Royal Exchange Theatre announces new executive director
Mark Dobson has been announced as the new executive director of Manchester’s iconic Royal Exchange Theatre. Dobson was former chief executive Tyneside Cinema, a unique … Read more
Shakespeare’s Globe perform Hamlet for Calais refugees
Shakespeare’s Globe is taking its worldwide touring show Hamlet to Jungle refugee camp in Calais, France. The performance on 3 February is part of Good … Read more
Call out for Tbilisi International Festival of Theatre (TIFT)
Tbilisi International Festival of Theatre (TIFT) has put out a call for artists to take part in its next edition in September 2016. Last year’s … Read more
UMG takes steps to become theatre producer
Giant music label Universal Music Group (UMG) has taken its first steps towards becoming a theatre maker. UMG has hired leading West End producer Scott Landis … Read more
Lead roles revealed for Harry Potter play
Christmas has come early for Harry Potter fans, as the producers of new stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child reveal who has been cast … Read more
Performing Arts Centre opens in St. Catharines, Canada
A new CAD60m (€42m) performing arts centre has opened in St. Catharines, Canada. The 95,000-square-foot venue houses four performance spaces including a theatre, concert hall … Read more
Pedal Punk to premiere in New York
Pedal Punk, a new circus performance riding in on cycling’s ever-increasing popularity, receives its world premiere in New York next month. Conceived by Cirque du … Read more
ATG buys ACE for place in US market
Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG), the UK’s largest live theatre company, has bought North America’s ACE Theatrical Group (ACE). The acquisition adds five theatres to ATG’s … Read more
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child to hit stage
London box offices will no doubt go into meltdown this autumn, following the announcement that a new original story by Harry Potter creator JK Rowling … Read more
Globe Theatre prepares for Chinese summer
The work of the world’s most famous playwright is being performed in the world’s most spoken language this summer, as The National Theatre of China … Read more