Puttnam hails 'buoyant' UK cinema
Lord Puttnam says UK cinema is in a robust state, but says film should be reflected more on primetime television shows.

Broadway set for Ray Charles show
A musical celebrating US musician Ray Charles will open on Broadway in November, it is announced.

Malkovich to tread London boards
Oscar-nominated actor John Malkovich is to play a Josef Fritzl-style Austrian psychopath at the Barbican, in London, next year, it is announced.

Anna Nicole opera to be staged
The Royal Opera House is to stage the world premiere of an opera about the life of former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith, who died in 2007.

Arts women to watch list revealed
A list of 50 women to watch in the arts over the coming years has been compiled by leading arts organisations.

Annie Leibovitz signs debt deal
Photographer Annie Leibovitz does a deal with Colony Capital to clear huge debts that meant she may have lost her library of famous pictures.

More hoard items going on show
More items from the Staffordshire Hoard are going on display in Birmingham, Stoke-on-Trent and London.

New arts bursary scheme launched
The government launches a £600,000 scheme to help hard-up arts graduates break into showbusiness.

Naked shoot for Salford gallery
Spencer Tunick, who photographed 5,000 naked volunteers at the Sydney Opera House, announces an installation for Salford's The Lowry.

Tenor Philip Langridge dies at 70
Acclaimed British tenor Philip Langridge dies at the age of 70 following a brief illness.

Roman candles
Creating a line of light along Hadrian's Wall