Greenwich and Docklands International Festival 2019 review " 'vibrant, accessible and boldly theatrical' by Dave Fargnoli

Vibrant, accessible and with an increasing emphasis on spectacle, this year's Greenwich and Docklands International Festival programme is laden with boldly theatrical

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:54am on July 5, 2019☆⚑

Brighton Dome Corn Exchange's £22m refurbishment hits standstill as contractor goes bust by Giverny Masso

A major £22 million refurbishment of the Brighton Dome Corn Exchange and Studio Theatre has come to a standstill after the building

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:08am on July 5, 2019☆⚑

Open Clasp: Celebrating 21 years of changing women's lives through theatre by Tracey Sinclair

From the start, Open Clasp has sought to engage disenfranchised women. Co-founder and artistic director Catrina McHugh tells Tracey Sinclair how the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:00am on July 5, 2019☆⚑

West End's Queen's Theatre to be renamed after Stephen Sondheim by Georgia Snow

The Queen's Theatre in the West End will be renamed after Stephen Sondheim when it reopens after a refurbishment later this year.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 8:03am on July 5, 2019☆⚑

Merseyside theatre set to move to commercial operator as council looks to save money by Giverny Masso

An 800-seat theatre in Merseyside is set to transfer from local council management to a commercial operator, as the local authority looks

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 8:03am on July 5, 2019☆⚑

Hot Ice: Utopian review at Blackpool Pleasure Beach " 'dazzling ice extravaganza' by Francesca Peschier

This is the 80th year of Blackpool Pleasure Beach's skating extravaganza Hot Ice and it knows exactly what it is doing. Utopian

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:26am on July 5, 2019☆⚑

Orchestra leads the way on disability inclusion with launch of new training scheme for the arts by Matthew Hemley

An orchestra that spent 18 months working to make itself more inclusive " resulting in the launch of the first disabled-led ensemble

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:10am on July 5, 2019☆⚑

Scrap unpaid internships and advertise in job centres to beat class crisis, theatre employers told by Georgia Snow

Theatre employers are being urged to ditch unpaid internships and expand the places where jobs are posted in order to tackle the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:05am on July 5, 2019☆⚑

Crooked Dances review at the Other Place, Stratford " 'intriguing but overwrought mystery' by Dave Fargnoli

Rain falls, wolves howl in the woods, and a pianist plays an obscure, discordant composition by Erik Satie. Fully embracing an offbeat

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:53am on July 5, 2019☆⚑

Measure for Measure review at Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon " 'oppressively bleak' by Dave Fargnoli

There's no denying that Shakespeare's bitter comedy of sleazy politicians and sexual extortion remains as resonant today as it ever was. Helmed

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:33am on July 5, 2019☆⚑

Shaftesbury Theatre owner launches new agency with focus on comedians by Matthew Hemley

A new agency representing comedic talent is being co-formed by DLT Entertainment, the company that owns the Shaftesbury Theatre in London. Called

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 3:30am on July 5, 2019☆⚑

Howard Sherman: The film industry is worrying about the future " should theatre too? by Howard Sherman

These movies are too long. These movies are too short. These movies are just right. This theme, echoing the assessments of fussy

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on July 5, 2019☆⚑

All-parliamentary group for theatre set up by former actors turned MPs by Matthew Hemley

MPs from across the political parties are joining together to create an all-party parliamentary group for theatre. It is founded by former

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:18pm on July 4, 2019☆⚑

Viagogo facing contempt of court proceedings by Georgia Snow

Legal proceedings against secondary ticketing site Viagogo have been ramped up, with the Competition and Markets Authority seeking to have it found

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:18pm on July 4, 2019☆⚑

Live music venue threatened with closure wins reprieve after court intervenes by Giverny Masso

A live music venue that warned it faced closure following complaints from a nearby development has had its restrictions overturned, in what

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:18pm on July 4, 2019☆⚑

Idris Elba: Accusations against me in Tree authorship row are offensive and troubling by Giverny Masso

Idris Elba has labelled claims made against him and Kwame Kwei-Armah over the authorship of a play at the Manchester International Festival

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:18pm on July 4, 2019☆⚑

Boy Toy review at Above the Stag, London " 'a queer re-imagining of Coppélia' by Joe Holyoake

It's been just over a year since LGBT+ theatre Above the Stag moved into its latest Vauxhall home. Ambitious shows such as

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:50am on July 4, 2019☆⚑

Mountview, Guildhall and East 15 among schools with 100% student satisfaction for acting degree by Georgia Snow

Guildhall School of Music and Drama, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and East 15 Acting School are among the institutions whose acting

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:37am on July 4, 2019☆⚑

Hamlet review at Shakespeare's Rose Theatre, York " 'a production of clarity' by Natalie Douglas

Shakespeare's Rose Theatre is back in York for the summer, with the central Clifford's Tower site playing host to this pop-up venue

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:23am on July 4, 2019☆⚑

Noye's Fludde review at Theatre Royal Stratford East , London " 'enchanting' by George Hall

Written in 1958, Britten's opera brings together professionals and amateurs, adults and children to tell the tale of Noah's Flood " to

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:06am on July 4, 2019☆⚑

The Turn of the Screw review at Garsington Opera " 'outstanding in every way' by Amanda Holloway

Benjamin Britten's psychological thriller, based on Henry James' ambiguous ghost story, must have been doubly shocking in 1950s Britain. This gripping production,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:54am on July 4, 2019☆⚑

Robert Lindsay on working with Laurence Olivier, fighting Harvey Weinstein and telling off Margaret Thatcher by Giverny Masso

Robert Lindsay has won two Olivier awards, a Tony and a BAFTA, and has played everything from leading roles in iconic sitcoms

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:00am on July 4, 2019☆⚑

Donmar Warehouse content advisory scheme warns audiences about distressing content by Matthew Hemley

Scenes in Donmar Warehouse plays that audiences could find distressing are being highlighted on the venue's website, under a new scheme to

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:49am on July 4, 2019☆⚑

Lynne and Land Foundation awards first grant and announces £70k funding boost by Georgia Snow

A foundation set up in the name of choreographer Gillian Lynne to support young performers has revealed its first grant recipient. It

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:40am on July 4, 2019☆⚑

National Trust for Scotland to make Edinburgh Fringe debut by Giverny Masso

The National Trust for Scotland is making its debut at Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a new interactive play at one of its

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:38am on July 4, 2019☆⚑