Friday, May 27, 2016
Stephen Daldry’s staging of An Inspector Calls is to return to the West End to celebrate its 25th anniversary. First staged at
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:15AMThursday, May 26, 2016
Secondary theatre ticket sellers should not be banned or have their prices capped, according to a new report published by the government.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:31AMPaul O’Grady, Lee Mead and Julian Clary have been cast in Cinderella at the London Palladium. O’Grady will appear as the Wicked
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:23AMDevelopers behind a controversial new theatre in south London have begun the search for a company to operate the venue. Plans for
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:20AMWednesday, May 25, 2016
Arts Council England is to change the structure of its governing board, splitting its deputy chief executive position into two separate roles.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:26PMTheatre tickets are being sold unlawfully by some secondary ticketing sites, new research has found. Seatwave, Viagogo, StubHub and GetMeIn! were among
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:09AMShadow culture minister Thangam Debbonaire has claimed the government’s recent arts funding settlement is a cover for axeing local authority funding. In
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:52AMTuesday, May 24, 2016
More than £8.5 million of European Union funding has been spent on UK arts and culture projects in the past two years.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:17AMTony Robinson has been awarded an honorary life membership of the actors’ union Equity. The actor and TV presenter was presented with
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:11AMRoyal Court chief Vicky Featherstone has defended the role of artistic directors, claiming they are needed to take the brunt of criticism
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:59AMEquity is to call on theatres and producers across the UK to ease their demands on actors who are parents or carers.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:55AMRebel Wilson will join the West End cast of Guys and Dolls for an eight week run in the summer. The Australian
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:43AMMonday, May 23, 2016
Equity has refused calls from members to investigate actors mumbling in television dramas, claiming the problem lies instead with modern TVs. Responding
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:20AMActors have called on the BBC and Channel 4 to actively cast more new talent in prominent roles in drama programmes. Equity
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:17AMFresh from a starring role in E4’s Aliens, Michael Socha is making his stage return in Liam Barrett’s play This Is Living
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMThursday, May 19, 2016
Roy Alexander Weise has won the 2016 James Menzies-Kitchen award for young directors. As well as receiving £25,000 prize money, he will
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:25PMThe National Theatre is to stop offering free ‘plus ones’ for critics and other audience members invited to its press nights. From
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:25PMTelevision drama made in the north of England has not been bolstered by the BBC’s media hub in Manchester, according to industry
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:25PMWednesday, May 18, 2016
A stage adaptation of The Exorcist is to make its UK premiere at Birmingham Repertory Theatre this Halloween. Based on William Peter
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:35PMThe National Theatre has been named as one of nine new companies to take part in a scheme to improve the representation
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:34PMA refugee arts festival and Hull’s City of Culture project are among organisations that have received major cash injections from Arts Council
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:50AMTheatre producers have claimed Ambassador Theatre Group’s new leadership team is “good news” for the industry. Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire have
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:44AMMonday, May 16, 2016
Most theatre performed in schools is “not good” and is failing to inspire children to see more, according to a leading children’s
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:07PMMiddle-class, able-bodied white men who have the majority of powerful theatre jobs feel “most comfortable” casting actors like themselves, according to a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:07PMPlaywrights and screenwriters “just don’t get” the need for better diversity of talent in theatre and TV, according to claims made by
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:01AMFriday, May 13, 2016
Actors with learning disabilities are battling a “scary” lack of work in mainstream theatres, according to a leading company in the field.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:58PMDerby Theatre artistic director Sarah Brigham has hit out at “patronising” suggestions that venues outside London could join in with a West
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:33PMSeven emerging directors have been shortlisted for a new prize at Sheffield Theatres that will reward the winner with a full production
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:25AMMembers of Equity Comedians’ Network are to campaign during this year’s Edinburgh festivals for fair pay and better working conditions. Led by
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:25AMBristol’s Tobacco Factory Theatres has appointed a new leadership team, confirming Mike Tweddle as artistic director and Lauren Scholey as executive director.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:25AMThursday, May 12, 2016
Theatre director Jenny Sealey has claimed deaf and disabled theatre workers are shut out of press nights because they aren’t fully accessible.
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