Nightingale Class from Cambridge School went to the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith to see Bugsy Malone.

Nightingale Class from Cambridge School went to the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith to see Bugsy Malone.

TheatreCraft is an annual careers fair that offers a view into the many different roles that are available in the theatre, from direction to stage management. We chatted to Project Manager, Harriet Usher to find out more.

This December, we'll be celebrating Arts Award's 10th Birthday by asking you to vote for the best of theatre from the last ten years! Here are some of our highlights to get you thinking…let us know what we've missed in the comments box.

With a specific focus on the backstage theatre industry, is being a multi-skilled practitioner a help or a hindrance within the industry today? Can someone market themselves as having skills in multiple departments? And how important is it for someone who has chosen to specialise to have a knowledge of other departments?

Coal in the Garden, produced for Takeover Festival is a heart-warming exploration of childhood emotions and the difficulties of saying goodbye.

A Journey with Maude explores ideas of life while simultaneously exploring one of the National Railway Museum's treasured train carriages in a wonderfully interactive, family-friendly performance.

Juice Festival is a week-long festival for children and young people from 24th-31st October. At their launch party Ellen Orange had the chance to talk to Chris, the Artistic Director, Ryan and Rachel, two Juice Festival Coordinators and member of Team Juice, Lily to find out more.

Shannon has just joined the Youth Network as an Activist, and is currently working on her Gold Arts Award with Chichester Festival Theatre.

The Barbican Theatre's new production of Hamlet has been highly anticipated for Benedict Cumberbatch's lead role and the star did not disappoint.

Freya Averley, lives in Newcastle. She is now 16 - she did her Gold Arts Award while 15 - and has been training circus intensively for nearly 4 years with Five Ring Circus at Circus Central in Newcastle.

Starting today, primary, secondary and sixth form students are being given the chance to enter reviews of Shakespeare School Festival (SSF) performances to a special competition on Voice!