Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre has revealed plans for its 60th anniversary in 2015, including a new production of The Woman in Black – which originally opened at the theatre in 198…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:50AMA 150-seat theatre is to open in High Wycombe in November after being converted from a derelict warehouse. Called the Duke Street Theatre, the warehouse has been created by Renegade Theatre …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:26AMCambridge City Council is transferring its arts services to an independent trust, including the running of Cambridge Corn Exchange – the region’s largest live venue. The move is part of …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:09AMGraeae Theatre Company’s artistic director Jenny Sealey has called on the theatre industry to rally behind deaf actors, who are facing “catastrophic” cuts to government support. The Ac…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:44AMLittle Spaniel Theatre has become resident company at St Bartholomew the Great church in London. The theatre company – which produces classical European plays – will stage its second pro…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:38AMThe Royal Central School of Speech and Drama is to spend £13 million expanding and improving facilities at its campus in Swiss Cottage, London, in a bid to turn it into “one of the major&…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:44AMThe Belgrade Theatre in Coventry recorded its highest ever audience figures in 2013/2014, with the venue’s turnover also at an all-time high. According to the theatre’s annual report, 16…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:00AMMichael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games will move to the Dominion Theatre next year. The show has had a limited run at the Palladium since early September – which ends on Oc…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:46AMA new 54-seat theatre is to open above a pub in Clapham, south London. The Bread and Roses Theatre, located above the pub of the same name in Clapham, will officially open on November 1̷…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:32AMA new theatre company that aims to redress gender imbalance on stage will perform its debut production in a tunnel underneath the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Antic Face will perfor…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:58AMThe Oldham Coliseum Theatre will receive £76,308 in funding from Arts Council England to support a new touring production. The Mist in the Mirror, adapted from Susan Hill’s gothic novel b…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:44AMNational Theatre Wales and Out of Joint are to co-produce a verbatim play about the UK’s first openly gay rugby player Gareth Thomas. Crouch, Touch, Pause, Engage was written by Robin Soan…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:36AMBrighton Dome is set to undergo a major refurbishment, after being granted £5.8 million of funding by Arts Council England. Planned improvements include a new viewing gallery in the Corn Ex…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:26AMPark Theatre has announced its spring season, including a co-production with Red Ladder Theatre Company and a play about the political demise of Margaret Thatcher. Red Ladder and Park’s Hu…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:22AMAlex Gaumond will replace Rufus Hound in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels later this year. The actor, known for his recent role as Miss Trunchbull in the RSC’s Matilda, will take over the role of c…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:04AMDawn Walton, the artistic director of Eclipse Theatre Company, has launched a three-year drive to increase the number of black British stories on stage. Revolution Mix will see Eclipse worki…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:04AMSheffield Theatres will stage the complete works of Sarah Kane to lead their new 2015 season. As part of the Sarah Kane season, the company will stage Blasted, directed by Richard Wilson, al…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:14AMArts figures including playwright Tanika Gupta have called for ethical guidelines outlining who arts venues should accept and decline funding from. The calls come after the Tricycle Theatre …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:41AMJames Dreyfus will star in a revival of a 1944 Broadway play Harvey, as part of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre’s spring/summer season. The play – which opens the season – centres on …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:56PMResidents of Ceredigion in west Wales have voted for budget cuts to hit the arts over other services, a survey carried out by the county council has found. Ceredigion County Council consulte…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMA new 425-seat outdoor theatre will be built in Brighton after being granted planning permission from the council. The Brighton Open Air Theatre will be landscaped from a disused bowling gre…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:09AMAvenue Q will return to the UK next year with another national tour. The Sell a Door Theatre Company production previously toured the country this year from April to August, and will launch …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:28AMJason Robert Brown has announced a one-off show in London next year, where he will showcase music from throughout his career. Known for his work on Parade, The Bridges of Madison County and …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:04AMFrank Sinatra’s 100th birthday will be celebrated next year with five weeks of concerts featuring West End stars and popular singers. Sinatra 100 will take place at the London Palladium �…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:10PMTunbridge Wells Assembly Hall could be replaced with a new £25 million theatre, after the building was found not fit for purpose. The 75 year-old venue, which is part of the town’s civic …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:49AMThe Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond and the Union Theatre in south London are among nominees for this year’s Empty Space…Peter Brook award. They join London’s Unicorn Theatre, Theatre …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:39AMThe St James Theatre has announced a comedy-centred programme for its winter/spring season, which includes the London transfer of Edinburgh Fringe production The Three Lions. Opening the sea…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:06AMA fully automated ticketing system and an app allowing audiences to feedback on their theatre experiences have both been awarded grants from Nesta’s Digital R&D Fund for the Arts. Neo-…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:22AMA campaign to save the Red Ladder theatre company has raised more than £12,500 since July, when the company’s entire Arts Council England funding was axed. The Leeds-based group had been …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:37AMAlexander Hanson – most recently in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Stephen Ward – and has been cast alongside Abigail Cruttenden in Accolade, directed by Blanche McIntyre. Bruce Alexander and…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:06AMThe Bruntwood prize for playwriting has announced a special launch event for its 10th anniversary next year, with guests including Simon Stephens and former winner Duncan Macmillan. Journali…
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