Albania Protesters occupy Albanian National Theatre in attempt to save historic building The fate of Albania’s national theatre remains in the balance as protesters continue their occupation. They’re fighting a battle with the government who’ve awarded a bid to knock the 1939 building down and construct a new one, along with residential towers blocks to be owned by private investors. 12/08/2019
Inspire Middle East Jordanian community rallies to support local theatre to promote the arts in Amman A passion for the performing arts, and a desire to bolster his country’s cultural scene, saw Dr. Abdelsalam Qubailat set up the Al Shams Theatre in Amman three years ago. 09/08/2019
USA Hal Prince, famous Broadway director and producer, has died Hal Prince, the famous Broadway musical producer, who was behind "The Phantom of the Opera" and "Cabaret" has died. 31/07/2019
musica Star-studded gala wows La Scala! The classical music world's greatest, unite on stage at Milan’s La Scala for the Rolex Ambassadors Gala accompanied by none other than the Vienna Philharmonic, under the baton of legends such as Plácido Domingo and Gustavo Dudamel. 27/06/2019
Fashion Tony Awards 2019 sees repurposed curtains on the red carpet The 73rd Tony Awards saw a host of extraordinary outfits, but did any steal the show for their sustainable credentials? 10/06/2019
Pakistan Watch: Puppets teach children religious tolerance in Pakistan Religious tensions in Pakistan have sparked attacks on churches, Hindu temples and sufi shrines in recent years. 07/05/2019
Spain Briton Peter Brook wins prestigious Princess of Asturias arts prize Legendary British theatre director Peter Brook has won the prestigious Princess of Asturias arts prize. 24/04/2019
no comment Giant mechanical creatures wow crowds in France's Toulouse A giant mechanical spider and mythical minotaur took to the streets of Toulouse on Friday in a performance by street theatre group La Machine. 03/11/2018
Italy Lindsay Kemp dies aged 80 in Italy The English dancer, mime artist and choreographer passed away whilst working in Livorno 25/08/2018
Inspire Middle East Plunging from heights of 25 meters on stage with La Perle Resident theatre shows are not the norm in Dubai, however, the post-modern circus-style performance La Perle is rewriting the rules. 03/08/2018
no comment Legendary Egyptian singer returns to the stage - as a puppet A group of puppeteers has brought Egypt's legendary singer Om Kalthoum and her orchestra back to life. 11/06/2018
United Kingdom The Old Vic theatre celebrates its 200th anniversary Big names in British acting from Lawrence Olivier to Dame Judi Dench performed at the famous auditorium over the years. 14/05/2018
Germany German theatre offers free seats to spectators wearing swastikas German prosecutors said Wednesday that they would not investigate a theatre offering free tickets to people who accept to wear a swastika during a play named after Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf, because of artistic freedom laws. 18/04/2018
Cult Jesus Christ Superstar coming to TV The smash hit musical Jesus Christ Superstar is getting a makeover for the Easter weekend with John Legend taking the lead role 30/03/2018
Cult The Cirque du Soleil bring their latest show 'OVO' to London Ovo, described as 'a colourful carnival of crazy crickets, amazing ants and flexible fleas,' features a 14-metre high flying trapeze act -the biggest of its kind, as part of the extravaganza. 11/01/2018
Transport Playcraft Live: The play that's inside Minecraft Actors perform on stage and simultaneously inside a virtual world in new production. 13/10/2017
Cult "Hair" revived in London for show's 50th anniversary 1968 musical "Hair" is being revived in London for its 50th anniversary. 12/10/2017
Belgium Ballerinas treat commuters to Swan Lake recital in Antwerp The Shanghai Ballet performed a few scenes from Tchaikovsky's classic ballet in Central Station ahead of their upcoming run. 18/09/2017
Russia Arrest of Russian theatre director hampers ‘Nureyev’ premiere Kirill Serebrennikov has a history of criticising Russian authorities and the Orthodox Church, and his supporters say he was framed in a fraud case as part of a government crackdown on artistic freedoms. 13/09/2017
United Kingdom British theatre giant Sir Peter Hall dies aged 86 The larger-than-life theatre producer and director, founder of the RSC and NT Sir Peter Hall, has died aged 86. 12/09/2017
Cult From Moscow to Vladivostok in a truck The stories of the drivers’ lives on the road have been made into a new play which is fittingly set on board a moving truck. Fifty people are 22/08/2017
Cult Who are Europe’s culture vultures? One in every ten EU citizens attended at least four live cultural events over the last year, according to Eurostat. Here are the countries with the 22/08/2017
USA US actor and playwright Sam Shepard dies age 73 US actor and playwright Sam Shepard has died at the age of 73. Shepard wrote over 40 plays and starred in films like Black Hawk Down as well as 31/07/2017
Cult 'The shooting, the fighting, the bombs was just fun': Palestinian trades terrorism for theatre Ahmed Tobasi used to be a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, but swapped that life for one on the stage. He's touring the UK with his one-man show 'And Here I Am'. 12/07/2017
Cult 'Bat out of Hell' the musical rolls into town Rock your socks off to 'Bat Out of Hell' the musical 23/06/2017
Cult 'Jihad' - a play which follows the odyssey of three young Muslims who go to Syria A play called ‘Jihad’ has been on stage in Brussels and France. 27/01/2017
