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Author Ali Smith has been named as the guest director of the 2015 Brighton Festival. Smith, whose novel How to Be Both was shortlisted for the 2014 Man Booker Prize, will be responsible for …
Equity has claimed that the industry is waking up to the importance of its fringe contract, with more "key employers" signing up to the agreement. Emmanuel de Lange, Equity's low pay no pay …
Big cat trainer Thomas Chipperfield has defended the use of wild animals in circuses, claiming arguments against it are based on "misconception and propaganda". His comments come as a privat…
Actor Bernard Cribbins has criticised the use 
of computer-generated images and "rapid editing" in children's television drama, calling for a 
return to more traditional storytel…
Farnham Maltings has announced the winners of its 2014 No Strings Attached funding, which supports young artists from the south-east of England. The scheme, now in its sixth year, offers gra…
Production news stories featured on The Stage website from November 11 to 18. MUSICALS ' Casting has been announced for the European premiere of musical The Grand Tour, with Alastair Broo…
Directors, playwrights and journalists are set to collaborate on a new series of short plays, which will be available to watch online. Off the Page is a collaboration between the Royal Court…
Director Nick Blackburn uses contemporary performance techniques to create a surreal and unusual world for his audiences. Having worked extensively in New York and for companies such as Engl…
Musical Godspell will return to the UK for a concert tour in 2015. Godspell in Concert begins its tour at the Hackney Empire on April 4, before touring to towns and cities including Cardiff,…
My Night With Reg, which ran at the Donmar Warehouse earlier this year, will transfer to the West End in January. Kevin Elyot's play will run at the Apollo Theatre from January 17 to April&#…
Actor Bernard Cribbins has been presented the JM Barrie award for lifetime achievement from charity Action for Children's Arts. Cribbins, who is known for his television appearances in child…
A new project that aims to analyse the mental processes used by dancers while performing has been launched in order to develop a better understanding of their creative techniques. The three-…
Leading industry figures including actor and director Janet Suzman, Ambassador Theatre Group joint chief executive 
Rosemary Squire and playwright Tanika Gupta have called for better r…
Southbank Centre has announced its festival programme for 2015, including a festival based around modern British history, which will take place in the lead up to the general election. The ye…
Production news stories published on The Stage website from November 4 to 11. MUSICALS Phill Jupitus is to join the West End cast of Urinetown from December 1. Jupitus will replace Simon Pai…
English National Opera has pulled out of its planned co-production of Orfeo with Bristol Old Vic, blaming a "challenging funding situation". A statement released by ENO said that the decisio…
Plans for the council-owned Secombe and Charles Cryer Studio theatres to be handed to private ownership have taken a step forward after four bidders were invited to submit full business case…
A new series of cabaret shows inspired by science are set to launch next month. The Curiosity Cabaret will be an interactive theatre experience and is the first ever cabaret in the style of …
The Royal Opera House has been accused of paying its freelance dancers less than its box office staff. Dancers have now urged the venue to address "continued low levels of pay". They are cla…
Two-times UK beatbox champion, actor and musician Grace Savage began beatboxing in her hometown in Devon as a hobby. When she started making money from it however, she decided to pursue a ca…
Always attracted to experimental and innovative productions, actor Amanda Hadingue is currently performing in a new version of Gogol's The Gamblers, reinterpreted with an all-female cast. Ho…
The Royal Ballet and English National Ballet have received 20 nominations between them for the National Dance Awards. The awards, now in its 15th year, also includes a new emerging artist ca…
A new film version of the Royal Exchange Theatre's production of Hamlet, starring Maxine Peake, will be released in cinemas in 2015. The stage production, which was directed by Sarah Frankco…
Management of Rhyl's Pavilion Theatre could be outsourced to a private company as part of "unavoidable" cuts from the local council. The theatre, which is owned and operated by Denbighshire …
Christopher Barron is to leave his post as chief executive of Birmingham Royal Ballet after a decade in the role. Barron will leave the organisation after its current season, which ends in J…
