Tuesday, March 17, 2020
English National Opera is among the first major cultural institutions to commit to paying performers and contracted workers while its building is
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:38AMMonday, March 16, 2020
The Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre have announced the closure of all its venues with immediate effect, following the government’s
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:42PMFreelance theatre technicians, directors, musicians and actors are sharing their fears about the coming months, in anticipation of closures. It comes as
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:02PMComedian and actor Roy Hudd has died at the age of 83. Hudd died on March 15 after a short illness, his
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:07AMSunday, March 15, 2020
The Old Vic has suspended performances for two weeks as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, meaning Endgame will end its run
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:37PMThursday, March 12, 2020
US production company RWS Entertainment Group has opened a London office in a bid to expand its operations into Europe. The company,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00AMStratford Circus Arts Centre in east London is being threatened with closure as a result of council plans to repurpose its home
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:42AMWednesday, March 11, 2020
Theatres are being encouraged to stop guests going backstage and limit cast members’ contact with audiences at stage doors in attempts to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:49AMInitial plans for a major refurbishment of the West End’s Lyric Theatre have been revealed, including a wide-ranging restoration of its auditorium,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:54AMTheatres are stepping up hygiene and cleaning routines in attempts to prevent the spread of coronavirus, as it emerges that actors are
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:30AMTuesday, March 10, 2020
All remaining tickets for Indecent at the Menier Chocolate Factory will be sold for £20 during March, in a move the theatre
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:18PMOil and gas giant Shell will end its partnerships with the Southbank Centre and BFI later this year, as the two arts
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:18PMMonday, March 9, 2020
Sheridan Smith will reprise the role as Cilla Black in a new production of the musical based on the entertainer’s life. Smith,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:03PMRuth Wilson will perform opposite 100 different men in a one-off, 24-hour production at the Young Vic later this year. Wilson will
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:42AMThe Minack Theatre in Cornwall has found itself at the centre of a row over car parking, with the venue retracting plans
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:03AMFriday, March 6, 2020
Plácido Domingo will no longer perform at the Royal Opera House this summer, the organisation has confirmed, as it becomes the latest
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:42PMChester’s Storyhouse has postponed the opening of two in-house shows that were due to premiere in May, blaming “economic uncertainty” resulting from
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:36AMThursday, March 5, 2020
Andrew Lloyd Webber has delayed the West End premiere of his new musical adaptation of Cinderella until October. A statement from the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:04PMGuildhall School of Music and Drama is to reopen next week, seven days after shutting down due to coronavirus being contracted by
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:42PMOvalhouse Theatre will change its name to Brixton House when it moves premises next year, with Gbolahan Obisesan announced as its new
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:36PMThe Royal Court has revealed the measures it will enforce in a bid to reach net-zero carbon emissions, including banning certain production
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:36PMGuildhall School of Music and Drama and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland are among the British institutions ranked in the top 10
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:42AMWednesday, March 4, 2020
A theatre in Kent cancelled a performance of a play this week after a relative of two cast members tested positive for
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:36AMBritt Ekland has criticised the “very dated” backstage facilities she has experienced while touring regional theatres, claiming the run-down conditions at a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:30AMTheatre and arts professionals will miss out on valuable Creative Europe grants from next year, after it emerged that the UK has
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:25AMThe writer of Pretty Woman: The Musical has spoken about his efforts to update the hit film’s story for modern audiences, arguing
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:48AMTuesday, March 3, 2020
Guildhall School of Music and Drama has shut down for up to two weeks after a member of staff tested positive for
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:54AMMonday, March 2, 2020
A visually impaired actor touring with the Royal Shakespeare Company has become the first in the organisation’s history to cover a lead
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:54AMFriday, February 28, 2020
Ambitious plans to transform Huddersfield’s town centre using culture have taken the next steps towards realisation. Kirklees Council is pressing ahead with
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:48AMLiverpool Everyman and Playhouse artistic director Gemma Bodinetz has spoken for the first time at length about the challenges she faced when
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:32AMThe Scottish government will create an advisory group to ensure that ministers are informed on key issues affecting the arts, as part
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