A week after the UK Government announced its package for workers on the payroll, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has announced an economic relief package for self-employed workers an…
To mark World Theatre Day (Friday 27 March 2020), the Royal Shakespeare Company is inviting people to join a live 'watch along' from their living rooms on 11 April of a recording of their 20…
A selection of much-loved National Theatre Live productions will be made available to watch on YouTube for free over the next two months.
ITV will broadcast a special Olivier Awards with Mastercard programme on 5 April 2020 at 10:15pm, in place of the 2020 Royal Albert Hall awards show which was cancelled due to coronavirus.
In light of the closure of theatres across the UK due to COVID-19, the Original Theatre Company's productions of Alan Bennett's The Habit Of Art and Ali Milles' The Croft, both of which were…
Award-winning theatre company Headlong, in association with the BAFTA-winning Century Films, have announced Unprecedented: Real Time Theatre From a State of Isolation, a major new digital pr…
The McOnie Company has launched the first offerings as part of its Digital Dance Season. Hosted on the company's social media channels, the season aims to connect the dance community and enc…
Hampstead Theatre is releasing its hit production of I and You by Lauren Gunderson on Instagram for free for a week from 23 March at 10am to 29 March at 10pm.
Theatre Together, a new collective of over 50 artists and professionals, have announced All the Web's a Stage, an online event featuring a variety of live performances to raise money for tho…
A statement has been issued by the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) on behalf of the major commercial West End theatre operators and the Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers (STAR) to prov…
Following the closure of all West End theatres due to the Coronavirus outbreak, producers today announced that Thriller Live performed its last Moonwalk at the Lyric theatre on 15 March 2020…
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre have today announced that, in light of government advice restricting non-essential contact with others in relation to the coronavirus pandemic, their new music…
As London's Old Vic Theatre closes, artistic director Matthew Warchus sends the message: "Take care of yourselves and each other. Be creative. There's going to be some great theatre on the o…
SOLT and UK Theatre held an urgent meeting of leading theatrical charities on Monday 16 March 2020 to discuss ways to provide support for members of the theatre workforce " both on and offst…
In light of the most recent government advice due to COVID-19, The Original Theatre Company's production of Alan Bennett's The Habit of Art, which was due to open at Devonshire Park Theatre,…
This year's Olivier Awards with Mastercard, which were due to place on 5 April 2020 at the Royal Albert Hall, have been cancelled.
My Theatre Mates have been collecting official announcements of theatre closures up and down the country in the Twitter thread below and will continue to add updates as they come in.
In light of the continued coronavirus emergency and advice from Prime Minister Boris Johnson that people should avoid "pubs, clubs, theatres and other such social venues" during the pandemic…
With all government-advised precautions in place, the Actors Centre continues its preparations for this month's strictly limited premiere run of Cliffordkuju Henry's powerful new play In Sea…
Amongst the rising tide of news about closures due to the coronavirus pandemic, London's Finborough Theatre has postponed two of its forthcoming fortieth-anniversary-year productions, which …
Producers have announced that the London premiere of Christopher Durang's Tony Award-winning Best Play comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, due to start previews at Charing Cross Thea…
After much speculation, producers have confirmed that Sheridan Smith will revisit her award-wining portrayal of the late Cilla Black to star in Bill Kenwright's stage production, Cilla The M…
Winners of the Offies 2020 Awards, held at Battersea Arts Centre, have been announced. It was the tenth anniversary year of the awards presented by Off West End.
The Olivier and Tony Award-winning production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time will tour the UK and Ireland this autumn, including a limited run in London at Troubadour W…
Joining the previously announced Imelda Staunton, Andy Nyman and Jenna Russell in the West End production of Hello, Dolly! at the Adelphi Theatre this summer will be Clare Halse, Tyrone Hunt…