Surrey theatre to remain closed for further two years for RAAC work
A popular Surrey theatre, cinema and community space is not expected to open its doors for at least another two years due to unsta…
A popular Surrey theatre, cinema and community space is not expected to open its doors for at least another two years due to unsta…
Local theatres are increasingly “playing safe” with their programming, resulting in more one-night events, fewer week-long runs an…
Award-winning screenwriter Jack Thorne has called for urgent investment in UK theatre during a keynote conference speech. The crea…
The Government’s Creative Industries Sector Plan is “light on action” for the performing arts sector, the chair of the Culture, Me…
DCMS will appoint a creative freelance champion, to advocate for the sector’s freelancers it has been announced. As part of the…
The National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) have come in for criticism for charging higher ticket prices for grou…
A programme for people from working-class backgrounds in theatre is exploring new ways to help creative freelancers get paid while…
Bromley Council says the town’s Churchill Theatre has “a bright future” after announcing an agreement with its new owners, t…
A former Debenhams store in west London is being converted into a 600-seat theatre.Capital Theatre is set to open in the autumn at…
MIKE GRIFFITHS, executive director and co-chief executive of Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre, is to step down in October. Griff…
Welsh National Theatre (WNT) has secured its first headquarters following its founding earlier this year by the actor Michael Shee…
Disability arts organisation Birds of Paradise Theatre Company has appointed SUSAN DOUGLAS-SCOTT as its new chair. Douglas-Scott h…
FRANCESCA GOODRIDGE has been appointed artistic director of Sherman Theatre in Cardiff. She will take up the post in January 2026,…
The former artistic director of the National Theatre, Rufus Norris and the CEO of the Royal Ballet and Opera, Alex Beard, are amon…
A venue in Cheshire has become the first ever dedicated theatre for children and young people in the UK to be given ‘Theatre of Sa…
A theatre in West Sussex is set to open a new, complementary studio space as a way to showcase “fresh ideas and bold performances”…
The actor BRIAN COX has become the new patron of Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre. Cox, who began his career at Dundee Re…
KENNY MCGLASHAN has been named the new chief executive officer of the Federation of Scottish Theatre, succeeding interim CEO ALEX…
Several leading actors are supporting the development of a new theatre in St Albans, Hertfordshire. Ralph Fiennes, Dame Joanna Lum…
SARAH PRICE, chief executive of Cumbernauld Theatre, has announced that she is stepping down. The move follows the news in January…
A defence and space conference due to be hosted at a north London arts venue, will no longer go ahead following criticism of the e…
GENEVIEVE SAY has been appointed artistic director of Black Country Touring (BCT). She initially joins the organisation on a part-…
An Edinburgh-based theatre company has released a new publication aimed at providing practical tips to help cultural organisations…
Theatregoers at Leeds Playhouse will be able to sample Kashmiri cuisine when dining at the venue this month as part of a celebrati…