Creating a production that allowed a young and inexperienced disabled British Asian actor to play an authentic character was a rew…

Consulting communities is not the same as allowing them to make decisions, attendees at the recent Theatres Trust conference heard…

Restoke anticipated difficulties getting local men to talk about their mental wellbeing – then 170 of them responded to its…

A play at Gloucester Cathedral with a cast drawn from local people sparked real change among participants and spectators alike, wr…

England’s principal producing theatres say cuts to arts education are increasingly restricting their work with children to i…

Alongside the creative highs, Chris Jaeger's 24 years at Worcester Live involved plenty of putting out fires – sometimes…

Almost half the shows in a touring film and theatre festival have been cancelled at short notice following lacklustre ticket sales…

Last month, weekly arts group participants with sensory impairments, physical disabilities and mental illnesses came together to p…

There are queues around the block for a chance to nab the Citizens Theatre's 50p tickets – an offer that’s availab…

Lucy Garland explains how her company makes theatre accessible to adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities.

A deadpan Indian humourist, a Finnish psychologist and a mischievous artist: theatre makers Jon Haynes and David Woods look b…

Not convinced that existing artist development programmes were making a tangible difference, New Perspectives Theatre Company has…

Charlotte Arrowsmith, who is performing in two plays with the RSC this summer, explains the challenges and opportunities involved…

Hanna Streeter, Executive Director at Orange Tree Theatre, reflects on the key influences on her career, including being insp…

What does climate change mean to the generation it will impact most? Brad McCormick explains how primary schoolchildren have been…

Support for new parents in the arts sector is often lacking. Rachel Harper explains how a new show has introduced a range of measu…

Megg Nicol and Alan Rickett explain how a musical has helped raise awareness of the importance of trees among London primary schoo…

Very few theatres were built with today's sustainability standards in mind. The sector needs to face up to the financial and e…

When Ron Evans started thinking about how to make post-show talks more appealing and accessible, he found audiences hungry for new…

Theatrical productions typically give priority either to the playwright’s text or the director's interpretation. Eve Lei…

Who is Feargus Woods Dunlop's hostess with the mostest – and who does he think oozes theatricality? The writer and…

Settling scores, creating stories and taking risks – Gary Lagden saw many parallels between the worlds of theatre and rugby….

Limited opportunities are preventing the authentic voices of disabled directors and writers from being heard. The sector needs to…

At a time when the UK is looking to tighten its borders, Julia Grime looks at how German theatre has been welcoming the cultural i…