "great" international directors working in Britain today who have changed theatre in the way that Joan Littlewood and Peter Brook did. He said …
Arts Council England allocated more than five times as much spending per resident to London organisations as those outside the capital in 2012/13, an independent report has claimed. The docu…
Low-earning performers who are not in regular work will be most at risk of losing out on benefits under tax reforms that reclassify entertainers for National Insurance purposes, it has been …
The Rose Theatre Kingston will not replace its artistic director when Stephen Unwin leaves the position in January 2014, the venue's chief executive has confirmed. Writing in The Stage today…
The Theatres Trust has objected to plans to demolish the 450-seat Shell Theatre designed by Cecil Beaton. The national advisory body for theatre buildings said that the central London perfor…
Organisers of a nationwide scheme staging 'relaxed'performances of shows including The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and The Lion King have announced plans to expand the i…
Demolition work has begun on Chester's third highest building, in order to make way for an 800-seat venue, which will replace the city's Gateway Theatre. The removal of the eight-storey form…
Sheffield Theatres is to stage three new productions of plays by Brian Friel in a season of work dedicated to the Irish playwright next spring. Friel's Translations will run in the Crucible …
Gemma Arterton is to return to Shakespeare's Globe in The Duchess of Malfi next year. She will play the title role in the show, which will be the first production in the London venue's new...
The UK premiere of The Testament of Mary starring Fiona Shaw is to take place at the Barbican next year as part of the London venue's 2014 season. The controversial show, which is an adaptat…
