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Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre will once again open its doors to the public this summer, with an ongoing programme of events which will include the temporary relocation of one of the town's most popular cafés, Eat Me, from late July, followed by the re-opening of the cinema in mid-August.

The BBC Philharmonic is set to release a?oeThe Music Rooma??, a filmed online in-conversation series hosted by Chief Conductor Omer Meir Wellber that begins by exploring each of Beethoven's nine symphonies.

The cast of Can't Stop It: Another New Musical has recorded a song from the show, 'Bright Spring Morning' to raise funds in support of Black Lives Matter and the LGBT Foundation.

New Adventures has announced their Overture dance artist cohort for 2020/2021.

Marvellous, a brand-new play based on the life of local hero, Neil 'Nello' Baldwin, was due to take to the stage in the theatre's newly refurbished auditorium in September.

Site-responsive and immersive theatre-makers Creation Theatre and Big Telly Theatre Company present an innovative and fresh take on Lewis Carrolls' Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Following the success of Burn Bright's digitally commissioned pilot, Better In Person, the empowering not-for-profit led by Tori Allen-Martin and Sarah Henley, is continuing the series with the next instalment which will amplify Black women's voices and stories, alongside launching a new initiative,

Contemporary Open Competition is returning in 2020 to celebrate 10 years of exceptional art, and this year is introducing one or two changes to make it more diverse than ever before.

Storyhouse and Chester Race Company have announced a brand-new partnership with the launch of a Drive-In cinema in Chester.

University of Wolverhampton students played out their drama studies online when social distancing measures affected face-to-face teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A partnership has been announced between two internationally renowned galleries, Edinburgh based Arusha Gallery and London based Richard Saltoun.

During Covid-19 lockdown Ian White at Ian White Management, one of Australia's most respected theatrical agencies in Australia, has been working behind the scenes to create some new opportunities for Australian actors.

Trinity has managed to bring solace to the world at large, drawing on its high-quality recording and film technology to launch a new, free, concert streaming series titled 'Comfort at One.

The Almeida Theatre announces SHIFTING TIDES a?" a new digital festival exploring the intersection between art and the climate crisis.

Pursued by a Bear launches a series of online plays with Learning to Fly, written by acclaimed playwright Anna Reynolds, released on 3 July as part of the University of Hertfordshire's Festival of Ideas Reimagined.

As much of the UK entertainment and hospitality industries open to customers from 4 July, theatres remain closed, unable to stage live performances.

The arts and education charity, Play to the Crowd which runs Theatre Royal Winchester, Hat Fair and Playmakers, has today announced that it needs to raise £225,000 by the end of September in order to survive beyond the Covid crisis.

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre has today announced that their 2020 pantomime CINDERELLA, has been postponed until December 2021.

London's Barbican is to stream the 9 July live launch of Rhiannon Faith's digital prologue film DROWNTOWN LOCKDOWN on its Facebook page.

Before the Covid-19 outbreak, Nottingham-based New Perspectives brought high quality theatre to village halls and arts venues in rural areas: now, they have devised a novel way of reaching isolated rural audiences through a six-part drama written on a series of specially designed postcards.

Corn Exchange Newbury is looking for young people from across the country to take part in Unlocked and Unbolted - a collaborative project supported by funding partners Greenham Trust and the Lily and Marcus Sieff Charitable Trust, which asks them to share their voices, experiences and thoughts of th

Talawa Theatre Company are creating an online experience featuring six brand new short pieces using verbatim interviews from Black key and frontline workers which explore the historic moment of the Covid-19 crisis and its impact on them.

Tron Theatre and co-producing partners Renfrewshire Leisure should have been presenting the world premiere of John Byrne's new work, Underwood Lane directed by Andy Arnold this July.

The Noel Coward Foundation, in addition to its recent donation of £50,000 to Acting For Others, has awarded a further £65,000 to a number of theatre organisations, previously in receipt of grants from the Foundation, which have been badly hit by Covid-19.

Today Sheffield Theatres launches FREE CHEERS FOR SHEFFIELD, an online programme that will celebrate the Theatres' greatest moments, continue its dementia friendly programme and support children and young people with creative activities and educational resources.