Theatrical performing rights can be the bane of a producer’s life. One can come up with a seemingly genius idea only to find out...

If any producer could claim to have had the Midas touch, it was Duncan C Weldon. Responsible for more than 700 classic plays, new...

Tributes have been paid to the theatre producer and former administrator Duncan C Weldon who has died at the age of 77. A prominent figure...

Last year, the London production of Les Miserables distributed a further 280% return of profit, giving investors a total return of over 3,500% on...

Last week producer Cameron Mackintosh ran adverts for The Phantom of the Opera in the London Evening Standard with an image of the iconic mask and strap...

Parishioners of a village church in the East Midlands claim to have lost hundreds of thousands of pounds after allegedly being asked to help...

Arts organisation Nouveau Riche has announced a new development programme for emerging writers, directors and producers. The Brand Nouveau Initiative is a five-month attachment scheme...

Any producer or production-company – of any scale, subsidised or commercial – is eligible. Judged on criteria including (but not limited to) artistic quality,...

One of the most remarkable moments watching the current West End revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s musical Company is how, within a...