Sunday, April 28, 2013
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time has won seven Olivier Awards, matching the record set by Matilda the Musical last year. The National Theatre production, which has since tra…
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Choreographer and dancer Riccardo Buscarini has won the Place Prize for dance 2013. Buscarini will receive £25,000 for his work Athletes, which was voted on unanimously by judges this eveni…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:01PMFriday, April 26, 2013
Burn the Floor, currently running at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London, will close two months earlier than planned. The production, which features Strictly Come Dancing stars Robin Windsor a…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:56AMSheffield Theatres’ production of The Full Monty will transfer to the West End next year. It will run at the Noel Coward Theatre from February 20 to June 14, 2014. Directed by Sheffield Th…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:56AMBuskers are staying away from a market in east London for fear of being fined by local council enforcement officers, who have warned them not to play there in future. An initial noise compla…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:30AMThursday, April 25, 2013
The James Menzies-Kitchin Young Director’s Award 2013 has been presented to Alex Brown. Brown will receive a bursary of £25,000 towards staging a production at the Young Vic in London thi…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:01PMThe Brewhouse Theatre in Taunton has left its creditors, including theatre companies and ticket holders, an estimated £500,000 out of pocket, according to the venue’s administrator. BDO, …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00AMThis year’s Olivier Awards will be the single biggest marketing opportunity that London’s theatre industry has ever seen, according to its producer the Society of London Theatre. The cer…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:31AMWednesday, April 24, 2013
ZooNation will perform the world premiere of Groove on Down the Road at the Southbank Centre in London this summer. Written and directed by ZooNation founder Kate Prince and commissioned by …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:03PMThis year’s Edinburgh Showcase, which promotes British acts to international audiences, will include work from spoken word artist Kate Tempest and National Theatre Wales. Organised by the …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:00AMTuesday, April 23, 2013
London’s Garrick Theatre will host the world premiere of the second instalment of the stage adaptation of Terry Deary’s Horrible Histories. Barmy Britain – Part Two, will run at the We…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:40PMBen Caplan, best known for his role as PC Peter Oakes in BBC drama Call the Midwife, will appear in Playing with Grownups at London’s Theatre503 from next month. Directed by Hannah Eidinow…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:22PMJonas Kauffmann has won the prize for best male singer at the inaugural International Opera Awards. The judges said he was “a phenomenon on the operatic stage” and that he brings “inte…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:47AMMonday, April 22, 2013
The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse will open its season with a production of The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster and a co-production with the Royal Opera House of Cavalli’s opera L’Ormindo. Di…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:46AMFriday, April 19, 2013
The Brewhouse Theatre in Taunton has left its creditors, including theatre companies and ticket holders, an estimated £500,000 out of pocket, according to the venue’s administrator. Admin…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:56PMThe Royal Court Theatre’s new artistic director Vicky Featherstone will present a six-week festival of productions and events chosen by more than 140 writers this summer designed to “giv…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:18AMTring Park School for the Performing Arts in Hertfordshire and professional company Ballet Theatre UK have launched a touring dance company to showcase final year students at the college. En…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:35AMThursday, April 18, 2013
Chris Ricketts, artistic director of Sherman Cymru in Cardiff, will step down from his role to “pursue new interests” in the performing arts sector. He has held the position since 2007, …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:38AMThe Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has launched an annual campaign to engage primary school children with the playwright’s work. The inaugural Shakespeare Week, which will take place from Ma…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:46AMLeading theatre operators have warned against the “potential serious consequences” of new government planning legislation that threatens to bring venues into conflict with local resident…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:00AMWednesday, April 17, 2013
Local groups in Taunton have joined forces to make a bid to run the Brewhouse Theatre as a performing arts venue. Recently formed group Tone Theatre Association, led by councillors Eddie Gai…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:50AMFringe company Above The Stag has submitted a planning application to secure a new venue under a railway arch in south London. Formerly based in a 60-seat space at The Stag pub in London’s…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:16AMThe Apollo Theatre in London will host a ‘relaxed performance’ of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time this summer. Aimed at families with children that have an autistic con…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:49AMFears have been raised about the future of Aberystwyth Arts Centre as a professional venue, following the suspension of its director and operations manager by Aberystwyth University, which o…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:25AMThe Union Theatre in south London has confirmed it will be evicted from its venue by the end of the year, if Network Rail, which owns the archway it is housed within, is successful in...
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:13AMTicketmaster UK has promoted Chris Edmonds from managing director to chairman of the company. He has also been made executive vice president of Ticketmaster’s international strategic partn…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:41AMTuesday, April 16, 2013
Harriet Thorpe will reprise her role as Madame Morrible in Wicked from April 22 to November 16. She replaces Louise Plowright, who has withdrawn from the role due to ill health. A spokespers…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:16PMMonday, April 15, 2013
Lee Mead is to star in musical concert The West End Men at the Vaudeville Theatre this spring. Mead, best known for winning BBC series Any Dream Will Do and then playing the title role...
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:51PMHelen Mirren has joined playwright Michael Frayn and London’s Royal Court Theatre artistic director Vicky Featherstone in signing an open letter to culture minister Ed Vaizey urging him to…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:45AMFriday, April 12, 2013
BECTU will ask for a 2% plus inflation increase in pay for its members working at Theatrical Management Association venues as part of this year’s review of the agreement between the two gr…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:44AMSeth Numrich will join Kim Cattrall in Sweet Bird of Youth at the Old Vic this summer. Numrich, who has previously appeared in the Broadway production of War Horse as Albert Narracott, will …
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