London

Blueprint Medea

Julia Pascal

Les Blancs

Lorraine Hansberry, adapted by Robert Nemiroff

A Midsummer Night's Dream

William Shakespeare

No Milk for The Foxes

Conrad Murray & Paul Cree

Amélie The Musical: The Original London Cast Recording

Book by Craig Lucas, music by Daniel Messé, lyrics by Nathan Tysen and Daniel...

Jane Clegg

St John Irvine

Coriolanus

William Shakespere

This House

James Graham

A Streetcar Named Desire

Tennessee Williams

Barber Shop Chronicles

Inua Ellams

It Is Easy To Be Dead

Neil MacPherson, based on the poems and letters of Charles Hamilton Sorley

Antony and Cleopatra

William Shakespeare

The Two Noble Kinsmen

John Fletcher and William Shakespeare

The Winter's Tale

Choreography by Christopher Wheeldon

Frankenstein

Nick Dear based on the novel by Mary Shelley

Gloriana

Benjamin Britten, libretto by William Plomer

The Tempest

William Shakespeare

The Metamorphosis

Franz Kafka, choreography and direction by Arthur Pita, music by Frank Moon

The Phantom of The Opera

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Treasure Island

Robert Louis Stevenson, adapted by Bryony Lavery

Amsterdam

Maya Arad Yasur

Drawing the Line

Howard Brenton

Fleabag

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

The Way Out

Suri Krishnamma, Nichola Mark Harding and Omid Djalili

Così Fan Tutte

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with a libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte

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

Three new Friday premières from Royal Opera House

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Clive Rowe behind Hackney Empire crowdfunding campaign

Clive Rowe is amongst the celebrities supporting Hackney Empire's fundraising effort.

Jermyn Street Theatre's doors are bolted until 2021

London's Jermyn Street Theatre will not reopen this year “in the absence of any news from government”.

Sylphide and Cinders for ENB at Home in July

The final instalment of English National Ballet’s ENB at Home programme will feature La Sylphide and Christopher Wheeldon's Cinderella.

Ball and Merton resprayed in 2021

The postponed West End revival of Hairspray the Musical starring Michael Ball and Paul Merton will now run from 22 April to 29 August 2021.

SJD Shorts: Shobana Jeyasingh's works online

Shobana Jeyasingh has worked with filmmakers Terry Braun and Gary Tanner on new short films for small screens based on raw footage of her original stage works, SJD Shorts.

ENB School summer performance and graduation goes virtual

English National Ballet School's summer performance and graduation ceremony will be streamed online for the first time on the school’s web site.

Deptford and Stockton commission children’s shows for 2021 and 2022

The Albany, Deptford, and ARC Stockton have co-commissioned two children’s shows for Christmas 2021 and 2022.

Darcey Bussell confirmed for U.Dance festival

Dame Darcey Bussell, Strictly Come Dancing’s Aljaž Skorjanec and Janette Manrara, Boy Blue’s Kenrick ‘H20’ Sandy, The Royal Ballet’s Steven McRae and West End star Layton Williams are confirmed in the line-up for U.Dance Digital 2020.

Revival: two theatres unite for online discussions

Nottingham Playhouse and Theatre Royal Stratford East are to co-produce The Revival, a series of online discussions reuniting the people behind some of the most popular productions at each theatre in recent years.

Jeyasingh's TooMortal to be screened

Shobana Jeyasingh’s 2012 work TooMortal is being screened as part of the company’s SJD Shorts series.

Rambert School launches MA in Dance Research

In its centenary year, Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance is launching its first MA in Dance Research for dance professionals across the world with a part-time programme validated by the University of Kent.

Dancing at Dusk with Bausch's Rite of Spring

The next Sadler’s Wells Digital Stage offering is Dancing at Dusk—A moment with Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring.

Ballet and opera resumes live from Covent Garden

The Live from Covent Garden series marks the first live performances of opera and ballet at the Royal Opera House since the building closed on 17 March.

Towards Vivencia launches online Summer Intensive training for dancers

The first ever Towards Vivencia Summer Intensive will be a festival that funds dancers to participate, with a line-up of teachers and choreographers to share their expertise with dancers worldwide.

