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Monday, July 11, 2016

National Theatre to broadcast The Threepenny Opera live to cinemas by David Hutchison

Rufus Norris’s production of The Threepenny Opera will be broadcast live to cinemas from the National Theatre. The musical, which stars Rory

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:42AM

Shaftesbury Theatre wins award for £5m revamp by David Hutchison

West End venue the Shaftesbury Theatre has received an architectural award for the best revamp of a cultural building in London. Work

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:40AM

Friday, July 8, 2016

Portsmouth New Theatre Royal launches backstage training course by David Hutchison

Portsmouth’s New Theatre Royal is launching a new BTEC course for young people, enabling them to gain backstage and technical experience at

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:21AM

Arts Council admits concern over impact of Brexit on free movement of artists by David Hutchison

Arts Council England has admitted it is “hugely concerned” about the future of artists’ free movement within the EU following the Brexit

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:10AM

Darren Henley: arts subjects in schools “are not a soft option” by David Hutchison

Arts Council England chief Darren Henley has stressed that arts subjects in schools are “not a soft option” and that cultural education

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:14AM

Thursday, July 7, 2016

Live Theatre Newcastle launches garden space by David Hutchison

A new outdoor performance area is to be opened outside Live Theatre in Newcastle that aims to boost the venue’s income and

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:45PM

Windsor Fringe faces backlash over ‘stupid and sexist’ selection process by David Hutchison

A drama festival in Windsor has been forced to apologise after a director’s application was rejected because she was a woman. Olorunfemi

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:26AM

Spotlight opens registration for second 10km run for actors’ charity by David Hutchison

Spotlight has opened registration for its second annual charity run. Actors, performers, agents and other members of the theatre community are being

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:53AM

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Lauren Samuels to star in first UK staging of Vanities: The Musical by David Hutchison

Lauren Samuels is to star in the European premiere of Vanities: The Musical in London later this year. Ashleigh Gray and Lizzy

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:13PM

Belgrade Theatre seeks black writers for Critical Mass scheme by David Hutchison

Black, asian, and ethnic minority playwrights are being sought for the return of Belgrade Theatre’s Critical Mass new-writing programme. Twenty places will

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:14AM

Phoenix Artist Club launches free London workspace for artists by David Hutchison

A members’ club in central London is to open its doors during the day to provide free workspace for artists and creatives.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:38AM

Pantomime producer accused of owing casts and crew more than £20k by David Hutchison

A pantomime producer previously investigated for fraud has been accused of owing thousands of pounds to his 2015 casts and crew. Ben

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:30AM

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Guardian culture professionals network culled in cost-saving drive by David Hutchison

The Guardian has axed its culture professionals network as part of cost-cutting measures. The online microsite, founded in 2011, featured blogs and

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:06PM

MPs warn EBacc could create ‘cultural desert’ by David Hutchison

Cross-party MPs have urged the government to make the arts a core part of the GCSE curriculum, or risk leaving the education

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:11AM

Monday, July 4, 2016

Number of BAME performing arts professionals up by 60% since 2011 by David Hutchison

The number of black, Asian and ethnic minority arts workers has surged by 59% over the past five years, according to new

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:16AM

RSC Tempest to project character on to stage for the first time by David Hutchison

The Royal Shakespeare Company has revealed its radical new staging of The Tempest will see the character Ariel projected live on to

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:46AM

Friday, July 1, 2016

Whittingdale and Vaizey back Gove’s Tory leadership bid by David Hutchison

Culture secretary John Whittingdale has claimed there will be “no immediate challenges” for the creative sector after the UK voted to leave

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:13AM

John Hurt exits Kenneth Branagh’s The Entertainer on doctor’s orders by David Hutchison

John Hurt has been forced to pull out of Kenneth Branagh’s production of The Entertainer following medical advice. After a recent spell

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:42AM

Amanda Holden to play Fairy Godmother in Palladium panto Cinderella by David Hutchison

Amanda Holden has been cast as The Fairy Godmother in the Palladium’s festive pantomime Cinderella. The Qdos Entertainment production marks the first

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:28AM

BBC iPlayer to stream Don Warrington as King Lear by David Hutchison

Don Warrington’s performance in King Lear at Manchester’s Royal Exchange will be uploaded to BBC iPlayer for people to view for free.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:28AM

Thursday, June 30, 2016

Huddersfield’s Lawrence Batley Theatre to produce work for the first time by David Hutchison

Huddersfield’s Lawrence Batley Theatre is moving into producing its own work for the first time, beginning with a pantomime this Christmas. The

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:13AM

Cathy Tyson to play Lady Bracknell in new Importance of Being Earnest by David Hutchison

Cathy Tyson has been cast as Lady Bracknell in the upcoming revival The Importance of Being Earnest in Leicester and Birmingham. She

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:46AM

BECTU secures second 3% pay rise for staff at Belgrade Theatre, Coventry by David Hutchison

Staff at the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry have received a 3% pay rise for the second year in a row. The agreement,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:37AM

Hillsborough lawyer Michael Mansfield appointed chair of Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse by David Hutchison

Human rights lawyer Michael Mansfield has been appointed chair of Liverpool’s Everyman and Playhouse theatres. Known for defending the families of 77

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:00AM

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Replace licence fee with new tax, inquiry tells BBC by David Hutchison

A new report has urged the BBC to abolish the TV licence fee “as soon as is practically possible” and replace it

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:28AM

BECTU and Prospect merger goes to membership ballot by David Hutchison

Members of BECTU are being balloted over whether the backstage union should merge with larger union Prospect. BECTU is urging its members

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:43AM

Freddie Fox joins London revival of Tom Stoppard’s Travesties by David Hutchison

Freddie Fox has been cast in the Menier Chocolate Factory’s upcoming revival of Tom Stoppard’s Travesties. The actor will join the already-announced

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:38AM

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Nicola Thorold, executive producer at Roundhouse, London, dies aged 51 by David Hutchison

Roundhouse executive producer Nicola Thorold has died of cancer, aged 51. The news comes less than three weeks after she was made

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:19AM

‘Half of public want to cut culture spending’ – Arts Council survey by David Hutchison

Nearly half of the general public want the government to cut back on arts and culture spending, with only 9% in support

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:03AM

Monday, June 27, 2016

Disputes set aside as work begins on Stockton Globe Theatre five years later than planned by David Hutchison

Restoration of Stockton’s disused Globe Theatre has started after a lengthy delay, caused by disagreements between the building’s owner and the local

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:45AM

David Babani denies Sheridan Smith was drunk on stage in Funny Girl by David Hutchison

Menier Chocolate Factory artistic director David Babani has denied Sheridan Smith was drunk on stage during the West End run of Funny

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:32AM

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