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Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss' West End musical phenomenon Six will reopen at London's Lyric Theatre on 21 May 2021, booking until 22 August. With social distancing at indoor venues expected to …
The UK premiere of A Killer Party will be released as a series of nine episodes to watch on-demand, at home or on the go. This "side-splitting new musical", fuelled by a contemporary pop sco…
A host of top performers and theatre-makers have lent their support to a campaign for the Theatre Artists Fund, in the lead-up to the 16 March anniversary of UK theatres closing due to the p…
As expected Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Budget has unveiled key commitments to help the theatre industry recover from the year-long economic effects of the Covid-19 induced lockdown.
Selladoor Worldwide has announced that Bring It On The Musical will play its delayed London season at the Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall from 8 December 2021 to 22 January 2022, fol…
Andrew Lloyd Webber has begun rehearsing his brand new musical Cinderella, stating he hopes the move will give other producers "confidence to follow suit by getting major musicals back open".
The Old Vic has announced two new commissions for International Women's Day to be screened as part of the Your Old Vic programme. These One Voice monologues are written by Kiri Pritchard-McL…
Aria Entertainment and Lambert Jackson Productions in association with Shoreditch Town Hall will present a filmed production of Cruise, a new one-man play with live music, written and perfor…
The sold-out live-streamed world premiere production of Lolita Chakrabarti's Hymn, originally due to play to socially distanced audiences at the Almeida Theatre, will be available to rent on…
Stage and screen actor Shane Richie (EastEnders; The Entertainer; One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here) will take on the role of the titular tragic clown in…
Theatres will reopen subject to social distancing rules in May 2021, the Government has announced, but with no likelihood of operating at full capacity before late June at the earliest.
Pitlochry Festival Theatre and the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh in association with Naked Productions have announced the casts for its three forthcoming Sound Stage plays.
The winners of the Off West End Awards 2021, encompassing the Offies, OffFest, OnComm and OneOff Awards, have been announced in an online ceremony on 21 February 2021 via Scenesaver.
The co-producers of the upcoming digital adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray have today announced the production's full casting and creative team. Joining previously announced Fionn Whi…
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has announced that Phoebe Waller-Bridge has been appointed in the role of President. The position, which is the first of its kind, will see Waller-Bridg…
#WeMakeEvents has launched a hard-hitting campaign, rallying the UK Government to provide urgent relief to a struggling live events sector. 'The Government Can't See Us, Can You?' shows the …
Actress Seyi Omooba has lost her employment tribunal case alleging breach of contract and religious discrimination for her dismissal from a production of The Color Purple.
Nearly one year after theatres were forced to close by the onset of the Covid pandemic, prime minister Boris Johnson has delivered the first indication that auditoria could reopen.
There was a double win for casting director Jessica Ronane and casting associate Abby Galvin at the Casting Directors' Guild's CDG Casting Awards 2021.
Due to the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, the producers of the West End production of CP Taylor's GOOD, starring David Tennant and directed by Dominic Cooke have postponed the forthcoming ru…
Signatories, along with 60 other names, including Annilese Miskimmon (artistic director, English National Opera); Catherine Mallyon (executive director, Royal Shakespeare Company); Neil Cons…
Marking four years since its London premiere, Dominic Powell's musical Cases returns in a studio album released to all online music stores with a dynamic new score, band and orchestral arran…
The winners have been announced for the annual National Campaign for the Arts' (NCA) Hearts for the Arts Awards 2021. The awards celebrate the unsung heroes of local authorities who are cham…
Polydor Records has announced the release of the third piece of music from the forthcoming album of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella. 'I Know I Have A Heart' is sung by Carrie Hope Fletcher …
The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh and Pitlochry Festival Theatre, in association with Naked Productions and BBC Radio 3, have announced the cast for Sound Stage's first production: Angela, …