Gatsby lives on

“Can’t Repeat The Past?…Why Of Course You Can!”—socially responsible immersive Gatsby due to open in October.

25th GDIF live and safe

This year's re-imagined Greenwich+Docklands International Festival will take place with safety measures for participants and audiences.

Fuel & The Place present Requardt and Rosenberg's Deadclub

Fuel and The Place will offer the rare chance to experience Frauke Requardt and David Rosenberg's 2017 DeadClub.

Kaufmann, Ashton and Szymanowski among latest from ROH online

The latest online releases from Royal Opera House include a Jonas Kaufmann documentary Ashton’s La Fille mal gardée, the first Live from Covent Garden concert and Szymanowski's King Roger.

Protein celebrates 21 years with digital programme

Luca Silvestrini's Protein Dance is launching a new digital programme as part of its Protein 21 celebrations.

Nottingham’s Madness of George III to be shown online

Nottingham Playhouse’s production of Alan Bennett's The Madness of George III is to be streamed online as part of the National Theatre At Home series.

RSC closes until October and puts back winter shows

The Royal Shakespeare Company has called off all remaining events until October 2020 and also postponed productions during its autumn and winter season.

Donovan and Yarrow confirmed for deferred Joseph

The latest production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the London Palladium has been deferred for exactly 12 months, with Jason Donovan and Jac Yarrow both confirmed again to star.

Dolly is set to go away—for now

Hello Dolly, due to begin performances in London in August 2020 for a 30-week season starring Imelda Staunton, has been postponed.

ENB Wednesday Watch Parties: June 2020

English National Ballet’s ENB at HOME programme continues with Song of the Earth and Manon, with recordings available for 48 hours.

Greenwich Dance Up My Street goes online

Greenwich Dance's Up My Street—Online! will feature four TV-style episodes of new dance works performed by professional dancers and local volunteers, interviews with choreographers and an invitation to join in.

BalletBoyz Deluxe on BBC4

The BalletBoyz 20th anniversary double-bill show Deluxe is to be broadcast on BBC Four and then available on iPlayer.

Ballet Black's The Waiting Game on BBC4

BBC4 will broadcast Ballet Black: The Waiting Game featuring interviews with the company’s artistic director Cassa Pancho and following South African dancer and choreographer Mthuthuzeli November as he creates a new ballet, The Waiting Game.

Head Wrap and Fagin streamed from The Place

The Place Online will stream The Head Wrap Diaries and Fagin's Twist.

Theatres at risk get financial support

Six theatres which are at various stages of restoration have been awarded a total of £67,500 as part of a building programme.

Bush Theatre lockdown photo challenge

Writers get behind weekly photo challenges, starting with Phoebe Eclair-Powell's fantasy images.

More free Royal Opera and Royal Ballet productions online

Royal Opera House is making available online productions of The Cellist (The Royal Ballet, 2020), Il trittico (The Royal Opera, 2012), La Fille mal gardée (The Royal Ballet, 2005) and The Magic Flute (The Royal Opera, 2017).

One Dance UK digital youth dance festival summer 2020

One Dance UK is moving its U.Dance National Festival online this year for a weekend of streamed dance masterclasses, showcases, careers talks and information sessions for young people.

ENB's Nora and Swan Lake online

English National Ballet's next Wednesday Watch Parties will feature Stina Quagebeur’s Nora and Derek Deane’s Swan Lake.

bbodance celebrates 90 years with free memberships

To celebrate its 90th anniversary on 16 May, bbodance is giving away free memberships, giving teachers access to all its educational resources online until 1 September.

Richard Alston new web site

Richard Alston new web site and cheering article.

Branson and Chalayan next up on Sadler's Wells Digital Stage

TOM by Wilkie Branson and designer Hussein Chalayan's Gravity Fatigue are the next two performances on the Sadler's Wells free online dance programme, Digital Stage.

Masterclasses in O’Riordan's Doll's House

The Lyric Hammersmith's A Doll’s House has an online screening with masterclasses for emerging directors and writers.

