Thom Southerland to direct Grand Hotel at Southwark Playhouse by Matthew Hemley

Thom Southerland is to direct musical Grand Hotel at the Southwark Playhouse this summer. Southerland will be reunited with producer Danielle Tarento

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:16am on May 11, 2015☆⚑

Live version of Whose Line Is It Anyway? to run in West End by Matthew Hemley

A live version of popular TV series Whose Line Is It Anyway? will come to the West End stage this summer. The

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:01pm on May 10, 2015☆⚑

BAFTA TV Awards " the winners in full by Matthew Hemley

The winners of the BAFTA TV Awards were announced tonight (May 10) at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, with wins for Jessica

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:26pm on May 10, 2015☆⚑

Jessica Hynes and Jason Watkins win at BAFTA TV Awards by Matthew Hemley

Georgina Campbell, Jessica Hynes and Jason Watkins have won acting gongs at this year's BAFTA TV Awards. In total, six out of

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 4:54pm on May 10, 2015☆⚑

Donmar's The Vote sets ratings record for More4 by Matthew Hemley

A live broadcast of the Donmar Warehouse's The Vote on More4 has set a new ratings record for the channel. The ratings

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:27am on May 9, 2015☆⚑

Shakespeare's Globe tour guide strike: dates set by Matthew Hemley

Dates have been set for two days of strikes at Shakespeare's Globe. Tour guides working at the venue will strike on May

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:19am on May 9, 2015☆⚑

Lack of funds forces BBC Performing Arts Fund closure by Matthew Hemley

Charity the BBC Performing Arts Fund is to close after 13 years. Since being created in 2003, it has funded a range

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 8:16am on May 8, 2015☆⚑

Writers' Guild: 'Generation of creators could be lost under Tories' by Matthew Hemley

A Conservative government will result in "theatres going dark and companies going out of business", the Writers' Guild of Great Britain has

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:48am on May 8, 2015☆⚑

Polly Hill named new controller of drama commissioning at the BBC by Matthew Hemley

Polly Hill is to replace Ben Stephenson as controller of BBC drama commissioning. In her current role as head of independent drama

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:30pm on May 7, 2015☆⚑

Hoagy Carmichael musical to premiere at St James Theatre by Matthew Hemley

A musical featuring the songs of Hoagy Carmichael is to have its world premiere at the St James Theatre in London. Stardust

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 9:48am on May 7, 2015☆⚑

Nuffield and Royal Court host Linbury Prize designers by Matthew Hemley

London's Royal Court and Southampton's Nuffield Theatre are among the four venues participating in this year's Linbury Prize. The biennial award, founded

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:58am on May 7, 2015☆⚑

Lost songs from My Fair Lady performed for first time since 1956 by Matthew Hemley

Songs cut from the original production of My Fair Lady are to be performed for the first time in almost 60 years.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:25pm on May 6, 2015☆⚑

West End Live to feature Sunny Afternoon and Mamma Mia! casts by Matthew Hemley

Casts from Mamma Mia!, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Sunny Afternoon will perform as part of this year's West End Live.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:54am on May 6, 2015☆⚑

Into the Woods to be staged by Opera North and West Yorkshire Playhouse by Matthew Hemley

Opera North and West Yorkshire Playhouse are to collaborate on a new production of Into the Woods. The Stephen Sondheim musical will

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:08am on May 5, 2015☆⚑

HighTime touring opera company founded by Matthew Hemley

Opera is to be toured to theatres around the UK by a new production company that aims to bring more diverse audiences

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:15am on May 1, 2015☆⚑

Emma Rice appointed artistic director at Shakespeare's Globe by Matthew Hemley

Shakespeare's Globe has appointed Emma Rice as its new artistic director. Rice, currently joint artistic director of theatre company Kneehigh, replaces Dominic

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 8:45am on May 1, 2015☆⚑

Derek Jacobi to play Mercutio in Branagh's Romeo and Juliet by Matthew Hemley

Derek Jacobi will play Mercutio in Kenneth Branagh's production of Romeo and Juliet. He joins the previously announced Lily James, who plays

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:26am on May 1, 2015☆⚑

Magic show Impossible to run at Noel Coward Theatre by Matthew Hemley

A magic show described as the biggest of its kind for decades will run at the Noel Coward Theatre this summer. Impossible

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:17pm on April 30, 2015☆⚑

Emily Hall wins Corinthia Hotel artist-in-residence competition by Matthew Hemley

Composer Emily Hall will write a site-specific opera to be performed at the Corinthia Hotel in London after winning its artist-in-residence competition.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:29am on April 30, 2015☆⚑

Peter Bowles to star in new comedy Stop!…The Play by Matthew Hemley

Peter Bowles is to star in the world premiere of a new comedy called Stop!…The Play. The production, written by David Spicer,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:48am on April 30, 2015☆⚑

Shakespeare's Globe app offers virtual experience of theatre by Matthew Hemley

Shakespeare's Globe has launched a free app that will allow fans to explore the theatre wherever they are in the world. The

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:26am on April 30, 2015☆⚑

Gypsy breaks box office records at Savoy Theatre by Matthew Hemley

West End musical Gypsy starring Imelda Staunton has broken box office records at the Savoy Theatre. The show took £408,300 for the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 1:20pm on April 29, 2015☆⚑

Sky Arts 2 to close in favour of on-demand service by Matthew Hemley

Sky is to close one of its arts channels and launch an on-demand offering instead. From June, Sky Arts 2, primarily an

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:04am on April 29, 2015☆⚑

Shakespeare's Globe tour guides to strike by Matthew Hemley

Tour guides working for Shakespeare's Globe are to strike after talks to resolve an ongoing pay dispute broke down. BECTU and Shakespeare's

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:21am on April 29, 2015☆⚑

Actor Paterson Joseph to speak at diversity in theatre conference by Matthew Hemley

Actor Paterson Joseph will join director Paulette Randall and Theatre Royal Stratford East artistic director Kerry Michael at a one-day conference discussing

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:00am on April 29, 2015☆⚑