Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Further details have been released about the open auditions for Cilla – The Musical, based on the life of Cilla Black. The
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:31AMLiz Wilson is to step down as chief executive of York Theatre Royal after seven years in the role. Wilson, who oversaw
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:36AMThe first Royal Opera season with Oliver Mears at the helm has been announced, and includes the premiere of a new work
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:48AMTuesday, April 4, 2017
London company Dance West has announced the seven choreographers who will receive bursaries and support to create new work through its artist
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:36AMThe BBC has unveiled a major creative partnership with the UK’s four arts councils, which plans to connect Britain’s art and culture
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:05AMMonday, April 3, 2017
London fringe venue Theatre N16 has appointed Scott Ellis as artistic director, replacing Jamie Eastlake, who founded the company. Eastlake will become
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:43AMKathy Burke is to direct a new comedy by Sam Bain at London’s Park Theatre, as part of its autumn 2017 season.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:22AMPlaywrights working on Independent Theatre Council contracts will see their payments increase by an average of 2.4% thanks to a new agreement.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:21AMFriday, March 31, 2017
West End theatres are at their busiest since records began, with Theatreland also reporting a 13th year of growth at the box
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:31AMLondon fringe venue Theatre503 has announced the latest cohort of its writers’ residency programme. The 503Five resident writers for 2017/18 are Mahad
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:24AMThe Comedy About a Bank Robbery has announced a booking extension as it celebrates a year in the West End. The Mischief
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMThursday, March 30, 2017
Cardiff’s Chapter Arts Centre has launched a scheme for its annual Experimentica festival, where audiences can pay what they think a show
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:23AMPhyllida Lloyd has claimed more diversity is needed at the top of British theatre’s “blockbuster institutions” in order to bring about real
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:14AMLondon fringe venue Camden People’s Theatre has been awarded £41,500 for a scheme that aims to increase the ethnic diversity of its
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:11AMEmma Rice, Rosemary Squire and the Donmar Warehouse’s all-female Shakespeare trilogy were named among the first winners of the Tonic Awards, celebrating
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:32AMShoreditch Town Hall in London has appointed James Pidgeon as its new director. He succeeds Nick Giles, who leaves the organisation after
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:16AMTheatre producer Karl Sydow has claimed the funding situation in the regions has reached “crisis point”. The Dirty Dancing producer, whose recent
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMNational Theatre director Rufus Norris has hit out at the impact of government education policy on creativity, criticising it for being “relentlessly
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:00AMWednesday, March 29, 2017
Elton John is collaborating with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice on a new animated version of Joseph and the Technicolor Amazing
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:54AMTheatre productions in the UK will save an estimated £40 million through tax relief in 2016/17, according to figures published by HM
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:44AMPatrick O’Kane and Camille O’Sullivan are to star in a new version of Woyzeck at the Barbican. Woyzeck in Winter combines Buchner’s
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:18AMTuesday, March 28, 2017
New Chester venue Storyhouse has announced casting for its in-house rep company of 26 actors. The £37 million venue opens its doors
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:12PMAs Christopher Hampton’s The Philanthropist returns to the London stage in a new production starring Matt Berry, Georgia Snow meets the cast
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:43AMHorace Trubridge has been elected the next general secretary of the Musicians’ Union. Trubridge, currently assistant general secretary, beat executive committee member
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:32AMHamlet, starring Andrew Scott, is to transfer to the West End following its run at the Almeida Theatre in London. The production,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:53AMMonday, March 27, 2017
Shakespeare’s Globe is advertising for a new artistic director to succeed Emma Rice, with the organisation confirming it is working to “review
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:54AMGraeae Theatre Company’s musical Reasons to Be Cheerful is to return for a new tour later this year. The show, described as
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:18AMArts Council England has launched a survey into workplace diversity in a bid to improve representation in its own, and the cultural
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:59AMFriday, March 24, 2017
Brighton Dome has been given a £3 million boost towards a major refurbishment project. The grant from the Coast to Capital Local
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:36AMThursday, March 23, 2017
The Bloomsbury Theatre in London will reopen in autumn 2018, more than three years after it closed for refurbishment. The theatre, owned
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:18PMEntertainment company Underbelly has announced the merger of its two London festivals, Udderbelly and London Wonderground. The two South Bank-based events will
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