London's West End closed until 28 June

Central London's theatres remain dark for another seven weeks.

Amici Dance Theatre Company celebrates 40th anniversary online

Amici Dance Theatre Company is to celebrate its 40th anniversary with a YouTube livestream series.

Former bbodance director Anne Heaton dies

bbodance has announced the death of its former Director Anne Heaton at the age of 89.

More Ballet Black online

Ballet Black is to release a further three performances online as part of its #BBonFilm initiative.

Protein at 21 streams Border Tales

Protein’s 21st anniversary celebrations continue with Border Tales streaming as part of The Place this week.

ENB invites Nureyev's Romeo to Wednesday Party

English National Ballet's next Wednesday Watch Party instalments will include Rudolf Nureyev’s Romeo & Juliet and Azure Barton’s Fantastic Beings.

Deaf hip hop drama premières on British TV

Here/Not Here, a new British, deaf hip hop drama utilising British Sign Language, Krump street dance, football and Visual Vernacular, will have its TV première on Film4 and Together TV.

Protein features community dance work online

Luca Silvestrini’s Protein presents online dance pieces by community groups inspired by the company's past works in Protein 21: Reimagine.

Sadler's Wells celebrates International Dance Day 2020

In celebration of International Dance Day, Sadler’s Wells has curated a playlist for digital partner Nowness of works created and choreographed for the screen.

James Cousins Company releases short films online

James Cousins Company is to release a series of short films specially re-choreographed for camera on its Facebook page.

Dance Umbrella cancels October 2020 festival

Dance Umbrella, London’s annual festival of contemporary dance and performance, has cancelled its October 2020 event.

Southwark Playhouse—Southwark Stayhouse

Three full-length productions and a set of Philip Ridley monologues start London's Southwark Playhouse online platform.

Two ballet schools share message of solidarity and hope

Elmhurst Ballet School in Birmingham and English National Ballet School in London have united to share a message of hope and support in footage filmed by students dancing at home edited by BalletBoyz.

Ballet Black On Film initiative

Ballet Black will present a series of ballets from its repertoire online and online classes taught by Ballet Black dancers.

Sadler's Wells puts Osipova, Breakin' Convention and more online

Sadler’s Wells' next Facebook Premieres will include Natalia Osipova, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre, Alexander Whitley and Breakin’ Convention.

Michael Clark's simple rock 'n' roll on iPlayer

Michael Clark Company's to a simple, rock 'n' roll... song is available on BBC iPlayer for 2 months.

Agreement to support West End theatre

West End cast members' jobs protected by new agreement to support reopening theatres after lockdown.

Join ENB from home for Wednesday Watch Parties

English National Ballet is inviting audiences to join them for Wednesday Watch Parties, featuring full-length recordings of their performances on Facebook and YouTube, over the next month.

Shobana Jeyasingh / Nyman collaboration revisited

Shobana Jeyasingh’s collaboration with composer Michael Nyman, Configurations, will be broadcast live via Facebook Premiere for free.

Maliphant and Vangelis Thread on Digital Stage

Sadler’s Wells has added Russell Maliphant and Vangelis’s The Thread to Digital Stage, its free online performance programme, plus new dance workshops.

iPlayer première for BAC's new film

Battersea Arts Centre's new film, Performance Live: The Way Out, is now available to view on iPlayer as part of BBC Arts' Culture in Quarantine season.

Frozen's Elsa and Anna announced

Samantha Barks and Stephanie McKeon to play sisters Elsa and Anna in the UK première of Disney’s Frozen.

Maverick offers diploma in creative producing

Applications are now open for a new online diploma in creative producing for theatre and live events, designed to open up the “closed” world of theatre producing.

Nominations open for One Dance UK Awards

Nominations for the One Dance UK Awards 2020 are now open from One Dance UK, the support organisation for the dance sector.

Black Lives Matter on stage

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

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

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

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

Michael Billington on Stage

Rufus Norris interviews the doyen of critics, Michael Billington at the National Theatre, with contributions from four star actors.

National Theatre Press Conference February 2020

Rufus Norris and Lisa Burger round-up recent developments at the National Theatre and announced their programme for 2020–21.