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Deafinitely's bursary scheme for deaf or hard of hearing freelancers

14 February 2021

Twenty freelance theatre practitioners and performers have been named as recipients of Deafinitely Theatre's bursary scheme.

CAN Festival 2021 February and March events

14 February 2021

Chinese Arts Now’s annual festival of work by British East and South East Asian artists will feature ten weeks of new exhibitions, screenings, sound installations, performance and comedy.

Empty chair at Bristol Old Vic

14 February 2021

As Dame Liz Forgan steps down, Bristol Old Vic starts recruiting a new chair for the board of trustees.

Welsh mega-fest as four events join forces

14 February 2021

Four Welsh arts events have teamed up to present free, online festival, Gŵyl 2021.

Surround yourself with Petrichor

13 February 2021

Step into a new world, with Petrichor, a 360-degree experience offered through Oldham Coliseum.

Deserving dozen at Unity

13 February 2021

Unity Theatre in Liverpool has chosen the first 12 artists supported by its Open Call Programme.

Don't be long in belonging

13 February 2021

Lancaster Arts is creating a new artist commission to explore what belonging means to us in 2021.

Turn On Fest turns online

13 February 2021

Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester has turned its Turn On Fest 2021 LGBTQIA+ festival completely online.

Chronic Insanity airs hairy hands horror story

12 February 2021

Nottingham-based theatre company Chronic Insanity is to release Hairy Hands FM, an online interactive experience which will bring the “legendary Hairy Hands of Dartmoor to the smartphone in your hands”.

ROH streams Young Artists and Friday Premieres

12 February 2021

Royal Opera House 's #OurHouseToYourHouse programme continues with Tony and the Young Artists and a new Friday Premiere stream.

New appointments at Dance Consortium

12 February 2021

Samina Beckford joins Dance Consortium as Programme Coordinator, while Anand Bhatt and Iona Waite become independent directors to its Board of Trustees.

Seed funding available for Northern theatremakers for new work in 2021

9 February 2021

Newcastle Fringe Festival is seeking expressions of interest from Northern theatre-makers who are looking to create new work for the stage in 2021.

Northampton theatre appoints new trustees

9 February 2021

Canadian-born British actress Tanya Moodie and director, writer and producer Samuel Munday-Webb have joined the board of Northampton Theatres Trust, the charity that runs Royal and Derngate.

Opera North new online activities

8 February 2021

Opera North has launched Opera North’s Little School of Music, Orchestral Academy Online, ONe-to-ONe virtual solo performances and Virtual Choirs: From Couch to Chorus.

Star performer interviews and Sondheim rerun from Chichester

8 February 2021

Chichester Festival Theatre's Facing the Music features streamed interviews with Sheila Hancock, Philip Quast, Patricia Routledge, Imelda Staunton and Giles Terera.

NT's Angels in America available to view At Home

8 February 2021

The National Theatre has added Tony Kushner's Angels in America: Parts One and Two plus Antigone and Behind the Beautiful Forevers to its Theatre at Home platform.

Writers in the Stockroom

8 February 2021

Out of Joint has announced the writers for its new in-house commissioning initiative: Stockroom.

DCMS looks at the invisible freelancers behind live events

8 February 2021

#WeMakeEvents points at the lack of government support and Brexit in its evidence to the DCMS.

RSC paves way with live online performance

8 February 2021

The Royal Shakespeare Company is to stage Dream inspired by Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream which lets audiences influence the live performance.

Edinburgh Fringe bids farewell to O’Shea

7 February 2021

Professor Sir Timothy O’Shea will leave the board of The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society next month.