1,225 stories by "Nicola Merrifield"
Further deregulation of entertainment licensing for live music venues is to be considered by the government, which could bring rules into line with those for live performances of dance and t…
Drama UK chief executive Ian Kellgren has hit out at claims by National Youth Theatre artistic director Paul Roseby that most actors do not require three years of acting training. Kellgren l…
Producers of a play about the gang rape of a girl in Delhi last year have launched a crowd-funding campaign to tour the show to India. The production, which is called Nirbhaya and premiered …
National Theatre deputy executive director Kate Horton is to step down from her position next week. She will leave the South Bank venue to become an independent producer and consultant from …
Nottingham Playhouse and Headlong's production of 1984 is to transfer to the Almeida Theatre next year. The new stage adaptation by Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan of George Orwell's novel …
London's Donmar Warehouse has announced it will open a new rehearsal and education space in January 2014. The site, close to the theatre on Dryden Street in Covent Garden, will also include …
Oxford Playhouse director Michelle Dickson will leave her position in 2014 to become director of touring at Arts Council England. Dickson, who is also the venue's chief executive, will step …
Most actors do not require years of drama school to learn their craft, according to National Youth Theatre artistic director Paul Roseby. He told cultural and educational leaders at an event…
The National Theatre has confirmed it will renew its agreement with BECTU following the union's threat of industrial action over the venue's plan to "water down" their joint contract. Nick S…
The Queen and the Duke Of Edinburgh visited the National Theatre yesterday to mark the company’s 50th anniversary. They met with director Nicholas Hytner, executive director Nick Starr…
Cultural education for children should be provided by arts organisations rather than being "foisted" on to the government or schools, Southbank Centre artistic director Jude Kelly has said. …
Brighton Fringe has reduced its registration prices for next year's festival with more than a 15% saving for charitable organisations. Charities will pay £126 to take part in the 2014 fes…
Caroline Quentin is to star in the upcoming Theatre Royal Stratford East production of Oh What a Lovely War. The actor will appear in the 2014 musical revival in London as part of an ensembl…
The decline of repertory theatre training in the UK has led to an increasing number of performers becoming personality actors, Simon Callow has said. Callow, who was presented with the The S…
Proposed changes to apprenticeship funding risk deterring arts organisations from taking on trainees, the chief executive of the creative sector's leading body for skills development has war…
Sheffield Theatres artistic director Daniel Evans has re-iterated calls for the government to introduce a tax relief scheme that would encourage individual giving across the sector. He said …
National touring theatre company Nitro is to set up a sister organisation in Sydney next year. Now in its 34th year, the theatre company, which is known for working with black artists and in…
The director of Exeter's Bike Shed, which was yesterday named the most welcoming theatre at the UK Theatre Awards, has said he believes its connection between the audience and artists would …
New playwriting must be supported through public funding because it is risky and requires financial investment, writer Mike Bartlett has said. Speaking after he was presented with the prize …
Talks are underway to potentially transfer Tim Firth's new musical This Is My Family to London next year, it has been revealed. Sian Phillips, who won the best supporting performance prize a…
Janie Dee, who won the best performance in a musical prize at this year's UK Theatre Awards, has said her winning role in Hello, Dolly! was a "meaty" part for a woman, which she hopes...
Janie Dee, Cush Jumbo and Sian Phillips have taken home the prizes for best performances at this year's UK Theatre Awards, making it a hat-tick for female wins. Dee was recognised in the bes…
A musical based on the film Miracle on 34th Street is to tour the UK from next month. The production, which has a book, music and lyrics by Meredith Willson, will visit venues including the.…
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Zoe Wanamaker have urged audiences to take part in the first UK-wide arts festival for families, which begins today. The two industry figures have joined culture mini…
Ruth Wilson is to make her directorial debut with Eugene O'Neill's short play The Dreamy Kid this December. The actor will direct the piece as part of a show, called The El.Train, comprising…
