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The Women's Prize for Playwriting opens today for submissions for the 2021 Prize, closing on 12 July at 5pm.

The Mill at Sonning, the UK's only dinner theatre, has received a grant of £448,550 from the Government's £1.

Whispers International is an online theatrical evening in support of Beirut's theatres following the August 4th blast.

In February 2020, Graeae launched Crips With Chips at the company's home, Bradbury Studios, in what was to be the first in a series of accessible scratch nights, featuring new work by Deaf and disabled writers.

As the Southbank Centre prepares to reopen, it turns its focus once again to supporting emerging talent.

DanceWest has announced the appointment of three new trustees joining its dynamic board; former Evening Standard and The Independent video chief Mars El Brogy, Frantic Assembly's Executive Director Kerry Whelan and well-being coach Jon Chu.

New musical production company Perfect Pitch and worldwide theatrical licensing house Broadway Licensing have today announced a new partnership that will see the commission, development, production and licensing of four new British musicals, as 7 existing Perfect Pitch titles join the Broadway Licen

The musical was due to tour in 2020 but had to be postponed due to COVID-19.

The line-up has been revealed for West End Live Lounge-The Greats, which will take place on Monday 14th June at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue.

New UK Musicals and Parkwood Theatres have announced the world premiere of new British musical ORDINARY PEOPLE.

AboutFACE created Transatlantic Tales in 2020, where they assigned eight playwrights each with two actors, one in Ireland and one in the US, and commissioned them to write a 3-minute play set over a Zoom call between America and Ireland.

Katy Lipson and Adam Lenson have come together to offer this previously announced commission for an original piece which they intend to be a yearly offering.

As the theatre industry emerges from Lockdown and following a seismic year of reassessment and change, today, Out of Joint announces that it is changing its name to Stockroom.

Fourth Wall Live has announced the world premiere of a new online version of the cult West End Musical EUROBEAT – The Pride of Europe.

Following acclaimed, sold-out live-streamed and on-demand runs, Hymn will be broadcast on Sky Arts on Sunday 18 April 9pm.

Residents of Barking and Dagenham are being encouraged to keep an eye on their windows for light installations that will appear around the borough in April.

Following the success of Inside, streamed last month and watched by audiences around the world, Orange Tree Theatre today announces the full cast and titles for Outside – the second instalment of Inside/Outside.

The outdoor artwork will be sited in the grounds of Aston Park from 8-16 May and is free to visit in line with Government guidance on lockdown restrictions and with COVID-19 safety measures in place.

Lightbearers will provide a series of workshops to be developed by Black mentors, working alongside teachers in mainstream schools to jointly articulate their experiences and create a strategy for change.

Online showcasing platform Showcase 2020 has relaunched with a new name and new expanded platform, marking the one-year anniversary of their launch.

Filmed in the ballroom at the beautiful Brocket Hall, one of England's finest stately homes, this musical play reimagines the story of Faust at the heart of 1920s London, where the elite are financially and emotionally bankrupt and one man has a big decision to make.

Music and theatre lovers in South Wales will be delighted to hear that producers of Cardiff's Live Under the Stars have secured new dates for their inaugural live music and theatre attraction at Cardiff Castle this year.

The Royal Opera House has premiered a new video, featuring members of its chorus reuniting for the first time since the start of the pandemic.

Drew Gasparini's 'I Could Use A Drink, an eclectic mix of poignant, hilarious, and progressive contemporary musical theatre, celebrating the chaos and beauty of youth, was created as a US studio album using new Broadway talent.

More than £300 million has been awarded to thousands of cultural organisations across the country including ArtReach in the latest round of support from the Culture Recovery Fund, the Culture Secretary announced today.