Author: Jessica Wilson

Ofqual recently released full entry figures for all GCSE qualifications: One Dance UK has consequently reported an increase in the number of entries for AQA GCSE Dance in the current academic year. The number of entries has risen by 8%, the first increase in several years, with over 200 new schools delivering the qualification, including schools in Northern Ireland, England and Wales. Continue reading GCSE Dance increase

The dance sector has again been recognised in The Queen’s Birthday honours list. Continue reading Spotlight on dance in Her Majesty The Queen’s Birthday honours

This summer, London’s all-children ballet company is reviving its 2001 hit, Ballet Shoes, based on the much-loved children’s novel by Noel Streatfeild. Continue reading Ruth Brill and London Children’s Ballet

Dance Umbrella recently announced the final third of its 2019 programme, including a Cunningham centenary triple bill. Sixteen of the eighteen artists are making their Dance Umbrella debuts and the pan-London festival is taking place in thirteen different boroughs. Continue reading Dance Umbrella’s 2019 line up

The immersive West End Musical Brunch is held at various secret locations in the heart of theatreland in London. It is the perfect experience for those who love musical theatre and are ready to completely indulge in this stagey event. Continue reading West End Musical Brunch

David McAllister AM has announced that he will step down in 2020 as Artistic Director of The Australian Ballet. Continue reading News for David McAllister

The Royal Academy of Dance has announced the name change of its Genée International Ballet Competition to the Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition, effective from 2020, to mark Fonteyn’s 100th birthday last month. As one of the world’s most prestigious ballet competitions, it will return to the UK for the first time in five years. RAD President Dame Darcey Bussell DBE will chair the jury for the competition and it will be a highlight of the RAD’s 100th birthday celebrations. Continue reading Dame Margot Fonteyn: a name change

The West End production of Frozen has announced an open call for auditionees across UK and Ireland. The show, based on the hit Disney film of the same name, opens at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in autumn 2020, and will be holding auditions this summer at six different locations. Auditions will be held in cities including Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, London and Manchester. Continue reading Frozen announces open casting call

Smash hit West End and Broadway musical AVENUE Q, the secrets behind brand new musical The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole and a string of West End stars will all feature in the line-up for Stages – the UK’s only musical theatre festival at sea. Floating Festivals Stages cruise returns in October, bringing the glitz, glamour and iconic hits of the West End and Broadway to the seas. Continue reading Stages Floating Festival line up

There are many highlights of the Sadler’s Wells Autumn 2019 season. Continue reading The Autumn Season at Sadler’s Wells