Tuesday, January 17, 2017
The Octagon Theatre in Bolton has appointed Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios as architect for its major £10 million capital redevelopment project. The
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:24AM Qdos Entertainment has moved to address concerns over the future employment of dwarf actors in its pantomimes, following the announcement of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:04AMKate Prince is the artistic director and founder of hip-hop company ZooNation, which offers a new perspective on dance theatre. She tells
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Theatregoers who signed up for priority booking for forthcoming musical Hamilton have praised the online process for being quick and “stress-free”. More
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:12AM Plans to demolish the Coronet Theatre in Elephant and Castle have been outlined in a redevelopment application submitted to the local
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:51AMPerformers including Niamh Cusack, Julie Hesmondhalgh and Don Warrington have been nominated for prizes at this year’s Manchester Theatre Awards. The awards
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Actor and comedian Omid Djalili has been made a patron of children’s theatre Polka. He joins a list of patrons that
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:54AMMusicals School of Rock – the Musical is extending its run at the New London Theatre by a month. The show is
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Manchester International Festival has been announced as the operator of the city’s new flagship arts venue Factory. MIF will create a year-round
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:33AMA nationwide competition has begun to find the next UK City of Culture. Culture minister Matt Hancock has launched the process that
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:02AMManchester’s £110 million Factory arts centre has been given the final go-ahead by the council. Construction for the centre, which features two
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:01AMMulti-arts venue Islington Mill in Salford risks having its licence revoked following a noise complaint made to the council by a local
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:54AMVera Lynn’s 100th birthday is to be celebrated with a special programme on the BBC as part of its autumn/winter line-up for
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:51AMArts consultancy firm BON Culture has announced a merger with US-based TRG Arts. From March, the two companies will come together under
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English National Opera has appointed Michelle Williams as its new head of casting. Her appointment comes as ENO’s programming director, Bob Holland,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:01AMMaxwell Caulfield has puled out of the forthcoming production of Death Takes a Holiday due to unforeseen circumstances. He will be replaced
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:54AMChris Peluso is to join the cast of Funny Girl when it tours the UK and Ireland this year. He will perform
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:49AMEquity has launched what it has labelled a “groundbreaking” policy to tackle low pay and poor working conditions in dance. The agreement
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Niamh Cusack and Catherine McCormack are to lead the cast of My Brilliant Friend, the stage adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:18PMRichard Twyman has announced his inaugural season as artistic director of English Touring Theatre, which will include a new production of Othello
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:20AMAmbassador Theatre Group has announced a new partnership with the UK’s leading pantomime producer Qdos Entertainment, in a move that will see
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:03AMActor Adrian Rawlins has been appointed artistic director of the East Riding Theatre in Yorkshire. Rawlins, who has performed on stage and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:52AMOpera North is to stage a festival of six short operas including Gilbert and Sullivan’s Trial by Jury and Leonard Bernstein’s Trouble
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Liverpool’s Royal Court, Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre, Little Angel Theatre in London and the Darlington Hippodrome are among eight venues chosen to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:06PMThe National Theatre is partnering with Stratford Circus Arts Centre to allow 4,500 schoolchildren to see a free Shakespeare production. It is
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:15AMAmbassador Theatre Group is to take over the operation of the Emerson Colonial Theatre in Boston, giving the company its 47th venue
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A 1,000-seat pop-up pantomime venue is to be created in Newcastle’s Times Square next Christmas. Denise Welch has been confirmed to star
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:14AMContemporary arts centre Mac Birmingham has been hit by a 70% cut to its council funding, as part of major reductions inflicted on
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The Wolverhampton Grand Theatre is to return to producing after more than four decades later this year, staging a new production of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:14PMRuth Mackenzie is line to take over the artistic directorship of the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, becoming the first woman to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:27AMOut of Joint has launched an £8,000 playwriting prize specifically for new writers who already work in theatre. In collaboration with charitable
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