Friday, January 5, 2018
Drama school franchise Stagecoach is marking its 30th birthday by partnering with Disney, in a tie-up that will see more than 6,500
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:09AMSophie-Louise Dann is to lead the cast of a new tour celebrating the career of the Sherman brothers, who wrote the music
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:39AMNewcastle venue Live Theatre has appointed Joe Douglas as its new artistic director. He takes up the post in April this year,
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Judi Dench has given her backing to a new primary school that will specialise in the creative arts. The Creative Arts Academy
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:39AMMichelle Terry’s first season as artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe will see an ensemble of actors collaborate on both Hamlet and As
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:13AMA grammar school in Yorkshire has come under fire for offering GCSE music at a charge of £5 a week. The move
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A survey of industry leaders including Nicholas Hytner and Tamara Rojo warns that losing freedom of movement after a hard Brexit would
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:49AMTobacco Factory Theatres is to name its new 84-seat studio space, which will allow for 360 more performances a year, after a charitable
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Playwright David Hare has criticised the UK’s highest-funded theatre companies’ failure to tour shows as a “major scandal”. Hare has also hit
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:51AMChannel 5’s broadcasts of Elf – The Musical starring Ben Forster were watched by more than 800,000 people, with 4 million tuning
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A theatre with 20 seats, which is believed to be among the smallest in the UK, is to open in a former
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:26AMAn annual prize for emerging screenwriters is partnering with ITV for the first time, in a move that will see the winner
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Musicians are calling on British Airways to adopt a clearer policy that guarantees smaller instruments can be carried on as hand luggage.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:33AMLyric Hammersmith senior producer Imogen Kinchin has been appointed executive director of Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures. She replaces James Mackenzie-Blackman, who is
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:06AMMen directed 100% of Hull Truck and Oldham Coliseum in-house shows in year studied Male directors outnumbered women at 21 out of
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Elf – The Musical starring Ben Forster is to be shown live on Channel 5 this Christmas. The production, currently running at
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Bristol, Blackpool and London are among six ‘cities of circus’ that have been selected as part of a UK-wide celebration to mark
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The Royal Court in London has overturned a decision to cancel a planned run of Andrea Dunbar’s Rita, Sue and Bob Too.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:12PMEmma Rice has claimed the board of Shakespeare’s Globe made a “mistake” in appointing her and that her working-class background went against
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:26AMThursday, December 14, 2017
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has pledged half a million pounds for 10 creative enterprise zones across the capital. The zones were
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:01AMA new BBC training scheme for disabled actors has resulted in all 32 participants securing auditions for work with the Corporation. Called
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:33AMBruce Forsyth’s life and career is to be celebrated with a special event at the London Palladium that will be broadcast on
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:48AMClarie Middleton has been appointed principal of Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance, becoming only the second woman to hold the
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The proposed multimillion-pound refurbishment of Theatre Royal Drury Lane has been given the green light by Westminster City Council. Really Useful Theatres
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:54AMLondon’s Royal Court has pulled a production of touring play Rita, Sue and Bob Too following harassment allegations involving its director. The
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A checklist for theatres nationwide has been developed aimed at preventing and dealing with workplace harassment in the industry. The guidelines outline
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Actors including Noma Dumezweni, Celia Imrie and Jemma Redgrave swapped treading the boards for waiting tables as part of a charity event
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Sexual harassment allegations within the theatre sector have prompted the producer of the UK’s biggest pantomimes to remove a longstanding routine from
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:42PMCameron Mackintosh has praised the West End production of Hamilton for giving opportunities to talent fresh out of drama school and from
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A theatre producer watching a West End show claims he was punched by a fellow audience member after challenging him over the
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