Georgia Luckhurst

Patrick Marber is to direct a revival of Mel Brooks’ The Producers in a production to be staged at the Menier Chocolate Factory this Christmas

The world premiere production of A Knight’s Tale the Musical is to open at Manchester Opera House next year

The UK arts sector is ‘in crisis’ and receives one of the lowest levels of government spending on arts and culture in Europe, according to the State of the Arts report

English National Opera board member and director of Sky Arts Philip Edgar-Jones has criticised ‘clumsy’ cuts to the organisation by Arts Council England, as he defended opera’s relevance to young audiences

The government is to pursue a ’broader, richer, cutting-edge curriculum’ with the launch of a review that could reprioritise the arts in schools

The actor’s application to further appeal a decision over her sacking from a Leicester Curve production of The Color Purple has been dismissed, bringing an end to a case that has been ongoing for five years

The 900-seat venue, which auctioneers say is in a state of disrepair, was sold for £77,500 with no reserve to a buyer who is yet to be named

Theatre workers feel more optimistic about their careers than their counterparts in TV and film, a Creative Access report has claimed

Media titan Sky is to launch an awards celebrating excellence across the "full spectrum of artistic genres", including theatre, poetry and comedy

Guildhall School of Music and Drama will investigate how opera and technology can interact to create work for a "digital age", as the art form faces existential concerns around "relevance and accessibility"