News from the business of theatre: funding decisions and Arts Council England announcements, the finances of touring and regional venues, industry research and attendance figures, and the openings, closures and campaigns that shape what reaches the stage.
Michelle Terry will leave Shakespeare's Globe at the end of 2027, closing a decade as artistic director, and she will spend part of her final summer back on its stage in a revival of Mother Courage and Her Children.
More than 150 stage designers and artists have given original work to the second Stage Designers and Artists Auction for Gaza, which launches at the Bush Theatre on 26 October and raises money for the Gaza Formula Fund.
Music Theatre International has bought the licensing rights to Back to the Future: The Musical, which puts the Olivier-winning show on course for UK schools and amateur companies. No release date has been set yet.
Underbelly Boulevard Soho is to close, and its final production will be Sophie’s Surprise Christmas Party, a festive circus and comedy party from Three Legged Race Productions running from 13 November 2026 to 10 January…
Eight emerging leaders from theatre and dance form the first intake of the Imogen Kinchin Fellowship, the funded programme created in memory of the producer who was latterly Executive Director of Matthew Bourne's New…
Spencer Phillips, whose career includes senior roles at Ticketmaster and LW Theatres, has been appointed chair of Queen's Theatre Hornchurch's board of trustees as the theatre begins its search for a new chief executive.
The Squint Playwriting Award is open to applicants for the first time since 2023, offering eight early-career London writers from low-income backgrounds a paid six-month programme and an industry showcase at Theatre…
The winner of the International Award at The Stage Awards 2026 returns to the stage next spring with Rædsel, a Danish play by Anna Bro, and is asking for £10,000 to keep the UK's only theatre translator mentorship…
Shakespeare's Globe has opened a new Research & Collections Centre designed by Allies and Morrison, giving its library and archive a public home on Bankside for the first time.
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