Equity strikes new pay deal with London Film School by Matthew Hemley

Actors appearing in films produced by graduating students at the London Film School will be paid for their work after Equity secured

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:20am on April 19, 2016☆⚑

First beneficiaries of £7m Arts Impact Fund loans announced by Matthew Hemley

Dance agency South East Dance is one of three arts organisations to receive loans under the first round of investment from the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:13am on April 19, 2016☆⚑

Rachel Tucker's Bridge House Theatre launches 'pick-and-mix' rental model by Matthew Hemley

Bridge House Theatre, the south London venue co-run by West End star Rachel Tucker, is launching a new "pick-and-mix style" rental scheme

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:37am on April 18, 2016☆⚑

Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens returns to London in 20th anniversary year by Matthew Hemley

Musical Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens is to run at the King’s Head Theatre in London, directed by its co-writer Mike

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 1:27pm on April 1, 2016☆⚑

Barney Wragg to step down as Really Useful Group managing director by Matthew Hemley

Barney Wragg is to step down as managing director of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group after five years. Wragg joined the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:53am on April 1, 2016☆⚑

Howard Goodall composing new musical about critic Mark Shenton by Matthew Hemley

Howard Goodall is composing a musical based on the life of The Stage's associate editor, Mark Shenton. Described as a "warts and

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:43am on April 1, 2016☆⚑

Exclusive: Kerry Ellis to star in UK premiere of Murder Ballad by Matthew Hemley

Kerry Ellis is to star in the UK premiere of Off-Broadway rock musical Murder Ballad at the Arts Theatre in London. The

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:03pm on March 31, 2016☆⚑

Ronnie Corbett dies at the age of 85 by Matthew Hemley

Entertainer Ronnie Corbett has died at the age of 85. Corbett was best known for his BBC series The Two Ronnies, which he presented

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:21am on March 31, 2016☆⚑

Andrew Lloyd Webber launches open auditions for School of Rock by Matthew Hemley

Andrew Lloyd Webber has launched open auditions to find child performers for his new musical School of Rock. He described the move

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:45am on March 31, 2016☆⚑

Lloyd Webber and Don Black writing new material for Stephen Ward by Matthew Hemley

Lyricist Don Black has revealed that he and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber are reworking the musical Stephen Ward after its failure in

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:00am on March 31, 2016☆⚑

New Diorama launches Bamer Project for ethnically diverse theatre companies by Matthew Hemley

London's New Diorama Theatre has partnered with a nearby charity to provide free rehearsal space for black, Asian, minority ethnic and refugee-led

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:32pm on March 30, 2016☆⚑

First industry body for professional headshot photographers launched by Matthew Hemley

Professional headshot photographers have joined together to launch the first industry body aimed at ensuring vulnerable performers receive guaranteed quality when having

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 4:57am on March 30, 2016☆⚑

Relaxed performance of The Buskers Opera to be staged at Park Theatre by Matthew Hemley

Producers of new musical The Buskers Opera are to stage a relaxed performance of the show " the first to be held

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 3:15pm on March 29, 2016☆⚑

National Youth Ballet founder Jill Tookey dies by Matthew Hemley

National Youth Ballet of Great Britain founder and artistic director Jill Tookey has died. The organisation said on its website that she

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 8:54am on March 29, 2016☆⚑

Poll: Are artistic directors prioritising box office takings over more cutting-edge work? by Matthew Hemley

David Hare has complained that artistic directors are confusing “what is popular with what is good” and that more cutting-edge work is

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:01am on March 28, 2016☆⚑

Olivier Awards to be broadcast in full on ITV3 by Matthew Hemley

ITV3 is to broadcast the Olivier Awards ceremony in full the day after the event. In addition, its flagship channel will show

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:20pm on March 24, 2016☆⚑

Directors are unpaid for up to seven weeks per project, new research reveals by Matthew Hemley

Directors are beginning a major push to implement the industry's first contract setting out their minimum terms, after new data revealed some

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 3:12pm on March 24, 2016☆⚑

Opening night " People, Places and Things at Wyndham's Theatre, London by Matthew Hemley

As Headlong and the National Theatre's production of People, Places and Things starring Denise Gough opens in the West End, Matthew Hemley

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:31pm on March 24, 2016☆⚑

Jeremy Herrin: Cutting-edge work becoming 'harder to support' by Matthew Hemley

Headlong artistic director Jeremy Herrin has backed claims made by David Hare that cutting-edge work in theatre is at risk, claiming experimental

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:57am on March 24, 2016☆⚑

In the Heights producer joins Lloyd Webber's St James Theatre by Matthew Hemley

Andrew Lloyd Webber has hired In the Heights producer Paul Taylor-Mills to help programme the St James Theatre as it becomes a

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:46am on March 24, 2016☆⚑

Theatre N16 signs up for Equity's low pay/no pay agreement by Matthew Hemley

Fringe venue Theatre N16 has become the latest arts organisation to sign up to Equity's low pay/no pay agreement. It means that

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:50pm on March 23, 2016☆⚑

ENO rejected proposals by music director who quit by Matthew Hemley

Outgoing English National Opera music director Mark Wigglesworth put his own proposals about how the company could be run before the board

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:24am on March 23, 2016☆⚑

Damon Buffini appointed chair of the National Theatre by Matthew Hemley

Damon Buffini has been named the new chair of the National Theatre board. He takes up the post in June this year,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 9:16am on March 23, 2016☆⚑

Licensing house behind Memphis and Jersey Boys sets up London base by Matthew Hemley

Global licensing house Theatrical Rights Worldwide " which looks after shows including Jersey Boys and Memphis " is to open its first

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:01am on March 23, 2016☆⚑

David Hare: Theatre too middle aged and too middle-of-the-road by Matthew Hemley

Double Olivier Award-winning playwright David Hare has accused artistic directors of prioritising box office takings over cutting-edge work, claiming they are confusing

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:01am on March 23, 2016☆⚑