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Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation today releases a new  report examining diversity within UK drama schools.

Last week, we acknowledged the forthcoming birthday of Andrew Lloyd Webber via a look back at five defining London stagings of his work.

Roles We'll Never Play is back in the West End for two shows at The Vaudeville Theatre on Saturday 22nd May - 7:30pm and Sunday 23rd May - 7:30pm.

Lockdown Theatre will present WELCOME TO IRAN on BBC Radio 3, at 7.

The Distance You Have Come follows the lives of six individuals who juggle the constant challenges of life, depression, heartache and love.

The cast will also include Ishmail Aaron, Michelle Andrews, Delycia Belgrave, Joel Benjamin, Tanisha-Mae Brown, Callum Fitzgerald, Emily Goodenough, Billy Hardy, Aaron Jenkins, Liam Marcellino, Theo Reece, Hollie Jane Stephens and Harrison Wilde.

What started off as a one-off concert in 2017, has fast become one of the staple events in the theatrical calendar.

With the one-year anniversary of theatres being forced to close in sight, the Royal Shakespeare Company has announced that audiences will now get the chance to see The Winter’s Tale and The Comedy of Errors, two of its postponed 2020 major Shakespeare productions.

Featuring 22 songs encompassing tango, Brazilian music and Portuguese fado, Lara celebrates the music of her homeland, Portugal with the grace, expertise and powerful theatricality of an accomplished West End performer.

Two-time Olivier Award winner Derren Brown is currently developing an immersive theatrical experience based on the classic tale, The Invisible Man.

West End 'Hamilton' star Giles Terera sings 'THE FLATS' from the world premiere of ‘Black Matter’, a new song cycle composed while he observed life on the changing streets of  London’s Soho over a tumultuous summer in lockdown.

In line with the current government roadmap 'West End Musical Celebration Live at the Palace Theatre' will be rescheduled to 10 to 13 June 2021.

Lucie Jones and Oliver Tomsett are appearing in a concert performance of a new musical about the Gunpowder Plot, Treason the Musical, filmed at Cadogan Hall.

Jason Manford is set to perform an un-rehearsed, one-man show at The Lowry this Saturday (13 March) as part of a global event to mark the anniversary of lockdown.

Renowned theatre, film, and TV actress Dame Judi Dench has praised the creators of 'The Show Must Go On!' merchandise, the Theatre Support Fund+ for raising £800,000 for charities Acting For Others, The Fleabag Support Fund and NHS COVID-19 Urgent Appeal.

March is the month in which both Andrew Lloyd Webber and Stephen Sondheim celebrate their birthdays and on the same date (March 22), albeit 18 years apart.

The Make A Difference Trust today announce the release of the charity single I Dare You.

Theatre reviews do not often start with a cardboard package, delivered late at night by a black lycra-clad bike courier.

It's been tricky during lockdown for drama students who must figure out a way to create in isolation at that precise time when they would normally be working communally.

The UK's biggest musical theatre concert series, West End Musical Drive In, will return for live performances this April - once again bringing top theatrical talent direct to people's cars! Following an acclaimed summer and winter season, and digital restreaming, the stage is set for another celebra

Long-running West End shows are revamping their schedules in preparation for reopening this year.

Leicester's Curve theatre has announced plans to extend its streamed run of The Color Purple – at Home due to audience demand.

Danny Kaan is known for photographing West End stars and being one half of The Digi Creative, often supporting the socials behind your favourite shows and stars.

Over 100 UK performers have come together to remotely record 'The Bells of Notre Dame' from Disney's animated film 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'.

The Friday Hangout talk series at the Arab British Centre is back in partnership with MENA Arts UK, the organisation of arts professionals from the Middle East, North Africa and surrounding areas who have been gathering on an informal basis to discuss their work and answer live questions from the pu