Immersive events company to sponsor National Youth Theatre
The creators of the Crystal Maze Live Experience are to sponsor Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts and the National Youth Theatre,…
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Former Punchdrunk Enrichment boss to head up Bristol Old Vic
REBECCA DAWSON is to join Bristol Old Vic as its new executive director and co-chief executive, succeeding CHARLOTTE GEEVES, wh…
Nottingham arts leaders ask for ‘clarity’ on funding as council regains financial stability
Leaders from arts organisations in Nottingham, that had their local authority funding axed last year as the council battled a £50…
Actors’ union ‘not looking’ to refresh legal team for appeal against High Court finding
Equity is not currently looking to update its legal team, the actors’ union has revealed, as it prepares to appeal a court ruling…
Black British writer’s landmark play ‘brought back to life’ in staged reading
A programme aimed at reviving the stories of the nation’s alternative theatre scene is to present two staged readings of a play co…
Royal Exchange Theatre hires to create ‘artist-led’ culture
The Royal Exchange Theatre (RET) has announced the appointment of two new associate directors in the lead up to its 50th anniversa…
Leicester Curve must ‘review business model’ unless support for capital works incoming
One of the UK’s best-known regional theatres will have to review its business model unless “significant cash investment” is found…
Leicester Curve boss vows to keep ‘regional theatre thriving’ in board role
Curve Theatre leader CHRIS STAFFORD has joined the board of UK Theatre, pledging to ensure regional venues “continue to thrive”. S…
Scottish arts centre co-leaders to guide venue through next phase of funding agreement
Aberdeenshire’s multi-arts centre the Barn has named its two new co-directors, to lead the organisation as it enjoys a confirmed t…
Gang violence play to reach hundreds more young people in expanded second year
A Lyric Hammersmith production educating young people on gang violence and exploitation will reach hundreds more young people in i…
Leicester Curve ‘immensely proud’ after annual attendance swells by nearly a quarter
Leicester’s Curve has announced “yet another record-breaking year”, with its annual turnover for 2024/25 sitting at £18.5m, the h…
No UK government has ‘ever treated the arts seriously’ says producer
The UK suffers from a “malaise that no government has ever treated the arts seriously”, despite being “one of England’s mo…
Scottish theatre leaders urged to ‘get out of the arts ghetto’ and become a ‘cause’
Arts and cultural organisations hoping to increase their fundraising efforts need to “get out of the arts ghetto” and instead appe…
Millennium Commission-funded buildings face challenges despite delivering ‘major economic returns’
Venues that were funded by the Millennium Commission will need safeguarding as running costs and net-zero upgrades rise, new analy…
Swindon theatre refutes closure rumours
The director of a Swindon theatre has said it is still “open for business”, despite rumours in local media that it was to be demol…
Staging ‘potentially incendiary’ work ‘essential’ in a polarised society, says David Byrne
Staging contemporary, difficult and “potentially incendiary” theatrical work is “essential” in a polarised society, according to a…
Jeremy Corbyn hails ‘joy’ spread by local theatres ahead of drag pantomime debut
Former leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, will make his pantomime debut this Christmas at London’s Pleasance Theatre. Isli…
Regulator engages insolvency experts to assess ‘viability’ of Seven Dials Playhouse
The Charity Commission has appointed interim managers to Seven Dials Playhouse to assess the charity’s viability and whether its…
Freedom in the Arts launches survey into censorship in the arts
A free speech group has announced a UK-wide survey on boycotts, censorship and artistic freedom in the cultural sector. Freedom in…
Council defends track record on culture amid competition concern over funding for new venue
Reading Borough Council has defended its decision to finance a proposed new studio space at The Hexagon theatre following criticis…
Margate venue names new partner after former leaseholder backed out due to ‘repairs backlog’
Margate Winter Gardens will receive £4m in government grant funding alongside a 999-year lease for refurbishment, Thanet District…
Sky Arts boss among new appointments to ENO and Coliseum boards
English National Opera (ENO) has appointed director of Sky Arts PHIL EDGAR-JONES as chair of the board of directors for its subsid…
Broadway musicians’ strike averted with ‘tentative agreement’
Broadway musicians have reached a “tentative agreement” on a new contract, averting a strike scheduled for today (23 October). Mem…
Dynamic approach to nurturing debut talent
Theatre503’s executive director Emily Carewe addresses the paradox of how a theatre that only works with debut playwrights loses…
