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Stef O’Driscoll replaces Joe Murphy at Nabokov theatre company
Stef O’Driscoll has been named artistic director of touring theatre company Nabokov, with plans to place greater focus on site-specific new work.
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Edward Bond: ‘English theatre is dead’
Veteran playwright Edward Bond has struck out at the state of English theatre, claiming it is patronising, childish and serves no function.
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Alan Ayckbourn’s How the Other Half Loves to get West End revival
Alan Ayckbourn’s How the Other Half Loves will be revived for a West End run later this year. The comedy, which first
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Drama students targeted with council tax demands
A performing arts college in Reading has warned that plans to charge its students council tax could prevent young people from training
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Bar Mitzvah Boy gets first London staging since 1978
Don Black has written new lyrics to previously unheard Jule Styne songs for a new production of Bar Mitzvah Boy. The musical
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Old Vic Productions rebranded as Greene Light Stage
Billy Elliot co-producer Old Vic Productions has changed its name to Greene Light Stage as it focuses on producing commercial shows in
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Harlow Playhouse reports 50% audience increase with Pay What You Can scheme
Harlow Playhouse has rolled out a Pay What You Can season, with an increase of about 50% in theatregoers at the venue for
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The Albany, London, prepares for summer refit
South London arts centre The Albany is to undergo a major refurbishment this summer to install a new flexible staging and seating
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Clybourne Park revival for regional premiere at Colchester Mercury
Clybourne Park is to have its regional premiere in a new production at Colchester’s Mercury Theatre. Bruce Norris’ 2010 play – never
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On-sale date for Harry Potter script announced
A script of upcoming West End play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will be go on sale at midnight after the
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Tara Fitzgerald and Ray Fearon cast in the Globe’s Macbeth
Tara Fitzgerald and Ray Fearon have been cast in Macbeth at Shakespeare’s Globe as part of Emma Rice’s inaugural season as artistic
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Arts Council England chair Peter Bazalgette joins ITV
Arts Council England’s Peter Bazalgette is to replace Archie Norman as chairman of ITV. Bazalgette’s new role, effective from May 12, will
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Maggie Kinloch to leave Royal Conservatoire of Scotland after 10 years
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland deputy principal Maggie Kinloch is leaving the organisation after 10 years. The conservatoire’s principal, Jeffrey Sharkey, praised Kinloch’s
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Stage Entertainment axes UK production department
Global theatre group Stage Entertainment has axed its UK producing arm after 14 years, following several high-profile flops in London’s West End.
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Complicite and Shakespeare’s Globe in 2016 Brighton Festival line-up
Work by Complicite and Shakespeare’s Globe is among the line-up of newly announced shows for the 2016 Brighton Festival. The festival’s full
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Crazy Coqs cabaret to be relaunched as Live at Zedel
Cabaret venue the Crazy Coqs is to be relaunched in September, with the space opened up to theatre companies as part of
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Royal Opera chorus joins campaign against ENO cuts
Performers at the Royal Opera have condemned planned cuts to English National Opera’s chorus, warning the move would be “irreversible” and threaten
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Plans unveiled for Studio Wayne McGregor in Olympic Park
Choreographer Wayne McGregor has revealed designs for his new dance venue in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, which will be free for
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Emma Williams: ‘New theatre pieces need try-outs’
Mrs Henderson Presents star Emma Williams has claimed out-of-town try outs are essential for new shows, because productions need “nourishing and breaking
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Southwark Playhouse introduces allocated seating
Southwark Playhouse has announced it will now allocate seats to ticket-buyers after audiences thronged the venue to see sold-out musical Grey Gardens.
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