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If youa??ve never heard of Howard Ashman, youa??re definitely be familiar with his work.

The buzz that usually pervades the West End is subdued, even on a Saturday afternoon with the sun shining bright and hot.

Official London Theatre has announced a new platform of exclusive theatre content in collaboration with Sky VIP to support West End shows while theatres are closed.

BroadwayHD has announced a new lineup of shows that will be available to stream in the UK and Australia.

Official London Theatre has released a statement, saying that London's TKTS employees will enter redundancy, as the ticket booth will remain closed for the foreseeable future.

The Donmar Warehouse has reopened temporarily from 1 to 22 August with a socially distanced sound installation – Blindness, based on the dystopian novel by Nobel-prize winning José Saramago, adapted by Simon Stephens and directed by Walter Meierjohann.

Rosie Day will perform her self-devised one-woman show Instructions For A Teenage Armageddon at the upcoming BarnFest.

C-o-n-t-a-c-t, a socially distanced outdoor show that premiered in France, will transfer to London this month, The Stage reports.

The Guardian has reported that the continuing cancellations of Christmas pantomimes in the UK could have a long-lasting and devastating effect on the future of UK theatre.

a??Give Me Strengtha?? is an original song, performed by young people including: stars of The Lion King, winners of the Musical Medley singing competition, members of Official London Theatre's Youth Forum, and young people who have taken part in past Mousetrap Theatre Projects.

The Barn Theatre in Cirencester and Piers Cottee-Jones have announced the casting for their new outdoor production of the Kander & Ebb musical revue The World Goes 'Round.

Tickets go on sale today for the UK premiere of c-o-n-t-a-c-t, an immersive outdoor experience with a 3D sound design which audiences will listen to on their own headphones.

In 2019, when we were all blissfully ignorant of the impending pandemic, award winning theatre and film producer Caroline Friedman had the idea to create an online platform to showcase fringe theatre performances.

Jermyn Street Theatre has joined forces with leading internet theatre platform Digital Theatre for a major new online project to be produced this autumn.

All performances of Old Vic: In Camera - Three Kings and Old Vic: In Conversation will be rescheduled, due to Andrew Scott falling ill.

Paul Fleming, general secretary-elect of Equity, recently talked to the BBC, saying that more state funding was needed to keep the arts going through the pandemic.

The West End Bake Off is back! Following four hugely successful years of West End shows creating and selling their best bakes, this year the focus is on you! Due to the current pandemic, the fans are asked to bake at home and post photos of their theatrical baking creations using the hashtag #WEBO2

The current UK Government guidelines recommend that as theatres reopen, audience members should not be encouraged to hang around the stage door.

New Diorama Theatre has announced that it will be 'going quiet' on social media for the next few months.

Fizzy Sherbet, a theatre collective of womxn artists, is launching the pilot season of its podcast showcasing short plays in English from womxn writers across the globe, with the first episode being released on August 24th and subsequent episodes released weekly throughout September.

We spoke to Paul about the process of putting together these summer shows so quickly, COVID-19 safety measure, and how the Watermill is surviving the pandemic.

A new theatre company has been founded by Rohan Candappa to support, nurture and pay actors left struggling when the theatres closed.

At least 5,000 jobs have been lost in the UK theatre industry due to the health crisis, ITV reports.

Mascherato- a brand-new musical with music, lyrics, and original story by Michael Elderkin, and book by James Willett, is now available on all music streaming services (iTunes, Spotify, Amazon).

 Mischief, the award-winning company behind The Play That Goes Wrong, Magic Goes Wrong and The Comedy About A Bank Robbery, today announce the return of Mischief Movie Night, the improvised movie live on stage.