UK luxury shopping brand hops on the Shakespeare bandwagon
High-end department store Selfridges & Co is making its own take on Shakespeare400 next week – through fashion, beauty and food. The Greater Manchester store, located … Read more
Thousands gather for theatre conference
More than 1,100 theatre professionals came together in Washington DC for TCG16 to discuss the future of American theatre. The conference ran from 23-25 June … Read more
Hollywood heartthrob Jake Gyllenhaal to make his Broadway return
Three decades after it first premiered at Circle Repertory Company, producers Stacey Mindich and Jessica R Jenen will present the first-ever Broadway revival of Lanford … Read more
Game of Thrones fans theatre furore
Game of Thrones fans ruined a recent production of Jamie Lloyd’s Doctor Faustus – so says theatre producer Richard Jordan, who spilled his spleen in … Read more
National Theatre’s Threepenny Opera set for cinemas
National Theatre Live, the company that has brought over 40 theatre productions to cinemas across the world, has announced its latest release. The Threepenny Opera, … Read more
Spider-man meets Evita
Opera North (US) has captured and all-star cast for its upcoming production of Evita. Brandon Rubendall – known to superhero nerds everywhere as Spider-Man – … Read more
UK Theatre picks new president
UK Theatre – the UK’s largest theatre membership organisation – has appointed Fiona Allan as its new president, succeeding Rachel Tackley. Allan is also artistic … Read more
Broadway stars release charity single
Broadway singing stars have come together to record a charity single, with the proceeds going to the victims of the recent Orlando nightclub shooting. Burt … Read more
Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation new USD1.3million fund for schools
‘Disgracefully the arts have too often borne the brunt of shortsighted cuts to educational budgets’ – Andrew Lloyd Webber Stealing the stage at the 2016 … Read more
Theatre could be flush with cash
Kings Theatre in Portsmouth could soon be flush with cash after it launched a new crowd-funding campaign to improve its toilets. The ‘give pounds to … Read more