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Londona??s National Theatre is exploring the idea of reopening its spaces with social distancing restrictions remain in place.

Sky Arts, Britaina??s television channel dedicated to the arts and culture, will become free for everyone.

We had a chat with lighting designer Neil Austin and playwright Chinonyerem Odimba to discuss the groundbreaking work done by Freelancers Make Theatre Work, an organisation that advocates for the rights of freelance workers in theatre.

Rehearsals started today for the first London Fringe production since Lockdown, a brand new open-air production of ‘Fanny And Stella’, a musical with Book and Lyrics by Glenn Chandler, the creator of ‘Taggart’, and Music by Charles Miller.

Lucie Jones' album is available as a deluxe 2CD package that includes the full concert alongside a bonus interview with Lucie, post-show thoughts and candid rehearsal recordings.

The Show Must Go Online today announce the full cast for their upcoming livestreamed reading of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.

Told by an Idiot brings its international hit family show Get Happy to outdoor audiences as part of Greenwich+Docklands International Festival, including performances at a basketball court and on an island.

In Beethovena's 250th anniversary year, it seems appropriate for a new version of his only opera, Fidelio, to have been created.

National Theatre Live has revealed that it will bring 14 of its shows to cinemas in the UK this summer and we've got the full list.

The first tranche of funding from the Governmenta??s £1.

Acting for Others today announces that Phoebe Waller-Bridge has been appointed Vice President of the theatrical charity.

On a rainy evening in North West London, a rather unique experience took place.

Check out some of these songbirds, who not only blow audiences away singing other people's songs on stage, but also with their own music.

Following last months successful debut of the 'One Night Only' Reunion series with the musical 'From Here To Eternity', SimG Productions and Musical Theatre Radio have joined forces again to present their next event on Thursday 20th August at 7:30pm (BST).

Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds is launching a brand-new online series, At Home With.

Scoot Theatre has announced the cast for their outdoor tour of A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Joseph O'Malley (The 39 Steps, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Ben Hur - The Barn Theatre), made up of West End, National Theatre and RSC alumni.

Equity UK has penned a letter to Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden demanding clarification on how the the rescue package will support creative workers.

The Royal Opera House, at Covent Garden in London, has announced mass job layoffs of all casual employees due to the health crisis.

In each and every one of the little squares on my screen sits a phenomenal woman with their child.

After 4 months of Covid-19 related lockdown, the cinemas at Riverside Studios become one of the first in London to reopen today with a programme of family favourites, classic titles and award-winning films.

SCROUNGER will get its world premiere in a strictly limited online release.

Jason Robert Brown has gifted the world with immeasurable talent through his flair for theatrical compositions with a pop/rock bent and broad vocal ranges.

Theatre Artist Fund today announces that it received almost 4000 applications in just one week, from out of work theatre practitioners who have found themselves at breaking point since theatres closed in March.

From 14 August, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre will produce a special concert staging of their production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar.

The Times UK has reported on the ways in which Sam Mendes feels the theatre world should move forward in the midst of the pandemic.