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Thursday, November 29, 2018

Theatre’s exemption from lighting regulations could be overturned in five years’ time, industry is warned by Giverny Masso

Theatre has been warned “not to get complacent” after the EU offered concessions on new energy proposals which threatened the future of

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Adrian Lester: ‘Theatre will become obsolete unless it diversifies’ by Giverny Masso

Actor Adrian Lester has warned that theatre risks becoming “obsolete” to younger generations unless the industry urgently improves the diversity of its

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Wednesday, November 28, 2018

The Stage ticketing survey 2018: methodology by Giverny Masso

We have adopted a consistent methodology for buying tickets every year to compare prices as closely as possible on a like-for-like basis.

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The Stage ticketing survey 2018: full survey data by Giverny Masso

How did we get these results? Click here for methodology See the news story in full

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The Stage ticketing survey 2018: Top ticket prices up, cheapest get cheaper by Giverny Masso

Top-end ticket prices in the West End have risen by nearly a fifth in the past year, The Stage’s annual ticketing survey

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Musical stars including Matt Henry call for more diversity in West End shows by Giverny Masso

Musical theatre stars including Matt Henry and Tyrone Huntley have called for more diversity within castings in the West End. Henry, who

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Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Sadiq Khan joins calls to increase BAME representation in offstage roles by Giverny Masso

The mayor of London Sadiq Khan claimed theatres should be “pulling out all the stops” to improve the ethnic diversity of their

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Playwright Abraham Adeyemi: ‘Working with Jude Law was such a beautiful, serendipitous moment’ by Giverny Masso

Abraham Adeyemi has taken part in the Royal Court Young Writers Programme and was the winner of the 2017 Enter Stage Write

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Rock of Ages actor Luke Walsh: ‘You won’t get anything if you don’t work hard’ by Giverny Masso

Currently playing Drew in the UK tour of Rock of Ages, Luke Walsh talks to Giverny Masso about performing the show on

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UK theatres unite to tackle lack of diversity offstage by Giverny Masso

More than 90 theatres across the UK have vowed to tackle black, Asian and minority ethnic under-representation in their offstage workforce as

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Friday, November 23, 2018

Theatre projects among recipients of £1m virtual reality funding programme by Giverny Masso

Site-specific theatre company Dante or Die is among the recipients of £1 million in government funding to create new immersive experiences in

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Thursday, November 22, 2018

Writer and actor Indigo Griffiths: ‘Mixed-race identity is not reflected in theatre, so I wanted to explore that’ by Giverny Masso

Actor Indigo Griffiths started writing to address the lack of roles for mixed-race performers. She tells Giverny Masso about her first full-length

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Danusia Samal wins 2018 Theatre503 International Playwriting Award by Giverny Masso

Actor, writer and singer Danusia Samal has been announced the winner of the 2018 Theatre503 International Playwriting Award. Samal will receive £6,000

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Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Candoco to be first contemporary dance company to perform on BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing by Giverny Masso

Candoco is to become the first contemporary dance company to appear on the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing. Candoco Dance Company, which is

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Arlene Phillips and Dominic West become first patrons of Gecko by Giverny Masso

Arlene Phillips and Dominic West have been announced as the first patrons of physical theatre company Gecko. Phillips and West will help

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Monday, November 19, 2018

Going green helps English arts organisations save £16.5m – report by Giverny Masso

An environmental programme designed to help arts organisations become more sustainable has helped its participants reduce their energy consumption by almost a

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Poll suggests widespread objection to screening adverts in theatres by Giverny Masso

Nearly two thirds of respondents to a poll by The Stage said they would object to theatres screening adverts during the interval.

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Actor-musician Alice McKenna: ‘Getting your first job is the biggest challenge. After that, you have the confidence you need’ by Giverny Masso

Performing in her first pantomime this Christmas in Dick Whittington at Theatr Clwyd in Wales, Alice McKenna tells Giverny Masso what it’s

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Hamilton star Giles Terera condemns ‘snobbery’ towards musical theatre by Giverny Masso

Performers including Giles Terera and Bonnie Langford have said there is still “snobbery” towards musical theatre, arguing that the genre is “almost

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Friday, November 16, 2018

Production news round-up: Kelsey Grammer and Danielle de Niese to star in Man of La Mancha and Tom Hiddleston cast in Harold Pinter’s Betrayal by Giverny Masso

This week’s production news includes the first West End production of Tony award-winning musical Man of La Mancha in 50 years, starring Kelsey

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Brexit: what the draft agreement means for the arts by Giverny Masso

The Stage has spoken to BECTU Brexit expert Tony Lennon about Theresa May’s draft deal to leave the European Union and what

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Actor Ericka Posadas: ‘Sleeping Beauty is often thought of as the blonde one from Disney’ by Giverny Masso

Making her professional acting debut in Theatre Royal Stratford East’s Sleeping Beauty, Ericka Posadas tells Giverny Masso why, as a female Asian

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Kelsey Grammer and Danielle de Niese to star in Man of La Mancha at London Coliseum by Giverny Masso

Kelsey Grammer and Danielle de Niese are to star in the first West End production of Tony award-winning musical Man of La

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Campaigners plan demonstration to save Streatham Hill Theatre as fears of redevelopment grow by Giverny Masso

Local residents have organised a demonstration at Streatham Hill Theatre as part of a campaign to prevent the south London venue being

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Thursday, November 15, 2018

Updated plans to redevelop the Stockton Globe Theatre approved by Giverny Masso

New plans for repairs to the Stockton Globe Theatre have been approved – after workers renovating the venue discovered major structural issues.

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Tom Hiddleston to star in Harold Pinter’s Betrayal by Giverny Masso

Tom Hiddleston is to star in a production of Harold Pinter’s Betrayal as part of a West End season celebrating the playwright.

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Wednesday, November 14, 2018

European arts organisations plea for creatives’ right to be protected following Brexit by Giverny Masso

Major European arts organisations including the International Federation of Actors have issued a joint statement calling on Brexit negotiators to protect the

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Royal Shakespeare Company and Punchdrunk join £80m scheme to boost the creative industries by Giverny Masso

Punchdrunk and the Royal Shakespeare Company are among organisations involved in an £80 million programme to address issues within the creative industries.

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Pop-up Shakespeare theatre in York wins planning permission for next two years by Giverny Masso

A pop-up Shakespearean theatre has been granted planning permission to return to York for the next two years running, as it announces

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Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Clare Burt, Golda Rosheuvel and Josie Walker cast in The American Clock at London’s Old Vic by Giverny Masso

Clare Burt, Golda Rosheuvel and Josie Walker have been cast in The American Clock at the Old Vic in London. The Arthur

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Made in China’s Jessica Latowicki: ‘The arts do not fit inside the capitalist model of society’ by Giverny Masso

Jessica Latowicki is co-artistic director of contemporary theatre company Made in China with her partner Tim Cowbury. She tells Giverny Masso about

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