Quarter of Edinburgh Fringe theatre shows to address social issues by Giverny Masso

A quarter of theatre productions at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe deal with social issues such as mental health and the #MeToo

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:09am on July 19, 2018☆⚑

LAMDA launch three-year partnership with audiobook giant Audible to develop acting talent by Giverny Masso

Drama school LAMDA has announced a three-year partnership with audiobook giant Audible aimed at developing the "next generation" of acting talent. The

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:01pm on July 18, 2018☆⚑

New awards to honour best cabaret performers by Giverny Masso

Impressionist and singer Christina Bianco is to judge a new cabaret awards at London's Phoenix Artist Club. The Phoenix Artist Club Cabaret

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:12am on July 18, 2018☆⚑

Streatham Hill Theatre secures further protection from development by Giverny Masso

Streatham Hill Theatre in south London has been listed as an asset of community value " offering the at-risk venue additional protection

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:54am on July 18, 2018☆⚑

Casting announced for Twelfth Night at the Young Vic by Giverny Masso

Casting has been announced for the first production at the Young Vic under new artistic director Kwame Kwei-Armah. Kwei-Armah and Shaina Taub's

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:23pm on July 17, 2018☆⚑

Performance maker Emma Frankland: 'We shouldn't be casting people who are not trans in the very few parts that are' by Giverny Masso

Emma Frankland is headlining an event celebrating trans and non-binary artists as part of the Trans Pride season at the Marlborough Theatre

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:33am on July 17, 2018☆⚑

Director and playwright Lakesha Arie-Angelo: 'There are not enough theatre buildings for people of colour' by Giverny Masso

Lakesha Arie-Angelo is resident director at Soho Theatre in London, where she has recently worked on Mary Laws' Blueberry Toast and Vicky

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:13am on July 17, 2018☆⚑

Arts Ed launches £5,000 Rising Star award by Giverny Masso

Arts Educational Schools has launched a new £5,000 award to provide support to a musical theatre graduate. The inaugural winner of the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:06am on July 17, 2018☆⚑

Greenwich Dance moves to new south-east London home by Giverny Masso

Greenwich Dance has announced it is to move into a new home in south-east London. The organisation, which provides services for dancers,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:06am on July 17, 2018☆⚑

First bilingual production of Sarah Kane's 4.48 Psychosis to feature in New Diorama season by Giverny Masso

Deafinitely Theatre will present the first bi-lingual production of Sarah Kane's 4.48 Psychosis as part of the New Diorama Theatre in London's

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:24am on July 16, 2018☆⚑

Holby actor Gemma Oaten launches theatre company and plans for performing arts school by Giverny Masso

Holby City actor Gemma Oaten is launching a new theatre company, which will include a training school for young performers. The company,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:58am on July 16, 2018☆⚑

Disability in drama schools " study reveals extent of under-representation by Giverny Masso

Exclusive research conducted by The Stage has revealed the extent of under-representation of disabled students at the UK’s leading drama schools. Last

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 4:36am on July 11, 2018☆⚑

Rosie Cava-Beale: 'It's an exciting time to be leaving drama school " so much is going on for women and diversity' by Giverny Masso

Rosie Cava-Beale is making her professional debut straight out of drama school in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Aspects of Love at the Hope

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00am on July 10, 2018☆⚑

NYT establishes £37k fund offering grants and bursaries to schools lacking drama provision by Giverny Masso

National Youth Theatre has announced a new £37,500 fund to give young people access to drama in the wake of arts cuts

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 8:06am on July 9, 2018☆⚑

Kinky Boots UK tour announces casting by Giverny Masso

Casting has been announced for the UK tour of Kinky Boots. Callum Francis, who starred in the Australian Kinky Boots production, will

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:42pm on July 6, 2018☆⚑

Production news round-up: Heathers announces West End transfer and Game of Thrones' Iwan Rheon to star in dystopian thriller by Giverny Masso

Plays Game of Thrones actor Iwan Rheon is to star in dystopian thriller Foxfinder in the West End. The play will run

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:42pm on July 6, 2018☆⚑

High Court legal challenge brought against proposed 1,200-seat theatre in Kent by Giverny Masso

A high court legal challenge has been filed against the development of a 1,200-seat theatre in Tunbridge Wells. Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:36am on July 6, 2018☆⚑

Derelict cinema in east London reborn as Hackney Arts Centre by Giverny Masso

A new east London cultural venue in a former art deco cinema is to open in September. The Savoy Cinema in Dalston

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:12am on July 6, 2018☆⚑

Theatre Royal Bath blasted for all-white season brochure by Giverny Masso

Theatre Royal Bath has been slammed for “whitewashing” and “wilful arrogance” after hailing a brochure featuring all-white actors as its “greatest line-up

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:55am on July 5, 2018☆⚑

Game of Thrones' Iwan Rheon to star in West End premiere of Foxfinder by Giverny Masso

Game of Thrones actor Iwan Rheon is to star in dystopian thriller Foxfinder in the West End. Dawn King's play, which was

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:22am on July 5, 2018☆⚑

Rose Theatre Kingston launches auditorium overhaul as part of redevelopment project by Giverny Masso

Rose Theatre Kingston has announced plans for a capital redevelopment totalling almost half a million pounds, which will include the reconfiguration of

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:06pm on July 4, 2018☆⚑

London's Olympia exhibition centre to add 1,500-seat theatre in £700m 'creative hub' plans by Giverny Masso

A new 1,500 seat theatre is planned for the Olympia exhibition centre in west London as part of a £700 million redevelopment.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:49am on July 4, 2018☆⚑

Iman Qureshi wins 2018 Papatango New Writing Prize in its 10th year by Giverny Masso

Iman Qureshi has won the 2018 Papatango New Writing Prize for her play The Funeral Director. Qureshi won the 10th annual prize

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:30am on July 3, 2018☆⚑

Poole's Lighthouse theatre closes after water damage from sprinkler system by Giverny Masso

The theatre at Poole's Lighthouse arts centre has been forced to close for the rest of its summer season due to extensive

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:49am on July 3, 2018☆⚑

Theatre professional apologises for alcohol-fuelled outburst during Taylor Mac show by Giverny Masso

A theatre professional has been accused of "trans-exclusionary white feminism" and "bullying" after she interrupted a performance. The incident took place during

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:22am on July 2, 2018☆⚑