Polly Findlay: 'Jodie Whittaker Doctor Who casting will change our cultural DNA'
Jodie Whittaker's casting as the 13th Doctor in Doctor Who will "change our cultural DNA", according to director Polly Findlay. Findlay directed
Jodie Whittaker's casting as the 13th Doctor in Doctor Who will "change our cultural DNA", according to director Polly Findlay. Findlay directed
Oliver Cotton’s play wants to have its cake and eat it too. It wants to be a rollicking hostage adventure and a
Bristol Old Vic has announced that it will scrap booking fees for tickets booked through its website. Previously, customers were charged £1.50
A fringe theatre in London has provoked a backlash on social media for a strongly worded job advertisement attacking young people. The
David Martin, executive director of Oldham Coliseum Theatre, is to step down from the post after seven years. Martin joined the Coliseum
An adaptation of Old English poem Beowulf by Chris Thorpe is among 11 productions in the Unicorn Theatre's new season. Beowulf will
A new play by King Charles III writer Mike Bartlett and a Tennessee Williams revival lead the Almeida Theatre’s new season. Albion
Mzz Kimberley is a cabaret performer, actor and singer. She talks to Tim Bano about starring in Summer in London by Rikki
Kathryn Hunter is to direct the world premiere of Napoleon Disrobed in Told by an Idiot's new season. The show is based
Stella Gonet is to star in a revival of John Patrick Shanley's Doubt, a Parable at London's Southwark Playhouse. She will play
Shakespeare's Globe will broadcast its upcoming production of King Lear live to cinemas in September. The screening will mark the theatre's first
What a mess. It’s not just the fluffed lines, the technical failures and the set malfunctions that make this adaptation of Charles
Almost half of Britons believe that ticket re-selling sites should be banned, according to a report from YouGov. Of the 1,081 people
Theatre company Kneehigh has launched a free app that will allow people to listen to stories while exploring Cornwall. The stories will
A new arts organisation has been created by the team behind Faceless Arts, the company forced to close earlier this year due
Andrew Lloyd Webber has rejected the suggestion that West End ticket prices are too expensive, claiming that they are "incredibly reasonable". Asked
A campaign to protect freedom of movement for those working in the creative industries after Brexit has been launched by the Incorporated
Former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond is to perform in a show at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Alex Salmond Unleashed
The Old Vic has announced that Alan Ayckbourn's new play The Divide will transfer to the London theatre after its premiere at
Actor and writer Cush Jumbo has warned of a "big black hole" in the acting profession in the next 10 years
Sixty companies, 200 shows and thousands of young people feature in the International Youth Arts Festival in Kingston upon Thames. Its artistic
A community theatre company based in Dartmoor is hoping to build an eco-theatre on a hillside in the national park. MED Theatre,
A new 120-seat performance venue will open in Walthamstow later this month. As well as theatre, dance and performance, CentrE17 will also
London's Ovalhouse has received a grant of £3 million from Arts Council England ahead of its move to a new purpose-built venue
The sharp decline in take-up of arts subjects at GCSE has been "more than made up for" by an increase in pupils