Friday, October 9, 2015
Sheffield Theatres is to stage Show Boat for a week longer than expected because of “popular demand”. The musical will open at
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Pierce Brosnan has thrown his weight behind a fundraising campaign to help south London venue Ovalhouse move to Brixton in 2017. He
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:21PMEx-Royal Opera House creative director Deborah Bull has warned that treating art as “sacrosanct” can limit audiences. Speaking at the Making Digital
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:09AMAn independent girls’ school in Ipswich has ignited a censorship row after it pulled a Rebecca Lenkiewicz play due to “grave reservations”
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:42AMTuesday, October 6, 2015
Indhu Rubasingham is to direct the UK premiere of Ayad Akhtar’s The Invisible Hand as part of the Tricycle Theatre’s new season.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:57AMLancaster’s Grand Theatre has unveiled plans for a £1 million extension of its 230-year-old building, which will add a new studio space.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:57AMMonday, October 5, 2015
Derby Theatre artistic director Sarah Brigham is to take on the additional role of chief executive in a shake-up of the venue’s
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:16PMAn independent girls school has defended its decision to cancel a Rebecca Lenkiewicz play, explaining it had “grave reservations” over references within
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:52AMA new production of Dirty Dancing is to embark on a UK tour next year. According to producers, the set design of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:00AMSaturday, October 3, 2015
After her first professional performance role saw her dressed as a golden mole for an immersive children’s theatre tour, Selina Thompson got
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:33AMFriday, October 2, 2015
Dirty Dancing producer Karl Sydow has warned that theatre outside London is receiving a “frightening” lack of funding and support. Sydow, who
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:31PMA Guildford arts centre is facing an uncertain future after its local council launched a review of its finances. Guildford Borough Council
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:13AMThursday, October 1, 2015
Kristin Scott Thomas and Beverley Knight have been named among the 10 most innovative and inspiring people in theatre by London’s Hospital
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:55PMMax Stafford-Clark has criticised a school’s decision to cancel a planned performance of a Rebecca Lenkiewicz play as “spectacularly perverse”. Jane Wenham:
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:18AMWednesday, September 30, 2015
Arts Council England is to commission research on stage productions and audiences with an aim to better understand the impact of the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:06PMKatie Town has been named executive director of the Theatre Royal Wakefield. Town – currently general manager of the National Theatre’s learning
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:06PMJane Horrocks will sing a number of new wave hits in a new production at the Young Vic next year. The show
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:52AMTuesday, September 29, 2015
Actor David Oyelowo has claimed that there are fewer roles for black, Asian and minority ethnic actors than when he started out
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:04PMA pantomime producer is being investigated for fraud after claims that he left dance schools thousands of pounds out of pocket. Ben
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:06PMVicky Featherstone, artistic director of London’s Royal Court, has claimed critics and audiences judge female playwrights more harshly than their male counterparts.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:24AMMonday, September 28, 2015
Theatres and performing arts organisations are markedly less ethnically diverse than other creative industries, a new report claims. The Creative Diversity report,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:11AMFriday, September 25, 2015
Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre is to begin Sunday performances in a drive to attract a wider audience. The theatre – which usually
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:09PMEnglish National Opera’s new music director Mark Wigglesworth has claimed the company has “lost its way a little bit”. Wigglesworth, who joined
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:38AMThursday, September 24, 2015
Director Simon Curtis has called on the BBC to hire more artistic talent in leadership roles. Curtis, who staged Serenading Louie at
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:12AMA charity that provides audio description in theatres has launched a survey to gauge how accessible UK venues are for people who
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00AMWednesday, September 23, 2015
Plymouth’s recently saved Palace Theatre has appointed a director of music in a move that signals a return to the venue’s music
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:06PMAdrian Lester has called on Ofcom to draw up quotas on ethnic diversity that major broadcasters would be forced to meet. The
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:06PMMaxine Peake, Elaine Paige and Matt Lucas have been cast in the upcoming BBC1 adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Peake will
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:10AMTuesday, September 22, 2015
Richard Eyre is to direct Lesley Manville and Jeremy Irons in Long Day’s Journey Into Night, as part of Bristol Old Vic’s
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:21PMA major new survey on diversity within the arts has been launched in order to shine a light on social mobility in the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:18PMLyndsey Marshal and Simon Trinder will head up the ensemble cast of Blanche McIntyre’s The Oresteia. Gary Shelford will also star in
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