Thursday, March 1, 2018
Equity has issued its strongest warning yet that theatre managements will be held to account for any instances of sexual harassment that
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:00AMWednesday, February 28, 2018
Welsh venue Theatr Clwyd is to begin live-streaming several of its productions. Under the plans, which form part of a project with
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:37AMTheatres including the Royal Exchange, the Lowry and Bolton Octagon have been awarded a share of £7 million from a new fund
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:15AMBroadcasting regulator Ofcom is to investigate how well the BBC represents the diversity of the UK. The regulator said this would include
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:34AMTuesday, February 27, 2018
Issues faced by disabled people in accessing arts and culture will be tackled under a new position created by the government. Andrew
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:54AMA new tour of musical The Bodyguard will open in Glasgow this December. The show, which ran in the West End in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:26AMWild animals will be banned in travelling circuses in England by 2020, the government has confirmed. The pledge brings to an end
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01AMBen Forster, Tyrone Huntley and Rebecca Trehearn have been cast in the European premiere of musical revue Sondheim on Sondheim. The production
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:25AMMonday, February 26, 2018
Mark Baldwin is stepping down as artistic director of contemporary dance company Rambert after 15 years in the post. He joined Rambert
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:37AMLast week, The Stage reported how the rising cost of theatre digs and a lack of regulation in the sector is putting
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:20AMA campaign group backed by actors including Emma Thompson, Olivia Colman and Denise Gough is calling on leading theatres and broadcasters to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:45AMFriday, February 16, 2018
Current Equity president Malcolm Sinclair has ruled out running again in the forthcoming elections, bringing an end to his eight-year run in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:19AMThursday, February 15, 2018
Plans for a theatre on the site of the former Reading Gaol are being blocked by the government, campaigners claim. Local organisation
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:07AMAlice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones is being adapted for the stage by playwright Bryony Lavery. It will be directed by Melly Still,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:48AMRufus Hound, Penelope Keith and Caroline Quentin are to star in Chichester Festival Theatre’s 2018 season, which will feature a 50/50 gender-split
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:00AMWednesday, February 14, 2018
Actors Emma Watson and Gemma Arterton are backing a new campaign to promote a zero-tolerance approach to bullying and harassment in the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:11AMThe BBC has pledged to end single-use plastic throughout its operation by 2020. The move follows an episode of BBC1’s Blue Planet,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:09AMBirmingham Rep was forced to evacuate theatregoers at the venue after an explosion in the theatre. The incident occurred at about 8pm
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:56AMRichard Dawkins’ The God Delusion is being adapted into a stage production that has been described as a cross between an “atheist
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMTuesday, February 13, 2018
Robert Wilson has been named chair of the Creative Scotland board. He replaces Ben Thomson, who has been interim chair since July
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:10AMPublisher Samuel French is to reopen its London bookshop in a newly-designed space within the Royal Court. Samuel French closed its bookshop
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMMonday, February 12, 2018
Judi Dench, Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett and Eileen Atkins are among more than 100 actors, writers and TV personalities announced as ambassadors
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:14AMNigel Havers, Elaine Paige and Danny Mac are nominated for this year’s Great British Pantomime Awards. The awards, now in their second
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:56AMFriday, February 9, 2018
Jez Butterworth’s The Ferryman will play its final performance in the West End on May 19 this year ahead of a Broadway
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:35AMActor Stephanie Cole has called for more support for performers suffering from stage fright. Cole, known for her theatre and television work
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:17AMBristol Old Vic, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre are among 20 leading arts organisations who have signed up to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:44AMThe company that manages the licensing rights of Roald Dahl’s works is pushing into theatre production, and is appointing an executive producer
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:56AMActors and directors who take part in Shakespeare’s Globe’s staged readings scheme are being paid for the first time, after union Equity
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:45AMThursday, February 8, 2018
Labour is calling on the government to extend shared parental leave to the self employed, in a move that could help hundreds
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:18AMWednesday, February 7, 2018
Leading musical stars are calling on producers to implement job shares in the West End, claiming parents are currently being forced out
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:30AMTuesday, February 6, 2018
Andrew Polec and Christina Bennington will reprise their roles from Bat Out of Hell – the Musical, when the show returns to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:29AM 
