Exclusive: Outrage as passport office says 'acting is not a proper job' by Alistair Smith

Equity president Malcolm Sinclair has written to home secretary Theresa May to complain after a West End performer's reference for a passport application was rejected because "acting was not…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:27am on March 1, 2012☆⚑

Jennifer Haley wins Susan Smith Blackburn Prize by Alistair Smith

US playwright Jennifer Haley has been awarded the 2012 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for her play Nether.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:01pm on February 29, 2012☆⚑

Soho Theatre backs outer London venue plans by Alistair Smith

Soho Theatre and the Waltham Forest Cinema Trust have unveiled plans to reopen the former Granada Cinema in Walthamstow as a live entertainment venue.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:54am on February 29, 2012☆⚑

RSC to take Matilda to Broadway in 2013 by Alistair Smith

Matilda the Musical will transfer to New York in early 2013, the Royal Shakespeare Company has confirmed.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:31am on February 28, 2012☆⚑

Inbetweener to star in West End play by Alistair Smith

Inbetweeners actor Blake Harrison is to make his West End debut in Step 9 (of 12) at the Trafalgar Studios this May.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:44am on February 28, 2012☆⚑

Government should ringfence drama school funding - Henley by Alistair Smith

Government must protect funding for conservatoire-level drama schools in the long-term, according to Darren Henley's much anticipated review of cultural education in England.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:22am on February 28, 2012☆⚑

Business support for arts drops by 7% by Alistair Smith

Corporate sponsorship of the arts has fallen for the fourth year in a row, down 7% on 2010's figures, according to results published this week by Arts & Business.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:01am on February 28, 2012☆⚑

Mark Rylance's Richard III and Twelfth Night confirm West End run by Alistair Smith

Shakespeare's Globe's forthcoming productions of Richard III and Twelfth Night, starring Mark Rylance, will transfer to the West End, it has been confirmed.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:44am on February 27, 2012☆⚑

RSC's Written on the Heart will transfer to West End by Alistair Smith

David Edgar's Written on the Heart is to transfer to the West End this April.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:43am on February 27, 2012☆⚑

UK City of Culture competition extended to 2017 by Alistair Smith

Arts minister Ed Vaizey has announced that the nationwide competition to find the UK's City of Culture will be extended to 2017.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:30am on February 27, 2012☆⚑

Seven days on stage: Woody Allen gives Bullets Over Broadway a musical shot by Alistair Smith

Allen is adapting his 1994 movie for the stage, Matilda wins the public vote at the Whatsonstage awards, and Chortle's female-unfriendly comedy awards shortlist is no laughing matterScreen t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:07am on February 24, 2012☆⚑

ACE to include 'green clauses' in funding contracts by Alistair Smith

Arts Council England is to incorporate eco-friendly clauses into its funding agreements with national portfolio organisations, making it the first arts funding body in the world to have envi…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:47am on February 24, 2012☆⚑

Brining sets out vision for West Yorkshire Playhouse by Alistair Smith

Incoming West Yorkshire Playhouse artistic director James Brining has said that he wants to make "world class local" work at the venue, reflecting the theatre's home in Leeds but with potent…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:49am on February 24, 2012☆⚑

Lloyd Webber's foundation donates £150K to Royal Court Studio by Alistair Smith

The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation is to give £150,000 over two years to the Royal Court Theatre's Studio programme, which supports emerging playwrights.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:58am on February 23, 2012☆⚑

International flavour for Brighton Fringe by Alistair Smith

This year's Brighton Fringe will feature more than 675 events at nearly 200 venues, with an increased international element.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:58am on February 22, 2012☆⚑

Tina Turner musical to premiere at Hackney Empire by Alistair Smith

A new musical based on the story of Ike and Tina Turner and featuring their music will premiere at the Hackney Empire this April.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:18am on February 22, 2012☆⚑

Clean Break's Morrison joins Almeida by Alistair Smith

North London's Almeida Theatre has appointed Lucy Morrison as its new artistic associate.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 8:38am on February 22, 2012☆⚑

ACE and BBC name companies to serve up online theatre content by Alistair Smith

Bristol Old Vic, Shakespeare's Globe and Sadler's Wells will be among the first companies to create theatre content for a new online arts channel being launched by Arts Council England and t…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:56am on February 22, 2012☆⚑

New directors for NSDF and HighTide by Alistair Smith

Michael Brazier has been appointed to succeed Holly Kendrick as director of the National Student Drama Festival.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 8:53am on February 20, 2012☆⚑

Matt Rees named Leicester Comedian of the Year by Alistair Smith

Matt Rees has won this year's Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year Award given out at Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:26am on February 20, 2012☆⚑

Seven days on stage: The King's Speech finds a voice in the West End by Alistair Smith

Stage version of Oscar-winning film transfers to Wyndham's Theatre, Ken Livingstone sells us an Oyster card with a theatrical twist, and Wales gives Frankie Boyle the bootHaving started its …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12pm on February 17, 2012☆⚑

Dundee Rep's James Brining appointed West Yorkshire Playhouse artistic director by Alistair Smith

James Brining will succeed Ian Brown as artistic director of the West Yorkshire Playhouse.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 9:04am on February 16, 2012☆⚑

BECTU and SOLT drop plans for skills-based pay by Alistair Smith

Long-standing attempts to create a new 'skills-based' pay agreement for technical staff in the West End have been put on hold, after BECTU and the Society of London Theatre failed to reach a…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:41am on February 16, 2012☆⚑

RSC production to be broadcast to 3,000 schools by Alistair Smith

Children at up to 3,000 secondary schools across the UK will be able to watch a Royal Shakespeare Company production broadcast 'as live' into their classrooms this summer, through an initiat…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:10am on February 15, 2012☆⚑

'Upturn in Lottery sales will mean extra £200m for arts' - Ed Vaizey by Alistair Smith

Arts Council England is expected to have around £160 million of extra funding at its disposal over the next five years, thanks to increased National Lottery ticket sales, culture minis…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:07pm on February 14, 2012☆⚑