Dominic Cooke, director of Bob Marley musical Get Up, Stand Up, steps down to give job to black director Clint Dyer by Isobel Lewis, Isobel Lewis

British-Jamaican theatre maker will now lead musical, due to open in the West End next spring

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:32am on July 22, 2020☆⚑

Andrew Scott to star in Old Vic's new live streamed play Three Kings by Annabel Nugent, Annabel Nugent

The 'Fleabag' actor will headline the theatre's new livestreamed play 'Three Kings' beginning 29 July

SOURCE: The Independent at 8:18am on July 20, 2020☆⚑

Hamilton criticism: Leslie Odom Jr defends Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit broadway musical by Jacob Stolworthy, Jacob Stolworthy

Musical was placed under the spotlight after its addition to Disney+

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:03am on July 16, 2020☆⚑

Nick Cordero's wife Amanda Kloots opens up about 'beautiful and perfect' memorial: 'His spirit was definitely ther by Clémence Michallon, Clémence Michallon

'Truly, I am scared. Scared of my new normal, of the pain, the loss and being strong enough to get through it'

SOURCE: The Independent at 11:06am on July 13, 2020☆⚑

Alexander Hamilton's family owned slaves " so where should we stand on Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit musical? by Niellah Arboine, Niellah Arboine

Miranda's musical is undoubtedly a work of art. But in the time of Trump, Windrush and police brutality, its selective storytelling has grown increasingly controversial, writes Niellah Arboi…

SOURCE: The Independent at 2:12am on July 11, 2020☆⚑

Nick Cordero's GoFundMe page raises over $900k for family after actor dies from coronavirus by Annabel Nugent, Annabel Nugent

Star contracted Covid-19 in March

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:18am on July 7, 2020☆⚑

Hamilton: Criticism of Disney+ musical is 'valid', Lin-Manuel Miranda says by Isobel Lewis, Isobel Lewis

Show has been accused of whitewashing history of US founding fathers

SOURCE: The Independent at 3:03am on July 7, 2020☆⚑

Netflix donates £500,000 to Sam Mendes's theatre support fund after director criticised streaming service for ignoring the arts by Isobel Lewis, Isobel Lewis

Mendes had previously criticised streaming services for not giving 'a fraction of their Covid-19 windfall' to the industry

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:24am on July 6, 2020☆⚑

Nick Cordero death: Broadway actor dies at 41 following 95-day battle with coronavirus by Adam White

Cordero's wife Amanda Kloots had been updating her social media followers on her husband's health throughout his battle

SOURCE: The Independent at 3:06am on July 6, 2020☆⚑

Nick Cordero death: Florence Pugh and Lin-Manuel Miranda lead tributes to Broadway actor, dead after coronavirus battle by Isobel Lewis, Isobel Lewis

Actor died on Sunday after a 95-day battle with coronavirus

SOURCE: The Independent at 3:06am on July 6, 2020☆⚑

Hamilton: Lin-Manuel Miranda reveals the line that 'breaks' him the most by Jacob Stolworthy, Jacob Stolworthy

Hamilton fans are loving the fact that the hit musical is now available to watch on Disney+.

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:32am on July 4, 2020☆⚑

Hamilton: Ava DuVernay, Shonda Rhimes, Kristin Chenoweth and more celebrate release of movie on Disney+ by Clémence Michallon, Clémence Michallon

Hamilton film is now available to stream on Disney+

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:12pm on July 3, 2020☆⚑

Hamilton on Disney+: A guide to Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit musical by Louis Chilton, Louis Chilton

Everything to know about the musical sensation

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:06am on July 3, 2020☆⚑

Coronavirus: Arts sector won't recover from pandemic without government support, Scottish Labour says by Isobel Lewis, Isobel Lewis

Scottish Labour has called on government to provide 'creative arts recovery package' to help industry

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:06am on July 3, 2020☆⚑

Hamilton review: The close-ups and camera movements in this version enhance the charisma of the performers by Ao Scott, Ao Scott

The filmed version of the Broadway hit, which stars Lin-Manuel Miranda and a cast of black and Latino actors as the founding fathers, is being streamed on Disney+ from today

SOURCE: The Independent at 2:42am on July 3, 2020☆⚑

Nick Cordero will likely need double lung transplant after coronavirus, says wife Amanda Kloots by Clémence Michallon, Clémence Michallon

Cordero has been in treatment for three months

SOURCE: The Independent at 11:18am on July 2, 2020☆⚑

Broadway to remain closed until 2021 as coronavirus continues to damage global theatre industry by Isobel Lewis, Isobel Lewis

New York's commercial theatre scene shut in March

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:12am on June 30, 2020☆⚑

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown to be adapted into a 'fast-paced, gripping' stage play by Louis Chilton, Louis Chilton

Brown said the adaptation will be 'faithful to the book, but will also bring something new for the audience'

SOURCE: The Independent at 9:18am on June 26, 2020☆⚑

Sir Ian McKellen to play Hamlet in 'age-blind' theatre production by Louis Chilton, Louis Chilton

Actor previously took on the role nearly five decades ago

SOURCE: The Independent at 5:03am on June 26, 2020☆⚑

Judi Dench fears theatres will not reopen in her lifetime: 'It's a desperate feeling' by Jacob Stolworthy, Jacob Stolworthy

Actor called on government to provide more financial support to the sector

SOURCE: The Independent at 4:54pm on June 24, 2020☆⚑

Andrew Lloyd Webber says government suggested musicals return 'without any singing' by Isobel Lewis, Isobel Lewis

Industry experts warned this week that the UK is on the brink of 'cultural collapse'

SOURCE: The Independent at 8:12am on June 19, 2020☆⚑

Royal Shakespeare Company condemns 'abhorrent' TV listing describing Romeo and Juliet cast as 'garishly diverse' by Roisin O'Connor, Roisin O'Connor

Listing in the Sunday Times compared the production unfavourably to a performance of Macbeth due to air on BBC4

SOURCE: The Independent at 3:42pm on June 15, 2020☆⚑

The Thick of It writer Armando Iannucci warns of 'absolutely terrifying' future for the arts after coronavirus by Isobel Lewis, Isobel Lewis

'We've got to have something to come back to'

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:54am on June 9, 2020☆⚑

David Tennant says UK theatres are 'teetering' close to collapse over coronavirus crisis by Isobel Lewis, Isobel Lewis

Actor has called on government to intervene to save industry

SOURCE: The Independent at 5:54am on June 9, 2020☆⚑

The Crown's Matt Smith and Claire Foy to return to stage for socially distanced performance of Lungs by Isobel Lewis, Isobel Lewis

Pair first appeared in Duncan Macmillan's 'Lungs' in 2019

SOURCE: The Independent at 11:32am on May 27, 2020☆⚑