News

First events revealed for Coventry as UK City of Culture

21 October 2020

Co-productions from Belgrade Theatre and Paines Plough, an outdoor show by Highly Sprung and a 'socially distanced' RSC production have been announced for Coventry's UK City of Culture 2021.

ARC to host a Jerwood Fellow

21 October 2020

ARC Stockton is one of 50 venues to play host to a Weston Jerwood Fellow.

New Perspectives to use WhatsApp for new play

21 October 2020

Nottinghamshire theatre company New Perspectives has come up with a new play for Halloween, Stay Safe, which uses WhatsApp as a dramatic form.

Miss Rory bounces back

21 October 2020

After Snow White is postponed for a year, Miss Rory bounces back in Jack and the Beanstalk.

In Good Company offers assistant producer job

21 October 2020

Applications are open for an assistant producer for In Good Company, the professional creative and business development programme for Midlands theatre makers.

Greenwich's new podcast of dance artist interviews

21 October 2020

Greenwich Dance has launched a new podcast for dance professionals, Talking Moves, in which Melanie Precious interviews dance artists about their creative practice, experience and ideas.

Tracing Movement support for freelance dancers

21 October 2020

Tracing Movement, led by choreographer Stuart Winter, offers support and development to professional dancers not currently able to train or perform due to COVID-19.

Scrooge saves Christmas

21 October 2020

A Christmas Carol, a retelling of the Charles Dickens Christmas tale, will be coming to cinemas and selected theatres from 20 November.

ENB School partners with bbodance

20 October 2020

English National Ballet School has formed a new partnership with bbodance as it returns to face-to-face training.

Amedume swings up to join New Vic

20 October 2020

Vicki Amedume, artistic director of contemporary circus company Upswing, has been appointed associate director of Staffordshire’s New Vic Theatre.

ConeBoy shapes up for show

18 October 2020

ConeBoy, an "eclectic rock ‘n’ talk show", has two performances at Antwerp Mansion in Manchester November 20.

Making C-o-n-t-a-c-t in Salford & Manchester

18 October 2020

C-o-n-t-a-c-t, an immersive, two-hander outdoor performance will run in Salford Quays and central Manchester for six weeks.

Dowden's CRF is too little too late says BECTU

18 October 2020

New figures released by BECTU show upwards of 7,442 additional job losses in theatre and live events.

Octagon's eight questions

18 October 2020

The Octagon is asking the people of Bolton to answer eight questions.

Six-figure grant for Buxton International Festival

18 October 2020

Buxton International Festival has been awarded £101,895 from the Culture Recovery Fund which ensures its financial stability and means it can activate plans for the 2021 festival.

What's on in the North East

18 October 2020

Theatre productions in the North East in the week beginning Monday 19th October 2020

Barbican new theatre from November

17 October 2020

New theatre from The Barbican starts with The Ghost Light in The Theatre and We Cover the Universe on Zoom, an interactive, sensory show for the under-fives.

Brian Conley is Scrooge this Christmas

17 October 2020

Brian Conley will star as Scrooge in a staged concert of Alan Menken, Lynn Ahrens and Mike Ockrent's A Christmas Carol at the Dominion Theatre in London.

More NE Culture Recovery Fund news

17 October 2020

The second round of grants from the Culture Recovery Fund has been announced.

Jack to climb online beanstalk in Coventry

17 October 2020

Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre is to host its first online panto Jack and the Beanstalk, available to stream throughout December and screened at the theatre.