Thursday, August 11, 2016
London fringe venue the Bread and Roses Theatre has launched the second year of its playwriting prize. The award is a competition
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The Royal Ballet Benevolent Fund it is to be renamed the Dance Professionals Fund under plans to broaden the charity’s remit. The
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:11AMStephen Crocker has been appointed chief executive of Norwich Theatre Royal. He will replace Peter Wilson, who leaves the theatre after a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:00AMCross-cultural company Tara Theatre has unveiled its new home in south London, which includes the only permanent, earth-floor theatre in the country.
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Three shows by Andrew Lloyd Webber were among the top 10 bestselling shows on Broadway last week. With the opening of Cats
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:26AMHundreds of schoolchildren will be given free theatre trips as part of a scheme that unveiled by new culture secretary Karen Bradley.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:07AMDeborah Sawyerr has been appointed executive director at Theatre Royal Stratford East, taking over from Mary Caws. Sawyerr joins the venue from
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A planning appeal hoping to overturn a decision to prohibit flats being built above London fringe venue the Finborough Theatre has been
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:31AMBlack and Asian dance company Ballet Black and a company that fuses Shakespeare with hip hop are among the first organisations to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:26AMThe Arts Council of Wales has announced it will renew efforts to monitor the diversity of the organisations it funds, in a
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Arts Council England and the Heritage Lottery Fund have revealed plans for a new £15 million fund to embed culture into communities
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:08AMWhen Murray started finding less work as an actor, he decided to begin creating his own. He tallks to Georgia Snow as
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMThe Other Room theatre in Cardiff has announced its autumn/winter season, which incudes a new production of David Harrower’s Blackbird. Theatre company
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:36AMAfter starting his career in acting, Kempton trained in circus, going on to perform worldwide with companies such as Cirque du Soleil.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00AMReading Borough Council has begun the search for a partner to create a major new theatre for the town. The council has
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Acting agency Winterson’s has pledged to improve gender equality on its books, as part of a new initiative to champion female talent
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:56AMMadani Younis has complained that white arts leaders are given more credit in the media for speaking out about diversity than people
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Mark Rylance is among more than 200 cultural and scientific figures condemning the renewal of BP sponsorship deals with arts organisations including
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:15AMThe National Theatre and the BBC are collaborating on an immersive, 3D experience, which ties in with the NT’s current production of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01AMHistoric theatres with suspended fibrous plaster ceilings must have had them inspected by the end of this month or face a clamp
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An investigation into how London’s arts and culture could regenerate areas across the city has been launched. Arts organisations are being asked
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:04AMThe playwright tells Georgia Snow about her one-woman show Fabric, which tackles the issue of gender inequality in today’s society. Why have
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Neal Foster has run the Birmingham Stage Company since 1992, originally staging work for adults and children. Georgia Snow finds out how
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMMatthew Kelly is to star in Pride and Prejudice at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. Kelly will play Mr Bennett in the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:43AMPerformers are being called on to contribute evidence to a new House of Lords committee investigating the impact of the 2003 Licensing
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:57AMTrinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance is to launch a musical theatre foundation course that it hopes will provide a “first
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Plays The Play That Goes Wrong has announced a major tour for 2017, visiting locations across the UK. The comedy, currently running
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:49PMSonia Friedman has claimed her production company is safe following the high-profile leadership changes to parent company Ambassador Theatre Group. In an
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:51AMThe number of children taking part in theatre and dance activities is continuing to fall, new government figures have found. The Department
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:15AMGemma Sutton and Sam Lips have been cast in the lead roles in the forthcoming Strictly Ballroom musical. The stage adaptation of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:41AMTheatre company Slung Low is creating a free hostel for artists at its base in Leeds. Slung Low’s home, the Hub, already
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