New trustees for Liverpool theatres
The Liverpool and Merseyside Theatres Trust (LMTT), a charity that oversees the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse theatres, has nam…
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Bradford theatre company closes due to ‘precarious’ funding climate
Freedom Studios will begin winding down its operations, with its work anticipated to cease at the end of the current financial yea…
Playwrights secure new terms for streaming work
A “landmark” agreement has been reached with playwrights to protect their pay and other rights relating to the digital deliver…
National Theatre Wales ‘ceases to exist’ as company adopts new model after grant cut
National Theatre Wales (NTW) will no longer exist in its current form following the loss of its core funding from Arts Council Wal…
Former Portfolio Organisation announces closure amid ‘challenging funding landscape’
London-based immersive arts organisation Coney has announced that it will close in April 2025 after over 16 years of operation due…
Beck Theatre saved after new lease agreement signed
Beck Theatre has been spared from looming closure after Hillingdon Council secured a new operator for the venue. Parkwood Theatres…
Talking Birds theatre company appoints new chair and vice-chair
The Coventry-based theatre company Talking Birds has appointed a new chair and vice-chair. Writer and artist DAN THOMPSON, who is…
Citizens Theatre gets further £8m from Holyrood to complete delayed renovation
The Scottish government has stepped in to plug an £8m funding shortfall at Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre. The council-owned theatre…
Ipswich theatre approved for £3.5m revamp funded by ticket levy
Plans for a £3.45m revamp of a 1920s theatre in Ipswich have been given the green light by the borough council. The Regent’s Thea…
Multinational entertainment group to manage Eastbourne theatres
Eastbourne Borough Council has partnered with a global live entertainment business to run the south-east coast town’s theatres. Tr…
Wildworks artistic director launches ‘courageous’ new theatre company
MYDD PHARO, artistic director of Cornwall-based Wildworks, has announced he is leaving the immersive theatre company to set up a n…
LAMDA to open New York outpost
London-based drama school LAMDA is set to open a New York studio and office next year. The US outpost will be based in Manhattan’s…
The Scottish Institute appoints new head of acting
WILL COWELL has been appointed head of acting at the Livingston-based performing arts organisation, The Scottish Institute. Cowell…
City of London approves £191m Barbican upgrade
The Barbican is to get a substantial overhaul after the City of London approved £191 million in funding to renovate the Grade II…
Equity members rally to save east London community performance space
Members of the performers and creative workers’ union Equity have rallied outside the east London offices of Newham Council in sup…
Council accuses theatre of purposefully operating at a loss
Hillingdon Council has accused the operators of west London’s Beck Theatre of purposefully running the venue at a loss. At a mee…
Excellence without exclusion
In the first of our series on the theme of EDI, Louise Perry of Chickenshed Theatre shares 50 years of embracing diversity and inc…
RSC expands schools touring to ‘record’ levels in 2025
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s schools touring programme will be viewed by an estimated 24,000 young people next year, the larg…
Former theatre chief jailed for embezzeling £75k
A former theatre leader has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after admitting embezzling money from a children’s drama group…
Council cuts place Midlands museum and theatre at risk of closure
Cannock Chase District Council has proposed closing the Museum of Cannock Chase and the Prince of Wales Theatre as part of measure…
Papertrail Theatre announces new co-leadership model
Papertrail Theatre has unveiled a new co-leadership model with JONNY COTSEN appointed as co-creative director to work alongside fo…
Almeida’s Goold and Frecknall to join Old Vic
The Almeida’s artistic director, RUPERT GOOLD, and executive director, DENISE WOOD, have announced they will stand down in 2025…
RSC to research AI through creative clusters funding
Cultural organisations, including the Royal Shakespeare Company, Birmingham REP and Birmingham Opera Company, will take part in re…
Orange Tree Theatre unveils £4m plan to improve accessibility
Orange Tree Theatre will embark on a £4m project to overhaul the visitor experience for audience members and artists while also i…
