Giverny Masso

Shows created by the Manchester-based theatremaker include I Wish I had a Moustache, which explores the history of the female beauty regime, and Man on the Moon, based on Thompson’s relationship with her father

Equity is calling on the government to urgently increase financial support for creative workers, who it argues have endured almost "a year of devastating blows" since theatres first closed due to Covid-19

Richard Lambert is campaigning for more protection for artists in accommodation contracts during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe after he was left £2,500 out of pocket when the event was cancelled due to the pandemic last year

The latest labour market data from the Office for National Statistics revealed a drop of 17,150 black and minority ethnic female employees in the sector between the third quarter of 2019 and the third quarter of 2020

A new working group to promote equality, diversity and inclusion in the casting profession has been formalised by the Casting Directors’ Guild

Felicity Kendal will make her musical theatre debut in Anything Goes at the Barbican this summer. 

New British musicals that are currently in development are to be streamed every month as part of a new initiative

Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch is to deliver playwriting workshops over the telephone for people with limited digital access