Thursday, March 19, 2020
West End performers have started to be offered interim payments following the closure of productions, The Stage understands, with some offered £350
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:54PMEquity has vowed to argue the case for entertainment workers to the “highest levels of government”, as it outlines plans to secure
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:50AMWednesday, March 18, 2020
Advance ticket sales and income at arts venues nationwide dropped by 92% year-on-year following Boris Johnson’s advice that theatres close, new data
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:24PMThe Arts Council of Wales has warned that theatre companies and venues face “multi-million pound losses” because of cancelled projects, as it
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:54PMLeading theatre charities have joined together to create a one-stop shop of advice for people affected by the closure of theatres around
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:42AMThe Brighton Festival, which was due to take place in May, has been cancelled for the first time since it was founded
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:42AMProductions including George Stiles and Anthony Drewe’s musical version of The Wind in the Willows and The Habit of Art starring Matthew
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:42AMTuesday, March 17, 2020
Rehearsals for the forthcoming production of Sister Act the Musical have been postponed, as producer Jamie Wilson urges other shows to stop
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:17PMIndustry leaders have warned of the “perilous and uncertain future” faced by the theatre industry, with some cautioning that venues will shut
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:32AMDrama schools including Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, LAMDA and Guildhall School of Music and Drama are cancelling face-to-face teaching because of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:59AMMonday, March 16, 2020
All remaining performances of Nora at the Young Vic have been cancelled, with the theatre stating that the “health and wellbeing of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:32AMSunday, March 15, 2020
Arts Council England has pledged to “refocus” some of its grant-giving programmes to compensate individual artists and freelance workers who lose earnings
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:22PMFriday, March 13, 2020
Organisers of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe have said they are optimistic the event will run as planned in August, but have outlined
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:48PMAll nine members of Equity’s minority ethnic members committee have resigned in protest at the union’s decision to issue an apology to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:36AMEquity has issued an apology to actor Laurence Fox for a series of tweets that labelled him a “disgrace” following his appearance
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:03AMThursday, March 12, 2020
Nicholas Hytner and Nick Starr have appointed Broadway producer Tim Levy as co-director of their London Theatre Company, as the organisation prepares
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:18PMWednesday, March 11, 2020
As we report today, coronavirus is already having a detrimental impact on theatres and performers. Actors are reporting losing work as shows
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMTuesday, March 10, 2020
Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds has appointed Owen Calvert-Lyons as its new artistic director and chief executive. He replaces Karen Simpson, who
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:18PMMonday, March 9, 2020
South London fast-food chain Morley’s Chicken is to pay for 40 local young people to see a new play at the Brockley
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:57AMIndhu Rubasingham, Kwame Kwei-Armah and Alistair Spalding are among more than 650 arts figures from across the UK who have signed a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:12AMSean Foley will direct the UK premiere of Broadway musical Something Rotten!, as part of his first season as artistic director of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:36AMAs Sean Foley announces his first season as artistic director of the Birmingham Rep, he tells Matthew Hemley about his vision for
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:00AMFriday, March 6, 2020
Drama Centre London is set to close, as plans are revealed to end all of its acting provision at its current home
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:42PMActors are putting pressure on Boris Johnson to substantially increase funding for the arts to 0.5% of GDP, in a letter that
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00AMTyrone Huntley and Clare Halse have joined the cast of Hello, Dolly! at the Adelphi Theatre. They will appear alongside Imelda Staunton,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:48AMWednesday, March 4, 2020
Robert Icke is to direct George Orwell’s Animal Farm that will tour the UK. The production, which has not yet announced a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:22AMCostumes worn by Victorian actor Ellen Terry will be displayed for the first time at her former home in Kent. The costumes
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:47AMRADA students have alleged a culture of “oppression” at the prestigious drama school, claiming they are exposed to safeguarding issues because senior
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:30AMFriday, February 28, 2020
Costumiers Angels is to leave the West End after 180 years, blaming increases to rents and business rates. While its shop on
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:32AMMartin McDonagh’s play The Pillowman is to have its first run in the West End, in a production starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:12AMThursday, February 27, 2020
Scottish actors have criticised a perceived decline in employment opportunities at the National Theatre of Scotland, which is facing pressure to reveal
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