Friday, April 24, 2015
London’s Theatre Royal Stratford East is to undergo a major refurbishment of its auditorium, costing more than £200,000. The works are being
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:34AMKillian Donnelly and Matt Henry will lead the cast of Kinky Boots in the West End. Donnelly is currently starring opposite Beverley
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:07AMManchester’s Royal Exchange is to open a new 100-seat studio theatre. Swan Street Studios, which the theatre already used as a costume
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:58AMThursday, April 23, 2015
An empty shop in Clevedon, north Somerset, has been converted into a studio theatre as the centrepiece for a month-long arts festival
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:32AMTheatre Royal Stratford East has named its dress circle in honour of a former patron, after receiving a donation in her memory
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:59AMEmerging theatremakers will create short pieces of work in just 48 hours as part of a new initiative at London’s St James
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:31AMWednesday, April 22, 2015
Liberal Democrats’ culture spokeswoman Jane Bonham Carter has claimed the arts sector should refer to itself as the ‘creative industries’ for the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:28PMAndrew Lloyd Webber has called for more relaxed planning rules to avoid West End theatres becoming “fossilised”. The theatre impresario made the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:28AMTheatre company Dark Horse is to establish a new acting course for people with learning disabilities, thanks to a £75,000 grant from
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:23AMSimon Stephens’ new play The Funfair is about to be the first staged in the new 450-seat Home theatre in Manchester. In this
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:44AMTuesday, April 21, 2015
Reading will stage a year of culture in 2016, which the town’s local council hopes will give it a reputation “as a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:21AMA fundraising concert for Battersea Arts Centre raised more than £45,000 towards the restoration of the venue’s Grand Hall. On April 18,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:45AMMonday, April 20, 2015
David Tennant will host a live broadcast on BBC2 next year to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. A collaboration between
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:37AMAndrew Lloyd Webber has claimed a number of West End theatres are “not fit for today’s purpose” and should be replaced. The
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:51AMVenues in northern England have launched a guide that outlines the best way for emerging theatremakers to get their work noticed and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:19AMSunday, April 19, 2015
When musician Joe Stilgoe performed at a concert with Maria Friedman, she was so impressed with his audience interaction that she decided
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Unpaid internships in the arts would be banned under a Labour government, Ed Miliband has said. The pledge, should it become policy,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:14AMA support group for the Playhouse Theatre in Weston-super-Mare has sponsored a new £10,000 apprenticeship at the venue. The theatre claims the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:02AMThursday, April 16, 2015
Battersea Arts Centre is to commission four new pieces of 30-minute theatre to be broadcast live on BBC4. The series – currently
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:35PMA world premiere by Tanya Ronder is one of two plays announced by London’s Bush Theatre to form part of its autumn
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:13PMWednesday, April 15, 2015
The Liberal Democrats’ newly unveiled manifesto pledges to promote the arts as a treatment for obesity and mental health problems. In the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:59AMLichfield Garrick has appointed Tim Ford as its new artistic director as part of a shake-up in the way the venue is
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:17AMOut of Joint founder Max Stafford-Clark will stage Samuel Beckett’s All That Fall in complete darkness as part of a the fourth
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:30AMTuesday, April 14, 2015
Drama students in the UK and US are to perform with each other over video link in what is being described as
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:27AMThe Conservative party has claimed the arts “help tie our country together” in its manifesto for the upcoming general election in May.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:54AMMichael Urie has encouraged gay actors to be open about their sexuality, saying it will make them better performers. The actor –
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:45AMMonday, April 13, 2015
Tim Pigott-Smith is to reprise the title role in King Charles III on Broadway, as the show’s producers confirm details of its
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:55PMLabour has confirmed its commitment to the arts in the party’s manifesto ahead of the general election, declaring they should “belong to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:01PMAnything Goes actor Debbie Kurup has called for an end to snobbery against pop stars who go on to star in musicals.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:52AMGemma Arterton has said she would like to see Made in Dagenham return to the West End in a more “intimate” venue
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:36AMSonia Friedman has claimed the West End is experiencing a golden age and that it is “as good as it can ever
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