Tuesday, 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 09:29AMMonday, February 5, 2018
Harriet Walter has been named patron of Nuffield Southampton Theatres. The theatre company has also appointed singer Craig David as a patron.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:08AMFormer Telegraph reviewer Tim Walker has been appointed theatre critic at pro-EU newspaper the New European. Walker has already resurrected his Mandrake
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:54AMLady Windermere’s Fan starring Jennifer Saunders and directed by Kathy Burke will be broadcast to cinemas. It will be shown in 420
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:30AMThis week, critic Lyn Gardner discussed the benefits of being a solo theatregoer, claiming going alone means you do not feel responsible
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:30AMFriday, February 2, 2018
Actor Sheila Atim has urged theatre companies to avoid approaching diversity as a tokenistic “tick-box” exercise, claiming proper change requires a different
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:25AMPolka Theatre executive director Stephen Midlane is stepping down after 40 years. He will retire at the end of August, having joined
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:03AMWinners of the Channel 4 Playwrights’ Scheme have been announced, with entries from the Orange Tree Theatre in London and the Traverse
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:55AMCaroline O’Connor is to star in Kander and Ebb’s The Rink at Southwark Playhouse. Currently starring on Broadway in Anastasia, O’Connor has
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:24AMThursday, February 1, 2018
Theatres in the South West have joined together to create a network aimed at supporting and promote touring work in the region.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:56AMRoyal Court artistic director Vicky Featherstone and director Phyllida Lloyd have been nominated for an award that honours women who have championed
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AMJonathan Shalit’s ROAR Group has opened a division representing variety performers, as the company undergoes a major rebranding. It will now be
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:28AMWednesday, January 31, 2018
Auditions should be conducted in the presence of at least three people to protect actors from sexual harassment, Equity has urged. The
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:23AMMartin Shaw and Maureen Lipman are to star in the West End premiere of Gore Vidal’s The Best Man. They are joined
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:01AMJust one in 10 players in West End orchestra pits are women, according to figures from the Musicians’ Union. The statistics have
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:30AMTuesday, January 30, 2018
Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire have appointed Ambassador Theatre Group executive David Lazar as executive vice president of Trafalgar Entertainment Group. Trafalgar
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:44AMNine out of 10 English secondary schools claim they have had to cut back on lesson time, staff or facilities in at
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:31AMMonday, January 29, 2018
Peter Polycarpou, Jonjo O’Neill, Sheila Atim and Kate O’Flynn have been named winners of this year’s Clarence Derwent Awards. Presented by union
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:33AMLucy Kirkwood is adapting her Olivier award-winning stage play Chimerica into a four-part Channel 4 drama. The series will update the 2013
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:59AMLast week, a Liverpool drama school announced it was scrapping its audition fees, in a bid to attract more applicants from working-class
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:56AMFriday, January 26, 2018
Almeida Theatre artistic director Rupert Goold has urged those working in London to “keep making the case for the arts”, in the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:11AMFormer Dundee Rep chief executive Nick Parr has been appointed to the new post of theatre director at New Wimbledon Theatre. Parr,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:50AMThursday, January 25, 2018
A Liverpool drama school has scrapped its tuition fees, in a move to encourage more working-class young people to apply. The Liverpool
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:04AMFringe company Theatre N16 has secured its future after partnering with north London’s Styx, in a move that will see it take
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:44AMWednesday, January 24, 2018
An awards ceremony specifically to honour the work of casting directors is being launched. The CDG Awards is being created by the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00PMTheatre company Out of Joint is offering playwrights free space at its north London base. Called the Writers Room, the space has
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:35AMThe Lyric Hammersmith is planning to phase out single-use plastic across its organisation. Single-use plastic is plastic that is only used once
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:34AMThe Off West End Theatre Awards, the Offies, have announced the nominees for its 2018 awards. The winners have been announced via
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:26AMWest End venue the Theatre Royal Haymarket is up for sale. Louis I Michaels Ltd, the company that holds the lease for
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:19AMTuesday, January 23, 2018
The Royal Shakespeare Company is to stage its first full-length Shakespeare play to feature a gender-balanced cast, with a staging of Troilus
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:59AMThe Mayflower Theatre in Southhampton has launched an associates scheme that includes Birmingham Royal Ballet, English National Ballet and performer Earl Carpenter.
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