Wednesday, May 31, 2017
The world premiere of Bat Out of Hell – The Musical has extended its season at London’s Coliseum by two weeks. Jim
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:42AMLondon’s National Theatre is holding open auditions for the role of Young Stella in its production of Follies, which stars Imelda Staunton
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:03AMTuesday, May 30, 2017
Actor Anthony Head has said performers should not use their status to talk about politics, claiming it is “not an actor’s place”.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:54AMLondon-based theatre organisations including the Barbican and the Old Vic have launched a network dedicated to improving support for artists and promoting
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:47AMTuesday, May 23, 2017
Equity members have voted against officially acknowledging that smoking on stage is unhealthy for performers and audiences. A motion at the union’s
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:48PMNew variety artists are falling victim to “nasty practices” from unregulated agents, Equity members have said. The union will work to identify
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:48PMMonday, May 22, 2017
Performers in the theme park and attraction sector face “alarming” working conditions that must be “fiercely condemned and stamped out immediately”, Equity
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:48PMMembers of Equity have condemned regional theatres for holding auditions and rehearsals in London. A spokeswoman said that doing so discriminates against
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:48PMMusical 42nd Street has won this year’s West End charity bake off. The event, which raised more than £5,000 for charity, was
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:48AMEquity will lobby for an even gender split on the boards of arts organisations that employ its members. The union for performers
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:48AMA new careers awareness campaign will be launched to champion non-performing roles within the entertainment industry. The campaign will be run by
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The Creative Industries Federation has withdrawn from an event with the Labour Party because it was unable devote enough time to Q&A.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:44PMPulitzer prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks is running a free workshop that will be live-streamed online. Suzan-Lori Parks – Watch Me Work will
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:18PMAndrew Lloyd Webber has launched a new programme to develop the next generation of musicals. Lloyd Webber and Paul Taylor-Mills, artistic director
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:18AMPlays Game of Thrones actor Natalie Dormer is to star alongside David Oakes in the West End premiere of Venus in Fur,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00AMTrevor Nunn has said Arts Council England should have its funding doubled to get theatre to the standard that it should be.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:48AMMartin Freeman and Sarah Lancashire will star in the world premiere of a new James Graham play. Labour of Love will run
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A new commission from Tamasha Theatre and the return of Blak Whyte Gray by Boy Blue Entertainment have been announced as part
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:28AMThe Conservative Party has promised more support for regional arts if it wins the general election. In its manifesto, released on May
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:27AMLondon’s Barbican Centre has introduced a new type of programming in response to the turbulent political climate. Real Quick is an experimental
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:26AMWednesday, May 17, 2017
Industry body UK Theatre has launched a new campaign to make theatres safer. SaferTheatre will provide advice on issues including counterterrorism and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:06AMGrease actor Stockard Channing will star in a production of Apologia at London’s Trafalgar Studios. Directed by Jamie Lloyd, Apologia will run
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:13AMBradley Walsh and Martin Kemp will star in a production of Peter Pan at London’s Wembley Arena, billing itself as the World’s
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:36AMAn NHS organisation has released a cultural manifesto that pledges to prescribe dance and music to alleviate loneliness and poverty. Halton Clinical
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:05AMAsian theatremakers have warned that a “severe lack of representation” on stage is resulting in Asian audiences abandoning the arts. The warning
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:06AMTuesday, May 16, 2017
The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama has been ranked the number one UK university for studying drama and dance for
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:18PMLondon dance organisation the Place has announced Clare Connor as its new chief executive. She takes over from Kenneth Tharp, who stepped
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:18PMPlans have been submitted for a new £75 million creative arts building in Leeds. Leeds Beckett University has proposed a 10-storey arts
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:40AMMonday, May 15, 2017
English Touring Theatre has announced Sophie Watson as its new executive producer. Watson will take up the role in July, after she
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:40AMThe Regional Theatre Young Directors Scheme has launched two new projects this year, including a craft and career development programme of workshops
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:06AMFriday, May 12, 2017
Winners of theatrical charity Acting for Others’ Presidential Awards include Christopher Biggins and George Layton. The awards celebrate fundraisers who have helped
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