Friday, March 24, 2017
Theatre professionals are so frightened about losing work that they will not admit to mental health problems, according to director Mary Swan.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:31PMTheatres should work with churches and mosques rather than other arts organisations, according to Annabel Turpin, chief executive of ARC Stockton. Speaking
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:14PMFun Palaces founder Stella Duffy has accused the theatre industry of being “screwed” when it comes to audience diversity. Speaking to The
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Imaginate Festival has announced that it will be renamed the Edinburgh International Children’s Festival as it reveals its 2017 programme. The name
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Pleasance Theatre Trust has commissioned a bespoke pop-up venue for this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe to be used alongside its 22 other
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:44PMPlaywrights Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Jack Thorne and Vinay Patel were all winners at this year’s Royal Television Society Awards. Waller-Bridge took home the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:28PMThe creative community in Scotland has united behind a Glasgow-based American actor who has been forced to leave the country. Over 450
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:02AMIan McKellen is to star in a one-man show at London’s Park Theatre to raise money for the venue. Shakespeare, Tolkien, Others
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:33AMTuesday, March 21, 2017
Central School of Ballet has announced that it will move to bespoke new premises on London’s South Bank next year. It has
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:11PMThe UK Theatre Awards face a shake-up when their application and judging processes are reviewed later this year. One of the possibilities
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:52AMMonday, March 20, 2017
West Yorkshire Playhouse has received £25,000 for a series of initiatives providing support for refugees and asylum seekers. It is part of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:42PMImproving diversity and protecting local authority funding are at the forefront of UK Theatre’s business plan for the next four years. The
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:37PMJanet Suzman will star in a revival of Martin Sherman’s one-woman play, Rose, in Manchester later this year. This is the first
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:46AMLourdes Faberes grew up in the Philippines before moving to the UK, where she now lives. She is starring in a new
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:00AMFriday, March 17, 2017
Plans to turn Banbury’s Grand Theatre into flats were approved by Cherwell District Council on March 16, despite strong opposition from campaigners.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:24PMA festival celebrating new writing will take place in Oxford next month. The inaugural Alchymy festival, based at the North Wall Arts
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:16AMFormer chat show host Michael Parkinson is backing a £5 million fundraising campaign to renovate the Civic Theatre in Barnsley. A third
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:33AMA play exploring conversion to Islam by westerners will run at London’s Pleasance Theatre in May. Director Annemiek van Elst was inspired
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:06AMThursday, March 16, 2017
The trailer for an all-male production of The Importance of Being Earnest in Belfast has been accused of entrenching homophobia and sexism.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:51PMBrighton and Hove City Council is offering a £77,000 salary for a newly created culture tsar role. The successful applicant for the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:02PMWednesday, March 15, 2017
The Stage has launched major new theatre awards to discover and support breakthrough talent. The Stage Debut Awards will recognise actors, writers,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:01PMThe Olivier Awards has announced a new initiative celebrating individuals who have motivated and inspired others with their commitment to theatre. Six
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:42PMRevenge porn play Blush has announced a run at London’s Soho Theatre before setting out on a UK tour. The play is
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:24PMLondon’s Bush Theatre has announced that it will reopen this week, following a year-long £4.3 million redevelopment by architecture firm Haworth Tompkins.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:14PMStrictly Come Dancing finalist Danny Mac is to take the lead in a new production of On The Town at Regent’s Park
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:32AMMatthew Whittet’s play expands the conversation about casting, alongside colour and gender, to include age as well. It looks at a group
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:44AMTuesday, March 14, 2017
Battersea Arts Centre has announced a series of events to commemorate the second anniversary of the fire that destroyed its Grand Hall.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:02PMPantomime producer Qdos Entertainment picked up nine wins at the inaugural Great British Pantomime Awards. The ceremony, which took place on March
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:12AMRuth Chan has worked extensively as a composer in film and TV, including as assistant to Oscar-nominated film composer Dario Marianelli. After
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:00AMMonday, March 13, 2017
More than two thirds of respondents to a poll conducted by The Stage believe theatres should stop selling food to audience members.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:19PMA series of three residencies for artists of colour has been launched in Scotland following a successful crowdfunding campaign. The Megaphone residencies
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