Cats to return to the West End in October by Georgia Snow

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats is to return to the West End for a 10-week season later this year. The production, which recently

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:38am on April 24, 2015☆⚑

Nicole Kidman to return to West End stage in Photograph 51 by Georgia Snow

Nicole Kidman is set to return to the West End stage for the first time in 17 years to star in the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:53am on April 23, 2015☆⚑

Theatre more popular among young than over-55s " survey by Georgia Snow

Attending the theatre is more popular with 18 to 24 year-olds than with older generations, a new poll has revealed. The research,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:35am on April 23, 2015☆⚑

Meera Syal's Anita and Me leads Birmingham Rep season by Georgia Snow

Meera Syal’s novel Anita and Me is to be adapted for the stage by Tanika Gupta as part of Birmingham Repertory Theatre’s

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:52pm on April 22, 2015☆⚑

Watermill, National and Wilton's Music Hall benefit from Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation grants by Georgia Snow

The National Theatre, Wilton's Music Hall and the Watermill Theatre in Newbury are among organisations set to receive grants worth more than

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:22pm on April 22, 2015☆⚑

Royal Court, National and RSC give writers 1% raise by Georgia Snow

Writers working for the Royal Court, the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company are to receive a 1.1% increase on minimum

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:27am on April 22, 2015☆⚑

Nesta report calls for 1m new creative jobs by 2030 by Georgia Snow

Nesta has called on the next government to commit to creating a million new creative jobs by 2030. The organisation, which supports

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:15am on April 22, 2015☆⚑

Production news round-up: April 15 to 21 by Georgia Snow

PLAYS ' Brian Cox and Bill Paterson are to star in a new production of Waiting 
for Godot, staged to celebrate the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:29am on April 22, 2015☆⚑

Finborough announces summer line-up by Georgia Snow

The Finborough Theatre has announced its summer season, which includes the first major revival of Ted Whitehead's Alpha Beta to be directed

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 1:43pm on April 21, 2015☆⚑

ATG bolsters overseas expansion with BB Group acquisition by Georgia Snow

Ambassador Theatre Group has agreed a deal with European entertainment producers BB Group to become the company's majority shareholder. BB Group, the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:15am on April 21, 2015☆⚑

Paul Hodson: writer and director by Georgia Snow

Paul Hodson's interest in projects with a factual background has led him to direct The Bombing of the Grand Hotel, a new

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 9:00am on April 18, 2015☆⚑

Arts are least popular causes for donors' money by Georgia Snow

People are less likely to donate money to the arts than any other charitable cause, a new report has revealed. UK Giving

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:46am on April 17, 2015☆⚑

Royal Exchange Manchester to hold first relaxed performance by Georgia Snow

Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre is to host its first relaxed performance as part of a co-production with Told By An Idiot. The

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:32am on April 17, 2015☆⚑

Young Vic ushers' pay rise welcomed by union by Georgia Snow

Backstage union BECTU has welcomed the Young Vic Theatre's decision to increase ushers' pay to £9 per hour. The increase will see

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:18am on April 17, 2015☆⚑

RSC to stage London conference on crisis planning by Georgia Snow

An industry conference on dealing with crisis planning in theatres is to be held by the Royal Shakespeare Company. The RSC, in

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:00am on April 17, 2015☆⚑

Further delays for Bangor University Pontio arts centre by Georgia Snow

Bangor University's multi-million pound arts centre, which was supposed to be finished eight months ago, still has no official opening date. The

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:53am on April 16, 2015☆⚑

Simon Armitage's Odyssey to lead Wanamaker winter season by Georgia Snow

The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare's Globe has unveiled its winter season, which includes Simon Armitage's The Odyssey: Missing Presumed Dead and

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:20pm on April 15, 2015☆⚑

Royal Ballet launches emerging choreographer scheme by Georgia Snow

The Royal Ballet is to launch a choreography programme that will see an emerging choreographer take up a 12-month residency at the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:44am on April 15, 2015☆⚑

Royal Opera 2015/16 season includes work from Katie Mitchell, Hofesh Shechter and Enda Walsh by Georgia Snow

Katie Mitchell, Hofesh Shechter and Enda Walsh are to present work as part of the Royal Opera's 2015/16 season, which also includes

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:10am on April 15, 2015☆⚑

Jane McDonald to star as Grizabella in Blackpool run of Cats by Georgia Snow

Jane McDonald is to star as Grizabella in Cats when the show runs in Blackpool later this year. McDonald will take over

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:53am on April 14, 2015☆⚑

Green Party manifesto promises £500m increase in arts funding by Georgia Snow

The Green Party has pledged to increase government arts funding by £500 million a year as part of its general election manifesto.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:58am on April 14, 2015☆⚑

Laura Wade to adapt Tipping the Velvet for Lyric Hammersmith by Georgia Snow

Laura Wade is to pen a new adaptation of Sarah Waters’ Tipping the Velvet, which will run at the Lyric Hammersmith. The

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:47am on April 14, 2015☆⚑

Mike Bartlett: Audiences 'craving the new and different' by Georgia Snow

Playwright Mike Bartlett has said the UK is experiencing a golden age for writers, thanks to the fact that audiences are "craving

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 4:30am on April 14, 2015☆⚑

Josie Rourke: 'Oliviers success for subsidised theatre shows importance of funding' by Georgia Snow

Donmar Warehouse artistic director Josie Rourke has argued that the success of the subsidised sector at this year's Olivier Awards should prove

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 4:00am on April 14, 2015☆⚑

Mark Strong: 'High drama school fees could damage industry' by Georgia Snow

Mark Strong has criticised the price of drama school training, saying that he is worried about the effect it could have on

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:34am on April 13, 2015☆⚑