GCSE drama entries fall by more than 8% in 2017 by Giverny Masso

The number of students entering GCSE drama in England in 2017 declined by 8.5% compared with the previous year. According to figures

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:00am on January 31, 2018☆⚑

Hamilton producers accused of 'pure greed' as top-price tickets hit the £240 mark by Giverny Masso

West End musical Hamilton has increased its top ticket price by 25% – with theatre fans slamming the move as "pure greed".

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:47am on January 31, 2018☆⚑

The Stage Awards winners 2018, in their own words by Giverny Masso

Theatre companies and individuals across the UK and globally are celebrated annually in The Stage Awards. The 2018 event took place at

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:18pm on January 30, 2018☆⚑

Actor Lucie Shorthouse: 'Playing a Muslim character in a musical is a big responsibility' by Giverny Masso

Lucie Shorthouse's first professional role in the industry was a workshop for the musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie. She tells Giverny Masso

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00am on January 30, 2018☆⚑

Alice Birch and Nina Raine shortlisted for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize by Giverny Masso

Alice Birch has been announced as one of three British finalists in the prestigious Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for female playwrights. Chosen

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:15am on January 30, 2018☆⚑

National Theatre's Lisa Burger becomes chair of Lyric Hammersmith by Giverny Masso

National Theatre executive director Lisa Burger has taken on a new role as chair of the Lyric Hammersmith theatre's board. Burger will

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:55am on January 30, 2018☆⚑

Production news round-up: Hamilton announces new dates and all-female Shakespeare trilogy to show on BBC by Giverny Masso

The latest production news includes new dates for Hamilton in the West End and a casting announcement for James Graham’s Quiz. Plays

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:51pm on January 29, 2018☆⚑

National Theatre Wales boycotts awards in row over diversity by Giverny Masso

National Theatre Wales has boycotted a Welsh awards ceremony in a row over diversity. This follows an open letter with 40 signatories

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:16pm on January 29, 2018☆⚑

Paul Clayton steps down as chair of the Actors Centre by Giverny Masso

Paul Clayton has stepped down from his role at the Actors Centre in London after 10 years. Clayton has been chairman of

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:51am on January 29, 2018☆⚑

Tracie Bennett and Jason Gardiner to star in Ruthless! The Musical by Giverny Masso

Follies star Tracie Bennett and Dancing on Ice judge Jason Gardiner will star in Ruthless! The Musical at London's Arts Theatre. Harriet

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:20am on January 29, 2018☆⚑

Camden People's Theatre announces new festival exploring class by Giverny Masso

Camden People's Theatre in London has announced a new festival focusing on social class. Common People, created in response to a Labour

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 9:40am on January 29, 2018☆⚑

Mark Gatiss: 'Misogyny around gender-crossed Shakespeare proves theatre has a long way to go' by Giverny Masso

Actor Mark Gatiss has said the industry still has a "huge way to go" in terms of gender equality and diversity. Gatiss

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:17am on January 26, 2018☆⚑

English National Opera staff to vote on capped hours and increased pay offer by Giverny Masso

English National Opera has agreed to cap the number of working hours for employees, subject to the approval of a pay offer

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:31am on January 25, 2018☆⚑

Casting Directors' Guild launches code of conduct to protect actors by Giverny Masso

A new code of conduct for casting directors has been released, which has been described as "more important than ever" in light

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:51am on January 25, 2018☆⚑

Ayr Gaiety and Edinburgh Fringe receive 100% cuts in Scottish funding round by Giverny Masso

Ayr Gaiety Theatre and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe are among organisations to receive 100% cuts to their regular funding from Creative Scotland.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:01pm on January 24, 2018☆⚑

Plan calls on councils to do more to support their local theatres by Giverny Masso

An eight-point plan outlining ways in which local authorities can support their theatres has been released by the Theatres Trust. It urges

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:10pm on January 23, 2018☆⚑

Margate's Theatre Royal on most endangered list, says Theatres Trust by Giverny Masso

Margate's Theatre Royal has been named the UK's second-most endangered theatre, as part of a list that sees Brighton Hippodrome claim the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:15am on January 23, 2018☆⚑

Playwright April de Angelis: "Let's give female writers 80% of our main stage productions" by Giverny Masso

Playwright April de Angelis has called for greater representation of female writers in theatre. Speaking at the Writers' Guild Awards in London

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:19pm on January 22, 2018☆⚑

Dancer and photographer Leon Poulton: 'I use my knowledge of how the body moves to create the image I want' by Giverny Masso

Contemporary dancer Leon Poulton uses his experience in the art form to feed his second profession as a freelance dance photographer. He

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00am on January 22, 2018☆⚑

Graeae Theatre and Selina Thompson to feature in First World War Centenary season by Giverny Masso

Works from Graeae Theatre Company and performer Selina Thompson will feature in a season of work responding to the centenary of the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 8:34am on January 22, 2018☆⚑

Designers campaign to prevent lighting ban that threatens to leave theatres 'going dark' by Giverny Masso

Designers including Paule Constable are fighting a proposed ban on traditional theatre lighting, which they claim could result in hundreds of venues

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:29pm on January 17, 2018☆⚑

£12m redevelopment unveiled for Tring Park School for the Performing Arts by Giverny Masso

Tring Park School for the Performing Arts in Hertfordshire is to undergo a major £12 million redevelopment, which includes a new 450-seat

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:57am on January 17, 2018☆⚑

Naomie Harris backs theatre company for disadvantaged young people by Giverny Masso

Actor Naomie Harris has thrown her support behind a London youth theatre for young people who are at risk of offending. Harris,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:00pm on January 16, 2018☆⚑

Jemma Redgrave and Ben Forster to feature in new 'in-conversation' series by Giverny Masso

Actors Jemma Redgrave and Ben Forster will feature in a new series of in-conversation evenings launched by West End restaurant J Sheekey.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:25pm on January 16, 2018☆⚑

Caryl Churchill honoured for outstanding contribution to writing by Giverny Masso

Playwright Caryl Churchill has been honoured for her outstanding contribution to writing at the 2018 Writers' Guild awards. Fellow playwright Lucy Kirkwood

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 4:30pm on January 15, 2018☆⚑