Maxine Peake and Suranne Jones have received best actress nominations at the Manchester Theatre Awards, with Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Jersey Boys picking up nods for best musical. Dirty R…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:33AMA juggler and comedian, Mat Ricardo started out nearly 28 years ago as a street performer in Covent Garden, busking alongside the likes of Eddie Izzard. His professional act, Showman, bears …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00PMHampstead Theatre is to live broadcast a performance of its current show Tiger Country for free this weekend. The play, which features a cast lead by Indira Varma, will be aired live on Hamp…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:43PMFelicity Kendal will star in a West End transfer of Noel Coward’s Hay Fever. The production – which was originally staged at the Theatre Royal Bath last summer – will run at the Duke o…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:31PMLondon School of Musical Theatre is being forced to move to a new home in the capital, as its current building will be demolished as part of a plan to develop the local area. Peabody…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:58AMOldham Coliseum Theatre has revealed it is planning to relocate to a new £30 million arts and heritage centre. Proposals for the centre have been drawn up by Oldham Coliseum Theatre in conj…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:39AMMaureen Lipman and James Dreyfus are to star in a West End transfer of Harvey later this year. The revival of Mary Chase’s comedy, which is touring the UK in February and March, will run&#…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:41AMThe Finborough Theatre will revive Gilbert and Sullivan’s opera Princess Ida as part of its new spring season, alongside four world premieres. Directed by Phil Willmott, Princess Ida will …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:03AMWorkers at a theatre in Wales have been forced to reapply for their jobs – with lower salaries – due to cuts in local spending. Gwyn Hall, an arts centre in Neath Port Talbot, needs̷…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:37AMBolton’s Octagon Theatre has unveiled plans to extend and modernise its building, which would see its studio space become operational all year round. As part of a £12 million plan, an ext…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:25AMHull Truck Theatre has received £250,000 as an emergency grant from Arts Council England, which is the venue’s eighth bailout from the council in the last three years. The theatre has now…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:20PMMichael Urie is to star in the UK premiere of one-man comedy Buyer and Cellar. The play, which is written by Jonathan Tolins, will run at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London from March 12…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:18AMA new competition has been launched to give a platform to young deaf dancers and musicians, with winners invited to perform at Birmingham Rep theatre. Raising the Bar, which is developed by …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:07PMTheatre workers are being asked to fill in a new survey in an attempt to understand how compatible the industry is with the demands of having a family. The Family Arts Campaign – which con…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:14AMA group representing the UK’s 10 biggest cities outside London has described the current arts funding climate as “critical”, and backed calls for more proportionate regional support. C…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:58PMLyric Hammersmith’s Secret Theatre company is to perform all six of its previous productions at the venue later this year, as well as one final new play. The company’s seventh show, the …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:41AMSunderland Empire has cancelled all shows this week after high winds caused the statue on the roof of its building to break loose. The wind is currently still too strong to use a crane to…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:42AMHandwritten scripts and awards that belonged to Norman Wisdom are to go on display in Leicester. A celebration of the late actor’s life, the showcase will also feature items of his clothin…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:32AMSouth London venue Ovalhouse has temporarily closed following an overnight fire. Part of the box office was damaged, according to the London Fire Brigade, but there were no injuries. A state…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:56AMShe Loves Me will be revived at the Landor Theatre in London later this year. The musical – which premiered on Broadway in 1963 – will run at the Clapham venue from February 4 to…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:24AMNatalie Dew and Lauren Samuels will lead the cast of the West End adaptation of Bend It Like Beckham. Dew previously starred in both Teh Internet is a Serious Business and Rough Cut at the&#…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:52AMMiss Saigon has extended its West End run at the Prince Edward Theatre until September. Previously booking until April 25, the musical has been extended by three months, and will now run unt…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:39PMNathan Ives-Moiba has been cast in the title roles of Sell A Door Theatre’s new touring production Jekyll and Hyde. Lyle Barke and Rowena Lennon have also been cast in the adaptation, whic…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:10AMLabour has been criticised after revealing it will not reverse cuts to arts funding if it gains power in this year’s general election. After the Conservatives published a report containing…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:41AMWicked broke box office records both at its West End home and on its UK tour last week with a total gross of more than £2 million, producers have claimed. Figures released today show that&#…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:05AMPantomime is more popular in Northern Ireland than anywhere else in the UK, according to new figures that demonstrate the festive season’s impact on the theatre industry. In 2013, more tha…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:39AMKerry Ellis will replace Nicole Scherzinger in the West End production of Cats, which has extended its run by two months. The musical was originally booking until February 28, and will now r…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:29AMDancer and singer Jasmin Rhodes recently set off on her third cruise, where she works as a live-in performer for the ship’s regular live shows. She works for talent supplier Live Entertain…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMNottingham’s Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall will now pay all workers the living wage, thanks to a new deal between the venue, backstage workers’ union BECTU and the city council, w…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:04PMTheatre companies have been warned against using the term ‘top price seats’ when premium tickets are available at a higher price, after the Advertising Standards Authority censured the S…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:10AMAndrew Lloyd Webber’s new musical School of Rock will open on Broadway in December next year. The show will preview at the Winter Garden Theatre from November 2, 2015, with a press night o…
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