Sleep No More sells out in Shanghai
Punchdrunk International has extended the run of its immersive theatre show Sleep No More after selling a record-breaking 30,000 tickets since it opened on 14 … Read more
Climate change takes centre stage
Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) will take part in WWF’s Earth Hour on 25 March, the world’s largest climate change demonstration. The protest could not be … Read more
ATG closes pantomime company but takes over US theatre
Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) has made two major announcements in the last few days. Firstly, the UK’s largest theatre group is to partner with pantomime … Read more
New life for Leith Theatre
Novelist Irvine Welsh is leading a campaign to reopen Edinburgh’s Leith Theatre. The theatre, which was once a venue for the Edinburgh International Festival, has … Read more
National Youth Theatre announces open auditions
National Youth Theatre (NYT) will host open auditions across the UK for its acting summer courses. Actors aged 14-25 can apply for a place at … Read more
Drama schools failing BAME students
A new report from the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation has found that drama schools in the UK are not taking in enough Black, Asian and … Read more
US theatre students to benefit from Andrew Lloyd Webber initiative
American Theatre Wing has announced today that their Andrew Lloyd Webber Initiative has launched its first annual application period for its 4-Year Partial University Scholarships. … Read more
Tackling the purists – Why should we be faithful to Shakespeare?
The Globe’s decision to oust new artistic director Emma Rice in 2018 over her modern lighting techniques has sparked something of a media frenzy – but … Read more
easyJet go Dutch with immersive theatre experience
easyJet and the Netherlands Board of Tourism and Conventions (NBTC) ran an immersive theatre experience in London last week. The free show ran for two days, … Read more
Meera Syal backs Arts Council England diversity spending
Arts Council England (ACE) will spend GBP4.6m (€5.1m) to encourage diversity in the theatre sector. The money will be channelled through ACE’s Sustained Theatre and Change … Read more