Monday, July 10, 2017
A new guide has been launched to ensure D/deaf and disabled audiences are better served when buying tickets online. Commissioned by the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:09AMArts Council England has postponed its multimillion-pound plan to grade the artistic quality of work using data. The programme, Quality Metrics, was
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:08AMThe Writers’ Guild of Great Britain has appointed Ellie Peers as its new general secretary. She takes over from Bernie Corbett, who
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:46AMLondon-born dancer Yasmine Naghdi has been promoted to principal at the Royal Ballet. Naghdi, who joined the company in 2010 after training
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:37AMFriday, July 7, 2017
The National Theatre’s production of Follies is to be broadcast live to cinemas later this year. The Stephen Sondheim musical, which stars
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:42AMNew theatre writing in the UK is “drying up” because of funding cuts, the president of the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain
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The West End will “unmoor” itself if it neglects the classics, Dominic Dromgoole has claimed. The former Shakespeare’s Globe artistic director was
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Playwrights David Hare and Howard Brenton have criticised the cut made to Hampstead Theatre’s funding, claiming it is being victimised for its
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:41AMCamden People’s Theatre is to host a festival exploring transgender, non-binary and gender-queer issues. Come As You Are will “interrogate and celebrate
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:38AMTuesday, July 4, 2017
Windsor Castle is to host an immersive Christmas production, with performances taking place in castle’s state apartments for the first time. Theatre
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:39AMChichester Festival Theatre has launched a scheme to support people at risk of being socially isolated to attend shows. The free CFT
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:06AMMonday, July 3, 2017
Audiences watching Titus Andronicus at the Royal Shakespeare Company will have their heart rates monitored to discover whether live theatre evokes a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:18PMThe Mayflower Theatre in Southampton has submitted plans to build a three-story extension connecting its front and back of house for the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:07AMThe Department for Culture, Media and Sport has changed its name to incorporate its growing digital remit. The department will now be
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:02AMLeaders in the fields of arts and culture, education, science and research have joined together in a bid to secure the futures
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:41AMFriday, June 30, 2017
London’s 32 boroughs are to compete for a new London Borough of Culture title as part of a new initiative from the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:18PMLondon mayor Sadiq Khan has defended the proportion of arts funding that goes to the capital. Khan claimed it disappoints him when
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:18PMKara Tointon and Adrian Edmondson are to star in Twelfth Night at the Royal Shakespeare Company. Edmondson will play Malvolio with Tointon
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:42AMThe UK’s last horse-drawn theatre troupe is under threat after losing Arts Council England funding. Sabotage Theatre tours plays to rural communities
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:36AMThursday, June 29, 2017
A reinvention of The Marriage of Figaro that bases the opera around the life of reality TV star Kim Kardashian leads the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:06PMSadler’s Wells has launched an app allowing audience members to order food and drink so they can avoid queues. The mobile ordering
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:42AMA new organisation dedicated to championing unknown plays by culturally diverse writers has been launched. Beyond the Canon has been set up
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:48AMWednesday, June 28, 2017
Stewart Pringle has won the 2017 Papatango New Writing Prize for his play Trestle. In celebration of the award’s 10th anniversary, Papatango
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:06AMThe London Musical Theatre Orchestra will celebrate its second anniversary with a season that includes performances of Mack and Mabel and A
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:48AMTuesday, June 27, 2017
The number of diverse-led organisations funded by Arts Council England has almost doubled in its latest funding round, as the body commits
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:23AMTheatre company Red Ladder has been readmitted to Arts Council England’s national portfolio after being dropped in the last round. Red Ladder,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:36AMEmma Rice is to form a new theatre company when she steps down as artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe next year. The
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An independent report has warned that the offstage theatre sector is characterised by low pay, poor professionalism and a shortage of skilled
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:18AMTuesday, June 20, 2017
Battersea Power Station has announced it will invest £6.8 million in a cultural programme as part of its renovation, which includes a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:36AMMary Stuart, starring Juliet Stevenson and Lia Williams, will transfer to the West End next year. The new version of Friedrich Schiller’s
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:53AMHoward Panter and Rosemary Squire have revealed plans to make Trafalgar Studios into the “home of live streaming in London” by creating
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