Theatres Trust welcomes rules change giving Welsh venues greater protection by Georgia Snow

New planning rules in Wales will give extra protection to theatres threatened by the building of new properties close by. The Town

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:32pm on March 30, 2016☆⚑

The Sound of Music Live! and The Vote nominated for BAFTAs by Georgia Snow

ITV’s The Sound of Music Live! and the Donmar Warehouse’s live broadcast of The Vote and have been nominated for BAFTAs as

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 8:09am on March 30, 2016☆⚑

Arts Council approves creation of £2.9m children's theatre in Darlington by Georgia Snow

Plans to create a flagship children’s theatre in Darlington have been given the green light by Arts Council England. Children’s company Theatre

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 8:09am on March 30, 2016☆⚑

Casting announced for Dante or Die's Handle With Care by Georgia Snow

Casting has been announced for immersive theatre company Dante or Die’s new site-specific production, Handle With Care. Amy Dolan, Stephen Henry, Benjamin

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:00am on March 29, 2016☆⚑

Cyndi Lauper to perform at 2016 Olivier Awards by Georgia Snow

Cyndi Lauper will perform as part of the 2016 Olivier Awards ceremony this weekend. Michael Feinstein will also perform at the event,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:50am on March 29, 2016☆⚑

Peter Macqueen: 'I haven't stopped working since I stopped having an agent' by Georgia Snow

After falling in love with the Lake District while working at Theatre by the Lake, Macqueen moved his family there. He tells

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on March 29, 2016☆⚑

Derelict Glasgow site to be transformed into £7m arts venue by Georgia Snow

A derelict religious building near Glasgow will be transformed into an arts venue after more than £4 million of funding was confirmed

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 3:12pm on March 24, 2016☆⚑

'Ambitious' arts white paper overlooks education, say critics by Georgia Snow

The first government white paper on the arts for 50 years has been met with mixed reactions from the cultural sector. Criticism

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:57am on March 24, 2016☆⚑

Rachel Tackley: 'It's getting harder to tour plays " especially without star actors' by Georgia Snow

At English Touring Theatre's base in Southwark, Rachel Tackley sits opposite me with her feet tucked up in an armchair in her

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:00am on March 24, 2016☆⚑

Culture White Paper: What you need to know by Georgia Snow

The first white paper on the arts in more than 50 years has been launched by the government, and has been described by arts

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:37pm on March 23, 2016☆⚑

Access and diversity under the spotlight in government's Culture White Paper by Georgia Snow

Publicly-funded arts organisations will be required by government to increase their access and diversity as part of the first strategy for the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 9:16am on March 23, 2016☆⚑

Charlotte Beaumont: 'When I am 60 and still learning on the job, I'll be happy' by Georgia Snow

While she may be best known to television audiences for her role in ITV's Broadchurch, she made her stage debut aged just

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:25am on March 21, 2016☆⚑

Verve festival to produce gender-reversed The Taming of the Shrew by Georgia Snow

A new theatre festival promoting cultural diversity is launching at the Arts Theatre in London. The month-long event will take place in

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 9:21am on March 17, 2016☆⚑

Production news round-up: March 9 to 15 by Georgia Snow

MUSICALS Carrie Hope Fletcher is to join the touring cast of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, playing Truly Scrumptious. She will join the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 4:10pm on March 16, 2016☆⚑

Budget 2016: Osborne announces £20m cultural investment by Georgia Snow

Hall for Cornwall and a new Shakespeare theatre in Merseyside are among projects that will share £20 million of cultural investment, chancellor

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 1:54pm on March 16, 2016☆⚑

HighTide's Steven Atkinson: 'Playwrights don't get enough credit' by Georgia Snow

HighTide Festival Theatre artistic director Steven Atkinson has claimed that playwrights do not get enough recognition in the industry. Launching the 2016

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 1:54pm on March 16, 2016☆⚑

HighTide announces 10th anniversary programme by Georgia Snow

Playwrights including Ella Hickson, Harry Melling and Luke Barnes are among the writers contributing to a new production celebrating 10 years of

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 9:44am on March 16, 2016☆⚑

Campaigners turn on arts organisations after Tate ends BP sponsorship deal by Georgia Snow

Environmental campaigners have said they will shift their focus on to performing arts institutions including the Royal Opera House and Royal Shakespeare

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 4:30am on March 16, 2016☆⚑

Michael Crawford to take part in V&A Performance Festival by Georgia Snow

Michael Crawford is among the theatre figures confirmed to speak as part of the Victoria and Albert Museum’s Performance Festival. A new

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 1:27pm on March 15, 2016☆⚑

Hairspray to tour again in 2017 by Georgia Snow

Hairspray will return to tour the UK again from 2017, its producers have confirmed. The musical, which is touring until May and

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:40pm on March 15, 2016☆⚑

Akane Takada: 'Creating a role is a very different experience to doing classical ballet' by Georgia Snow

A first soloist at the Royal Ballet, Akane Takada is currently in rehearsal for her debut performance in Giselle, in which she

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 3:00am on March 15, 2016☆⚑

RSC launches From Page to Stage tour by Georgia Snow

The Royal Shakespeare Company is to launch a new tour as part of the reopening of the Other Place theatre. The company’s

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 8:37am on March 14, 2016☆⚑

Emma Rice to redress gender imbalance in Shakespeare by Georgia Snow

Emma Rice has said she feels a responsibility to address gender imbalances in Shakespeare plays. The incoming artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 1:40pm on March 11, 2016☆⚑

Casting announced for Brideshead Revisited tour by Georgia Snow

Christopher Simpson, Rosie Hilal and Brian Ferguson are to lead the cast of the forthcoming stage adaptation of Brideshead Revisited. They will

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:19am on March 11, 2016☆⚑

Production news round-up: March 2 to 8 by Georgia Snow

Musicals A new musical by the Feeling's frontman Dan Gillespie Sells will premiere at the Crucible in Sheffield next year. Everybody's Talking

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:07am on March 11, 2016☆⚑