Thursday, September 29, 2016
Sadler’s Wells has appointed Nigel Higgins as its new chair. He succeeds David Bell, who retires next year after 11 years. Higgins
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:02AMRafe Spall is to join the cast of Hedda Gabler at the National Theatre, which stars the previously announced Ruth Wilson. Spall
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:35AMWednesday, September 28, 2016
A former education secretary has unveiled an alternative programme to challenge the government’s English Baccalaureate, which would include a compulsory creative subject.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:16AMKwame Kwei-Armah has lamented the “sinful” lack of black artistic directors in British theatre. He said he was disappointed to see the UK
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:14AMTraining accreditation body Drama UK is to close, following a year in which several high-profile member schools quit the organisation. A letter
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:30AMTuesday, September 27, 2016
Polka Theatre is to premiere a new stage production of Dick King-Smith’s Babe, the Sheep-Pig. Adapted by David Wood, the show will
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:03PMVanessa Redgrave has been announced as the recipient of the Gielgud award for excellence in the dramatic arts at the UK Theatre
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:26AMA new 650-seat temporary theatre is being planned for London’s Embankment area, with the first production set to be a revival of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:00AMMonday, September 26, 2016
A major new survey into people’s experiences of the arts in Wales is being launched. The project, commissioned by Welsh branches of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:34AMA new theatre space is to be created in place of the soon-to-be-demolished Royal Victoria Hall in Southborough, Kent. The building, called
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:22AMElton John has been announced as one of the hosts of this year’s London Evening Standard Theatre Awards, which take place later
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:14AMThe 30th anniversary production of The Phantom of the Opera could be in jeopardy after a fire hit the Paris theatre where
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:43AMFriday, September 23, 2016
Jeremy Irvine is to join Ed Harris and Amy Madigan in the forthcoming production of Buried Child. The Sam Shepard play runs
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:34AMMusicals Sheridan Smith is to reprise her role as Fanny Brice in the UK tour of Funny Girl. The performer will appear
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:42AMStepping Out has confirmed West End dates at the Vaudeville Theatre, following its previously announced national tour. The play, which begins its
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:11AMImelda Staunton and Conleth Hill are to star in a new production of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:53AMThursday, September 22, 2016
The National Theatre has appointed its first international writer-in-residence, who will take up a 12-month post at the organisation. Anupama Chandrasekhar, who
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:58AMThe Lyric Hammersmith has been named among the most sustainable arts organisations in the country. The west London theatre is one of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:45AMFrancesca Annis, Ron Cook and Deborah Findlay have been cast in The Children at the Royal Court. The new play, by Lucy
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:42AMMichael Morpurgo’s Running Wild is to tour the UK in 2017. The stage production of Morpurgo’s novel, which was originally produced by
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:06AMWednesday, September 21, 2016
The Royal Shakespeare Company has been announced as the theatre to host the Cameron Mackintosh resident composer scheme next year. The programme,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:36AMLondon fringe venue the Finborough is to stage 70 short plays in response to the Florida nightclub massacre, including works by Neil
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:27AMTuesday, September 20, 2016
David Hoyle’s career has spanned acting – on both stage and screen – comedy and directing as well as his most well-known
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:35PMAn actors’ trade show is to close its Manchester branch after failing to secure sufficient financial support. Surviving Actors will continue to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:20PMSouthampton’s Mayflower Theatre and the Milton Keynes Theatre are among the winners of the 2016 Technical Theatre Awards. The two venues shared
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:49AMMonday, September 19, 2016
Nine out of 10 respondents to an online poll conducted by The Stage think that E4 reality series Stage School is damaging
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:10AMThreatened music venue the Coronet in south London has been granted a stay of execution and will stay open until the end
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:00AMArts Council England is to begin measuring the artistic quality of the organisations it funds using a framework built on data. A pilot
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:41AMThe LAMDA graduate talks to Georgia Snow about acting in his self-written play and New Yorkers’ reactions to northern accents. What has
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMFriday, September 16, 2016
Rural touring company Pentabus has appointed Sophie Motley as its new artistic director. She replaces Elizabeth Freestone, who announced her departure earlier
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:58AMRoyal Welsh College of Music and Drama principal Hilary Boulding is to step down after a decade. Boulding has led the conservatoire
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