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A 'big data' survey carried out by Nesta is the first to examine the effect of live cinema broadcasts

Barrowman's You Raise Me Up tour opens in May next year

There's always a place for carefully crafted narrative, but why are we so keen for theatre to make sense all the time?

John Godber's comedy has been revived and is going on tour. We find out more from the two stars.

The next production in the Globe on Screen series comes to UK cinemas from 25 June

More dates have also been announced for the upcoming tour

What might theatre-makers have to gain from starting conversations with those who have differing points of view?

The actor and director, who ran the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre for over 20 years, talks about his new touring production of Annie Get Your Gun starring Jason Donovan, Emma Williams and Norman Pace

Daniels was a finalist on The X Factor in 2006

The full cast has been revealed for Christopher Luscombe's productions of Love's Labour's Lost and Love's Labour's Won

With the arts under threat in education, it is more important than ever to be making and discussing theatre for kids

The Olivier Award-winning show embarks on a new tour this summer

Theatre highlights around the country in the coming month include LIFT and the RSC's Midsummer Mischief

Emma Williams plays the sharp shooter and you cannot take your eyes off her in this touring revival

The suggestion that critics should be indiscriminately supporting new work ignores the wider role of theatre criticism

We speak to Norman Pace as he dons his cowboy outfit for a new revival of Annie Get Your Gun which tours the UK from this week.

Tim Rice's new musical, which closed earlier this year, will be broadcast on the 60th anniversary of the original film's Oscar wins

The first production in the latest Globe on Screen season is Jeremy Herrin's Tempest starring Roger Allam, Colin Morgan and Jessie Buckley

Actor Alex Hassell, 34, has appeared on screen in Anonymous and Cold Mountain, and is currently playing Prince Hal in Gregory Doran's RSC productions of Henry IV Parts I and II, the first part of which is broadcast in cinemas tonight

The company is staging several new commissions and has launched a fundraising campaign to support new work

The caravan showcase, currently taking place as part of Brighton Festival, is a reminder of the benefits of international exchange

To mark the great man's 80th today, we've compiled a selection of quotations from his 2005 collection of writings

Lucy will star alongside Andrew Dunn, Louis Emerick, Rupert Hill, Martin Miller and Bobby Schofield

Noel Sullivan and Ben Richards rock out in the UK tour of the hit Broadway/West End musical