Many small venues are still not aware of the benefits of the Live Music Act one year after it was introduced, according to a report co-written by the Musicians' Union. The Rocktober Report, …
Theatre and leisure centre operator Parkwood Leisure has appointed Gary Roden as managing director of its venue operations arm. In this newly created role, Roden will lead the recently launc…
The National Theatre generated a record income of £87 million in 2012/13, its annual report has revealed. The report, which covers the Olympic Games period, shows an increase in income of…
A new fringe theatre that will ensure all actors, stage crew and staff working there are paid at least the national minimum wage is due to open in north London next month. The 50-seat flexib…
Tony Robinson is to make his first theatre appearance in 16 years by starring as the narrator in the Royal Opera House's production of The Wind in the Willows this Christmas. He will play Ke…
Arts organisations are at risk of reverting to working in silos after the Olympics brought them together because they are "fearful of the future", Theatre Royal Stratford East artistic direc…
English National Ballet has announced that Caroline Thomson is to become its executive director on a permanent basis. She has been acting as interim executive director since May, when ENB's …
Theatre critics "tend to live in a bubble of their own", Nimax Theatres chief executive Nica Burns has claimed. Burns said critics are often thin-skinned and nervous about the reaction they …
The Royal Shakespeare Company has agreed to pay amateur performers appearing as part of its 2016 tour of A Midsummer Night's Dream, following negotiations with Equity. As part of his first f…
A 50-seat fringe theatre has opened at a 300-year-old pub in north London next to the site of the New End Theatre, which closed around two years ago. The Duke of Hamilton Pub in Hampstead...
Playwright Fin Kennedy has been appointed co-artistic director of Tamasha theatre company from the end of this year. He will join the organisation's co-founder Sudha Bhuchar in leading the c…
Vicky Jones has been named the winner of the 2013 Verity Bargate award, which is given biennially to an emerging writer. She has been selected out of around 800 entries for her debut play, T…
Thriller Live has extended its run at the Lyric Theatre in London by an extra year. The show, which is a concert of music by Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5, is now booking until...
Watford Colosseum has announced Tim Brinkman is to join as its new venue director later this year. He replaces interim director Elizabeth Jones who is currently running the 1,400- seat site,…
Gillian Anderson is to appear in A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams at the Young Vic in London next year. The actor will play Blanche DuBois in the show, which will be directed b…
Eva Martinez has been appointed as Sadler's Wells artistic programmer and producer. She replaces Emma Gladstone, who has become artistic director of Dance Umbrella, which organises and produ…
London's Aldwych Theatre was forced to cancel a matinee show this week after some plaster fell from the proscenium onto the stage during a performance of Top Hat. The incident occurred on Tu…
Janie Dee, Frances Ruffelle and Alex Bourne will battle it out to win the prize for best performance in a musical at this year's UK Theatre Awards. Dee has been nominated for Hello, Dolly! w…
Choreographer Hofesh Shechter is to guest direct Brighton Festival 2014, an annual mixed arts event that takes place across the city. Shechter, who is also a composer and musician, will open…
Birmingham Rep Theatre has appointed Angela Maxwell as its new chairwoman. Maxwell, who was previously commercial director and acting chief executive of Sheffield Theatres from 1991 to 1995,…
A statue of Shakespeare, which is claimed to be the only outdoor one in central London, has been returned to Leicester Square after being restored. Westminster City Council removed the 19th …
Kate Tempest's spoken word show Brand New Ancients is to tour London and regional venues in a co-production with Battersea Arts Centre from this November. The show will visit ten theatres in…
The Hampstead Theatre in London is to stage the world premiere of Howard Brenton's new play Drawing the Line later this year. Directed by Howard Davies, the play has been described as being …
A graduate scheme is to be piloted by theatre operator and owner Ambassador Theatre Group from next year to develop leaders in the commercial sector. Two graduates will join the company from…
Tom Edden is to replace Phil Davis as Fagin in Sheffield Theatres' production of musical Oliver!. Davis has had to withdraw from the show due to family reasons, a spokeswoman for the musical…