Julian Bird News

The nominations for the UK Theatre Awards 2015 have now been announced. The Awards will be presented on Sunday 18 October, and details of the compere for the event and other special guests will be announced in due course.

Kids Week, the annual London theatre initiative run by Official London Theatre, the consumer brand for the Society of London Theatre, and supported by Ticketmaster, is celebrating another summer of record-breaking ticket sales.

West End LIVE in association with MasterCard takes place in Trafalgar Square on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June 2015. Now in its 11th year, this free annual event - the largest event of its type in the world - is organised byWestminster City Council and Official London Theatre and offers fantastic free family entertainment from London's top theatre productions and attractions.

West End LIVE in association with MasterCard takes place in Trafalgar Square on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June 2015. Now in its 11th year, this free annual event - the largest event of its type in the world - is organised byWestminster City Council and Official London Theatre and offers fantastic free family entertainment from London's top theatre productions and attractions.

The nominations for the Olivier Awards 2015 with MasterCard will be announced by internationally acclaimed actors LesleyManville and James McAvoy on Monday 9 March at Rosewood London, and simultaneously live streamed to audiences worldwide at 12:00 GMT (08:00 USA EDT) at www.olivierawards.com

Empty Space.....Peter Brook Awards 2014 -- presented by London TheatReviews (www.blanchemarvin.com), V&A Theatre Dept, and National Theatre Studio -- will take place at the National Theatre Studio tonight, November 4, 2014.

Empty Space.....Peter Brook Awards 2014 -- presented by London TheatReviews (www.blanchemarvin.com), V&A Theatre Dept, and National Theatre Studio -- will take place at the National Theatre Studio on November 4, 2014.

The London Theatre Report, the first quantitative analysis of the capital's multi-faceted theatre ecology, indicates that London is the most significant theatre capital in the world, with a huge variety of types and sizes of theatre across London's boroughs.

Society of London Theatre (SOLT) today has announced that Caro Newling has been appointed as its new President. Caro has been a producer in the West End, on Broadway and internationally since the early 1990s.

West End LIVE in association with MasterCard takes place in Trafalgar Square today 21 and Sunday 22 June 2014. Now in its tenth year, this annual event - the largest event of its type in the world - is organised by Westminster City Council and theSociety of London Theatre and offers fantastic free family entertainment from London's top theatre productions and performers.

The annual London theatre initiative Kids Week (www.kidsweek.co.uk) has achieved a 77% year-on-year increase in first-day sales, with 85,336 tickets sold in the first 24 hours since going on sale on 17 June 2014 at 10:00am (compared to the equivalent period in 2013). Revenue from paid tickets surpassed £2m.

West End LIVE in association with MasterCard takes place in Trafalgar Square on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 June 2014. Now in its tenth year, this annual event - the largest event of its type in the world - is organised by Westminster City Council and theSociety of London Theatre and offers fantastic free family entertainment from London's top theatre productions and performers.

ITV will be the official television broadcast partner for the 38th Olivier Awards with MasterCard, the UK's highest stage honours, which take place on Sunday 13 April 2014 at theRoyal Opera House, Covent Garden.

The Theatrical Management Association (TMA) has announced the winners of the 2013 UK Theatre Awards - the only nationwide awards to honour creative excellence and the outstanding achievement seen on and off stage throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

After more than 55,000 public votes were cast in a period of less than three weeks, seven venues have been shortlisted for the inaugural My Theatre Matters! Most Welcoming Theatre Award in association with Classic FM, which will be announced at the annual UK Theatre Awards ceremony in London's historic Guildhall on Sunday 20 October 2013.

Organisers of the Autism & Theatre - Inspiration Day 2013 on Monday 2 September at the Lyceum Theatre, London, attended by over 170 delegates from theatres and arts organisations across the UK, have reported the event to be a huge success.

The Theatrical Management Association (TMA) has announced the nominations for the 2013 UK Theatre Awards published below and available online at www.tmauk.org.

Whilst tickets for certain shows were snapped up quickly, plenty more tickets are still available for shows including A Chorus Line, Horrible Histories - Barmy Britain, Let It Be, One Man, Two Guvnors, Monty Python's Spamalot, The Bodyguard, Top Hat, We Will Rock You, Wicked andWe're Going On A Bear Hunt (the latter is aimed at the under 5's).

The annual festival West End LIVE - organised by Westminster City Council and the Society of London Theatre, in association withMasterCard - returns to Trafalgar Square today, 22 and tomorrow, 23 June 2013 for a weekend of free entertainment from some of London's top theatre productions and performers.

The annual festival West End LIVE - organised by Westminster City Council and the Society of London Theatre, in association withMasterCard - returns to Trafalgar Square 22 and 23 June 2013 for a weekend of free entertainment from some of London's top theatre productions and performers.