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Have you ever found yourself reading or watching one of Sherlock Holmes' adventures and wanted to get involved in the action itself? Now you can. Les Enfants Terribles have taken their expertise in crafting immersive theatre to the world wide web in Sherlock Holmes: An Online Adventure, directed by Oliver Lansley and James Seager.

The clashing tankards routine is exhilarating.

It has been revealed that a film adaptation of The Beast in the Jungle is coming soon, directed by Susan Stroman and starring Frank Langella. Stroman directed a musical adaptation of the Henry James novella in 2018, which premiered at the Vineyard Theatre.

Following the live and on demand stream of The Nutcracker at The REP, Birmingham Royal Ballet continues to find creative ways of keeping audiences entertained with the release of Carlos Acosta's first major digital commission for the Company: Empty Stage.

The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh and Pitlochry Festival Theatre, in association with  Naked Productions and BBC Radio 3  has announced the cast for Sound Stage’s first production; Angela, a brand-new autobiographical play by Mark Ravenhill airing 26 – 28 March.

Whether it’s a musical theatre hit, an intimate drama or side-splitting comedy, Darlington Hippodrome has something for that special someone in your life this Valentine’s Day.

22 celebrated voices across film, art and culture will bestow this year’s awards on feature-length and short films at the Sundance Film Festival, at a digital ceremony taking place February 2nd.

DANCE NOW is continuing its 25th anniversary celebration with online events featuring new and archival digital works by more than 40 innovative dance makers. All events are available on DANCE NOW’s new web platform.

Musica Viva Australia has announced its eagerly anticipated 2021 national concert series, the first program under the artistic leadership of Artistic Director Paul Kildea.

Oliver Lansley is the Artistic Director of Les Enfants Terribles Theatre Company, known for immersive productions such as Alice’s Adventures Underground and Marvellous Imaginary Menagerie. We spoke to him about his career and the company’s latest production, Sherlock Holmes: An Online Adventure – The Case of the Hung Parliament.

The planning application for the New Filmhouse is now live on the City of Edinburgh Council's planning portal.

Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall recently visited the Soho Theatre to show their support for the arts industry in London.

15 Heroines is a major new digital project by Jermyn Street Theatre in collaboration with Digital Theatre Plus. Taking Ovid’s Heroides as inspiration they reach back across thousands of years and into the cultures of the Mediterranean, the Middle East, and Africa, the heroines are rehabilitated and placed in a modern setting.

Today Birmingham Opera Company has launched its next bold mission; Wagner's RhineGold with an international cast and local volunteer performers led by Artistic Director Graham Vick and newly appointed Music Director Alpesh Chauhan in August 2021. 

Leicester's Curve theatre has revealed the full line-up for its Community Day taking place on Sat 14 Nov, as well as details of a Christmas show for families which will run as part of the theatre's reopening season.

Forty-seven years after he created the sci-fi stage and film cult favourite 'The Rocky Horror Show', Richard O'Brien has taken a rare acting role to star in 'The Barren Author', a new 6-part audio comedy-drama inspired by the stories of Baron Munchausen by Rudolf Erich Raspe.

Theatrical charity, Acting for Others, today announce that together with their network of charities they have so far raised £3.3 million as part of their ongoing efforts to support the industry.

“Congratulations to Rupert on his 100th birthday. The great thing is he never looks a day older.'

Birmingham Opera Company today launch their next bold mission; Wagner's RhineGold with an international cast and local volunteer performers led by Artistic Director Graham Vick and newly appointed Music Director Alpesh Chauhan in August 2021.  And, as ever, it is opera for our times.

It left me with a tear in my eye. It was marvellous.

The deputy general director of a??la Caixaa?? Banking Foundation, Elisa Durán, conductor Gustavo Dudamel, and the founder of Igor Studio and project director Igor Cortadellas, announce Symphony, an immersive virtual reality experience that aims to bring the transcendent beauty of classical music to all audiences.

Our made-for-digital production of Elephant's Graveyard uses the true story of the lynching and murder of an elephant in Tennessee in 1916 as an allegory. It buzzes with poignancy, comedy and truth about the consequences of prejudice, selfishness and man's inhumanity to man.

The Noël Coward Foundation today announces A MARVELLOUS PARTY, a transatlantic, star-studded collection of performances celebrating the continuing legacy of Noël Coward and coinciding with the 100th anniversary of his West End debut as a 19-year-old playwright.

If youa??ve never heard of Howard Ashman, youa??re definitely be familiar with his work. A supremely talented lyricist, he worked on Disney classics including The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Beauty And The Beast. Howard is a new documentary on Disney+ which tells his (until now) remarkable untold story.

Brainerd Community Theater will present two summer performances outdoors this year, Sh-Boom! and The Marvellous Wonderettes.