Thursday, October 13, 2016
The National Youth Ballet of Great Britain has appointed Mikah Smillie as its new artistic director, following the death of its founding
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:51AMThe complete book and lyrics of forthcoming David Bowie musical Lazarus is to be published. The show’s script and lyrics will be
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:29AMWednesday, October 12, 2016
Graduates working in the arts work an average of nearly £7,000 worth of unpaid hours before securing a full-time job, a new
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Theatre marketing and PR agency Target Live has been acquired by global communications firm Havas Group. The France-based Havas Group has acquired
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:05AMThe Ambassadors Theatre will not reopen as the Sondheim Theatre until at least 2018 as Cameron Mackintosh focuses on refurbishing the Victoria
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:49AMMonday, October 10, 2016
Ian McKellen has claimed the National Theatre will never fully represent the UK if most of its work continues to take place
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:59AMDesigner Lez Brotherston has criticised theatres for neglecting the importance of design and technical teams, claiming the “core backbone of producing theatre
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:03AMTwenty-one UK venues and companies including the National Theatre, the Young Vic and the Royal Exchange are pledging free theatre tickets to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:59AMThe creative industries are facing a “talent crisis” because the education system is failing to equip young people with skills needed in
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Sheffield Theatres’ Flowers for Mrs Harris and Show Boat have jointly won best musical production at this year’s UK Theatre Awards, in
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Derby Hippodrome could continue to be derelict for several years, the site’s manager has warned, quashing hopes for the building’s return to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:28AMPhoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag is to return to Soho Theatre later this year. The one-woman show was recently adapted for television and ran
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:15AMThursday, October 6, 2016
Musicals Imelda Staunton and Janie Dee are to star in a revival of Follies at the National Theatre, it has been confirmed.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:52PMA new 1,100-seat theatre could be built in Bognor Regis as part of a major £80 million regeneration of the town’s seafront.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:19AMMountview Academy of Theatre Arts has secured planning permission for its new multimillion-pound home in south London. The drama school, currently based
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A student production of Tim Rice and Elton John’s Aida has been cancelled amid a row over racial diversity. Music Theatre Bristol,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:06AMDoncaster arts venue Cast has announced the appointment of its first associate artists, in a bid to work more closely with local
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Disney musical Aladdin is to launch a new education programme that runs alongside the West End show. The programme is made up
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:49AMSharon D Clarke and Alexia Khadime have been cast in Sleeping Beauty at Hackney Empire. They will be joined in the venue’s
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:14AMLive Theatre in Newcastle has appointed Lindsay Rodden as the second writer-in-residence in a partnership hoping to foster collaboration between culture and higher
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:44AMThe 19-year-old is returning to Yorke Dance Project, where she began her career two years ago. The first person to be appointed
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMMonday, October 3, 2016
Policymakers in the UK and China are being called upon to exploit possibilities for cultural collaboration, as part of a report claiming “crucial
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:19AMChildren at 12 schools in and around Bath are to swap their classrooms for a theatre as part of a creative learning
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:07AMSimon McBurney’s production of Beware of Pity is to receive its UK premiere at the Barbican next year. The production is performed
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:00AMFriday, September 30, 2016
Rufus Sewell, Tim Key and Paul Ritter are to star in Art at the Old Vic. They feature in a new production
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:41AMThe Magic Circle is celebrating 25 years since it began allowing women to be members. The secretive membership organisation, which was founded
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:14AMKwame Kwei-Armah is to write and direct and new musical based on the life of Bob Marley. Premiering at Birmingham Repertory Theatre,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:48AMAnn Emery, who originated the role of Grandma in Billy Elliot the Musical, has died at the age of 86. Emery is
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:34AMThursday, September 29, 2016
Yes Minister star Derek Fowlds has claimed there is a “pecking order” for roles among older actors, and that casting is dominated
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:15AMPlays Imelda Staunton and Conleth Hill are to star in a new production of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:46AMSadler’s Wells has appointed Nigel Higgins as its new chair. He succeeds David Bell, who retires next year after 11 years. Higgins
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