Thursday, January 19, 2017
Hackney Empire creative director Susie McKenna has stepped down from the role after seven years. She will take on a new part-time
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:06PMProfessional comedians have moved to stamp out low and unpaid work in the sector, with the launch of a new manifesto outlining
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:56AMWednesday, January 18, 2017
Management of the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury is set to transfer from its local council to a charitable trust, in a move
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:04PMJodie Prenger is to star in the premiere of a new musical based on Kay Mellor’s Fat Friends. The musical, previously revealed
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AMThe artistic director of a leading British East Asian theatre company has criticised the industry for being the “property of white privilege”.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:59AMUK theatres are bracing themselves for real-terms cuts as Arts Council England warns of standstill funding in its next round of national
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:36AMTuesday, January 17, 2017
An awards ceremony celebrating “game-changing women” who are redefining theatre will launch in March, hosted by broadcaster Jenni Murray. The Tonic Awards
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:24AMKate Bassett, former theatre critic for the Independent on Sunday, has been appointed literary associate at Chichester Festival Theatre. Chichester said Bassett
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:04AMMonday, January 16, 2017
Ria Jones – the performer who won critical acclaim for understudying Glenn Close in Sunset Boulevard last year – has been cast
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:00PMNominees for the UK’s first awards ceremony to honour councillors and local authorities who champion the arts have been announced. The nominees
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:19AMDavid Walliams’ Awful Auntie has become the author’s latest book to be adapted for the stage. The stage production will open at
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:23AMFriday, January 13, 2017
West London venue the Print Room has criticised a “social media attack” that challenged its casting of a forthcoming play, claiming it
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:54PMSean McNamara has become the first graduate of Guildford School of Acting to be named head of the drama college. He has
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:06AMPlans to build a new £25 million theatre in Reading are currently on hold due to “severe constraints” on funding. Instead, Reading
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:57AMThursday, January 12, 2017
Hamilton has confirmed dates and ticket prices for its forthcoming West End run. The show will begin previews at the Victoria Palace
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:39AMFrantic Assembly’s production of Things I Know to Be True has been filmed live and will be made available to more than
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:09AMTheatre company Out of Joint is to hire a co-artistic director to work alongside founder Max Stafford-Clark. As the company’s joint artistic
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:53AMBattersea Arts Centre, the Donmar Warehouse and the Royal Court are among six London venues that will offer apprenticeships in the fourth
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:37AMWednesday, January 11, 2017
Campaigners fighting to save Scarborough’s Futurist Theatre are pinning their hopes on the venue being listed to prevent the local council demolishing
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:54AMLondon mayor Sadiq Khan has pledged to stand with the arts sector “every step of the way” to address its concerns about
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:44AMCarolyn Maitland is to join the UK tour of Ghost, replacing Sarah Harding. Maitland will play Molly in the musical when the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:41AMWest End musical Aladdin is holding open auditions for dancers and singers. The show, currently running at the Prince Edward Theatre in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:38AMTuesday, January 10, 2017
New culture secretary Karen Bradley has vowed that the government will put the creative industries “at the heart” of a new industrial
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:42AMA consortium of arts organisations in Sheffield has been awarded £150,000 to make the city a destination for ”cutting edge culture” as
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:37AMGary Barlow and Tim Firth have claimed that opening their new musical The Girls outside of its West End run was crucial
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:56AMMonday, January 9, 2017
A producer with a history of failing to pay performers has once again become embroiled in a dispute over unpaid wages totalling
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:31PMBBC1’s musical theatre talent search show Let It Shine kicked off with 6.3 million viewers when it launched on February 7. The
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:52AM Audiences for West End musical Hamilton will not receive a physical ticket until they arrive at the theatre, as part of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:36AMFriday, January 6, 2017
Brexit’s ongoing impact on the arts sector is being assessed as part of a second major survey by the Creative Industries Federation.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:25AMDavid Haig is to join Daniel Radcliffe in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead at the Old Vic. Haig will take the role
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:50AMA major new showcase of black, Asian and minority ethnic talent is to launch in London, as part of a bid to
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