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They say laughter is the best medicine.

Chinese Arts Now (CAN) and Yellow Earth Theatre today announce that they are accepting applications from artists who identify as having Chinese cultural heritage and/or who make work that incorporates contemporary Chinese perspectives for support to develop a new digital commission as part of the th

In a new video from OfficialLondonTheatre, Bryony Corrigan and Nancy Zamit from Magic Goes Wrong, give a tour backstage of the Vaudeville Theatre, while answering questions about the show!

In 1995, Yellow Earth Theatre was formed by five British East Asian (BEA) actors: Kwong Loke, Kumiko Mendl, Veronica Needa, David KS Tse and Tom Wu - aiming to develop work that would give BEA actors more choice of roles, and to bring together Western drama school training with exploration of East

Hampstead Theatre has delved into its digital archive.

The Barn Theatre in Cirencester have announced that Harry Potter and The Crown star Helena Bonham Carter will make a guest appearance in the second episode of their live streamed children's show, Tweedy's Lost & Found, on 1st April 2020 at 12pm GMT.

Shakespeare's Globe has been preparing a raft of new digital content to continue to engage its audiences with Shakespeare's works.

Carly Paoli will share a very special concert on her own YouTube channel.

The 2020 Olivier Awards ceremony sadly won't be going ahead as planned due to the shutdown, although ITV will broadcast a special highlights programme this Sunday night instead.

The shutdown has severely impacted the theatre industry, but it's also caused huge disappointment for all the students who worked hard to prepare plays and showcases that have had to be cancelled.

Hampstead Theatre and The Guardian will re-release the live stream recordings of Mike Bartlett's Wild, Beth Steel's Wonderland and Howard Brenton's Drawing the Line for free.

After the enforced postponement of the original premiere date, 14 April 2020, Sergei Polunin's company, Polunin Ink, has announced that this one-night-only performance has now been rescheduled for Thursday 6 May 2021 at the Royal Albert Hall.

We caught up with composer and comedian Vikki Stone to chat about the release of her concept album #ZoologicalSociety.

The Barn Theatre stream their Henry V right into your living room - why not watch it with your stay at home band of brothers?

For World Theatre Day 2020, the team at CASES share 'Let Your Garden Grow' performed by West End actor Andrew Patrick-Walker (Bat Out of Hell, Brooklyn) to explore the creativity that exists within us all  and the opportunities we have in these unprecedented times to exploit imagination, let it spa

Yesterday (Thursday 26 March), Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced government aid for self-employed workers, who can now apply for a grant worth 80% of their average monthly profits over three months, made as a single payment from the beginning of June.

It may feel like a strange time to celebrate World Theatre Day, but while we can't gather together in person right now, we can still appreciate the incredible performances that have inspired us - and look forward to when theatres reopen and the shows can go on!

Curve (Leicester) are going to share an archive recording of their critically acclaimed production of Memoirs of an Asian Football Casual online for free.

#Zoological Society is a concept album set in a zoo and the story is told from the perspective of the animals.

Today (26 March), the Chancellor Rishi Sunak finally announced Government support for the self-employed, after criticism that they had been forgotten in plans to help workers during the shutdown.

Following the announcement from the UK Government for all UK schools to close in light of the Coronavirus pandemic, the National Theatre Collection will now be available to pupils and teachers at state schools and state-funded further education colleges via remote access in partnership with Bloomsbu

Recorded live at his series of sell-out gigs at The Other Palace, West End Video is proud to present David Hunter's original song, 'Hand on my Heart'.

BalletBoyz' new dance show Deluxe will air on BBC Four for the BBC Culture in Quarantine festival and the production will also be available to view online from Friday 27 March at 7.

Reading play texts is an enjoyable way of attaining the theatre fix we're all feeling deprived of during these unprecedented times.

At New Perspectives, we are nothing if not varied.