Friday, May 24, 2013
How many professional theatres are there in London? You don’t know? Don’t worry, you are not alone. I am currently in the midst of writing a report commissioned by the Society of London …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:43AMI’m writing a report on London’s theatres. The first stage is to compile a complete list of all professional theatres in Greater London. This is my draft list. If you spot any om…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:55AMThursday, May 23, 2013
Equity general secretary Christine Payne has warned that actors will be “significantly worse off” if HM Revenue and Customs goes ahead with proposed changes to the tax and National Insur…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:00AMWednesday, May 22, 2013
Equity president Malcolm Sinclair has branded Maria Miller an “ass” in his keynote speech at the union’s conference, rounding on the culture secretary for her recent calls for the arts…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMTuesday, May 21, 2013
Ambassador Theatre Group joint chief executive Howard Panter has said that the company’s purchase of Broadway’s biggest theatre, the Foxwoods, will serve as a “springboard” for furth…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:04AMEquity’s annual subscription rate will increase to a minimum of £120, after representatives voted in favour of 3.45% hike to rates. The percentage increase, which comes into effect from J…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:00AMMonday, May 20, 2013
Ambassador Theatre Group has bought its first theatre on Broadway – the Foxwoods, which is currently home to Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark. The UK’s largest theatre operator, ATG…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:13PMThursday, May 16, 2013
Ticketmaster has appointed Christoph Homann as managing director of its secondary ticketing arm, Ticketmaster Resale. Homann joins Ticketmaster Resale from eBay, where he was director of the…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:56AMTuesday, May 14, 2013
The National Youth Theatre has created a West End repertory company, which will perform three shows at the Ambassadors Theatre from this September. The West End season includes Tory Boyz by …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:00AMMonday, May 13, 2013
Wales Millennium Centre artistic director Conrad Lynch is to join Ambassador Theatre Group as a producer. Lynch will take up his new role in August and will work alongside joint chief execut…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:30AMSunday, May 12, 2013
James Williams talks to Alistair Smith about shaking off the Shaftesbury's reputation as a graveyard for shows and his plan to make it the theatre of choice for West End musical producers
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:00AMFriday, May 10, 2013
Sheffield Theatres are to stage a new production of Lionel Bart’s Oliver! at the Crucible Theatre this Christmas. The show, which will be directed by Sheffield Theatres artistic direct…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:25AMTuesday, May 7, 2013
Arts Council England has published the findings of an independent report claiming that the arts and culture sector accounts for 0.4% of gross domestic product, with £5.9 billion worth of gr…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:42AMThursday, May 2, 2013
Viva Forever!, the West End musical featuring songs from the Spice Girls, has announced that it will close on June 29, following a run of little more than six months. The show, which is prod…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:25AMFriday, April 26, 2013
The Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers has warned that theatres are unintentionally breaching new guidelines on ticket pricing. STAR is holding an open meeting in the West End to brief t…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMThursday, April 25, 2013
Former Jermyn Street Theatre artistic director Gene David Kirk has been appointed to run a new arts centre in Clapham, south-west London. Omnibus will open in September in what used to be …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:15AMWednesday, April 24, 2013
Culture secretary Maria Miller has called on the arts to focus on making an economic argument for continued government investment in the sector. In a keynote speech delivered at the British …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:35AMThursday, April 18, 2013
Casting service Spotlight has published results of a survey into whether its members approve of low pay/no pay work opportunities. The survey was sent to Spotlight’s 50,000 members includi…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:00AMMonday, April 15, 2013
Digital Theatre, which specialises in filming theatre productions for online download, is to expand into the cinema sector. The company has announced a partnership with CinemaLive, which wil…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:10AMFriday, April 12, 2013
Alex Kingston will play Lady Macbeth alongside Kenneth Branagh in the title role of Shakespeare’s play at this year’s Manchester International Festival. The production, which is …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:27AMThursday, April 11, 2013
James Brining has announced his first fully programmed season as artistic director of West Yorkshire Playhouse, headlined by a revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd. Brining will make…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:15AMWednesday, April 10, 2013
Nicholas Hytner and Nick Starr have announced the dates they will step down as artistic and executive directors of the National Theatre. Hytner will leave at the end of March 2015, having jo…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:08AMTuesday, April 2, 2013
Theatres along Shaftesbury Avenue will dim their lights tonight in honour of actor Richard Griffiths, who died last week aged 65. The lights on Shaftesbury Avenue will be dimmed for two minu…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:41PMThursday, March 28, 2013
English Touring Theatre has teamed up with eight regional venues to launch a consortium that will present revivals of large-scale plays across the country. The National Touring Group will pr…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:30AMTuesday, March 26, 2013
The full nominations for the Olivier Awards 2013 are as follows: Best actor Rupert Everett – The Judas Kiss James McAvoy – Macbeth Mark Rylance – Twelfth Night Rafe Spall – Co…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:08AMMonday, March 25, 2013
Producers of West End musical The Book of Mormon have claimed the show has set the record for the biggest single day of sales in West End and Broadway history. The show, which opened last...
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:16AMFriday, March 22, 2013
Arts Council England has received further in-year cuts to its budget, following Wednesday’s budget announcement by chancellor George Osborne. The Department for Culture, Media and Spor…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:27AMWednesday, March 20, 2013
Newly appointed Arts Council England chairman Peter Bazalgette has used his first keynote speech to call on UK business to do more to support the arts. Speaking at an event at the Royal Soci…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:33AMMonday, March 18, 2013
Stage One, the charity offering support to commercial theatre producers, has launched a new regional apprenticeship scheme. The initiative, which is funded with £30,000 from the Eranda Foun…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:56AMFriday, March 15, 2013
The Theatre Royal Bath production of Fences by August Wilson will transfer to the West End this June. The show, which stars Lenny Henry, will run at the Duchess Theatre from June 19 to Septe…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00AMSimon Russell Beale and John Simm will star in a new West End production of Harold Pinter’s 1958 play The Hothouse, directed by Jamie Lloyd. The show will be the second production in J…
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