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The Strad has reported that the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra will make 5,000 free tickets available to NHS workers, once concerts resume following the coronavirus pandemic.

Acclaimed theatre artist Francesca Millican-Slater returns with an offshoot of her hit Edinburgh Fringe show turned podcast Stories to Tell in the Middle of the Night with a very special set of stories that are about now.

Leading arts members club h Club London (formerly The Hospital Club), are today pleased to announce the launch of a brand new free online membership for people who work in the creative industries.

Residents, community groups and arts practitioners across the borough are being urged to take part in a national initiative to inspire creativity during lockdown.

Today, on Shakespeare's birthday, Cheek by Jowl offers a free livestream of their production of Measure for Measure on YouTube for 30 days.

In amongst the stress and bad news Forced Entertainment are delighted to announce that the recipients of the 2020 Forced Entertainment Award (in memory of Huw Chadbourn) are Bertrand Lesca and Nasi Voutsas.

Multi award-winning Voice Project Choir announced their new summer project just a month before the lockdown was imposed and have now revealed plans to take the rehearsal process online.

William Kentridge opens the new season of The Coronet Inside Out, a free weekly series of unique artists' encounters for audiences online, specially created for London's Coronet Theatre during the Covid-19 closure.

The Philharmonia Orchestra today announces a major restructuring of its governance model, implementing a plan that has been developed over the last two years, following a substantive governance review and consultation with Members of the Orchestra and Trustees of the Philharmonia Trust.

Blackeyed Theatre has announced that, with the permission of John Godber, they are making available to schools their 2018 archive recording of Teechers.

On Earth Day, the National Youth Theatre (NYT) in partnership with the University of Hull announces MELT, a major new three-year project exploring climate change and culminating in an outdoor processional piece with a cast of 1000 young people.

Guildford Fringe Theatre Company presents their most elaborate live stream show, Guildford LIVE in partnership with Guildford Borough Council on Thursday 30 April 2020 at 6:30pm via www.

Ant Middleton, former soldier and star of SAS: Who Dares Wins, will join renowned mountaineer and adventurer Kenton Cool for an exclusive interview on Cool's live streaming show Cool Conversations with Kenton Cool.

Paines Plough, one of the most celebrated new writing theatre companies in the UK who put the playwright at the centre of their work, is launching a series of new digital projects to connect national and international playwrights and audiences in response to the current global crisis.

Today international arts management consultants TRG Arts and UK arts data specialists Purple Seven have released new analysis on the on-going scale of the impact on daily sales at UK theatres.

Tracy Beaker and Strictly Come Dancing star Dani Harmer makes a return to children's entertainment as the latest special guest on the Barn Theatre in Cirencester's live streaming show, Tweedy's Lost & Found.

Nottingham Playhouse has released the first three episodes of a new podcast series that will explore the careers, processes and lockdown experiences of nationally and internationally renowned artists.

In light of the ongoing COVID-19 situation and uncertainty around when the UK and Scottish Government position on the movement of people and provision of non-essential services might change, Tron Theatre Company, in conjunction with their co-producing partners at Renfrewshire Leisure have taken the

Acclaimed theatre company NOT TOO TAME (NTT) based in Warrington, are making a call out for stories for an online mini series called #LocalLegends.

The cast of over 50 UK actors taking part in Unprecedented: Theatre from the State of Isolation has been announced.

The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, together with partner organisations including the Royal Northern College of Music, University of the Arts London, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and the My Dementia Improvement Network, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded over £1.

Having run The Stay At Home Festival successfully for over month, Robin Ince and the guys at The Cosmic Shambles Network have decided to up the online ante.

While London's Royal Opera House and Royal Ballet has suspended performances due to the current health crisis, their dancers are continuing to find ways to train while at home!

Angel Comedy, who run permanent London comedy venue The Bill Murray and the popular night at The Camden Head, both in Islington, is offering a number of new ventures in response to the Coronavirus crisis.

Next month, innovative Northern Irish theatre company Big Telly is bringing a new and extraordinary online theatrical experience right into homes across the UK, Northern Ireland and beyond.