A discussion with Cynthia Erivo and a show from hip-hop theatre company ZooNation will form part of the inaugural programme at the University of Oxford’s new arts centre

British soprano Christine Rice has called Timothée Chalamet ’opera’s boyfriend’, claiming the Hollywood actor’s disregard for opera has sparked a wider conversation

Playwright James Graham has argued that local narratives are often what resonate most strongly with global audiences

The creative team behind Paddington the Musical has claimed the show’s innovative casting approach could help transform how the theatre industry supports working parents

Doncaster venue Cast is to receive £50,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for a new community-led initiative celebrating the city’s theatrical history

Freddie Fox is to make his first foray into musical theatre in Cole Porter’s comedy musical High Society at the Barbican this summer

Andrew Thompson has won the main prize at the second iteration of Live Theatre’s North East Playwriting Award for his drama exploring the unravelling of the NHS

Owain & Henry, starring Michael Sheen, is among the first recipients of Arts Council of Wales’ (ACW) newly launched Major Productions Fund.

The composer is suing a Zimbabwean comedian for $27m, alleging that his stand-up routine misrepresented the song’s meaning and caused serious reputational harm

Secondary schools in England are meeting less than 50% of the government’s required goal for the recruitment of drama teachers, new statistics reveal

Stage One has revealed the all-female participants for the 50th anniversary of its producer training initiative, with Kenny Wax and Zareen Walker joining the scheme’s team of mentors

Melanie La Barrie, Rachel Tucker and John Owen-Jones are among the performers joining Bridge Theatre’s Into The Woods, taking over from current cast members including Kate Fleetwood and Katie Brayben

French puppetry company Les Anges au Plafond has announced its UK debut this April, bringing a week-long visual theatre production to Hampstead’s Well Walk Theatre

Unicorn Theatre has unveiled its 20th anniversary season, which includes a show it is billing as its first ever foray into dance theatre

An all-party parliamentary group for freelancers has been launched that will seek to push for “meaningful change” across the UK