Vault Festival announces 2016 programme by Georgia Snow

Performer and comedian Trygve Wakenshaw and theatre company Clout feature in the line-up of the forthcoming 2016 Vault Festival. Wakenshaw’s show Squidboy

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 9:10am on January 4, 2016☆⚑

Local cuts are 'biggest threat in 2016' by Georgia Snow

Arts leaders have warned that cuts to local funding will be the biggest issue facing the theatre industry in 2016. This comes

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:51am on December 24, 2015☆⚑

Insight: When are theatres busiest? by Georgia Snow

How do you tell how well a West End show is selling? Other than the rare juggernauts, West End producers are notoriously

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:00am on December 24, 2015☆⚑

Rebecca Trehearn: 'The last couple of years have been one long highlight' by Georgia Snow

Following a string of contemporary musicals, including Dogfight and Ghost, she is now taking on the lead role in a classic American

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:30am on December 23, 2015☆⚑

Helen George to star in Marber's After Miss Julie by Georgia Snow

Helen George will star in a UK tour of After Miss Julie next year, ahead of a planned West End run. The

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:34am on December 18, 2015☆⚑

Annette McLaughlin and Martin Walsh lead casting for Billy Elliot tour by Georgia Snow

Annette McLaughlin and Martin Walsh will star in the touring production of Billy Elliot next year. McLaughlin will play Mrs Wilkinson and

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:34am on December 18, 2015☆⚑

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

MUSICALS Billy Elliot the Musical is to close in 2016 after 11 years in the West End. The show, which is running

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 1:39pm on December 17, 2015☆⚑

Althea Efunshile to step down as ACE deputy CEO by Georgia Snow

Arts Council England’s deputy chief executive Althea Efunshile has announced she will step down next year. Efunshile, who joined ACE in 2007

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 1:39pm on December 17, 2015☆⚑

Dominic Cavendish: 'Quick fix' musicals may damage scope of regional theatre by Georgia Snow

Telegraph theatre critic Dominic Cavendish has claimed that the theatre industry is in danger of using musicals as a “quick, go-to fix

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:05am on December 17, 2015☆⚑

Elf takes nearly £1m in a week to shatter Dominion box office record by Georgia Snow

West End musical Elf has broken box office records at the Dominion Theatre, taking £987,824.22 in one week, producers have claimed. The

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:05am on December 17, 2015☆⚑

ATG secures second Broadway theatre with reopening of historic Hudson by Georgia Snow

Ambassador Theatre Group is to reopen the dormant Hudson Theatre on Broadway, as part of a deal through which the company will

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:02pm on December 16, 2015☆⚑

Family audiences moving higher up arts agenda, report claims by Georgia Snow

Arts organisations are changing the way they engage with families and are putting family audiences higher up their agendas, a new report

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 8:03am on December 16, 2015☆⚑

National Youth Theatre expands technical course by Georgia Snow

The National Youth Theatre is to expand the technical course it offers as part of its roster of training opportunities for young

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 8:03am on December 16, 2015☆⚑

Merseyside Shakespeare theatre plan revived after eight years by Georgia Snow

Long-held plans for a major new Shakespeare theatre and education hub in Merseyside have been resurrected, eight years after a failed Lottery

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 1:19pm on December 14, 2015☆⚑

Steven Roth appointed executive director of Scottish National Ballet by Georgia Snow

Scottish National Ballet has appointed Steven Roth as executive director. He will take up the newly created post at Scotland’s national dance

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:38am on December 14, 2015☆⚑

Amy Dawson: 'I was in heaven working with Mike Leigh' by Georgia Snow

She was cast in her first professional stage role after writing a letter to the director on a whim. Amy Dawson tells

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on December 14, 2015☆⚑

Britain is 'third most creative country in EU' by Georgia Snow

A study carried out by Nesta claims that more people work in the creative industries in the UK than in almost any

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:08pm on December 11, 2015☆⚑

Billy Elliot to close in 2016 by Georgia Snow

Billy Elliot the Musical is to close in 2016 after 11 years in the West End. It will close as the Victoria

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:13am on December 11, 2015☆⚑

Ricardo Cervera to retire from Royal Ballet after 22 years by Georgia Snow

Royal Ballet soloist Ricardo Cervera is to retire after 22 years with the company. Cervera will continue in his role as assistant

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:13am on December 11, 2015☆⚑

Sunny Afternoon announces 2016 UK tour by Georgia Snow

Kinks musical Sunny Afternoon is to tour the UK in 2016. The show, which won four Olivier awards this year, will embark

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:13am on December 11, 2015☆⚑

Government to host music industry talks to save small venues by Georgia Snow

The government has agreed to meet with members of the music industry in order to improve protection for small music venues under

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 1:28pm on December 10, 2015☆⚑

American Idiot extends UK tour by Georgia Snow

Green Day musical American Idiot has extended its UK tour by a month next year. The show, which premiered in the UK

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 1:28pm on December 10, 2015☆⚑

Birmingham Rep 'seriously threatened' by 30% cut by Georgia Snow

Birmingham Repertory Theatre's council funding is to be cut by 29%, in a move that the venue said could seriously threaten its

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:05am on December 10, 2015☆⚑

Gender equality 'moving in right direction', claims study by Georgia Snow

The gender gap is closing for directors and writers, but female performers are still missing out in comparison to their male counterparts.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:16am on December 10, 2015☆⚑

Arts Council of Wales hit with 5% cut by Georgia Snow

The Arts Council of Wales has been hit with a 5% cut as part of the Welsh Government’s draft budget for 2016/17.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:46am on December 9, 2015☆⚑