Saturday, May 9, 2015
Arts Council England chief executive Darren Henley has claimed the incoming Conservative government understands the value of the arts. Henley, who started his
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:13AMFriday, May 8, 2015
A five-week festival of new writing will be staged at the New Vic in Staffordshire. The new works will form part of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:33AMBECTU general secretary Gerry Morrissey has warned that the incoming Conservative government will make it difficult for theatres to stage new work.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:48AMWith a Conservative majority now confirmed, the Tories are heading into another five years in government. Feelings have run high as the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:50AMThursday, May 7, 2015
XL Video Group, which provides video services to live events, is to be bought by global technical supplier Production Resource Group. XL
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:01PMA Pulitzer Prize-winning play starring Julie Hesmondhalgh and a new production of Into The Woods lead the line-up for the Royal Exchange’s
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:28AMNew portraits of playwrights including Timberlake Wertenbaker and Mike Leigh are to be displayed at Southwark Playhouse. The free Playwrights in Focus
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:30AMArts Council England has been branded “weak and cowardly” in a series of attacks by theatre and union leaders. Figures including Nottingham
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:45AMWednesday, May 6, 2015
Campaigners opposing the use of wild animals in circuses have called on voters not to re-elect the Conservative MPs who prevented the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:15PMPolitical satire Dead Sheep has broken box office records at the Park Theatre. Jonathan Maitland’s play has taken £133,009 at the box
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:52AMA new annual £3,000 award from the University of Hertfordshire has been presented to theatre company Cap-a-Pie. The Sparks Might Fly grant
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:41AMMazz Murray is to join the cast of Mamma Mia! in one of several changes to the long-running musical’s ensemble. Murray will
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:37AMTuesday, May 5, 2015
Southwark Playhouse will stage a 50th anniversary revival of Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs. David Halliwell’s comedy will be
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:50AMGravesend theatre The Woodville has started taking week-long show bookings for the first time in its 46-year history. In addition to hosting
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:59AMNew management has saved a rural touring scheme in the Midlands. Centre Stage, a touring network that brings theatre, music and dance
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:21AMFriday, May 1, 2015
Amelia Lily will star in a new London production of Green Day musical American Idiot. The X Factor runner-up, who is currently
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:03AMA sequel to Jim Cartwright’s play Two leads the line-up for the Bolton Octagon’s new season – the last programmed by outgoing
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:17AMOrganisers behind a new theatre in Croydon have revealed architects impressions of the venue. The multi-purpose venue – which has been named
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:12AMThursday, April 30, 2015
A 50-seat theatre in Bristol has launched a fundraising campaign in the hope of moving to a venue nearly twice the size.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:50AMRichard Herrick has been a stage manager for nearly 20 years, and has worked on productions including Les Miserables in the West
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:48AMHaving been the artistic director of London’s Finborough Theatre for 16 years, Neil McPherson is a leading voice in fringe theatre. He
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:43AMBrigit Forsyth has been cast in the premiere of Now This is Not the End at the Arcola Theatre in London. Known
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:35AMWednesday, April 29, 2015
La Soiree will return to the Southbank Centre’s Winter Festival for a second consecutive Christmas residency. The cabaret variety show, which won
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:32PMRichmond’s Orange Tree Theatre has partnered with the National Theatre to give an emerging director a placement at both venues. The JP
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:04AMTuesday, April 28, 2015
Royal Opera House staff will vote on strike action after pay talks broke down between the venue and backstage union BECTU. Discussions
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:18PMRead our coverage of the nominations here Best play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Disgraced Hand to God
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:33AMJanet Suzman has claimed that women struggle to get acting roles because casting directors “look for totty”. Speaking to The Stage at
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:21AMMonday, April 27, 2015
Phyllida Lloyd has called on Arts Council England to ensure publicly funded theatres create an equal number of stage roles for women
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:29AMThe UK premiere of a new work by Timberlake Wertenbaker and a musical about fairytale villains will feature in the Unicorn Theatre’s
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:50AMFriday, April 24, 2015
Guildhall School of Music and Drama student Luke Dale has won this year’s Alan Bates award, which celebrates young acting talent. The
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:04PMLondon’s Theatre Royal Stratford East is to undergo a major refurbishment of its auditorium, costing more than £200,000. The works are being
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