Anti-social behaviour in theatres ‘at tipping point’
Theatre workers share examples of abuse and harassment from audiences as union BECTU launches campaign to tackle anti-social behav…
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Theatre Peckham appointed to run Canada Water Theatre
Southwark Council has appointed a new operator for Canada Water Theatre, the performance space in the Piers Gough-designed Ca…
National Theatre to tell Grenfell Tower survivors’ stories
A new verbatim play produced by the National Theatre will tell the stories of Grenfell Tower fire survivors. Grenfell: In the Word…
Last-ditch attempt to save derelict Plymouth theatre
A new campaign has been launched to save a Victorian theatre building in Plymouth. The Palace Theatre on the city's Union Stre…
Businessman confirmed as new operator of North Shields theatre
North Tyneside Council has appointed a local entrepreneur as the new operator of The Exchange Theatre in North Shields, ending the…
Theatre asks people of South Asian heritage to share their stories
A theatre in Staffordshire is asking people of South Asian heritage to share their stories for a chance to see them retold on stag…
Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre sold to Trafalgar Entertainment
The Pavilion Theatre in Glasgow has been bought by the global live entertainment company Trafalgar Entertainment. The 1,449-…
Digital theatre project seeks to address online radicalisation
A digital theatre group is working with young people in Edinburgh to tackle the online radicalisation of masculinity and 'Ince…
Utopia Theatre secures premises for new Youth Academy
African theatre company Utopia Theatre has secured dedicated new premises for its recently launched Youth Academy in Sheffield. Th…
Norwich Theatre Royal becomes a Real Living Wage employer
As part of Norwich’s designation as a Living Wage City, Norwich Theatre, Royal has signed up to the Living Wage Foundation&r…
‘Keep it Fringe’ fund awards bursaries to help level the playing field
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has announced 50 recipients of the Keep it Fringe fund, a new initiative intended to help le…
Oldham Coliseum takes final curtain call
Sell out event marks the closure of Oldham Coliseum as campaign to secure new theatre in the town gets underway.
Theatre launches fundraising bid to cover Covid rent bill
A London theatre is raising money to pay a £120,000 bill from rent arrears built up during the pandemic. Sasha Regan, founde…
Colchester theatre partners with four associate companies
Mercury Theatre in Colchester has announced a partnership with four new associate theatre companies in a bid to broaden its appeal…
Theatre company Middle Child moves to four-day week
Hull theatre company Middle Child is implementing a four-day week. The company announced the move, which it says has been done to…
Board appointed to oversee Oldham Coliseum theatre closure
Six-strong board is holding discussions with Arts Council England and Oldham Council on how the theatre company remains part of th…
Creative decision-making is better shared
There is, David Micklem hopes, a quiet revolution happening. A revolution in how our arts and cultural spaces are taking decisions…
Immersive art space to open at Wembley Park
Performing arts charity sets out plans to launch new immersive arts space in London with the help of local artists and community g…
North Shields theatre to reopen with new operator
The charity that runs the Exchange Theatre in North Shields has announced that it will close the venue after failing to reach an a…
Oldham Council ‘unable to hand full ACE grant to Coliseum’
Local authority says it is 'not able' to handover entirety of £1.85m offered to it by Arts Council England to Oldham…
Opera plans: ACE analysis will ‘inform future investment’
An independent analysis of opera and musical theatre will be completed by October, with the findings set to inform future support…
Society of London Theatre launches diversity initiative
The Society of London Theatre (SOLT) is launching a new membership category as part of a drive for greater diversity among its mem…
Theatre company announces four-day week plans
A theatre company in Manchester will adopt a four-day week on a trial basis, becoming the second National Portfolio organisation t…
National Theatre to cut back activity for four years
The National Theatre says it is planning to reduce its activity over the next four years “in order to ensure financial stabi…
