Friday, June 14, 2013
Almeida Theatre and Headlong’s co-production of Chimerica by Lucy Kirkwood is to transfer to the Harold Pinter Theatre in London this summer. The show, which is directed by Lyndsey Turner,…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:46AMThursday, June 13, 2013
Theatre and marketing managers across venues in Kent have joined forces to form an alliance to share audience data and work together on national campaigns. The Kent Theatre and Marketing Man…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:51PMBattersea Arts Centre has launched a new touring scheme that will visit parts of the UK with low cultural engagement, over the next three years. Led by the south London venue, the Collaborat…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:42PMVanessa Kirby and Kyle Soller are to join John Heffernan in the National Theatre production of Christopher Marlowe’s Edward II being staged at the venue this summer. Kirby, who has previou…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:18AMWednesday, June 12, 2013
Productions based on Shakespeare’s Othello and Henry V are to be staged as part of the Unicorn Theatre’s autumn season. Othello: the Remix, which featured in Shakespeare’s Globe’s fe…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:03AMMatthew Xia has been presented with this year’s Genesis Future Directors Award. The prize, which is in now in its second year, is given to an emerging director and allows the winner to sta…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:16AMWatford Palace Theatre has announced its new autumn season, which will feature three premieres of plays as part of a programme inspired by the way digital technology affects people’s lives…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:12AMRuth Mackenzie has issued a rallying cry to theatre leaders to mobilise their audiences against imminent cuts to public funding for the arts, which are expected as part of the government’s…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:52AMTuesday, June 11, 2013
Theatre professionals in the UK are thought to have a higher chance of a successful career if they have worked in the subsidised sector, according to a survey looking at employment patterns …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:07PMMonday, June 10, 2013
Headlong theatre company has appointed Jeremy Herrin as its new artistic director. He replaces Rupert Goold, who announced he would be stepping down from the post earlier this year after eig…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:49AMAkram Khan is to choreograph a new piece for the English National Ballet as part of a programme to mark the centenary of the First World War in the company’s 2014 season. This is the...
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:27AMFriday, June 7, 2013
Shakespeare’s Globe has announced its productions of Twelfth Night and Richard III, starring Mark Rylance and Stephen Fry, will transfer to Broadway this autumn. The all-male shows will be…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:27AMArgentinian show Fuerzabruta will be staged again at the Roundhouse in London this Christmas. It last appeared at the Camden venue in January and will run again later this year from December…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:44AMThursday, June 6, 2013
An organisation that films new dance pieces so they can be downloaded from the internet and watched on mobile phones is launching this summer. Crystal Ballet, which has for its inaugural rec…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:20PMLondon’s Royal Court Theatre has announced its company of 14 actors that will perform as part of its weekly repertory season this summer. Actors Jonjo O’Neill, Siobhan Redmond, Sam T…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:39AMA new production of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring that was due to run as part of the Manchester International Festival this summer has been cancelled. The work, which was to be directed …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:36AMMaidstone Borough Council has selected theatre and gym management organisation Parkwood Leisure as its preferred bidder to run Hazlitt Arts Centre in Kent. The local authority, which owns th…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMWednesday, June 5, 2013
Hadley Fraser and Francesca Annis are to appear in new play The Machine, by Matt Charman, which premieres at Manchester International Festival this summer. Fraser will play Garry Kasparov, t…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:28AMA former nightclub in north London is being converted into a new 90-seat theatre and cinema venue. Haringey Council has granted planning permission for the building in Crouch End to be turne…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:00AMDurham County Council has stated it is planning to lease Lamplight Arts Centre in Stanley to the local town council in a bid to make a yearly financial saving of £130,000. The 400-seat rece…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:45AMDudley Hippodrome is to be demolished after the town’s council decided that a proposal from a local group, which wanted to restore the venue to its original use as a theatre, was “not vi…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:58AMRoyal Ballet principal dancers Alina Cojocaru and Johan Kobborg have announced they are to leave the company at the end of this season. A statement on the Royal Opera House’s website says …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:59AMTuesday, June 4, 2013
Interactive theatre company Non Zero One is to appear as part of a festival at the Science Museum in London later this month. The Life Game festival, which is on June 15 and 16, has...
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:29AMElinor Cook has been named the winner of the 2013 George Devine Award for most promising playwright. She was presented with a £15,000 prize at a ceremony at the Royal Court Theatre in Londo…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:40AMMonday, June 3, 2013
English National Ballet’s chief executive, Karen Napier, has quit her job after three months in the position. She began in February of this year and resigned last month because it was “n…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:14PMDisney is considering transferring its musical Newsies to the UK. The Disney Theatrical Group will hold exploratory open auditions for the show in London later this month on June 17. Jill Gr…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:06AMThe West End production of Once has extended its booking period until May 31, 2014. The show is currently running at the Phoenix Theatre in London, where it opened in April. It has a book...
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:02AMFriday, May 31, 2013
Plans to open a new 250-seat outdoor theatre in Brighton as a permanent home for professional touring groups are being developed. Trustees behind the amphitheatre, which will be called Brigh…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:01AMThe Department for Culture Media and Sport has denied rumours that discussions are taking place to potentially disband the department and “hive off” its responsibilities to other governm…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:30AMThursday, May 30, 2013
The National Theatre is to live broadcast Manchester International Festival’s production of Macbeth starring Kenneth Branagh and Alex Kingston this summer. Around 300 cinemas in the UK wil…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:19AMDrama school courses should feature more works by black and minority ethnic playwrights to prevent students from those backgrounds feeling isolated during studies, leading academics have sai…
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