Monday, July 24, 2017
In May, Sarah Punshon took over as artistic director at the Dukes in Lancaster. She tells Tim Bano about reaching out to
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Experiencing the arts can improve well-being, reduce the need for medication in dementia patients and lower the rate of GP consultations and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:06PMBirmingham Repertory Theatre and the Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme have launched a course for D/deaf and disabled directors. The Introduction to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:09AMAlmost 2,000 theatre productions in the UK have benefited from theatre tax relief since its introduction in 2014, saving a total of
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Casting has been announced for Out of Joint’s upcoming production of Rita, Sue and Bob Too. James Atherton, Taj Atwal, Sally Bankes,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:18PMLolita Chakrabarti and Monica Dolan are among judges for a new monologue writing competition. Heretic Voices is inviting submissions for dramatic writing
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:52AMGuildhall School of Music and Drama and the Barbican Centre are among five London organisations that have partnered to transform London’s Square
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Angels in America playwright Tony Kushner has revealed that he is writing a new play about Donald Trump. The play, which he
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:04PMEmilia Fox, Peter Capaldi, David Jason and Jemma Redgrave are among the BBC’s highest paid actors, all earning more than £150,000 per
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:04PMThe director of a fringe theatre that provoked controversy with a job advertisement attacking millennials has accused its critics of “getting their
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:04PMJodie Whittaker’s casting as the 13th Doctor in Doctor Who will “change our cultural DNA”, according to director Polly Findlay. Findlay directed
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:33AMOliver Cotton’s play wants to have its cake and eat it too. It wants to be a rollicking hostage adventure and a
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Bristol Old Vic has announced that it will scrap booking fees for tickets booked through its website. Previously, customers were charged £1.50
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:54PMA fringe theatre in London has provoked a backlash on social media for a strongly worded job advertisement attacking young people. The
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David Martin, executive director of Oldham Coliseum Theatre, is to step down from the post after seven years. Martin joined the Coliseum
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:32PMAn adaptation of Old English poem Beowulf by Chris Thorpe is among 11 productions in the Unicorn Theatre’s new season. Beowulf will
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:36AMA new play by King Charles III writer Mike Bartlett and a Tennessee Williams revival lead the Almeida Theatre’s new season. Albion
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:38AMMzz Kimberley is a cabaret performer, actor and singer. She talks to Tim Bano about starring in Summer in London by Rikki
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Kathryn Hunter is to direct the world premiere of Napoleon Disrobed in Told by an Idiot’s new season. The show is based
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:21AMStella Gonet is to star in a revival of John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt, a Parable at London’s Southwark Playhouse. She will play
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:52AMShakespeare’s Globe will broadcast its upcoming production of King Lear live to cinemas in September. The screening will mark the theatre’s first
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What a mess. It’s not just the fluffed lines, the technical failures and the set malfunctions that make this adaptation of Charles
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:31PMAlmost half of Britons believe that ticket re-selling sites should be banned, according to a report from YouGov. Of the 1,081 people
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:24PMTheatre company Kneehigh has launched a free app that will allow people to listen to stories while exploring Cornwall. The stories will
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:58AMA new arts organisation has been created by the team behind Faceless Arts, the company forced to close earlier this year due
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Andrew Lloyd Webber has rejected the suggestion that West End ticket prices are too expensive, claiming that they are “incredibly reasonable”. Asked
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:40AMA campaign to protect freedom of movement for those working in the creative industries after Brexit has been launched by the Incorporated
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Former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond is to perform in a show at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Alex Salmond Unleashed
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:04PMThe Old Vic has announced that Alan Ayckbourn’s new play The Divide will transfer to the London theatre after its premiere at
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:04PM Actor and writer Cush Jumbo has warned of a “big black hole” in the acting profession in the next 10 years
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:54AMSixty companies, 200 shows and thousands of young people feature in the International Youth Arts Festival in Kingston upon Thames. Its artistic
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