Thursday, April 25, 2019
Female writers are considered “inherently more risky” by commissioners and are pigeonholed into focusing on women’s stories, the Writers’ Guild has claimed.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:10AMWednesday, April 24, 2019
Concerns that actors bodies are being treated as “objects open to negative comment” have prompted the launch of a research project. Performers
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:10AMCreatives involved in a new pop-up Shakespeare theatre have urged the industry to fight to allow schoolchildren to experience the playwright’s works
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:05AMAlistair Brammer has been announced to join the cast of Wicked in London’s West End. He will take on the role of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:50AMTuesday, April 23, 2019
In his latest show Idol, Jamal Gerald combines African diasporic ritual, music and storytelling to explore religion and black representation. He tells
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00AMAaron Sidwell and Lauren Samuels are to star in Henry V at the Barn Theatre in Cirencester. Sidwell, whose credits include EastEnders,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:04AMNatalie James will be performing a solo piece as part of hip-hop cabaret evening WorX at this year’s Breakin’ Convention, which is
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:51AMThursday, April 18, 2019
Musicals West Side Story at the Royal Exchange in Manchester will return to the venue next year, following what the theatre is
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:57PMEntertainment union BECTU has accused UK Theatre of having a “callous disregard” for workers in a dispute over a joint pay agreement
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:43AMWednesday, April 17, 2019
Arts and culture has now overtaken agriculture in its contribution to the UK economy, a report from Arts Council England has revealed.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01AMTuesday, April 16, 2019
Actors including Jade Anouka and Susan Wokoma are to feature in a photography project celebrating black actresses on screen and stage. Fashion
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:02AMPlaywright Jackie Sibblies Drury has won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play Fairview. The Pulitzer Prize for Drama recognises
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:58AMMusical theatre actor Naoimh Morgan has landed her first film role in a screen adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats. Morgan tells
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00AMTheatre company HighTide has partnered with the Assembly Roxy to showcase six new writing pieces at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The programme,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:24AMMonday, April 15, 2019
Pleasance Theatre Trust has announced 20 productions that will share an investment of over £140,000 as part of its Pleasance Futures development
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:38AMBen Glassberg was recently appointed principal conductor of the Glyndebourne Tour. He tells Giverny Masso about the challenges of being a young
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00AMThis week’s production news includes initial casting of Evita from Regent’s Park Open Air theatre as well as the Watermill Theatre in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:32AMFriday, April 12, 2019
Online marketplace Groupon has announced a new partnership with ticketing service Ingresso, which will enable it to significantly expand its theatre offering.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:33AMRegent’s Park Open Air Theatre has announced principal casting for its production of Evita. Samantha Pauly and Ektor Rivera will make their
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:58AMThursday, April 11, 2019
Former staff members of the Poor School are opening a new institution to “continue the ethos of affordable acting training”. The Poor
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:13AMThe restoration of the derelict Burnley Empire Theatre has kick-started with a £44,000 grant from the National Lottery. A company called Burnley
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:27AMWednesday, April 10, 2019
Theatre by the Lake in Keswick has announced Liz Stevenson as its new artistic director. Stevenson replaces Conrad Lynch, who stepped down
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:43AMThe Play That Goes Wrong has extended its booking period in the West End by more than six months. Mischief Theatre’s production
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00AMITV’s coverage of this year’s Olivier Awards attracted an average audience of 600,000, with figures remaining consistent from last year. An edited
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:55AMOlivier award-winners Matthew Lopez and Jonathan Bailey have argued there are still not enough LGBT+ stories told in mainstream theatre. Bailey told
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:55AMTuesday, April 9, 2019
Emma Dennis-Edwards’ one-woman show Funeral Flowers began life as a community project with London’s Royal Court, before transferring to the Edinburgh Festival
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:14AMShe fell in love with musical theatre aged six during an amateur production of Annie, made her West End debut in Chitty
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:30AMMonday, April 8, 2019
Olivier award-winning theatre designers have said the industry needs a “big sea change” to tackle a culture of long hours for offstage
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:19AMSonia Friedman has urged producers to look beyond established artists and take more risks on emerging talent. She was speaking at the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:32AMArts Council England has revealed it will now decide what to fund based principally on how “relevant” it is to audiences –
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:15AMFriday, April 5, 2019
This week’s production news round-up includes casting for Gloria Estefan musical On Your Feet! and news that Katharine McPhee is to leave
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:24PM 
