ICYMI: Gillian Anderson has urged a group of fans who have made repeat visits to see her perform in the West End not to sit in the front row, labelling it "distracting”. Read more 👇

ICYMI: A theatre venue billed as a “creative common room” for local performers, comedians, musicians and artists is launching in central Brighton. Read more 👇

ICYMI: Rowan Atkinson is to return to the West End for a show featuring comedy sketches and some of his most famous characters, from Blackadder to Mr Bean. Read more 👇

ICYMI: Glenn Close will star as Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar for the production’s final week at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Read more 👇

★★★★ Review: The Nature of Forgetting – Theatre Re’s sweetly sentimental movement piece about the fragility of memory remains an unforgettable spectacle. (@hackneyempire.bsky.social) Read our full review 👇

Obituary: Hugh Wooldridge— Prolific director, celebrated for his large-scale musical theatre gala events👇

Francesca Moody has recommended creatives hire an established PR for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, suggesting it is the best use of their limited funds. Read more 👇

A theatre venue billed as a “creative common room” for local performers, comedians, musicians and artists is launching in central Brighton. Read more 👇

West End Live’s funding from Westminster Council could be pulled amid strain on the local authority’s budget, the Conservative-run council’s leader has suggested. Read more 👇

★★★★ Review: From the Heart – Dazzling tribute to gifted lyricist Don Black Read our full review 👇

Creative careers are built through lots of different experiences, whether that be a tour, a fringe show or a hospitality job that pays the rent in between, writes careers manager Leanne Everitt 👇

In this month's New to The Stage, we shine a spotlight on Welsh playwright Rebecca Jade Hammond whose latest new play, The Dark I Swim, is part of Fleabag producer Francesca Moody's Shedinburgh season this week 👇

★★★★ Review: Little Shop of Horrors – Six choreographer Carrie-Anne Ingrouille brings fresh bite to this cult classic Read our full review 👇

Operation of both the Aylesbury Waterside Theatre and the Wycombe Swan Theatre is set to be put out to tender by Buckinghamshire Council as part of a money-saving move. Read more 👇

Disabled theatremakers could be prevented from working within the next five years if cuts to disability support from the government continue, Second Hand Dance founder and artistic director Rosie Heafford has warned. Read more 👇

Taunton Town Council has promised to “review the implications” of the closure of the Taunton Brewhouse theatre on the local community and to uncover what future cultural opportunities it can support. Read more 👇