Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Producers are being urged to adjust the timetables of touring shows to support employees who are parents. Campaigning group Parents in the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:43AMCoronation Street actor Jean Alexander’s personal possessions are going up for auction in her home town of Southport. Alexander, who played Hilda
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:43AMTuesday, April 25, 2017
The government must hold an inquiry into the barriers holding women back from working in the arts, the leader of Drama Centre
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:30PMArts organisations in Sheffield, London and Northamptonshire are among the first winners of a new award which celebrates environmentally sustainable arts organisations.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:00PMThe Creative Industries Federation is calling on the government to set up a creative skills commission to defuse a “skills time bomb”
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:29AMOlivier award-winning production Rotterdam has announced a run at the Arts Theatre in London. The comedy, which won an Olivier for outstanding
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:34AMA government review of Arts Council England has called on the body to enforce diversity in its National Portfolio Organisations. Carried out
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:06AMMonday, April 24, 2017
UK Theatre and the Society of London Theatre have called on the main political parties to make manifesto commitments to investigate the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:31PMThursday, April 20, 2017
UK Theatre has released a toolkit to help theatres work with local government, amid ongoing funding cuts. The Working With Local Authorities
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:24AMPlays Bertie Carvel, Pearl Chanda and Richard Coyle are to join the cast of Ink at the Almeida Theatre in London. The
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:56AMThe artistic director of Metta Theatre has claimed organisations have a moral duty to invest in diversity regardless of extra costs. Poppy
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:45AMWednesday, April 19, 2017
Former artistic director at Shakespeare’s Globe Dominic Dromgoole has said it is “heart-breaking” and “wrong” that Emma Rice was prevented from fulfilling
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:25AMOpera fans who dress up as woodland animals will be given free tickets to shows at the first new opera house to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:52AMTuesday, April 18, 2017
Plans have been announced to transform a “long-forgotten” art deco cinema in London into a new cultural venue. The owners of east London
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:54AMA production of Currents by Israeli music and dance company Mayumana has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales. It was scheduled
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:42AMThursday, April 13, 2017
Plays Broadway production Oslo will premiere in Europe at the National Theatre’s Lyttelton Theatre in London from September 5 to 23, with
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:41PMUS performer Audra McDonald has said she feels compelled to use her voice for advocacy given “the state of the world right
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:35AMA new £70,000 open-air theatre and cinema with a 3,000 capacity is being built in Kent on a former coal mine. The
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:02AMWednesday, April 12, 2017
Equity is collecting information on equality from its members to improve understanding of its own diversity. The actors’ union is asking members
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:31PMHull Truck Theatre, Derby Theatre, and Newcastle’s Live Theatre have set up a regional young actors’ ensemble to give 18 to 25-year-olds
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:18AMAndrew Lloyd Webber has said he does not think enough people who are successful in the theatre industry are “putting something back”
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:54AMTuesday, April 11, 2017
Cast members from Dreamgirls have called for colourblind casting and more black writers to improve diversity in the industry. Performers including Amber
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:24PMOlivier award nominees have criticised the lack of theatre roles for older women, claiming actresses become “invisible” once they hit 40. Haydn
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:02AMMonday, April 10, 2017
Olivier award winners have widely condemned “catastrophic” cuts to the arts in education. Many said they would not be here today without
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:07PMFormer English National Opera music director Mark Wigglesworth has spoken of his struggle to keep “the art above the politics” during his
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:46AMAndrew Lloyd Webber has said the state of musicals in the West End is “not great” compared to Broadway and begged American
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:48AMFriday, April 7, 2017
A theatre’s policy advising parents on bringing babies to performances has sparked fierce debate, with some branding it “insane” and others arguing
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:43AMTheatre company Tara Arts has announced the appointment of Laurie Miller-Zutshi as its new executive director. Miller-Zutshi, who has been creative producer
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:36AMDirector and producer Michael Grandage has announced a new trainee director position as part of his company’s bursary scheme, which has opened
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:36AMThursday, April 6, 2017
Plays Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag and Fagin’s Twist from Avant Garde Dance Company have been announced as part of the British Council’s Showcase
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:43PMLondon’s Young Vic and Bush theatres, and Newcastle’s Live Theatre are among the venues listed for a new award which celebrates environmentally
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