Olivier Awards 2017: the nominations in full
Best actor in a supporting role in a musical Ian Bartholomew for Half A Sixpence at Noël Coward Theatre Adam J Bernard
Best actor in a supporting role in a musical Ian Bartholomew for Half A Sixpence at Noël Coward Theatre Adam J Bernard
From casting controversies to a snack crackdown, we look back at February's biggest stories. The row about diversity in the cast of
Full casting has been announced for a new production of The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui at London's Donmar Warehouse. Lucy Ellinson
Performers Derek Jacobi and Patricia Hodge are to judge this year's Royal Theatrical Support Trust director award scheme. The winner of the
Sunderland, Portsmouth, Perth and Coventry are among the 11 areas bidding to be the UK City of Culture in 2021. Hereford, Paisley,
Kenneth Branagh will be recognised for his contribution to British theatre at this year's Olivier Awards. The actor and director, who recently
Nick Giles is to step down as director of Shoreditch Town Hall after five years in the role. Giles took up the
Virtual reality still exists in that uncharted intersection between gaming, movie-going and theatrical experience. But Lindsey Ferrentino's play, Ugly Lies the Bone,
The Play That Goes Wrong has announced that it will be extending until February 25, 2018. Mischief Theatre's Olivier award-winning show is
The National Theatre has announced a free virtual reality experience to run alongside its production of Ugly Lies the Bone. It will
A new research project will explore the impact of the arts and culture on health and well-being. The study, which has been
London's Barbican Centre has announced a series of free lunchtime performances as part of its foyer programme. Bitesize Barbican will launch
Gary Barlow has announced details of upcoming jukebox musical The Band. Speaking after the live final of BBC1's Let It Shine, which
West Yorkshire Playhouse will develop a festival that explores living with dementia, after receiving £99,950 from Arts Council England. The Festival of
The Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond picked up four wins at this year's Off West End Theatre Awards. John Ramm was named
The producer of Horrible Histories and David Walliams' Gangsta Granny has pulled all future shows from Leeds Grand Theatre in protest at
Sienna Miller and Jack O'Connell are to star in a new Young Vic production of Cat On A Hot Tin Roof. The
Theatre workers have come together to launch a campaign that hopes to combat the "inexcusable" lack of recycling in the West End.
A new verse play by Luke Wright leads the theatre programme for this year's Norfolk and Norwich Festival. Frankie Vah is set
Skins and Game of Thrones actor Hannah Murray is to lead the cast of an all-female production of Laura Wade's Posh. The
A new production of George Stiles and Anthony Drewe's musical Honk! is to run at the Union Theatre in London, marking the
This condensed version of The Tempest for young people, touring schools around the country, begins with some friendly introductions. "Good afternoon Prospero",
In Max Gill's aleatoric update of Arthur Schnitzler's 1897 classic, it's up to luck whether a particular character be a lady or
For the Romans the month of March " named for Mars, the god of war " marked the start of the season
Dementia. It's when we become children again, but slowly and painfully and with enough awareness of it to feel the helplessness, the