Friday, September 21, 2012
Is it possible, I wonder, to be so old you feel new and original - or almost original?
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:12PMIs it possible, I wonder, to be so old you feel new and original - or almost original?
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:10PMOught I be surprised that the four leading roles of Carrie, Julie, Billy Bigelow and Nettie in the Opera North production of Carousel have performers who sing only four performances per week…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:08PMI was extremely disappointed upon receiving my renewal notice for Spotlight this year to see that yet again there was no option to pay the fees in monthly instalments - especially after a pr…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:08PMIt is interesting that an increasing number of performing companies and artists are avoiding theatre groups that charge a variety of fees on top of the advertised face value of the ticket (T…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:06PMI am writing to commend Sarah Millican on her stand against booking fees (Top comic refuses to play ATG venues due to ticket charges, September 13, page 2). By boldly boycotting ATG theatres…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:06PMTabard ventured into the West End this week and caught Ruthie Henshall playing at the Matcham Room in the Hippodrome Casino. Tabard had actually gone into the venue to play a little poker, b…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:03PMLast week's news story 'Top actors plan drama school for poorer students' (September 13, page 1) is misleading. In fact, most of the schools in the government's Dance and Drama Awards scheme…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:02PMI refer to your article headed 'Creditors furious as Dress Circle reopens under a different name' (September 20, page 2).
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:56PMDancer, actress, radio presenter, lawyer and therapist - Daire Brehan accomplished much in her truncated life. If a pinnacle had to be selected, one may be that her voice was once among the …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:46PMTabard doesn't venture on to Twitter much, but managed a peek this week and was amused to read about @westendproducer - the mystery Theatreland tweeter - and a fun little initiative he's set…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:22PMAs the widely anticipated political drama This House opens at London's National Theatre, Jonathan Watson asks its stars Philip Glenister and Phil Daniels whether they think they'll get a vot…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:04PMToby Stephens is digging deep for his first Chichester Festival Theatre role. There is similarly more to the actor than meets the eye, finds Natalie Woolman
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:00PMThursday, September 20, 2012
Lighting designer Theo Cox's visual scheme for the current Seal world tour represents a fresh, innovative, creative approach, mixing the mediums of lighting, video and automation into an asy…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:04AMETC has presented Light Relief with a cheque for £16,855 as the UK charity's share of the profits from international sales of its iRFR application for Apple's iPhone, iPod Touch and iP…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:02AMThe National Theatre on London's South Bank has invested in two new eight-channel Kinesys DigiHoist controllers for the Cottesloe Theatre venue, as specified by the NT's rigging resources su…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:02AMRobert Juliat, the long-established French-based specialist manufacturer, has appointed Claus Spreyer as its new sales director. He arrives, says the company, with extensive experience and k…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:02AMThe Independent Theatre Council's conference last week discussed how the arts can tap into the post-Olympic mood and bolster the sector's health. But more storm clouds are gathering on the h…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:55AMMonday, September 17, 2012
Northern Sinfonia, one of Europe's most exciting orchestras and the first permanent chamber orchestra in Britain, was founded by Michael Hall while he was still in his 20s. He later worked a…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:58AMJean Allister may not have enjoyed the public profile of her contralto peer Kathleen Ferrier, but in the two decades until her retirement in 1975 she was a much-in-demand singer who demonstr…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:56AMJohn Moffatt was a consummate actor and was exemplary in all genres. Whether in Shakespeare or revue, restoration comedy or panto, he always had great style and integrity.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:56AMFriday, September 14, 2012
What an excellent idea National Theatre Live is. The production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time was rightly sold out at Cineworld Cheltenham, and was enjoyed by an audie…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:58PMThe Universal Church of the Kingdom of God HelpCentre is concerned about your report (Council opens door to new venue in north-east London, September 13, page 5), which is misleading on a nu…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:58PMPatrice Baldwin, chair of National Drama, the association for drama teachers, says the new English programme of academic study has "knocked out drama completely" (Ministers drop drama from d…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:56PMTabard can only imagine how entertaining an Equity council meeting must be. One assumes that the afternoon is divided into several acts, with general secretary Christine Payne kicking things…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:57PMTabard was picking up some essentials in the local supermarket the other day, and couldn't help notice the store had started to stock Christmas cards. Shock, horror! This raises two points.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:57PMAs acclaimed dance company San Francisco Ballet returns to London after an eight-year hiatus, with three mixed-repertory programmes during a two-week residency at Sadler's Wells Theatre, Nei…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:46AMThursday, September 13, 2012
Promoted from within, Kevin O'Hare, the Royal Ballet's new chief, is looking to the future with plans for regular new works, he tells Nicola Merrifield
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:59PMJames Cousins is the first winner of the New Adventurers Choreographer Award, a prize set up in honour of Matthew Bourne to help top young dance professionals, writes Katie Colombus
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:16PMThe National Apprenticeship Service has announced that it is extending its £1,500 incentive scheme to encourage employers to take on apprentices, which should be of tangible benefit to…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:46AMThe forthcoming London premiere of Mortal Engine - a multimedia performance by Australian contemporary dance group, Chunky Move - produced by German engineer, Frieder Weiss, and Australian c…
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