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The hype around the National Theatre's production of Twelfth Night when it premiered in 2017 was, understandably, centred around Tamsin Greig.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that playwright and actor Terence Frisby has died at age 87.

Park Theatre has today announced the launch of a brand new fund called Park Life, to secure the future of the venue

Gary Oldman and Olivia Colman are set to be part of a virtual gala showcasing young stars of the future from Yorkshire.

Sonia Friedman Productions today announced that Nicole Raquel Dennis will play the role of Effie White in the first ever UK tour of Dreamgirls.

With all theatres closed to the current pandemic, BroadwayWorld caught up with the Orange Tree Theatre's Artistic Director Paul Miller about the realities of closing the theatre and his thoughts and plans for the future.

It's no understatement to say Sir Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake changed the dance landscape back in 1995 when it first premiered.

It's hard to believe that it's been four years since Emma Rice made her debut at Shakespeare's Globe, beginning her brief tenure as artistic director with the Wonders season and her own production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Southwark Stayhouse is a brand new online streaming service where we'll be sharing shows and exclusive video content until our doors are able to open again on Newington Causeway.

Admirably enhancing their “at home” offering, in addition to regular live streams of company class and chair-based dance classes for those with limited mobility, English National Ballet now bring us Wednesday Watchalongs, a weekly opportunity to experience key work from their back-catalogue for

Butterfly Theatre Company has brought together a community of 150 people from all over the world to create a unique video version of Shylock's famous monologue from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, which has been released across its social media channels to mark Shakespeare's Birthday.

In celebration of William Shakespeare's 456th birthday, the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has today unveiled the results of its largest ever digital celebration by audiences.

The industry has long grappled with a simple question: how do you get non-habitual theatregoers into the theatre? COVID-19 may be a serious threat to the arts, but it's going to accelerate a long overdue change.

The Mercury Theatre Colchester last Saturday streamed their 2019 pantomime, Cinderella, to the public via YouTube Premiere, providing family friendly, at-home entertainment over the Easter period while the UK remains in lockdown.

BBC iPlayer is partnering with Royal Shakespeare Company and Shakespeare's Globe - in releasing productions of some of Shakespeare's greatest works in a Culture in Quarantine special, which will be available for over three months.

Casting has been announced for MPTheatricals & The Other Palace's on hope: a digital song cycle - an unprecedented outpouring of new musical theatre pieces designed to spark hope during this global crisis.

Production is well underway for the star-studded JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING ALL STAR CONCERT in aid of the charity ACTING FOR OTHERS.

Theatre Together, a new collective of over 100 artists and professionals, today announced the full programme for All the Web's a Stage an online fundraising event featuring a variety of live performances that will be streamed tomorrow, Thursday 23 April from midday to midnight.

Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre have created TheatreMeansBusiness.

The Southbank Centre today launches a three-day celebration of literature, music, and art inspired by the natural world to mark the 50th anniversary of 'Earth Day'.

James Morton is a playwright from Stoke-On-Trent.

BritWeek, the annual celebration recognizing creativity and innovation between the United Kingdom and the United States, is taking its events online this year in response to the worldwide lockdown.

Riverside Studios, the newly re-opened multi-arts venue in Hammersmith, is launching a series of online fundraising quizzes hosted by stars of stage and screen in order to raise funds to ensure it can continue its current artistic offering beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.

The overworked and underfunded NHS is on our minds more than ever before.

Musical theatre podcast 'Piece by Piece' explored the iconic musical Carousel in its latest episode, released today, Tuesday 21 April.