Monday, June 27, 2016
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 11:32AMWorkers at Birmingham Repertory Theatre have received a 1.75% pay rise after successful negotiations between the venue and backstage union BECTU. The
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:41AMFriday, June 24, 2016
Floods at Shakespeare’s historic home in Stratford mean that the reopening of the site has been postponed by several weeks. An archeological
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:21AMEquity is to start keeping track of the diversity of its members, including their ethnicity, sexuality, disability status and gender identity. A
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:15AMTicket sales for a new line-up of shows at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester have broken previous records, becoming the venue’s
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:05AMTheatre and the arts have been endangered following the UK’s decision to exit the European Union, according to leading campaigners. Doubts have
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:53AMThursday, June 23, 2016
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is to hold its press performances a week earlier than planned. Critics will be allowed to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:35PMWellingborough’s troubled Castle Theatre has closed its doors after its operator went into liquidation, making 31 theatre workers redundant. All scheduled performances
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:17AMLighting designer Paule Constable has revealed her regret at working on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies, claiming it almost made her
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:22AMBursaries totalling £67,500 have been awarded by the Society of London Theatre to help drama students around the UK with training. For
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West End producer Michael Harrison has suggested some theatres are misusing the restoration levy and not spending it on refurbishment. The levy,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:06AMStage managers who travelled with the Shakespeare’s Globe world tour of Hamlet have been honoured with a special prize at the National
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:30AMTom Hollander is to star in a new revival of Tom Stoppard’s Travesties at the Menier Chocolate Factory. Patrick Marber will direct
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:26AMA call centre that hires only performers has launched an in-house acting agency for its employees. London-based company RSVP is providing the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:55AMRupert Goold has claimed “stubborn” theatre companies, including his own, do not want to co-produce shows unless they get lead billing. The
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:45AMMonday, June 20, 2016
Shopping and Fucking is to be revived at the Lyric Hammersmith to celebrate 20 years since the play first premiered. The new
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:37AMPaines Plough has named the recipient of its second annual playwriting fellowship, as well as a new trainee director. Playwright Sam Steiner
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Raised in New Zealand and trained in London, the actor has now joined the London transfer of This Much. He tells David Hutchison
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After a run at the Theatre Royal Bath and a whirlwind UK tour, Naomi Frederick will reprise her role in Hobson’s Choice
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Birmingham Hippodrome has launched a new digital archive displaying programmes, photos and footage from the theatre’s 117-year history. In addition to a
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Liverpool’s Royal Court is to create a new archive based on the memories of local residents to fill a gap in the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:25AMA new jukebox musical based on the life of Frank Sinatra is being developed by Ambassador Theatre Group, with plans to open
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:34AMIan McKellen has made a passionate plea for gay actors to be open about their sexuality, even if they think it will
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:52AMWednesday, June 1, 2016
Simon Stephens has defended regional theatre audiences, claiming they want to see more challenging drama just as much as theatregoers in London.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:39AMRufus Norris has rebuffed “absurd” claims that he stripped critics of their National Theatre press night plus ones as revenge for bad
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:20AMKate Hewitt has won a new award for emerging directors at Sheffield Theatres, and will now stage a play there in 2017.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:04AMImmersive theatre company You Me Bum Bum Train has been accused of exploiting workers after advertising for unpaid production interns. Backstage union
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:30AMTuesday, May 31, 2016
Police forces in England and Wales have received guidance for the first time on how to handle protests against controversial art. The
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When he’s not working as an associate tutor at the Guildford School of Acting, Toumey is a freelance theatre director. He tells
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:04AMCulture minister Ed Vaizey has hailed theatre as a way to improve health, saying it can be used successfully for both therapy
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:15AMStephen Daldry’s staging of An Inspector Calls is to return to the West End to celebrate its 25th anniversary. First staged at
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