Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Claire Sweeney and Peter Duncan have been cast in the national tour of Hairspray. Tony Maudsley and Brenda Edwards will also star
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Maxine Peake will discuss women on stage and screen with arts figures including Royal Court artistic director Vicky Featherstone in the first
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Rupert Goold has revealed he feels uneasy about theatres relying on corporate and philanthropic funding, as it may influence the work they
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Claire Sweeney was 20 years old when she made two minor appearances in Channel 4 soap Brookside in 1991 – appearances that
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A youth theatre in Wales that started the careers of Michael Sheen and Joanna Page has avoided having its funding axed by
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:59PMEquity has appointed its first dedicated equalities officer in a move it describes as “a growing sign of how important equality and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:35AMSalisbury Playhouse has received £140,000 from Arts Council England to better its Salberg studio. The 149-seat space will be the recipient of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:03AMGolem is to transfer to the West End for a limited five-week run in April. The play – which originally opened at
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:33AMJonathan Slinger has joined the cast of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the West End’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane. He will
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Ballet star Carlos Acosta has claimed the dance world may miss out on the next Rudolf Nureyev because of the cost of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:20PMBeautiful – The Carole King Musical has extended its West End run by eight months. The show – which stars Katie Brayben
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:12AMA centre providing music education to children in north-east London will no longer have its funding removed by the local council. Redbridge
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:27AMWednesday, February 25, 2015
A campaign group has been offered the opportunity to buy Hyde’s Theatre Royal for a third of the building’s asking price. The
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:59AMBelgrade Theatre in Coventry has pledged to pay its front of house staff the living wage as a minimum. The venue’s board
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:44AMHappy Valley and one–off drama Marvellous lead the nominees for this year’s Royal Television Society Programme Awards with three nods each. Sarah
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:19AMProduction news stories from February 19 to 24. MUSICALS Stomp will host a gala performance specifically for teenagers to celebrate its 13th
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:14AMBad Jews will transfer to London’s Arts Theatre in March. Joshua Harmon’s play, which closes at the St James Theatre on February
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Brighton Fringe has announced the line-up for its 10th year, which includes premieres about the 2010 student protests and the bombing of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:53PMColchester’s Mercury Theatre will carry out major improvements to its studio theatre after a £580,000 renovation plan was given the go ahead
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Ed Miliband has promised arts policy will be ‘at the heart of the government’ if Labour come to power in this year’s
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:30PMLiverpool Everyman’s chief executive Deborah Aydon has said arts access for people from all backgrounds is essential to avoid “a set of monochrome, monotone voices”. The theatre’s Yo…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:11AMDi and Viv and Rose will end its West End run more than two months early. Amelia Bullmore’s play – which stars Tamzin Outhwaite, Jenna Russell and Samantha Spiro – was originally booki…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:40AMShakespeare’s Globe’s executive producer Tom Bird has stressed that London theatre must continue to draw influence from outside the city to avoid becoming a “bubble”. The Globe recen…
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Liverpool Everyman’s executive director Deborah Aydon has revealed the theatre’s team have only just begun to experiment with the building’s new capabilities. The rebuilt theatre joint…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:28PMLiverpool Everyman’s executive director Deborah Aydon has revealed the theatre’s team have only just begun to experiment with the building’s new capabilities. The rebuilt t…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:08AMThe team behind Paines Plough’s Roundabout Theatre have suggested more theatre companies should travel to local communities rather than touring larger towns. The pop-up theatre jointly won…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:48AMThe team behind Paines Plough’s Roundabout Theatre have suggested more theatre companies should travel to local communities rather than touring larger towns. The pop-up theatre jointly won…
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Park Theatre’s artistic director Jez Bond and executive director JJ Almond have revealed they will focus on supporting producers in the years ahead. The venue was recently named Fringe The…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:29AMPark Theatre’s artistic director Jez Bond and executive director JJ Almond have revealed they will focus on supporting producers in the years ahead. The venue was recently named Fringe The…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:03AMBirmingham Rep’s head of wardrobe Sue Nightingale, who was named Unsung Hero at The Stage Awards 2015, has discussed her lengthy career. After receiving the prize, which honours work in th…
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Southampton Nuffield’s artistic director Sam Hodges has said that collaborating on theatre productions “isn’t easy”. The venue was recently named Regional Theatre of the Year at The …
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