Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Dance tutors and artists have hit back at claims by Oftsed that teachers at a school in north London are “too casual” in their dress for work, saying that dance teachers must be allowed …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:56PMKevin Spacey is to star in a one-man play by David W Rintels at the Old Vic this summer as part of the London venue’s in-the-round season. Directed by Old Vic associate director Thea Sharr…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:42AMMonday, March 17, 2014
Rachael Stirling and John Hollingworth have been cast in Mike Bartlett’s new play, due to run at the Watford Palace Theatre from next month. Called An Intervention, the play is a drama abo…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:48PMThe West End run of Sheffield Theatres’ production of The Full Monty is to close around three months earlier than planned following poor ticket sales, producers have confirmed today. The s…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:10AMFriday, March 14, 2014
The nominees for the annual Spotlight Prize, which recognises acting talent among graduates, have been announced with 21 students making the shortlist this year. Graduating students from 19 …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:20PMThe cultural sector does not have sufficient data to demonstrate how it is “unique” in providing a range of benefits to society, a report by Arts Council England has found. More evidence…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:01AMGhost Stories by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman has extended its run at London’s Arts Theatre by a further three months. The play, which opened at the venue in February, was previously bookin…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:05AMThursday, March 13, 2014
US actor Anne Archer is to appear in the world premiere of a play about Jane Fonda’s opposition to the Vietnam War at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Archer, whose credits include…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:50AMTom Conti will join the cast of Twelve Angry Men at the Garrick Theatre from the end of this month. He will replace Martin Shaw from March 31 to play Juror Number Eight, in a...
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:43AMDirector Michael Grandage and casting director David Grindrod have joined a campaign to retain a major funding stream for vocational drama, dance and musical theatre training in England. The…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:30AMWednesday, March 12, 2014
The Nottingham Playhouse has announced its production of The Kite Runner will return this summer as part of its new season. Directed by the venue’s artistic director Giles Groft, the show …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:51PMThe Michael Clark Company, a new play by David Leddy and a panel discussion with John Hurt are to feature as part of the Norfolk and Norwich Festival 2014. Michael Clark’s dance company wi…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:44PMThe Watermill Theatre in Newbury is to stage a new adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility next month. The show is adapted and directed by Jessica Swale, whose recent debut play …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:32AMFormer Boyzone singer and Coronation Street actor Keith Duffy is to appear in a revival of Billy Roche’s A Handful of Stars at Theatre503 in south London next month. He will play Irish box…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:34AMPowys County Council has proposed a 100% cut to three theatres it helps fund in 2016/17. At a budget meeting last week, plans to remove its combined £283,500 of financial support for the Th…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:09AMTuesday, March 11, 2014
Lyric Hammersmith’s Secret Theatre season is to continue for a further year by touring the UK, following a one-off grant of £265,000 from Arts Council England. The west London theatre wil…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:26PMLondon-based training centre Circus Space has been renamed as the National Centre for Circus Arts, to recognise its role in providing training and also championing the artform since the comp…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:45AMMonday, March 10, 2014
The nominations in full for the Olivier Awards 2014 are: Best actor Henry Goodman for The Resistible Rise Of Arturo Ui at the Duchess Theatre Tom Hiddleston for Coriolanus at the Donmar War…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:30PMWest Berkshire Council has confirmed it will reduce its funding to Newbury’s Corn Exchange by 45% from this April, but will spread the cut over five years. At a budget meeting last week, c…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:54AMMusicals Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Merrily We Roll Along have secured the most number of Oliver Award nominations this year for a singular production. The two shows have been rec…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:24AMFriday, March 7, 2014
Sheffield Theatres artistic director Daniel Evans is to direct a new production of musical Anything Goes over the Christmas period. The show, which has music and lyrics by Cole Porter and a …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:37PMThis year’s Manchester Theatre Awards have seen prizes go to Kenneth Branagh, who took best actor for his turn as Macbeth at the Manchester International Festival, and also to Cush Jumbo, …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:56AMThe Headlong production of 1984 is to transfer from the Almeida Theatre to the Playhouse Theatre in London this summer. It will run from April 28 to July 19 and takes over from the Playhouse…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:19AMThe cultural sector is failing to provide equal access to jobs, which is “stifling” the industry’s ability to grow and diversify, according to a new report. The review, written by lead…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:08AMThursday, March 6, 2014
Highlights from touring musical Dirty Dancing will form part of this year’s Latitude Festival theatre programme along with shows presented by the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester and L…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:15PMThe Olivier Awards nominations are to be be live-streamed on the internet when they are announced next week. This year’s nominees will be revealed on March 10 at an event hosted by perform…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:17AMITV has ordered a third series of its drama Mr Selfridge, with actor Jeremy Piven reprising his lead role as Harry Gordon Selfridge. In its current run, the series has become the highest rat…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:28AMThe Royal Shakespeare Company productions of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies will transfer to the West End this summer. Adapted from Hilary Mantel’s books by Mike Poulton, the shows will…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:55AMDrama school graduates are not being made aware of the time it will take them to gain success as an actor and the reality of the industry, the outgoing director of the Old Vic’s talent de…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMImelda Staunton is to star as Mama Rose in Gypsy at Chichester Festival Theatre this autumn, in a show that will reunite the creative team behind the venue’s 2011 production of Sweeney To…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:30AMWednesday, March 5, 2014
Michael Grandage has warned that the West End will “close” unless producers provide cheaper tickets and better access for young people to London’s major theatres. The director claimed …
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