Letter: Dangers of removing red tape for performers by The Stage

Natalie Woolman's article about the Live Music Bill (March 15, page 5) contains good and bad news for performers and public.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:55am on March 19, 2012☆⚑

Letter: The affable Phillip Madoc by The Stage

"Don't tell him, Pike" was the immortal line issued in response to the command, "Vot is your name?" uttered by the U-boat captain played by Phillip Madoc in Dad's Army. I was saddened to hea…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:59am on March 16, 2012☆⚑

Letter: Unwitting appointment by The Stage

Whereas I really appreciated Susan Elkin's article written about the Academy of Live and Recording Arts (March 8, p14), I must correct the elevation to principal which was afforded me. I ha…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:56am on March 16, 2012☆⚑

Letter: Off-West End opening glut by The Stage

I don't know much about opening nights and press nights, but looking at your calendar for Thursday, March 8 it seems odd that five Off-West End theatres should have new productions on the sa…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:52am on March 16, 2012☆⚑

Letter: The Stage's advice is invaluable by The Stage

I am a third-year student at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts and I really wanted to strongly express how invaluable it has been subscribing to The Stage during my final year of training.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:50am on March 16, 2012☆⚑

Letter: Keep circus animals by The Stage

Since circuses have been carefully monitored over many years, and few incidents of ill-treatment have been reported it would seem rather extreme to remove this entire form of entertainment (…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:48am on March 16, 2012☆⚑

Letter: No future without Scarborough's Futurist by The Stage

I was delighted to see your Insight feature "Councils of the Wise", (March 8, p6), and indeed I have sent a copy of it to Scarborough Borough Council.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:42am on March 16, 2012☆⚑

Wooster Group: Blog standard by The Stage

For experimental theatre troupe The Wooster Group, maintaining an up-to-date and relevant online presence is crucial. Artistic director Elizabeth LeCompte talks to Honour Bayes about keeping…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:03pm on March 15, 2012☆⚑

Rob James-Collier: An ordinary Joe by The Stage

Actor Rob James-Collier talks to Matthew Hemley about playing the good guy in new ITV drama Love Life and what it's like working on Downton Abbey with Maggie Smith and Shirley MacLaine

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Backstage: New office for PRG by The Stage

Production Resource Group, which serves clients in the theatre, television, concert touring, corporate and special event markets, has announced the opening of a new office in London's Covent…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:38am on March 15, 2012☆⚑

Backstage: AC-ET showcases in Frankfurt by The Stage

AC Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd will be using this week's ProLight + Sound trade show (March 21-24) at the Frankfurt Messe exhibition centre to feature a selection of its establish…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:32am on March 15, 2012☆⚑

Backstage: by The Stage

WiSE's inspirational seminar

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Backstage: Award for Lyric by The Stage

Theatreplan, the London-based theatre consultancy, has welcomed the news that the Lyric in Belfast - one of its more recently completed projects - has now scooped the accolade of the 2012 Ci…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:16am on March 15, 2012☆⚑

Obituary: Rita Gorr by The Stage

Mezzo-soprano Rita Gorr was a formidable presence on the Covent Garden stage of the Royal Opera House for more than a decade, making her debut as Amneris in Verdi's Aida in the house in 1959…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:39am on March 15, 2012☆⚑

Obituary: Peter Halliday by The Stage

During a television career that lasted nearly 50 years, Peter Halliday is best remembered for a seven-part science fiction serial screened in 1961, A for Andromeda.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:27am on March 15, 2012☆⚑

Obituary: Richard Carpenter by The Stage

Although he was an actor at first, Richard Carpenter found his metier as a writer, responsible most notably for the cult children's serial, Catweazle (1970-71), on London Weekend Television.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:27am on March 15, 2012☆⚑

Obituary: Ken Goodwin by The Stage

After starting his career impersonating George Formby, the ukulele-playing comic, Ken Goodwin made his name on The Comedians (1971-1986), the Granada TV series made up of short clips of stan…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:59am on March 15, 2012☆⚑

Obituary: David Kelly by The Stage

Tall and pigeon-chested, with twinkling eyes, a patrician nose, and arms that could swing like a windmill in a gale, David Kelly was one of Ireland's most recognisable and successful stage a…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:57am on March 15, 2012☆⚑

Beastly goings on by The Stage

So while members of the Concert Artistes' Association are behaving like animals, another company is looking for a real animal to take part in a new production of La Boheme, which is being to…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:01pm on March 14, 2012☆⚑

Jester bar pranks by The Stage

Members of the Concert Artistes' Association, aka the club for acts and actors, are no doubt expected to create drama on stage.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:00pm on March 14, 2012☆⚑

Obituary: Barry Young by The Stage

The funeral service for Barry Young, whose Stardust Club in Leicestershire presented thousands of light entertainment acts and The Stage Showcall Showcase for many years, will be held on Fri…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 9:26am on March 12, 2012☆⚑

Backstage: Robe hits the road with Scherzinger by The Stage

The recent sold-out UK and European shows by US singer Nicole Scherzinger featured a lighting design by Scott Warner, who took a selection of the latest Robe technology on the road to all si…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:47am on March 9, 2012☆⚑

Backstage: Stage Electrics to kit out City's Guildhall by The Stage

Stage Electrics has been awarded the contract for one of the largest UK installation projects of the year at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama's new £89 million Milton Court site…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:47am on March 9, 2012☆⚑

Backstage: White Light supplies The Sounds European tour by The Stage

Entertainment lighting specialist White Light recently supplied the lighting equipment for Swedish indie rock band The Sounds European tour.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:47am on March 9, 2012☆⚑

Backstage: LarMac LIVE on the move by The Stage

UK live event production and design practice LarMac LIVE has relocated to bigger and brighter premises on Long Lane in central London.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:47am on March 9, 2012☆⚑