NewsDaniel Radcliffe has revealed that he would “definitely” like to appear in a Shakespeare production, and that he hopes to one day play the roles of Hamlet and Romeo.
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BBC told it must ‘must serve younger teenagers better’
BBC drama output is failing to represent the “problems and lives” of younger teen-agers, a leading lobbying group has claimed. Voice of the Listener and Viewer has warned that the BBC “does not serve or…
Nimax chief Nica Burns urges extra protection for theatres
Theatre leaders should lobby the government for mandatory consultation on new developments close to venues to stop their operations from being threatened, Nimax Theatres chief executive Nica Burns has said. Speaking at the annual conference…
Call for arts to share EU views
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is calling upon arts organisations to contribute to a survey that will investigate how the European Union affects the UK. In her written statement launching the review, culture…
Gate Theatre reveals new US-themed season
The Gate Theatre in north London has announced its new season will include three productions from American writers George Brant, Ethan Lipton and Dan O’Brien. Entitled These American Lives, the programme opens with Brant’s play…
Theatre models in UK are potentially “corrupting” – Sean Holmes
Theatres in the UK are operating within working models that are potentially “corrupting”, leading to productions that fails to represent contemporary society, Lyric Hammersmith artistic director Sean Holmes has said. During a speech launching the…
ExclusiveWest End stars to front new musical theatre radio station
Leading West End performers including Ramin Karimloo, Hadley Fraser and Kerry Ellis are signed up to present shows on a brand new digital radio station dedicated to musical theatre. Stage Door is a partnership between…
Leading arts institutions join first UK-wide family arts festival
London venues such as the Barbican, Sadler’s Wells and Shakespeare’s Globe are among 200 cultural organisations that will take part in the first UK-wide arts festival for families. Regional arts centres including the Lowry, West…
Lyric Hammersmith to stage ‘secret’ rep season
The Lyric Hammersmith will present an eight-month season of ‘secret’ repertory work at its venue from this autumn while it continues its £16.5 million capital project, which includes a new two-storey extension and training facilities….
Southwark Playhouse to stage world premiere of Timberlake Wertenbaker’s Our Ajax
Southwark Playhouse is to stage the world premiere of a new play by Timberlake Wertenbaker called Our Ajax. The play, based on Sophocles’ Ajax, forms part of the theatre’s autumn season and is described as…
World premiere of horror play Afraid of the Dark to run at Charing Cross Theatre
Ian Talbot is to direct the world premiere of a new play at the Charing Cross Theatre called Afraid of the Dark, which is billed as a “new brand of theatrical terror that paralyses the…
Ian Charleson Award 2012 won by Ashley Zhangazha
Ashley Zhangazha has received this year’s Ian Charleson Award, which is given for an outstanding performance in a classical role by an actor under the age of 30. He was singled out for his appearance…
Wilton’s secures match funding for HLF grant
Wilton’s Music Hall in London has raised £600,000 in match funding, which means it can now submit an application to the Heritage Lottery Fund for the remaining money needed to carry out repair works on…
Globe to hold summer open auditions for Young Players company
Shakespeare’s Globe in London has announced it will hold open auditions for its new children’s company this July. Comprising boy and girl performers aged 12 to 16 years old, the Globe Young Players will present…
Nick Starr, Jonathan Mills and Tony Robinson among arts honours
National Theatre executive director Nick Starr, Edinburgh International Festival director Jonathan Mills and actor and former Equity vice president Tony Robinson were among those recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours this year. Mills and Robinson…
RSC receives £81,000 from the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation
The Royal Shakespeare Company has been awarded £81,000 from the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation, which will allow it to expand the outreach work it does with schools in deprived areas. It will put the money…
Channel 4 urged to make more content about the nations and regions
Media regulator Ofcom has called on Channel 4 to produce more content that “reflects the lives and concerns” of the different nations and regions within the UK. Ofcom makes the call in a letter it…
ACE’s Peter Bazelgette praises DCMS for arts budget deal
Arts Council England chairman Peter Bazalgette has praised the Department for Culture, Media and Sport for its negotiations with the Treasury that have resulted in an expected cut of around 8% for the department’s budget…
Howard Panter knighted in Queen’s birthday honours
Howard Panter, joint chief executive and co-founder of the Ambassador Theatre Group, has been knighted in the Queen’s birthday honours for services to theatre. Panter, together with his wife and business partner Rosemary Squire, founded…
Written on Skin creators to write new opera for ROH
Playwright Martin Crimp and composer George Benjamin, the creators of opera Written on Skin, are to collaborate again on a new full-scale work for the Royal Opera in London. Due to premiere at the Covent…
Arts ‘to receive ring-fenced 5% spending cut’
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport will receive an 8% cut to its budget for 2015 to 2016 after a deal was struck with the Treasury, according to press reports. It is expected that…
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