London

Hofesh Shechter's Untitled

Choreography, music and direction by Hofesh Shechter

Emerging Dancer 2020

An Evening With An Immigrant

Inua Ellams

Renaissance

Charles Ward

846 Live

Nathaniel Martello-White, Nathan Powell, Sumerah Srivastav, Selina Thompson

Pippin

Music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, book by Roger O Hirson

The Shrine / Bed Among the Lentils

Alan Bennett

C-o-n-t-a-c-t

Eric Chantelauze, from an original idea by Gabrielle Jourdain, English transl...

Beat the Devil

David Hare

Matthew Bourne’s Romeo + Juliet

Matthew Bourne, music by Sergei Prokofiev

Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake

Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Fanny and Stella

Book and lyrics by Glenn Chandler, music by Charles Miller

Good Dog

Arinzé Kene, adapted by Natalie Ibu

Her and Her

Jade Anouka with music by Grace Savage

Amadeus

Peter Shaffer

English National Ballet School’s Virtual Summer Performance

Choreography Annabella Lopez Ochoa, Didy Veldman, Andrew McNicol

Les Blancs

Lorraine Hansberry, adapted by Robert Nemiroff

Blueprint Medea

Julia Pascal

Come from Away

Book, music and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein

Hamilton

Book, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, inspired on Alexander Hamilton ...

Leopoldstadt

Tom Stoppard

The Play That Goes Wrong

Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields

The Seven Streams of the River Ota

Robert Lepage and Ex Machina

Kunene and the King

John Kani

Les Misérables

Book by Alan Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel by Victo...

Matilda the Musical

Based on the novel by Roald Dahl, book by Dennis Kelly, music and lyrics by T...

On Blueberry Hill

Sebastian Barry

The Welkin

Lucy Kirkwood

Dancing Times magazine celebrates 110 years

30 September 2020

Dancing Times, the world’s oldest dance magazine, celebrates 110 years this October.

Royal Ballet back on stage

26 September 2020

The Royal Ballet is returning to the stage for a special live-streamed celebration performance.

Shechter's new short film Untitled online

24 September 2020

Hofesh Shechter Company has created a new short ten-minute film, Untitled, performed by Rachel Fallon.

Royal Opera House Pocket Photobook

22 September 2020

A compact photo guide to the Royal Opera House, home to The Royal Opera, The Royal Ballet and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, is on sale now.

ENB names production studio after donor

19 September 2020

English National Ballet has named the main studio in its new home at London City Island the Holloway Production Studio in recognition of a substantial donation from Charles Holloway.

Coliseum to reopen with ENO Mozart Requiem

19 September 2020

English National Opera will reopen the London Coliseum to 'socially distanced' audiences for special performances of Mozart’s Requiem.

October re-opening for Nimax London theatres

13 September 2020

Nimax Theatres is to open all six of its West End venues from 22 October, observing 'social distancing' and government guidelines.

Choreographic challenge from NYB

11 September 2020

A new choreographic challenge for autumn from National Youth Ballet invites young dancers to explore how it feels to re-emerge and engage with the world around them as lockdown eases.

Rambert to perform live from Southbank studios

11 September 2020

Rambert's new première from Wim Vandekeybus, Draw From Within, will be streamed live from Rambert's studios in September.

Sadler’s Wells autumn programme digital and live

10 September 2020

In autumn, Sadler’s Wells will present a new digital season and the first live performances at the venue since lockdown.

Book collaboration between choreographer Alston and photographer Nash

10 September 2020

Alston Nash, a limited-edition book of photographs of Richard Alston Dance Company taken over 25 years by dance photographer Chris Nash, is on sale now.

Royal Opera House opens its doors

4 September 2020

Royal Opera House is to reopen for the first time in six months as part of Open House London.

ENB launches new on-demand video platform

2 September 2020

English National Ballet is to launch its new ENB at Home video-on-demand platform with a digital season of short works for camera.

New Perspectives to stream Lars von Trier comedy drama

1 September 2020

Josie Lawrence is to play the title character in a streamed version of the cult Lars von Trier film, The Boss of it All, which has been adapted by Nottinghamshire theatre company New Perspectives.

Durante is new Artistic Director of ENB School

1 September 2020

Viviana Durante will become Artistic Director of English National Ballet School for the 2020–21 academic year, following her appointment as Director of Dance in August 2019.

Catch Me at Greenwich + Docklands

28 August 2020

Catch Me is a dance-circus outdoor performance at Greenwich + Docklands International Festival presented by Upswing and directed by AD Vicki Amedume.

ROH online autumn opera and ballet concerts

28 August 2020

The Royal Opera House is to make two evenings of opera and ballet live from Covent Garden available to view online.

NYDC dancers back in Sadler’s Wells

25 August 2020

The National Youth Dance Company 2019/20 cohort and Guest Artistic Director Russell Maliphant will reunite at Sadler’s Wells to complete their year, culminating in a set of private COVID-secure 'sharings' for friends and family.

Chinese Arts Now updates Augmented Chinatown app

25 August 2020

Chinese Arts Now is to launch a new version of its app Augmented Chinatown 2.0, a live immersive audio tour through Chinatown with augmented reality visuals and miniature dramas.

Bourne's Red Shoes cinema release rescheduled

20 August 2020

The postponed cinema release of Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes has now been rescheduled for September 2020.

Newcastle musical première reschedules to 2021

18 August 2020

The première of the new musical The Drifters Girl at Newcastle Theatre Royal has been rescheduled to late 2021.

Doctor Who becomes immersive in London

18 August 2020

A new "immersive theatrical event" from Immersive Everywhere will transport audiences across space and time in Doctor Who: Time Fractures.

