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Increase in students taking GCSE Dance

One Dance UK has reported an increase in the number of students taking GCSE Dance.

Every Body Can Dance: #WorldBalletDay 2019

World Ballet Day will be on Wednesday 23 October on Facebook, YouTube and live at the Royal Opera House.

NYB 2019 season: Wonderlands

National Youth Ballet's 2019 season, led by interim artistic directors Ruth Brill and Drew McOnie, will showcase seven new works by emerging choreographers with performances at the Crescent Theatre, Birmingham and Sadler’s Wells.

Kish to retire from Royal Ballet

Principal dancer Nehemiah Kish will retire from The Royal Ballet at the end of the 2018/19 season after nine years with the company.

O’Reilly to play Henshall in Derby’s One Man, Two Guvnors

David O’Reilly has bagged the central role of Francis Henshall in the Derby Theatre and Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch production of Richard Bean’s farce One Man, Two Guvnors.

Good chance to see Calais jungle camp dome in Coventry

Almost four years after building its first Theatre of Hope in the Calais jungle camp, charity Good Chance is to hold a free, day-long arts extravaganza in Coventry.

Sam not blue about returning to Leicester panto

Leicester’s The X Factor winner Sam Bailey is to appear in panto at the city’s De Montfort Hall for the fourth consecutive year.

Photography exhibition goes backstage at Birmingham REP

A Birmingham photographer who spent a month backstage at Birmingham REP taking hundreds of pictures is to have an exhibition of his work in the city.

Lesley signs up for Birmingham Hippodrome’s Snow White

Lesley Joseph will play the Wicked Queen in Birmingham Hippodrome’s 2019 panto Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Another England in Washington

Another England, from disabled theatre company Little Cog, comes to Washington.

Jude’s going to kick a pram in Durham

Pramkicker, a new production from Postcard Theatre, is coming to Durham City.

Antony Sher wins Theatre Book Prize

At a reception at the Prince of Wales Theatre on June 11, the winner of The Society for Theatre Research annual Theatre Book Prize was announced as Antony Sher for Year of the Mad King, his book about playing King Lear.

Cash for Northern Edfringe participants

Venues North will award a cash prize to a Northern company or artist taking part in the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe

Summer at the Customs House

The Customs House in South Shields has announced its programme for July and August 2019.

Camberley Carnival

Australian children’s theatre Chores is amongst the fun to be had at the third Camberley Carnival.

Queen's Birthday Honours list

Amongst those in the entertainment industry to have been recognised in this year's list are Simon Russell Beale, Olivia Colman and Cush Jumbo.

Wild Shenanigans at London's Blue Elephant Theatre

This mini festival of clowning, slapstick and mayhem includes an anarchic feminist clown show and a work in progress show from award winning Elf Lyons.

Common and Kind 2019

Music and musical stars join a 400-voice collaborative choir that breaks down barriers and enhances inclusivity.

Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre In York

Pop-up Rose Theatre inspired venue hosts new productions of Hamlet, Henry V, The Tempest and Twelfth Night.

Twenty-five years of Frantic Assembly

A year long celebration of Frantic Assembly's 25th anniversary includes headlining Latitude, the world première of Sally Abbott's I Think We Are Alone co-directed by Kathy Burke and Scott Graham and a new training programme for women.