Production news round-up: September 9 to 15
PLAYS Brokeback Mountain is to be turned into a stage show. The stage rights to Annie Proulx’s short story " which inspired
PLAYS Brokeback Mountain is to be turned into a stage show. The stage rights to Annie Proulx’s short story " which inspired
The Theatres Trust has warned that the number of northern venues included in its latest Theatres at Risk Register betrays a lack
Imelda Staunton's turn in Gypsy has earned her a nomination for best musical performance at this year’s UK Theatre Awards. Staunton has
Paines Plough is to receive more than £750,000 to create a network of new writing festivals across the UK as part of
Festivals Edinburgh has appointed Julia Amour as its new director, replacing Faith Liddell. Liddell steps down in November after eight years with
An interactive promenade show is to run at the Southbank Centre to coincide with World Alzheimer’s Day. Memory Point(s) has been created
Wilton’s Music Hall has officially reopened after a four-year closure, which saw the venue undergo almost £4 million of renovations. The Victorian
Liza Minnelli’s forthcoming show at the London Palladium has been cancelled, the venue has confirmed. Minnelli was due to perform in a
Actor Tommy Jessop is performing in Much Ado About Nothing with Blue Apple Theatre, a company for actors with learning difficulties. He
Hampstead Theatre is to stage a revival of Tom Stoppard’s Hapgood later this year. Stoppard’s 1988 play about Cold War espionage will
Plans to develop flats above the Finborough Theatre in west London have been rejected by the council, securing continuation of the venue.
Chichester Festival Theatre’s production of Goodnight Mister Tom will be revived for a run in the West End this Christmas. The stage
Equity has launched a campaign to raise awareness of the “catastrophic” effect that further cuts could have on the arts. The campaign,
PLAYS Richard Eyre will direct Henrik Ibsen‘s Little Eyolf and Robert Icke will helm a version of Anton Chekhov‘s Uncle Vanya as
Archive material from Newcastle Theatre Royal that dates back to 1788 is to go on display for the first time as part
Bush Theatre artistic director Madani Younis has labelled quotas aimed at increasing diversity in the sector "fucked up". Younis was among artistic
A scheme offering teachers training in Shakespeare has been launched by Shakespeare’s Globe in collaboration with Clifton College in Bristol. The programme
Contemporary dance company Rambert is to open its doors to members of the public for a week-long event offering an insight into
Arts Council England’s strategic touring programme is to have its budget cut by £10 million over the next three years. The move
Cynthia Erivo is to perform in a one-off concert ahead of her move to Broadway to star in The Color Purple. Erivo,
Director Michael Grandage has defended star casting in theatre, claiming it is “enormously” helpful in attracting new audiences. Grandage is directing Nicole
David Threlfall and Rufus Hound are to star in a new adaptation of Don Quixote for the Royal Shakespeare Company as part
The company that staged Sweeney Todd in a pop-up pie shop is to revive its site-specific production of Barrie Keeffe’s Barbarians. Tooting
Bob Eaton has spent almost all of his career " both writing and directing " in regional theatres, having been artistic director
London's Southbank Centre is at the heart of a new project celebrating Brutalist architecture in Britain. Brutal Utopias: A National Trust celebration