Arts leaders claim government EBacc consultation marginalises arts by Georgia Snow

Arts leaders have criticised a government consultation on the English Baccalaureate that excludes compulsory creative subjects, claiming it is marginalising the arts.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:34pm on November 9, 2015☆⚑

Vaizey and Bazalgette back £300m culture plan for North East by Georgia Snow

Culture minister Ed Vaizey and Arts Council England chair Peter Bazalgette have thrown their weight behind a campaign for cultural development in

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:32pm on November 4, 2015☆⚑

Wolf Hall, Cilla and Fortitude lead RTS Craft awards by Georgia Snow

The BBC’s Wolf Hall, ITV drama Cilla and Sky Atlantic’s crime series Fortitude have each received three nominations for this year’s Royal

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 8:07am on November 4, 2015☆⚑

Orange Tree wins Empty Space Peter Brook award by Georgia Snow

The Orange Tree Theatre has won this year’s Empty Space Peter Brook award. The Richmond theatre, which was also nominated last year,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:04am on November 4, 2015☆⚑

Plays by Mark Ravenhill and David Greig go rights-free during mass participation event by Georgia Snow

Plays by Dennis Kelly, Mark Ravenhill, Clara Brennan and David Greig are among 15 being made available to perform, rights-free, as part

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:04am on November 4, 2015☆⚑

UK theatre breaks £1 billion barrier in 2014 by Georgia Snow

Theatres across the UK took a total of more than £1 billion at the box office in 2014, according to new figures

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:09am on November 3, 2015☆⚑

London Contemporary Dance School launches postgrad programme by Georgia Snow

The London Contemporary Dance School has launched a new postgraduate programme designed to offer dancers the opportunity to combine further study with

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:09am on November 3, 2015☆⚑

Digital Theatre sold to Big Clever Learning by Georgia Snow

Online arts platform Digital Theatre has been acquired by education experts Big Clever Learning. It marks the latest acquisition by Big Clever

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:09am on November 3, 2015☆⚑

2015 Evening Standard Theatre Awards nominations tip Nicole Kidman and James McAvoy by Georgia Snow

Nicole Kidman, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Denise Gough and Lia Williams will compete for the best actress prize at this year’s London Evening Standard

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:09am on November 3, 2015☆⚑

Laura Lomas: 'It's a really exciting time to be a playwright' by Georgia Snow

Laura Lomas is one of five writers who have created Joanne, a show that explores the effects of increasing pressures on public

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 9:00am on October 24, 2015☆⚑

Production news round-up: October 14 to 20 by Georgia Snow

PLAYS Adrian Lester is to reprise his role as 17th century actor Ira Aldridge in a West End transfer of Red Velvet.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:31am on October 23, 2015☆⚑

Memorial concert in honour of Lion King's Chris Hornby to raise funds for new bursary by Georgia Snow

Jodie Prenger, Aled Jones and the cast of The Lion King are to perform in a memorial concert that will raise funds

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 9:22am on October 23, 2015☆⚑

Zoe Wanamaker and Sonia Friedman join calls urging the arts not to boycott Israel by Georgia Snow

Zoe Wanamaker, Sonia Friedman and shadow culture secretary Michael Dugher are among more than 150 cultural figures urging the arts sector not

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 9:22am on October 23, 2015☆⚑

Tom Chambers and Laura Rogers cast in UK tour of Private Lives by Georgia Snow

Tom Chambers and Laura Rogers are to star in a new production of Noel Coward’s Private Lives in 2016. They will be

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 9:22am on October 23, 2015☆⚑

Dancers' pay to be tackled by new Equity committee by Georgia Snow

Equity’s new dance committee has launched with a series of priorities that pledge to develop a “stronger, larger and better informed” membership

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 9:22am on October 23, 2015☆⚑

Six arts projects to benefit from £5m ACE cultural engagement handout by Georgia Snow

Projects aimed at inspiring areas of low cultural engagement to get involved with the arts have received more than £5 million from

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:12am on October 22, 2015☆⚑

Cassie Chadderton named David Brownlee's successor at UK Theatre by Georgia Snow

Arts Council England's Cassie Chadderton has been appointed to lead industry body UK Theatre. She will also be in charge of membership

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:12am on October 22, 2015☆⚑

Gilbert and Sullivan archive saved by British Library by Georgia Snow

The archive of Gilbert and Sullivan opera company D’Oyly Carte has been acquired by the British Library, securing the future of items

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:12am on October 22, 2015☆⚑

Brighton Hippodrome and Rose Playhouse among England's most endangered buildings by Georgia Snow

Brighton Hippodrome, the Rose Playhouse in Southwark and Plymouth’s Palace Theatre have been named among the buildings most at risk in England.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:12am on October 22, 2015☆⚑

Neglected corner of Ipswich car park to be transformed into theatre space by Georgia Snow

A neglected area of car park outside the New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich is to be transformed into a public square that

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 1:29pm on October 19, 2015☆⚑

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre launches digital archive featuring Benedict Cumberbatch and Judi Dench by Georgia Snow

A digital archive celebrating the history of Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre has been launched, featuring exhibits of actors including Benedict Cumberbatch

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 1:29pm on October 19, 2015☆⚑

Sharp decline in grassroots music venues 'will affect whole of arts sector' by Georgia Snow

A decline in grassroots music venues will have a wider impact on the arts sector, the Musicians' Union has warned. A report,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:58am on October 19, 2015☆⚑

UK grassroots music venues 'exponentially in decline' by Georgia Snow

The number of grassroots music venues in London dropped by 35% between 2007 and 2015, a new report has claimed. The finding

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 3:30am on October 19, 2015☆⚑

Jamie Eastlake: 'We want to be the next fringe venue that survives' by Georgia Snow

Jamie Eastlake is joint artistic director and executive director of Theatre N16, a new fringe venue that was launched this year. It

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:28am on October 17, 2015☆⚑

Kinky Boots extends booking period to May 2016 by Georgia Snow

West End musical Kinky Boots has announced it will extend its booking period until May 2016. The show, which has music by

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:27am on October 16, 2015☆⚑