Akram Khan defends criticisms of UK dance training standards by Matthew Hemley

Choreographer Akram Khan has defended the criticisms he made of contemporary dance training in the UK, claiming he has spoken out for the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 4:00am on April 15, 2015☆⚑

Curve reveals details of Inside Out festival by Matthew Hemley

Leicester's Curve will host the European premiere of Aditi Brennan Kapil's Shiv as part of its Inside Out festival. The festival runs

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:43am on April 14, 2015☆⚑

Cameron Mackintosh: Oliviers failing to be 'premier showcase of commercial theatre' by Matthew Hemley

Cameron Mackintosh has criticised the Olivier Awards for failing to be the "premier showcase of commercial theatre", claiming the ceremony was originally

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:05am on April 14, 2015☆⚑

Richard Fleeshman and Summer Strallen lead A Damsel in Distress cast by Matthew Hemley

Richard Fleeshman and Summer Strallen are to lead the cast of A Damsel in Distress at Chichester Festival Theatre this summer. The

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:00pm on April 13, 2015☆⚑

Olivier Awards TV coverage drops to 700,000 viewers by Matthew Hemley

Coverage of this year's Olivier Awards on ITV attracted an average of 700,000 viewers, down 12.5% on last year and almost 50%

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:38am on April 13, 2015☆⚑

Farooq Chaudhry resigns from Dance UK amid training standards row by Matthew Hemley

Dance UK chair Farooq Chaudhry has resigned from the position following public comments he made about the quality of dance training in

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:13am on April 13, 2015☆⚑

Director Jamie Lloyd to judge Stephen Sondheim award by Matthew Hemley

Elaine Paige, Laura Pitt-Pulford and director Jamie Lloyd are to judge this year's Stephen Sondheim Society student performer of the year award.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:11pm on April 10, 2015☆⚑

Elaine Paige to host BBC Radio 2 Tony Awards show by Matthew Hemley

BBC Radio 2 is to broadcast highlights of this year's Tony Awards as part of a renewed commitment to arts programming, which

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:24am on April 10, 2015☆⚑

A View from the Bridge, King Charles III and Henry IV up for South Bank awards by Matthew Hemley

The Young Vic's production of A View from the Bridge will vie with the Almeida's King Charles III and the Donmar Warehouse's

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:38am on April 10, 2015☆⚑

Chris Sudworth to leave Corby Cube for Old Rep Birmingham by Matthew Hemley

Chris Sudworth, creative director of the Core at Corby Cube, is to step down in June. He will join the Old Rep

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:13am on April 10, 2015☆⚑

Daniel Boys and Joanna Riding to star in charity gala by Matthew Hemley

Daniel Boys, Joanna Riding and Emma Williams are among more than 30 performers who will appear in a performance of song cycle

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:55am on April 10, 2015☆⚑

Akram Khan: 'UK dance training has become an obstacle' by Matthew Hemley

Leading choreographers Akram Khan and Hofesh Shechter have launched a stinging attack on the quality of contemporary dance training in the UK,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:17am on April 9, 2015☆⚑

Youth Music Theatre has new home at Lyric Hammersmith by Matthew Hemley

Youth Music Theatre has taken up residency within the recently refurbished Lyric Hammersmith, under a new partnership between the two organisations. Based

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:57am on April 8, 2015☆⚑

ENO plans £1.2m redevelopment to create "major social hub" by Matthew Hemley

English National Opera has unveiled plans for a £1.2 million redevelopment of its foyer  " including a new cafe and wine bar

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:58am on April 8, 2015☆⚑

Taunton Brewhouse Theatre and Arts centre hires chief executive by Matthew Hemley

Taunton's Brewhouse Theatre and Arts Centre has appointed its first chief executive since reopening in April 2014. The venue closed in February

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:05am on April 7, 2015☆⚑

Louise Dearman and Kerry Ellis to reunite at one-off concert by Matthew Hemley

West End stars Louise Dearman and Kerry Ellis are to perform together professionally for the first time, in a one-off concert at

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:32am on April 3, 2015☆⚑

Philip Hedley and Peter Duncan among signatories on pro-Labour letter by Matthew Hemley

Former Theatre Royal Stratford East artistic director Philip Hedley and actor Peter Duncan are among the signatories of a letter in support

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:38am on April 2, 2015☆⚑

Ken Dodd show to help Theatre Royal Nottingham mark 150 years by Matthew Hemley

Theatre Royal Nottingham is to mark its 150th anniversary with a series of special events, including a Ken Dodd show and the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:26am on April 2, 2015☆⚑

Shakespeare's Globe tour guides vote for strike action by Matthew Hemley

Tour guides at Shakespeare's Globe have voted overwhelmingly to strike following an ongoing dispute about pay. A ballot of BECTU's 32 members

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:58am on April 2, 2015☆⚑

Robin Hawkes joins leadership team at West Yorkshire Playhouse by Matthew Hemley

West Yorkshire Playhouse has created a new leadership team with the appointment of Robin Hawkes as executive director and joint chief executive.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 3:30am on April 2, 2015☆⚑

Equity and UK Theatre lead pre-election arts lobby by Matthew Hemley

Cultural figureheads are lobbying for the arts as the race to Downing Street gets under way. Industry bodies including Equity, UK Theatre,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 3:30am on April 2, 2015☆⚑

Fire forces West End shows to cancel performances by Matthew Hemley

West End shows including Beautiful, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Lion King, and The Play that Goes Wrong have been forced

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:27pm on April 1, 2015☆⚑

Drama UK: Lack of schools' funding will cause 'irrevocable damage' by Matthew Hemley

Drama UK has warned that the sector will suffer "irrevocable damage" if drama schools are not given the "right level of rational

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:26pm on April 1, 2015☆⚑

Beverley Knight and Nicole Scherzinger to perform at Olivier Awards by Matthew Hemley

Nicole Scherzinger, Beverley Knight and Katie Brayben are to sing at this year's Olivier Awards, which will also include a special performance

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:59am on April 1, 2015☆⚑

Emma Barton joins cast for Jerry's Girls transfer by Matthew Hemley

Former EastEnders actor Emma Barton is to join the cast of Jerry Herman revue show Jerry's Girls when the show transfers to

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:17am on April 1, 2015☆⚑