Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Benedict Cumberbatch’s Hamlet is to return to cinemas later this year, two years after its run at the Barbican. The production, directed
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:51AMLong Day’s Journey Into Night, starring Jeremy Irons and Lesley Manville, will transfer to the West End next year. The production ran
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:51AMArts leaders have condemned the government’s decision to forge ahead with the controversial English Baccalaureate as “short-sighted” and “ridiculous”. Last week, the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:07AMJamie Parker, who sat on the panel that chose Michelle Terry to lead Shakespeare’s Globe, has said her appointment proves the theatre’s
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:56AMMonday, July 24, 2017
Casting has been announced for a new adaptation of Pride and Prejudice by comedian Sara Pascoe. Matt Whitchurch and Bethan Mary-James will
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:43AMLeading theatre figures including Dominic Dromgoole and Daniel Evans have applauded Michelle Terry’s appointment at Shakespeare’s Globe despite her limited directing experience,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:33AMActor and writer Michelle Terry has been appointed artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe. She replaces Emma Rice in the role, who leaves
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:18AMFriday, July 21, 2017
Rhys Ifans is to star in a reworked version of A Christmas Carol at the Old Vic. Ifans will lead the cast
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:55AMThe BBC is launching a bursary in memory of Caroline Aherne, for northern female comedians and comedy writers. The Caroline Aherne Bursary
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Plans for a £26 million entertainment museum at Blackpool’s Pavilion Theatre have been scrapped. The council has claimed the project had become
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:29AMBarrie Rutter is to step down as artistic director of Northern Broadsides, 25 years after he founded the company. Rutter cited a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:42AMWednesday, July 19, 2017
Arts education campaigners have vowed to step up their fight against the English Baccalaureate, after the government confirmed it has no plans
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:04PMThe Playhouse Theatre in Derry/Londonderry has announced plans to stage a play in the video game Minecraft. Playcraft Live will be a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:42AMTuesday, July 18, 2017
The future of the creative industries will be put at risk if self-employed workers are not better protected by government, a new
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Coventry, Paisley, Stoke-on-Trent, Sunderland and Swansea have been revealed as the five places shortlisted to become UK City of Culture in 2021.
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Ambassador Theatre Group has appointed Colin Marr as theatre director for Edinburgh Playhouse. He replaces Deborah Newman, who joined the organisation in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:57AMThe Royal Shakespeare Company is launching a new type of accessible performance, aimed at creating a more casual and informal atmosphere without
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:06AMToby Stephens, Lydia Leonard and Peter Polycarpou are to star in the UK transfer of Oslo. The play, which won best play
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:41AMA revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Woman in White will run at London’s Charing Cross Theatre later this year. The musical,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:17AMThursday, July 13, 2017
Liverpool’s Everyman Theatre will feature on a special set of stamps issued by the Royal Mail. The Everyman, designed by Haworth Tompkins,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:12PMDeaf-led theatre company Deafinitely will stage a site-specific production of Mike Bartlett’s Contractions at a former financial trading floor. The large-scale production
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:31PMFormer Creative Scotland chair Richard Findlay has died, just days after stepping down from his role at the funding body. Findlay’s family
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:37AMAmbassador Theatre Group is expanding its portfolio of music-led venues, taking on the operation of a new 3,500-seat arena in Swansea and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:31AMChild performer safety is being put at “needless” risk due to inconsistent regulation of chaperones working in the entertainment industry, experts have
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:30AMWednesday, July 12, 2017
Ian Reddington is to join the cast of Dusty Springfield musical Son of a Preacher Man. The actor, best known for roles
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:36AMEmma Rice’s new company Wise Children will become company in residence at the Old Vic. The Old Vic will be the London
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:40AMArts Council England is to set up a new fund to help artists and producers work abroad, Nicholas Serota has announced. The
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:32AMGraduates from the Royal Academy of Music and Manchester School of Theatre have taken home the top awards at this year’s Spotlight
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:12AMPerformance artist Jonny Woo’s alternative Royal Variety show is to return for two dates in 2017, featuring new work from Lucy McCormick.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:04AMTuesday, July 11, 2017
Theatre website WhatsOnStage has been bought by Canadian company AudienceView, which provides online ticketing platforms. The company has announced the acquisition of
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A new guide has been launched to ensure D/deaf and disabled audiences are better served when buying tickets online. Commissioned by the
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