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Baby Reindeer play director: Crippling costs prevent risk-taking at EdFringe

Baby Reindeer play director: Crippling costs prevent risk-taking at EdFringe

by Fergus Morgan

The ‘crippling’ cost of performing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is affecting creatives’ risk taking, according to writer and director Jon Brittain

‘UK’s first’ online bookshop for theatre and film books set to launch

‘UK’s first’ online bookshop for theatre and film books set to launch

Battersea Arts Centre to stage site-specific horror show about remnants of venue fire

Battersea Arts Centre to stage site-specific horror show about remnants of venue fire

Scottish Ballet cancels Edinburgh shows due to impact of tourist tax on digs

Scottish Ballet cancels Edinburgh shows due to impact of tourist tax on digs

Theatregoer ‘strangled’ at We Will Rock You press night, court hears

Theatregoer ‘strangled’ at We Will Rock You press night, court hears

Simon Russell Beale and Rupert Everett to star in Pinter revival at the Donmar

Simon Russell Beale and Rupert Everett to star in Pinter revival at the Donmar

Rebecca Frecknall: Cabaret exposed Broadway and West End's cultural differences

Rebecca Frecknall: Cabaret exposed Broadway and West End's cultural differences

Theatre Royal Margate renovation plans approved in ‘milestone’ towards reopening

Theatre Royal Margate renovation plans approved in ‘milestone’ towards reopening

Vault Festival producers’ venue the Glitch to rebrand as Lower Marsh Arts Club

Vault Festival producers’ venue the Glitch to rebrand as Lower Marsh Arts Club

The King's Speech revival to tour UK after run at Barn Theatre

The King's Speech revival to tour UK after run at Barn Theatre

Finn den Hertog to direct Antigone in Tron Theatre season

Finn den Hertog to direct Antigone in Tron Theatre season

Andrew Barth Feldman lands UK theatre debut in new musical directed by Lindsay Posner

Andrew Barth Feldman lands UK theatre debut in new musical directed by Lindsay Posner

Lisa Nandy to remain culture secretary amid Andy Burnham cabinet shake-up

Lisa Nandy to remain culture secretary amid Andy Burnham cabinet shake-up

Appointments

Talawa appoints six new trustees including AI strategist

Former Roundhouse head Marcus Davey made House of Lords peer

Lowry’s Matt Eames to take on new director of theatre and performance role

Albany creative director and chief executive Vicki Dela Amedume steps down

Shiv Deepak Rabheru appointed artistic director of Bird Conservatoire

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Battersea Arts Centre to stage site-specific horror show about remnants of venue fire

Battersea Arts Centre to stage site-specific horror show about remnants of venue fire

Simon Russell Beale and Rupert Everett to star in Pinter revival at the Donmar

Simon Russell Beale and Rupert Everett to star in Pinter revival at the Donmar

The King's Speech revival to tour UK after run at Barn Theatre

The King's Speech revival to tour UK after run at Barn Theatre

Finn den Hertog to direct Antigone in Tron Theatre season

Finn den Hertog to direct Antigone in Tron Theatre season

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