Belfast Grand Opera House appoints Hill as chief executive by Alistair Smith

Andrew Hill has been appointed as chief executive of the Grand Opera House in Belfast.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:49am on August 6, 2012☆⚑

Seven days on stage: Edinburgh fringe on fine form by Alistair Smith

Olympic fever sends a chill through London's West End and arts cuts are felt further afield. Plus Gore Vidal is honoured on Broadway and Mike Tyson takes to the stageFest in classAugust's an…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03pm on August 3, 2012☆⚑

Seven days on stage: Will Olympic tourists sprint over to the West End? by Alistair Smith

As the curtain rises on the Olympics, London's Theatreland is on tenterhooks about ticket sales, while a new musical prepares to take wing at Beijing's Bird's Nest Olympic stadiumLate sprint…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:38pm on July 27, 2012☆⚑

Theatres bank on late box office sprint to counter Olympics rival by Alistair Smith

London theatres are bracing themselves for the Olympic Games, with producers and theatre owners "on the edge of their seats" to see if last-minute sales make up for a "noticeable drop" in ad…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:48am on July 26, 2012☆⚑

Film school to offer training for cultural impresarios by Alistair Smith

The National Film and Television School has launched a course aimed at training impresarios to work across the creative industries.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:37am on July 25, 2012☆⚑

New Perspectives appoints McNamara as artistic director by Alistair Smith

Jack McNamara has been appointed as the artistic director of the New Perspectives Theatre Company.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 9:43am on July 20, 2012☆⚑

Seven days on stage: Sam West calls for lock-ins to save theatres by Alistair Smith

Actor"director wants fellow artists to occupy theatres threatened with demolition, and Eddie Izzard goes all funny in French for London showGo, West!A couple of weeks ago, the Theatres Trust…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:43am on July 20, 2012☆⚑

Erica Whyman to join RSC as deputy artistic director by Alistair Smith

Erica Whyman has been appointed to the newly-created role of deputy artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:53am on July 20, 2012☆⚑

'Local funding for arts to be cut by 90% by 2020' - report by Alistair Smith

Local funding for arts and culture in England and Wales will have all but disappeared by 2020 unless there is a radical change in central government policy, the Local Government Association …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:48am on July 19, 2012☆⚑

Theatre Awards UK puts touring category to public vote in bid to raise profile by Alistair Smith

Theatre Awards UK is to feature its first ever category voted for by the public this year.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:00am on July 19, 2012☆⚑

Vikki Heywood to become RSA chair by Alistair Smith

Vikki Heywood, the outgoing executive director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, is to become the new chair of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:43am on July 17, 2012☆⚑

Equity council to feature 15 new faces by Alistair Smith

Equity has announced the full results of its 2012 elections, which have seen 15 changes on the union's ruling council - around a third of the total seats.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 9:23am on July 13, 2012☆⚑

West End Chicago to close after 15-year run by Alistair Smith

The West End production of Chicago is to close after a run of 15 years.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:38am on July 13, 2012☆⚑

West End members' club threatened with closure by Alistair Smith

West End private members' club Adam Street is threatened with closure after its parent company went into administration and its central London premises were put up for sale by HBOS bank.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:29am on July 12, 2012☆⚑

Malcolm Sinclair re-elected Equity president by Alistair Smith

Malcolm Sinclair has been re-elected as president of actors' union Equity for a second two-year term.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 4:22am on July 12, 2012☆⚑

Slater appointed executive director at Gate by Alistair Smith

Clare Slater has been appointed as executive director of the Gate Theatre in London.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:03am on July 11, 2012☆⚑

Old Red Lion to stage repertory season by Alistair Smith

London fringe theatre the Old Red Lion is to stage a repertory season this summer, featuring Shakespeare's Henry V and The Revenger's Tragedy by Thomas Middleton.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 9:54am on July 11, 2012☆⚑

Regent's Park to offer 25p tickets by Alistair Smith

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre is to celebrate its 80th anniversary by offering 200 tickets priced at only 25p - the original cost of a seat when the venue first opened in 1932.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:43am on July 11, 2012☆⚑

Michael Boyd unveils final RSC season by Alistair Smith

Michael Boyd has announced his final season as artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, which will feature Jonathan Slinger as Hamlet and a new version of Candide by writer-in-res…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 8:10am on July 10, 2012☆⚑

NYT appoints Doctor Who's Matt Smith as patron by Alistair Smith

Doctor Who actor Matt Smith has been appointed patron of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:48am on July 10, 2012☆⚑

Andrew Lloyd Webber calls for theatre tax breaks by Alistair Smith

Andrew Lloyd Webber has become the latest theatre producer to call on the government to extend tax breaks to the theatre sector, warning that the UK's "vast creative potential is being stran…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:24am on July 10, 2012☆⚑

Nick Payne wins Harold Pinter Award by Alistair Smith

Nick Payne has been announced as the second recipient of the Harold Pinter Playwright's Award, introduced last year to support a new commission at London's Royal Court Theatre.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 8:32am on July 9, 2012☆⚑

Seven days on stage: It could be curtains for dozens of theatres by Alistair Smith

Rebranded London Hippodrome relaunches, but many more historic buildings are at risk " plus Boris Johnson gets on his dancing shoesRisky businessCroydon's Warehouse, the Theatre Royal in Mar…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:00am on July 6, 2012☆⚑

Old Vic forced to suspend unpaid intern programme by Alistair Smith

London's Old Vic Theatre is to suspend one of its unpaid internship programmes after coming under pressure from unions and Arts Council England to pay participants the national minimum wage.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 9:20am on July 5, 2012☆⚑

Average West End ticket price nears £47 - report by Alistair Smith

West End theatre tickets are now priced at an average of £46.40, a face value increase of 2.8% on the previous year, according to the Society of London Theatre's Box Office Data Report…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 4:38am on July 5, 2012☆⚑