National to resume distanced live performances

17 August 2020

London's National Theatre plans to reopen the Olivier Theatre with a new one-person play, Death of England: Delroy, by Clint Dyer and Roy Williams, performed by Giles Terera, in late October.

Autumn & Christmas cancellations at Sadler's Wells

14 August 2020

The current period of closure has been extended until January 2021 at Sadler's Wells Theatre, Lilian Baylis Studio and Peacock Theatre.

Sadler’s Wells in consultation process with staff

13 August 2020

Sadler’s Wells has entered a consultation process with its staff on "proposed organisational change and efficiency measures" which could see 26% of its workforce made redundant.

15 Heroines and 2 Becketts

9 August 2020

Jermyn Street Theatre has put fifteen new commissions and a sell-out Beckett Double Bill online.

Michael Clark: Cosmic Dancer at the Barbican

8 August 2020

This autumn, Barbican Art Gallery stages the first major exhibition on dancer and choreographer Michael Clark.

Bourne’s Romeo + Juliet on DVD

8 August 2020

Matthew Bourne’s Romeo + Juliet will be released on DVD and Blu-ray following the release of download and streaming versions.

Mark Gatiss’s Christmas Carol adaptation off until 2021

6 August 2020

Nottingham Playhouse and producer Eleanor Lloyd have announced that Mark Gatiss’s new adaptation of A Christmas Carol—A Ghost Story has been postponed until 2021 due to government guidelines restricting the reopening of theatres.

VAULT Festival skips a year

2 August 2020

Due to the risks associated with COVID-19, VAULT Festival will not go ahead as planned next year.

Sadler's Wells cancels further performances

30 July 2020

Sadler's Wells and Peacock Theatres have extended their cancellation of performances across until 10 November 2020.

ENB at HOME: youth dance course

25 July 2020

This summer, English National Ballet will run a course of free online classes for young dancers aged 14–19 years.

Bard in the Yard

19 July 2020

A socially distanced one-person show available for Londoners with an outdoor space.

Acosta appointed Governor of Royal Ballet School

19 July 2020

The Royal Ballet School has appointed dancer, choreographer and Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet Carlos Acosta to its Board of Governors.

Ten UK ballet schools unite to delay September auditions

12 July 2020

In response to the current lockdown and its impact on dance training and auditions for dance schools, ten UK vocational ballet institutions have jointly agreed to put back the traditional audition start from the autumn to January 2021.

ENB Cinderella Games online première

12 July 2020

Cinderella Games, a film project inspired by Christopher Wheeldon’s production of Prokofiev's Cinderella for English National Ballet, is to be shown online

Gecko's Institute on BBC Four

10 July 2020

Gecko, BBC Arts, The Space and Illuminations have collaborated on an adaptation of theatre show Institute for BBC Four, broadcast as part of BBC Arts Culture in Quarantine.

Three new Friday premières from Royal Opera House

6 July 2020

The Royal Opera House continues its #OurHouseToYourHouse programme with three new productions: Romeo and Juliet (The Royal Ballet, 2019), Faust (The Royal Opera, 2019) and The Sleeping Beauty (The Royal Ballet, 2020).

Barbican to stream Rhiannon Faith’s Drowntown Lockdown

6 July 2020

A film prologue to Rhiannon Faith's Drowntown, which was set to be on a UK tour now including a visit to the Barbican, will be screened online followed by the trailer for the stage show and a Q&A discussion.

A walk through London’s dark theatres in the Time of Pandemic

6 July 2020

Video designer Nina Dunn has photographed the empty interiors of some of the West End’s locked-down theatres for her The Dark Theatres Project that creates "a snapshot of an industry in stasis."

PLASA 2020 cancelled

5 July 2020

PLASA announce dates for next year's London show, confirming that this year's event is cancelled.

ENB and Royal Ballet Schools in online World Ballet School Day

3 July 2020

English National Ballet School and The Royal Ballet School will take part in the inaugural World Ballet School Day, to be streamed online on Tuesday 7 July from 12 noon.

Rosemary Lee’s Common Dance available online

3 July 2020

A dance film of Rosemary Lee’s Common Dance, created for Greenwich’s historic Borough Hall in 2009, will be free to view until 22 July 2020.

The Mousetrap to re-open in October

3 July 2020

Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap, the world's longest running play, is to reopen in the West End on 23 October using ‘social distancing’ in accordance with Government guidelines.

Lynne and Land Foundation awards grants

3 July 2020

On the second anniversary of the death of choreographer Dame Gillian Lynne, The Lynne and Land Foundation has announce that it will award grants to four arts organisations close to her heart.

Barbican announces new digital content

2 July 2020

Inspired by the Barbican’s international arts programme, a curated mix of podcasts, playlists, films, videos, talks and articles is to be made available.

Favourite theatres on death row and an extra-terrestrial solution

11 September 2020

Philip Fisher highlights the plight of the Finborough Theatre in London and some of Edinburgh's finest, while remaining cynical about the government's Moonshine project.

Black Lives Matter on stage

1 July 2020

Keith McKenna revisits some of the plays performed in recent years that are linked in various ways to the Black Lives Matter protests.

First Glimmers of Hope

6 June 2020

Philip Fisher explores some prospective opportunities to see live theatre later in the year.

A Great Night Out: Burn This—an unforgettable production with a personal prologue

30 April 2020

Philip Fisher remembers a night out in a Portakabin with John Malkovich and Juliet Stevenson.

A Great Night Out: a life-changing trip to Covent Garden

10 April 2020

Georgina Wells on the night an early Christmas present for a teenager became a lifelong obsession.