Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Campaigners have warned that child performers in some parts of the UK could be denied their first professional opportunities, after a local
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:01AMMonday, December 21, 2015
Booking has opened for next year’s Theatre 2016 conference, which is expected to be the largest industry gathering of its kind. First
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:27AMNiamh Cusack and Rachael Stirling have been cast in Shakespeare’s Globe’s new production of The Winter’s Tale. The actors will star alongside John
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:03AMA pre-20th century play will be performed at the Old Red Lion Theatre for the first time in three years as part
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:42AMITV’s The Sound of Music Live was watched by an average of four million viewers, making it the most watched programme on
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:53AMWhat kind of shows do you put on? We have seven different shows that are rotated over two weeks. All of our
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMFriday, December 18, 2015
More women than men were admitted to LAMDA’s undergraduate course this year after the London school updated its admission procedure. Principal Joanna
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:54AMThursday, December 17, 2015
Leading theatre marketing agency AKA has been sold to the owner of Ambassador Theatre Group, The Stage understands. ATG’s majority stakeholder Providence
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:39PMBrighton Hippodrome is among three seaside theatres at risk of damage or closure to receive a share of around £130,000 towards their
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:05AMWednesday, December 16, 2015
Theatre companies are using digital technology less than they were two years ago, a new report claims. The survey of 207 theatres
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:48PMSouth London theatre Ovalhouse is to move to a new venue in Brixton after plans were given the green light by its
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:03AMTuesday, December 15, 2015
Equity has written to culture secretary John Whittingdale to publicly back English National Opera. The union’s general secretary Christine Payne said Whittingdale
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:43PMEntertainment provider Live Business will recruit more than 150 performers and artists after winning a new contract with global leisure company TUI
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:45AMIt’s certainly not a common career change, but after more than 30 years working in the police, Burtie Welland decided to pack
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMFriday, December 11, 2015
Students at one of China’s leading drama schools will now be able to train at Guildhall School of Music and Drama thanks
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:08PMGiant Olive Theatre has ended its residency at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre after the pub venue’s owner served the company notice
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:08PMActor Ruth Wilson has claimed that male drama school graduates are being paid more than her for similar roles. Speaking to students
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:13AMTom Conti and Laurence Fox are to star in the world premiere of The Patriotic Traitor at Park Theatre next year. Jonathan
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:13AMThursday, December 10, 2015
A new production of Shadowlands is to tour the country, starring Stephen Boxer and Amanda Ryan. William Nicholson’s play – which examines
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:28PMTheatre company Papatango is expanding its annual prize for new writing with an additional £6,000 commissioning fund for the winner. Now in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:14AMWednesday, December 9, 2015
Benedict Cumberbatch’s performance in Hamlet has been hailed as a “breakthrough” broadcast for NT Live, as new figures reveal it has taken
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:14PMKasper Holten has announced he will step down as opera director of the Royal Opera in March 2016. In a letter to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:14PMEnglish National Opera is on the brink of inflicting “irreparable damage” to itself, according to a letter signed by figures including Royal
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:14AMBarbara Windsor has been awarded an honorary fellowship by the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. The actor was presented with
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:46AMTuesday, December 8, 2015
Mary McCluskey has stepped down as chief executive of Scottish Youth Theatre amid a restructure at the company. Previously both chief executive
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:20PMDebbie Kurup is among actors who will perform at the upcoming Jonathan Larson tribute concert. Kurup, who starred in Larson’s musical Rent
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:28PMNational newspapers are snubbing theatre productions that feature predominantly black, Asian or minority ethnic actors, director Indhu Rubasingham has claimed. In a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:56AMMonday, December 7, 2015
Nearly half of large-scale theatre companies employed fewer than 5% black, Asian or minority ethnic workers in 2013/14, according to a new
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:51PMEquity president Malcolm Sinclair has blamed theatre’s underrepresentation of ethnic minorities on directors who assume all parts are white unless specified otherwise.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:21AMSheridan Smith will play the lead role in Funny Girl at the Savoy Theatre for two months longer than originally announced. The
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:21AMChoreographer Rosemary Butcher has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award at this year’s Bonnies. The ceremony celebrates choreographers, and Butcher was
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