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Thursday, August 23, 2012

Foreign classics to feature in Donmar's final Trafalgar season by Alistair Smith

Donmar Warehouse has announced the final season of its three-year Donmar Trafalgar programme, featuring productions directed by alumni of the London theatre's resident assistant director sch…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:12AM
Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Dominic West to star in new Jez Butterworth play by Alistair Smith

Dominic West is to star in Jerusalem author Jez Butterworth's new play The River at London's Royal Court Theatre.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:12PM
Monday, August 20, 2012

Seven days on stage: final act for Covent Garden's ROH2 by Alistair Smith

Jobs go as as contemporary work wrapped into main Royal Opera House programming and Manchester comedy festival closesHouse foreclosureIt was revealed that the curtain is coming down on ROH2 …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:21AM
Friday, August 17, 2012

Nominations revealed for The Stage's Edinburgh awards by Alistair Smith

Nichola McAuliffe, Mike McShane and Bill Paterson are among the nominees for this year's Stage Awards for Acting Excellence at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:58PM
Thursday, August 16, 2012

Old Vic staff to stage variety show by Alistair Smith

London's Old Vic Theatre's front of house team are to stage a special variety night at the historic venue.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:30PM
Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Regent's Park to stage Mockingbird and Sound of Music by Alistair Smith

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre is to present the stage version of To Kill a Mockingbird and a revival of The Sound of Music as part of its 2013 season.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:22AM
Monday, August 13, 2012

ATG launches Jamie Lloyd Productions by Alistair Smith

Ambassador Theatre Group has launched its fourth new production venture in the last 12 months, with the formation of Jamie Lloyd Productions.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:21AM
Friday, August 10, 2012

Seven days on stage: Blood Brothers bows out as Leicester's Curve comes under fire by Alistair Smith

Willy Russell's musical packs its bags after 24-year run while mayor describes Leicester's theatre as 'disastrous'Frere-wellA West End institution began packing its bags this week, with the …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:14AM
Thursday, August 9, 2012

West End rallies but takings still down as Olympics runs on by Alistair Smith

West End box office figures remain below traditional summer levels, but have improved on the week leading into the Olympics, theatre managements have revealed.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:17AM
Monday, August 6, 2012

Blood Brothers to close in West End by Alistair Smith

Long-running musical Blood Brothers will close at the Phoenix Theatre on October 27 after a West End run of more than 24 years, The Stage can reveal.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:16AM

Belfast Grand Opera House appoints Hill as chief executive by Alistair Smith

Andrew Hill has been appointed as chief executive of the Grand Opera House in Belfast.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:49AM
Friday, August 3, 2012

Seven days on stage: Edinburgh fringe on fine form by Alistair Smith

Olympic fever sends a chill through London's West End and arts cuts are felt further afield. Plus Gore Vidal is honoured on Broadway and Mike Tyson takes to the stageFest in classAugust's an…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03PM
Friday, July 27, 2012

Seven days on stage: Will Olympic tourists sprint over to the West End? by Alistair Smith

As the curtain rises on the Olympics, London's Theatreland is on tenterhooks about ticket sales, while a new musical prepares to take wing at Beijing's Bird's Nest Olympic stadiumLate sprint…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:38PM
Thursday, July 26, 2012

Theatres bank on late box office sprint to counter Olympics rival by Alistair Smith

London theatres are bracing themselves for the Olympic Games, with producers and theatre owners "on the edge of their seats" to see if last-minute sales make up for a "noticeable drop" in ad…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:48AM
Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Film school to offer training for cultural impresarios by Alistair Smith

The National Film and Television School has launched a course aimed at training impresarios to work across the creative industries.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:37AM
Friday, July 20, 2012

New Perspectives appoints McNamara as artistic director by Alistair Smith

Jack McNamara has been appointed as the artistic director of the New Perspectives Theatre Company.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:43AM

Seven days on stage: Sam West calls for lock-ins to save theatres by Alistair Smith

Actor–director wants fellow artists to occupy theatres threatened with demolition, and Eddie Izzard goes all funny in French for London showGo, West!A couple of weeks ago, the Theatres Tru…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:43AM

Erica Whyman to join RSC as deputy artistic director by Alistair Smith

Erica Whyman has been appointed to the newly-created role of deputy artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:53AM
Thursday, July 19, 2012

'Local funding for arts to be cut by 90% by 2020' - report by Alistair Smith

Local funding for arts and culture in England and Wales will have all but disappeared by 2020 unless there is a radical change in central government policy, the Local Government Association …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:48AM

Theatre Awards UK puts touring category to public vote in bid to raise profile by Alistair Smith

Theatre Awards UK is to feature its first ever category voted for by the public this year.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AM
Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Vikki Heywood to become RSA chair by Alistair Smith

Vikki Heywood, the outgoing executive director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, is to become the new chair of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:43AM
Friday, July 13, 2012

Equity council to feature 15 new faces by Alistair Smith

Equity has announced the full results of its 2012 elections, which have seen 15 changes on the union's ruling council - around a third of the total seats.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:23AM

West End Chicago to close after 15-year run by Alistair Smith

The West End production of Chicago is to close after a run of 15 years.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:38AM
Thursday, July 12, 2012

West End members' club threatened with closure by Alistair Smith

West End private members' club Adam Street is threatened with closure after its parent company went into administration and its central London premises were put up for sale by HBOS bank.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:29AM

Malcolm Sinclair re-elected Equity president by Alistair Smith

Malcolm Sinclair has been re-elected as president of actors' union Equity for a second two-year term.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:22AM
Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Slater appointed executive director at Gate by Alistair Smith

Clare Slater has been appointed as executive director of the Gate Theatre in London.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:03AM

Old Red Lion to stage repertory season by Alistair Smith

London fringe theatre the Old Red Lion is to stage a repertory season this summer, featuring Shakespeare's Henry V and The Revenger's Tragedy by Thomas Middleton.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:54AM

Regent's Park to offer 25p tickets by Alistair Smith

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre is to celebrate its 80th anniversary by offering 200 tickets priced at only 25p - the original cost of a seat when the venue first opened in 1932.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:43AM
Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Michael Boyd unveils final RSC season by Alistair Smith

Michael Boyd has announced his final season as artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, which will feature Jonathan Slinger as Hamlet and a new version of Candide by writer-in-res…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:10AM

NYT appoints Doctor Who's Matt Smith as patron by Alistair Smith

Doctor Who actor Matt Smith has been appointed patron of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:48AM

Andrew Lloyd Webber calls for theatre tax breaks by Alistair Smith

Andrew Lloyd Webber has become the latest theatre producer to call on the government to extend tax breaks to the theatre sector, warning that the UK's "vast creative potential is being stran…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:24AM

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