Friday, June 7, 2019
Administrators overseeing the troubled Preston Guild Hall have said they hope to find new management to bring the theatre back into operation
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:06AMThursday, June 6, 2019
Nick Curtis has been named chief theatre critic at the Evening Standard, following news that longstanding reviewers Henry Hitchings and Fiona Mountford
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:42AMLondon venue the Vaults has signed a pay agreement with union Equity, promising the living wage and a number of other conditions
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:42AMThe boss of secondary ticketing site Viagogo has defended its controversial business model, claiming highly inflated resale prices are justified if the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:36AMWednesday, June 5, 2019
Preston Guild Hall and Charter Theatre’s operating company has gone into administration, just days after the venue closed when takeover talks stalled.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:50AMCarley Stenson and Ore Oduba have joined the cast of touring musical Curtains, alongside the previously announced Jason Manford. They have been
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:25AMA ticketing website for families is launching next month. It will use feedback and recommendations to make it easier for parents to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:03AMMatt Henry has revealed he was forced to leave Kinky Boots when he had his son because it did not have the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:00AMTuesday, June 4, 2019
Sarah Frankcom has announced her final season as artistic director of the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, which includes a new play
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:00AMMonday, June 3, 2019
The National Theatre’s production of Peter Pan will return for a run at the new Troubadour White City Theatre next month. The
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:03AMRichard Eyre has criticised gender-swapped Shakespeare productions that make changes to the text for losing the beat and rhythm of the playwright’s
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:53AMFriday, May 31, 2019
Sue Johnston has joined the cast of The Man in the White Suit, which opens in Bath and the West End later
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:12AMA scheme intended to give every primary school child in the UK access to at least five cultural experiences each year is
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:02AMGCSE entries for subjects that do not feature in the English Baccalaureate – including drama and music – have fallen again in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:54AMThursday, May 30, 2019
Preston Guild Hall and Charter Theatre has temporarily closed to the public and suspended upcoming shows following a stall in negotiations with
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:15AMFormer Tesco boss Terry Leahy has invested in Liverpool performing arts college LMA, as it announces plans to expand internationally. Leahy, who
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:53AMMatthew Xia has announced his inaugural production as artistic director of Actors Touring Company. He will direct the UK premiere of Maya
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:33AMWednesday, May 29, 2019
Michelle Terry has spoken about the challenges of taking over Shakespeare’s Globe when it had been left “bruised” by the controversy surrounding
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:03PMTuesday, May 28, 2019
Nadia Fall has announced her second season as artistic director of Theatre Royal Stratford East, which includes a co-production with the National
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:07AMFormer Creative Scotland chief executive Janet Archer has joined the University of Edinburgh in a new role designed to help boost its
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:36AMFriday, May 24, 2019
Norwich theatre company Curious Directive has moved into its first permanent home, and in doing so established a hub for artists in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:00AMRebecca Pow has been appointed culture minister, following a reshuffle that saw Michael Ellis leave the job for a position in the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:42AMThursday, May 23, 2019
A group of the UK’s top universities has scrapped its list of preferred A-level subjects, which did not include the arts and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:03PMMatthew Warchus is to gender swap several roles in his forthcoming production of Present Laughter, which will introduce a bisexual central character
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:03AMCaroline Sheen is to return to the cast of 9 to 5 the Musical in July, replacing Louise Redknapp. Sheen took over
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:36AMWednesday, May 22, 2019
Six endangered theatres across England have been awarded a share of £90,000 from a new fund created to support venues in need
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:03PMLeonora Thomson is stepping down as managing director of Welsh National Opera, the company has confirmed. Thomson, who joined the Cardiff opera
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:56AMJustin Audibert has announced his first season as artistic director of the Unicorn Theatre, which includes a reimagined Gulliver’s Travels and a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:40AMTuesday, May 21, 2019
Lucie Jones and Ashley Roberts are to join the cast of Waitress in the West End. Jones will replace Katherine McPhee in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:48AMThe Lyric Hammersmith has announced a long-term partnership with Headlong to develop large-scale work by female playwrights, as new artistic director Rachel
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:24AMRachel O’Riordan has announced her first season as artistic director of the Lyric Hammersmith, which includes an adaptation of A Doll’s House
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