The Tricycle Theatre in north London is to undergo a £5 million capital project in 2015, which will include the creation of a dedicated space for young people. This new space will also mean…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:29AMThe St James Theatre’s artistic director David Gilmore and executive theatre director Guy Kitchenn are to step down from their roles at the end of this month. The London venue’s two seni…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:53AMArts Council England chiefs Peter Bazalgette and Alan Davey have said the cultural sector has 18 months to make the “holistic case” for public investment in the arts before the next gene…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:20AMProducers have welcomed the government’s decision to reform taxes for entertainers, meaning employers will no longer pay National Insurance contributions, calling the move a “relief”. …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:41AMThe National Theatre’s new 225-seat venue, the Shed, has won this year’s Empty Space… Peter Brook award. It will receive a £2,000 prize, which the National will match fund to put towa…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:48AMNational Theatre executive director Nick Starr has said there is still a “lot more” philanthropic money to be raised by London arts organisations. He said that theatres and companies sho…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:45AMBirmingham Royal Ballet is to embark upon a £2.7 million refurbishment of its rehearsal facilities next year, after securing a financial boost of £1.85 million from Arts Council England. T…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:32AMStephen Jameson is to become principal and artistic director of Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts from next year. Jameson begins in his new role in January 2014 and replaces outgoing princip…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:10AMEquity has said it is down to audiences and the industry to defend theatres from “short-term and short-sighted austerity politics”. Speaking at the Bath Theatre Matters Conference this w…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:01PMShadow culture minister Helen Goodman has called on the government to take “urgent action” to rebalance the cultural economy in Britain. Responding to a report published yesterday, which…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:30AMPlaywright David Hare has claimed there are no “great” international directors working in Britain today who have changed theatre in the way that Joan Littlewood and Peter Brook did. He s…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:00PMArts Council England allocated more than five times as much spending per resident to London organisations as those outside the capital in 2012/13, an independent report has claimed. The docu…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:02AMLow-earning performers who are not in regular work will be most at risk of losing out on benefits under tax reforms that reclassify entertainers for National Insurance purposes, it has been …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:00AMThe Rose Theatre Kingston will not replace its artistic director when Stephen Unwin leaves the position in January 2014, the venue’s chief executive has confirmed. Writing in The Stage tod…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:00AMThe Theatres Trust has objected to plans to demolish the 450-seat Shell Theatre designed by Cecil Beaton. The national advisory body for theatre buildings said that the central London perfor…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:00AMOrganisers of a nationwide scheme staging ‘relaxed’performances of shows including The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and The Lion King have announced plans to expand the…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:54AMDemolition work has begun on Chester’s third highest building, in order to make way for an 800-seat venue, which will replace the city’s Gateway Theatre. The removal of the eight-storey …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:39AMSheffield Theatres is to stage three new productions of plays by Brian Friel in a season of work dedicated to the Irish playwright next spring. Friel’s Translations will run in the Crucibl…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:03AMGemma Arterton is to return to Shakespeare’s Globe in The Duchess of Malfi next year. She will play the title role in the show, which will be the first production in the London venue’s n…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:05AMThe UK premiere of The Testament of Mary starring Fiona Shaw is to take place at the Barbican next year as part of the London venue’s 2014 season. The controversial show, which is an adapt…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:00AMFurther deregulation of entertainment licensing for live music venues is to be considered by the government, which could bring rules into line with those for live performances of dance and t…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:33PMDrama UK chief executive Ian Kellgren has hit out at claims by National Youth Theatre artistic director Paul Roseby that most actors do not require three years of acting training. Kellgren l…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:17PMProducers of a play about the gang rape of a girl in Delhi last year have launched a crowd-funding campaign to tour the show to India. The production, which is called Nirbhaya and premiered …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:42PMNational Theatre deputy executive director Kate Horton is to step down from her position next week. She will leave the South Bank venue to become an independent producer and consultant from …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:56AMNottingham Playhouse and Headlong’s production of 1984 is to transfer to the Almeida Theatre next year. The new stage adaptation by Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan of George Orwell’s no…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:58AMLondon’s Donmar Warehouse has announced it will open a new rehearsal and education space in January 2014. The site, close to the theatre on Dryden Street in Covent Garden, will also includ…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:01AMOxford Playhouse director Michelle Dickson will leave her position in 2014 to become director of touring at Arts Council England. Dickson, who is also the venue’s chief executive, will ste…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:56AMMost actors do not require years of drama school to learn their craft, according to National Youth Theatre artistic director Paul Roseby. He told cultural and educational leaders at an event…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMThe National Theatre has confirmed it will renew its agreement with BECTU following the union’s threat of industrial action over the venue’s plan to “water down” their joint contract…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:43AMThe Queen and the Duke Of Edinburgh visited the National Theatre yesterday to mark the company’s 50th anniversary. They met with director Nicholas Hytner, executive director Nick Starr…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:31AMCultural education for children should be provided by arts organisations rather than being “foisted” on to the government or schools, Southbank Centre artistic director Jude Kelly has sa…
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