Opera North will stage a new West Side Story dance piece and its first environmentally sustainable production as part of its forthcoming season, which will also see it reopen its home after a £18 million redevelopment.
Leading UK drama schools have been called out by current and former black students for systemic and institutionalised racism, prompting calls for leadership overhauls and urgent action to address the issue
Director Rob Roth, who was to helm the forthcoming UK tour of Beauty and the Beast, has stepped aside from the production, after an email he sent in support of Scott Rudin was made public.