Wendy Cope, a favourite to succeed Andrew Motion as Poet Laureate, calls for the post to be abolished. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7859814.stm
A Turner landscape fetches £9.1m ($12.9m) in an auction at Sotheby’s in New York. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7859661.stm
Polish artist Miroslaw Balka is commissioned by London’s Tate Modern gallery to fill its Turbine Hall. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7858316.stm
Stephanie Abrahams is a 42 year-old violinist stricken with multiple sclerosis who embarks on a series of therapy sessions with a German psychiatrist, Dr Feldmann, in his comfortable consulting room. The bookshelves in Lez Brotherston’s […]
Donmar regulars Penelope Wilton (pictured) and Kevin R McNally will play Gertrude and Claudius, mother and step-father to Jude Law, in Michael Grandage's upcoming production of Hamlet, which runs from 3 June (previews from 29 […]
Newcomer Patina Miller has, after a year-long search, been cast to star in the stage version of Sister Act, playing the role of Deloris Van Cartier, the part played in the original film by Whoopi […]
Consider yourself a budding director? Think you can out-think the greats? Prepared to use nowt but ingenuity, your mobile phone or a DV camera? Ready to re-make, any film of your choice in one minute? […]
Unveiled: New Art from the Middle East, showcasing work by contemporary artists from the region, opens at the Saatchi Gallery on Friday. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/in_pictures/7855596.stm
Authors Ian McEwan, Martin Amis and Philip Roth lead tributes to US novelist John Updike, who has died aged 76. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7855825.stm
Arts Council officials confirm they will be pulling their funding for a controversial arts complex. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/west_midlands/7856275.stm
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