Friday, May 24, 2019
Former Girls Aloud singer Kimberley Walsh has said she understands “sceptical views” on star casting in the West End, as she prepares
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:52AMWednesday, May 22, 2019
Jeremy Corbyn has accused prime minister Theresa May of being in “outright denial” about cuts to the arts in state schools. The
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:59AMStudents from Guildford School of Acting have occupied management offices in protest at the axing of courses and vowed to remain until
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:53AMImmersive theatre is to come under increased scrutiny from union Equity, over concerns that performers are being “exposed to many forms of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:36AMTuesday, May 21, 2019
A full-scale production will be staged at Curve in Leicester by an emerging director, as the venue becomes the host venue for
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:45AMAs Rachel O’Riordan announces her first season as artistic director of the Lyric Hammersmith, Matthew Hemley talks to her about her ambition
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:24AMHMRC and Equity are locked in a bitter dispute over the tax status of actors, with the union warning that the government
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:06AMMonday, May 20, 2019
Shows participating in the inaugural West End Flea Market raised more than £26,000 for theatrical charity Acting for Others. The event was
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:48AMLast week, playwright Morgan Lloyd Malcolm urged the industry to stop seeing the writer as god, and claimed the hierarchy of creating
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:24AMFriday, May 17, 2019
A two-day event to showcase deaf and disabled actors to casting directors and theatre bosses is being held in London. The Park
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:32AMA 200-seat theatre in Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts’ new Peckham base has been named after Cameron Mackintosh, who has donated £1
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:03AMWednesday, May 15, 2019
Theatremakers who have been “ghettoised in terms of scale and budget” are being offered the chance to move up to the next
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:06AMT’Shan Williams has been announced as the replacement for Seyi Omooba in the forthcoming production of The Color Purple. Omooba left the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:24AMTuesday, May 14, 2019
Emma Rice’s production of Wise Children is to be broadcast to cinemas around the UK. The play was filmed at the York
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:03AMMusical Six is to embark on a UK tour, opening at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford this October. The production is
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:51AMMonday, May 13, 2019
The Rose Theatre in Kingston has warned that it faces a “profound risk” of closure following the planned withdrawal of funding from
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:53AMLeon Rubin has stepped down as director of East 15 Acting School, with Chris Main replacing him. Rubin held the role for
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:59AMMichael Grandage has partnered with deaf-led company Deafinitely to award £4,500 in bursaries, as part of a range of initiatives aimed at
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:44AMEquity president Maureen Beattie has revealed how she was bullied while working with a major theatre company, as she urged more conversation
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:08AMRobert Icke has announced he is stepping down as associate director of the Almeida Theatre, as he reveals his final production in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:25AMFriday, May 10, 2019
Musicals Dolly Parton musical 9 to 5 has extended its run in the West End to 2020. It is now booking at
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:12PMArts Council of Northern Ireland chief executive Roisin McDonough has been awarded a £12,000 payout in an age discrimination case against the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:36AMThursday, May 9, 2019
Carlos Acosta has been awarded the 2018 Critics’ Circle Award for services to the arts – only the third person from the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:33AMMeera Syal is to star in Noises Off at the Lyric Hammersmith. Syal will play Dotty Otley, and will be joined by
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:33AMDolly Parton’s 9 to 5 the Musical has extended its run in the West End to 2020. It is now booking at
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:24AMWednesday, May 8, 2019
Jason Manford has opened up about his struggle with anxiety and depression, revealing that at his lowest ebb he felt he could
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:54AMWendi Peters, Matthew Kelly and Kimberley Walsh have joined the cast of Big the Musical, which opens at the Dominion Theatre later
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:43AMHoward Panter and Rosemary Squire’s Trafalgar Entertainment Group is opening new headquarters in Woking, as part of a move that will bring
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:41AMActors and agents claim the “extortionate” cost of train travel is pricing performers out of auditions, with castings at short notice and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:12AMFriday, May 3, 2019
Management of Newcastle City Hall is to transfer from the Newcastle Theatre Royal Trust to Academy Music Group, the organisation behind the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:50AMTwo-time Olivier award-winning actor David Bedella has revealed he is prioritising work in television because theatre does not pay enough for him
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