Monday, November 11, 2019
The Piccadilly Theatre has confirmed it will reopen today (November 11), with performances of Death of a Salesman resuming. Ambassador Theatre Group,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:36PMYoung Vic bosses have described the “miraculous” process of bringing three scratch performances of Death of a Salesman to their stage with
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:24PMFriday, November 8, 2019
An investigation into the collapsed ceiling at the Piccadilly Theatre has found the incident was caused by a “localised water leak”, with
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:12PMLondon’s Royal Court Theatre is to commission a new play every other year in memory of its former international director, Elyse Dodgson.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:49AMTheatre staff working at the Piccadilly Theatre on the night its ceiling collapsed have been praised for their “quick and professional actions”.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:48AMArifa Akbar is to succeed Michael Billington as chief theatre critic at the Guardian. Former literary editor of the Independent, Akbar has
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:03AMHope Mill Theatre is to stage the UK’s first fully-staged production of the Broadway version of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Cinderella will be
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:24AMThursday, November 7, 2019
Backstage and front-of-house staff from the Piccadilly Theatre will continue to be paid by Ambassador Theatre Group while the venue remains closed,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:12PMUnion Equity is to meet with theatre managers “as a priority” to discuss the safety of its members, following the partial collapse
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:36AMAmbassador Theatre Group – which owns the Piccadilly Theatre – has confirmed a section of plasterboard fell from the upper rear circle
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:44AMWednesday, November 6, 2019
Eyewitnesses have described the “terrifying” moment the ceiling fell in during a performance of Death of a Salesman at the Piccadilly Theatre.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:18PMFormer culture minister Ed Vaizey has announced he will not be standing in the forthcoming general election, stating he wants to focus
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:03AMPerformers and stage managers will need to provide evidence they have earned a minimum of £500 over a three-year period to stand
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:54AMFriday, November 1, 2019
Beverley Knight is to star in a new musical about singing group The Drifters. Knight will star as Faye Treadwell, the manager
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:24AMThursday, October 31, 2019
Amanda Huxtable has been appointed artistic director and chief executive of black-led touring company Eclipse Theatre. Huxtable, a former artistic associate at
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:53AMCulture secretary Nicky Morgan has announced she will not be standing in the forthcoming general election. The MP for Loughborough announced her
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:48AMFriday, October 25, 2019
Curve in Leicester has launched a scheme aimed at nurturing the next generation of leaders in the arts. Through the Passport to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:36PMGavin Henderson is to step down as principal of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama after 13 years in the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:18AMLizzie Bea is to star as Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray the Musical, with Marisha Wallace taking the role of Motormouth. They join
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:12AMThursday, October 24, 2019
The University of South Wales has axed its dance degree, in a move described as “short-sighted” and devastating for students. It is
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:36PMA new playwrighting scheme run by the Almeida Theatre in London is to give emerging and mid-career writers the chance to develop
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:36AMAn online toolkit that aims to make the UK’s rehearsal rooms and stages more diverse has been launched, which its founders hope
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:33AMIain Munro has been made chief executive of Creative Scotland on a permanent basis. He has been acting chief executive since Janet
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:33AMWednesday, October 23, 2019
Madani Younis is stepping down as creative director of the Southbank Centre after less than a year in the post. Younis, who
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:48AMMonday, October 21, 2019
A post created by Equity two years ago to tackle bullying and harassment in the sector is being scrapped. The bullying, harassment and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:24AMCurrent students at Drama Centre London are calling on alumni to “fight for the value of conservatoire training”, as intake for the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:18AMFriday, October 18, 2019
Police have recovered a van carrying costumes for the Royal Exchange Theatre’s forthcoming production of Gypsy. The van was stolen on October
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:06PMA freelance designer working on a National Theatre show has been forced to backtrack on plans to use volunteers on the project,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:24AMThursday, October 17, 2019
An actor with two children seeking new representation has revealed how an agency turned her down because of her caring responsibilities, claiming
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:12AMTuesday, October 15, 2019
Emma Rice will be honoured for her outstanding contribution to British theatre at this year’s UK Theatre Awards. The industry body said
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:12AMFriday, October 11, 2019
Members of an advisory council to Drama Centre London – including actor Helen McCrory and director Nikolai Foster – have resigned en
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