ACE grants Leicester's Curve more than £1m from Sustain

ACE grants Leicester’s Curve more than £1m from Sustain

Leicester Curve is the first theatre to be awarded more than £1 million from Art Council England’s recession fighting fund Sustain.

Published on Tuesday 9 February 2010 at 15:00 by Natalie Woolman

Nash quits Young Vic post after three months

Young Vic executive director Gregory Nash has quit only three months after joining the London producing venue.

Published on Tuesday 9 February 2010 at 16:20 by Alistair Smith

Torvill and Dean to star in Dancing on Ice tour

Skating stars Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean are to star in a fourth UK Dancing on Ice live tour starting in April.

Published on Tuesday 9 February 2010 at 17:24 by Natalie Woolman

Birmingham’s MAC reopens after £15m overhaul

Birmingham’s Midlands Arts Centre will reopen on May 1 following a £15 million redevelopment project.

Published on Tuesday 9 February 2010 at 16:35 by Natalie Woolman

Pineapple plans dance scheme to teach jazz and hip hop in schools

London dance studios Pineapple is planning a new schools initiative which will see the organisation train up teachers to take jazz and hip hop classes.

Published on Tuesday 9 February 2010 at 16:25 by Matthew Hemley

Royal Spa Centre given two years to turn itself around

Warwickshire venue the Royal Spa Centre has been given a two-year reprieve to transform itself after the local council considered shutting it down.

Published on Tuesday 9 February 2010 at 16:25 by Natalie Woolman

Lib Dems promise to maintain arts funding if elected

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has pledged that his party will not cut arts funding if it is elected this year.

Published on Tuesday 9 February 2010 at 16:20 by Natalie Woolman

Site-specific show to bring Theatre Royal Haymarket back to its roots

Unseen and overlooked backstage areas at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in the West End are to provide the setting for a new site-specific performance at the venue later this month.

Published on Tuesday 9 February 2010 at 15:30 by Matthew Hemley

BBC reveals it spent £229 million on talent

The BBC spent a total of £229 million on talent over the 12 months to March 2009, the Corporation has revealed.

Published on Tuesday 9 February 2010 at 14:30 by Matthew Hemley

Dudgeon to replace Nettles in Midsomer Murders

Actor Neil Dudgeon is to replace John Nettles in the ITV detective series Midsomer Murders.

Published on Tuesday 9 February 2010 at 12:37 by Matthew Hemley

Government confirms product placement legislation

The government has today confirmed that it will allow product placement in UK television shows, claiming to continue a ban would “jeopardise the competitiveness” of UK programme makers.

Published on Tuesday 9 February 2010 at 12:15 by Matthew Hemley

Keira Knightley, Jude Law and Mark Rylance in the running for 2009 Oliviers

Keira Knightley, Jude Law and Mark Rylance in the running for 2009 Oliviers

Keira Knightley, James Earl Jones, Jude Law, Samuel West and Mark Rylance are among the names vying for the 2009 Laurence Olivier Awards, it has been announced today.

Published on Monday 8 February 2010 at 12:31 by Alistair Smith

Blackpool’s Empress Ballroom suffers partial ceiling collapse

Future events at Blackpool’s historic Empress Ballroom could be in doubt after part of its ceiling collapsed.

Published on Monday 8 February 2010 at 16:35 by Robin Duke

Trevor Eve to star in ITV hostage drama

Trevor Eve, Helen Baxendale and John Hannah are to star in a new ITV hostage drama.

Published on Monday 8 February 2010 at 14:30 by Matthew Hemley

Southbank Centre launches Brazilian festival

Capoeira, drums and Brazilian folk music will all be part of the Southbank Centre’s Festival Brazil which will run over this summer.

Published on Monday 8 February 2010 at 13:18 by Natalie Woolman

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