Thursday, March 22, 2012
Gregory Doran has been appointed to succeed Michael Boyd as artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:27AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Equity has received an official apology from the Home Office after one of the union's members was told he was not able to serve as a passport counter-signatory because "acting is not a prope…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:14AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Paul Iles, the late theatre manager and consultant, has left more than £200,000 and an extensive collection of theatrical memorabilia to the Georgian Theatre Royal in Richmond, North Y…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:30PM[SHARE]Monday, March 19, 2012
London's O2 arena is to host its first ever pantomime this Christmas, with Lily Savage appearing as Widow Twankey in a production of Aladdin.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:45AM[SHARE]Graham Linehan's stage adaptation of The Ladykillers is to tour the UK and Ireland from this September.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:34AM[SHARE]Friday, March 16, 2012
Kevin Spacey is 'embarrassed' by poor theatre access for young people, Edinburgh and LIFT unveil their festival lineups, and Birmingham Opera Company prepares for Stockhausen lift-offThe kid…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:56AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 15, 2012
Matilda the Musical has dominated the nominations for the 2012 Laurence Olivier Awards, picking up nods in ten categories.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:30AM[SHARE]Monday, March 12, 2012
Stagecoach Theatre Arts, the UK's largest stage school franchise, is being sold, as part of a management buy-out that could lead to further international expansion for the company.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:43AM[SHARE]Friday, March 9, 2012
The national theatres of China and Scotland form a partnership, Steptoe and Son hit the stage and a tornado hits a theatre owned by David 'Spirit of the Dance' KingTartan chopsticksThis week…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:02AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 8, 2012
A theatre chair designed for multi-use venues was unveiled this week which its creator claims will "revolutionise retractable seating".
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:16AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Arts Council England has awarded £1.1 million for a three-year programme to encourage more families to attend the arts.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:53AM[SHARE]Friday, March 2, 2012
The West End welcomes Zach Braff and awaits Mark Rylance and Omid Djalili, but Pop Idol star won't be joining them as Hair tour is pulled; meanwhile, the passport office insults actorsScrubs…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AM[SHARE]Biographies of Lionel Bart, James Corden and Stephen Sondheim are among the nominations for the fifth annual Sheridan Morley Prize for Theatre Biography.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:56AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 1, 2012
Peacock Theatre, London: "Tonight, it's all about Houdini," says Hans Klok during his debut London show. It isn't.
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SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:11AM[SHARE]Equity president Malcolm Sinclair has written to home secretary Theresa May to complain after a West End performer's reference for a passport application was rejected because "acting was not…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:27AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 29, 2012
US playwright Jennifer Haley has been awarded the 2012 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for her play Nether.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:01PM[SHARE]Soho Theatre and the Waltham Forest Cinema Trust have unveiled plans to reopen the former Granada Cinema in Walthamstow as a live entertainment venue.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:54AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Matilda the Musical will transfer to New York in early 2013, the Royal Shakespeare Company has confirmed.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:31AM[SHARE]Inbetweeners actor Blake Harrison is to make his West End debut in Step 9 (of 12) at the Trafalgar Studios this May.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:44AM[SHARE]Government must protect funding for conservatoire-level drama schools in the long-term, according to Darren Henley's much anticipated review of cultural education in England.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:22AM[SHARE]Corporate sponsorship of the arts has fallen for the fourth year in a row, down 7% on 2010's figures, according to results published this week by Arts & Business.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:01AM[SHARE]Monday, February 27, 2012
Shakespeare's Globe's forthcoming productions of Richard III and Twelfth Night, starring Mark Rylance, will transfer to the West End, it has been confirmed.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:44AM[SHARE]Arts minister Ed Vaizey has announced that the nationwide competition to find the UK's City of Culture will be extended to 2017.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:30AM[SHARE]Friday, February 24, 2012
Allen is adapting his 1994 movie for the stage, Matilda wins the public vote at the Whatsonstage awards, and Chortle's female-unfriendly comedy awards shortlist is no laughing matterScreen t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:07AM[SHARE]Arts Council England is to incorporate eco-friendly clauses into its funding agreements with national portfolio organisations, making it the first arts funding body in the world to have envi…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:47AM[SHARE]Incoming West Yorkshire Playhouse artistic director James Brining has said that he wants to make "world class local" work at the venue, reflecting the theatre's home in Leeds but with potent…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:49AM[SHARE]Thursday, February 23, 2012
The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation is to give £150,000 over two years to the Royal Court Theatre's Studio programme, which supports emerging playwrights.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:58AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 22, 2012
This year's Brighton Fringe will feature more than 675 events at nearly 200 venues, with an increased international element.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:58AM[SHARE]A new musical based on the story of Ike and Tina Turner and featuring their music will premiere at the Hackney Empire this April.
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