Friday, August 26, 2011
As Edinburgh says hello to its annual comedy awards, London says goodbye to Betty Blue Eyes. Meanwhile, on Broadway, Chicago's not going anywhere. Alistair Smith rounds up the week's theatre…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:48AM[SHARE]Friday, August 19, 2011
This week in theatre, showstopper Sheridan Smith becomes Bridget Jones, and Olympics organisers seek 10,000 performers for Danny Boyle's opening and closing ceremoniesAlistair Smith
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06PM[SHARE]Friday, August 12, 2011
From Edinburgh, where no audience member is safe, to London, where riots proved a showstopper and Jude Law smoulders at the Donmar " here's the week in theatreAlistair Smith
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:05AM[SHARE]Thursday, August 11, 2011
Peterborough's Broadway Theatre has closed, leaving producers and suppliers owed "several hundred thousand pounds".
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:50AM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group has entered negotiations that could lead to the sale of the West End's Palace Theatre.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:15AM[SHARE]Friday, August 5, 2011
Mary Poppins tidies up at Australia's Helpmann awards and the Edinburgh festival gets underway " Alistair Smith of the Stage brings you the week's theatre newsAlistair Smith
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:13AM[SHARE]Mary Poppins tidies up at Australia's Helpmann awards and the Edinburgh festival gets underway Alistair Smith of the Stage brings you the week's theatre news Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:13AM[SHARE]Friday, July 29, 2011
This week the Mariinsky Ballet swanned into London, same-sex marriages took centre stage on Broadway, Alan Ayckbourn bemoaned the lack of original plays and a budgie master caused a flutter …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:23AM[SHARE]This week the Mariinsky Ballet swanned into London, same-sex marriages took centre stage on Broadway, Alan Ayckbourn bemoaned the lack of original plays and a budgie master caused a flutter …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:23AM[SHARE]Thursday, July 28, 2011
London's Theatreland has recovered from a financially disappointing first quarter, posting box office takings for April to June that are up 2% on the same period in 2010.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:40AM[SHARE]Monday, July 25, 2011
Lend me a Tenor the Musical has posted closing notices, announcing that it will end its run at the West End's Gielgud Theatre on August 6.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AM[SHARE]Friday, July 22, 2011
In this week's theatre news, the Murdochs' Shakespearean turn in Westminster provided the highest dramaAlistair Smith
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:30PM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Playwrights Christopher Shinn, Lynn Nottage and John Logan are to unite with historian Simon Schama to create Decade - the new show by Headlong about the legacy of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:22AM[SHARE]Friday, July 15, 2011
The Stage's Alistair Smith looks back on a week in theatre that saw Christie Brinkley jazz up West End show Chicago and the Bolshoi ballet's star couple sizzle at the ColiseumAlistair Smith
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:14AM[SHARE]The Stage's Alistair Smith looks back on a week in theatre that saw Christie Brinkley jazz up West End show Chicago and the Bolshoi ballet's star couple sizzle at the Coliseum Continue readi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:14AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 12, 2011
The National Theatre has confirmed that its production of One Man, Two Guvnors will transfer to the West End this November.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:33AM[SHARE]Monday, July 11, 2011
Mamma Mia! opens in a new Chinese version in Shanghai today, in a move that marks the the musical's fourteenth different language production.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:27AM[SHARE]Friday, June 24, 2011
The Stage's Alistair Smith gives you the lowdown on the latest in theatre, from Susan Boyle: the musical to an end " in theory " to theatrical pains in the backsideAlistair Smith
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:21AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 23, 2011
London fringe venue the Landor Theatre has announced that its forthcoming production of Gypsy has been cancelled due to licensing issues.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:55AM[SHARE]Friday, June 17, 2011
The Stage's Alistair Smith takes you through the theatrical week that was, from the Royal Ballet's appointment of a new artistic director to the exodus of black actors to the StatesAlistair …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:32AM[SHARE]The Stage's Alistair Smith takes you through the theatrical week that was, from the Royal Ballet's appointment of a new artistic director to the exodus of black actors to the States Continue…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:32AM[SHARE]Tony Award-winner Idina Menzel is to perform a one-off concert at the Royal Albert Hall this October.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:25AM[SHARE]Susan Boyle's life story is to be turned into a stage musical in a new show starring Elaine C Smith.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:18AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 15, 2011
National Theatre executive director Nick Starr has claimed War Horse's Tony Awards success would not have been possible without government subsidy at early stages of the show's development.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:15AM[SHARE]Friday, June 10, 2011
From Graham Linehan on the Today programme to Deborah Warner describing her critics as 'toads', it's been a spiky week in the theatre. Alistair Smith of the Stage takes a look backAlistair S…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:40PM[SHARE]Thursday, June 9, 2011
Friday, June 3, 2011
The Stage's Alistair Smith gives you the lowdown on the latest in theatre, from two dramatisations of the WikiLeaks story to a warmer reception in Australia for Lloyd Webber's Love Never Die…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:49AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 2, 2011
The proportion of London theatregoers attending plays has increased for the second year in a row, seemingly refuting claims that musicals are taking over the West End.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:06AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
The cast of West End show Shrek The Musical will perform live on ITV's Britain's Got Talent next Tuesday.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:20PM[SHARE]Publishing houses Bloomsbury and Faber and Faber are to launch an online digital archive giving access to more than 2,000 years of drama.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:53AM[SHARE] 
