Monday, April 18, 2016
Theatre company PW Productions is to take over as operator of the Arts Theatre in London and has vowed to make the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:57PMSet designer Bunny Christie has claimed tighter production budgets are hitting the quality of sets in regional theatres, and may put off
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:57PMTop actors including David Harewood, Zoe Wanamaker and Brian Cox have hit out at new GCSE drama rules, which will allow students
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:47AMIan McKellen has lent his voice to a new iPad app series of Shakespeare plays in an attempt to get people to
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Norwich Theatre Royal chief executive Peter Wilson is to step down after almost 25 years’ leadership. The producer explained that he wanted
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:41AMThursday, April 14, 2016
Wellingborough’s Castle Theatre faces an uncertain future after its operating company was placed into administration. The news comes less than a month
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:24AMManchester’s Royal Exchange has commissioned seven plays by women as part of a new international festival that will combine theatre and science
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:20AMCroydon’s Fairfield Halls arts complex should not close for two years while it undergoes renovation work, according to the Theatres Trust. The
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:25AMWednesday, April 13, 2016
A 106-year-old theatre in Blackburn has cancelled all April shows after part of the ceiling collapsed on to the stage while a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:26AMArts Council England chair Peter Bazalgette has made a plea for local authorities to “keep the faith” and continue funding the arts
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:21AMAn arts festival that has been running in London for 53 years has closed down due to a “sudden and significant” plunge
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:21AMMonday, April 11, 2016
Three in five theatres are inaccessible for people who are blind or visually impaired, according to new research. A survey carried out
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:51AMMartin Shaw is to reprise his role in Hobson’s Choice in the West End, after the Theatre Royal Bath production secured a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:19AMBenedict Cumberbatch and Helen Mirren are among a wealth of theatre stars to join the line-up for a live TV broadcast marking
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:01AMBBC director general Tony Hall has ordered an investigation into actors mumbling lines in TV drama. His intervention comes after viewers complained
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:01AMFriday, April 8, 2016
Owen Teale has joined Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart in the cast of No Man’s Land. The actor will play Briggs in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:01AMEastbourne’s Congress Theatre is to close for 18 months while the venue and the site surrounding it undergo a £44 million overhaul.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:46AMThursday, April 7, 2016
Darlington Civic Theatre is to close in May for more than a year while its £11.7 million refurbishment takes place, and will
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:45PMArlene Phillips has urged theatres to film more of their productions for television, claiming it encourages new audiences to make the trip
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:38AMExam boards have come under fire over “nonsense” new GCSE drama rules, which will allow students to pass the course without seeing
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:25AMWednesday, April 6, 2016
Jesse Eisenberg will star in self-penned comedy The Spoils on the West End stage, after it was announced the production is to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:25PMNearly half of British people dislike the idea of Hamlet being played by a woman, while a fifth are resistant to black
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:20PMCamden People’s Theatre has launched a search for three emerging theatre companies in order to develop their ideas into full productions. Running
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:03AMTuesday, April 5, 2016
A revival of Steel Magnolias will lead the first season of in-house productions at the Hope Theatre. The north London fringe venue
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:38PMDavid Morrissey has joined the board of the Everyman and Playhouse theatres in Liverpool, where he started his career. The actor was
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:28PMZoe Wanamaker has criticised the high price of West End tickets, claiming the cost is alienating younger audiences. She was speaking to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:28PMBackstage and front of house staff at the Royal Shakespeare Company will receive the living wage as a minimum rate of pay,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:11AMMonday, April 4, 2016
Judi Dench has claimed British theatre is “healthy” but needs to continue to reach out to younger audiences. The veteran actor made
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:20PMOlivier award-winning designer Anna Fleischle has claimed stage designers are “absolutely” under-appreciated in the industry. She made the remarks after picking up
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:20PMITV’s highlights of the Olivier Awards attracted an increased 734,000 viewers this year, up 5% on the audience in 2015. A cut-down
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:20PMComedy plays are often unfairly snubbed by theatre awards shows, Gemma Arterton has claimed. Arterton, who was in the running for best
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