Wednesday, December 21, 2016
The first rule of West End ticket sales? Do not talk about West End ticket sales. In this industry, that’s just how
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Designing a children’s Christmas show is tough enough, but Zoe Squire has to make sure it can also be reused by another
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Liverpool Everyman has announced the cast for its new in-house company, who will perform as part of the theatre’s return to repertory
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:15AMHis most famous play has just made a big West End return, but one of JB Priestley’s earlier novels, Benighted, has just
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John Owen-Jones is to join Frances Ruffelle in the upcoming London revival of The Wild Party, it has been announced. The musical
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North London venue the Park Theatre has joined forces with film and TV bodies to launch a scheme aimed at encouraging greater
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Theatres are reluctant to diversify their workforces because staff fear they may lose their jobs to minority talent, Theatre Royal Stratford East’s
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:02PMAn Inspector Calls producer Peter Wilson has claimed musicals are hogging West End playhouses and will “squeeze out” straight drama if left
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:02PMMajor arts centres across the UK have boosted their takings by nearly 20% during the past three years. The surge was announced
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Tom Stickland has been named new theatres adviser at the Theatres Trust. Stickland previously worked as a business manager for HQ Theatres
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:33AMIn addition to her career as a fledgling singer/songwriter, Tori Allen-Martin has found the time to co-write and star in new fringe
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Deryck Newland has been named new chief executive of the Theatre Royal Winchester, taking over from Mark Courtice. Newland is artistic director
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:30AMTheatre companies from Hull are to showcase their work in London as part of the City of Culture festival in 2017. Four
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Oldham Coliseum will get a new home after the Arts Council agreed a multimillion-pound funding injection. The £30 million new building, which
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:08AMTheatres are lagging far behind other art forms when it comes to growing private investment, a new study claims. According to a
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Theatres should make more work specifically for young disabled and deaf audiences so that they engage with theatre and performance, a new
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:28AMHamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda has ruled out apologising to Donald Trump, after the US president-elect accused the musical’s cast of “harassing” his
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An arts centre in Halifax is to allow audiences to decide what they pay to see theatre shows. Square Chapel Centre for
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:48PMCardiff’s Sherman Theatre has named Chris Harris as the winner of a new £1,000 award, which aims to celebrate and nurture playwriting
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:41AMArts organisations are getting less money from trusts and foundations than they used to, according to new Arts Council England figures. Data
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A revamped 850-seat theatre and entertainment venue is set to open next year in Somerset. Westlands Leisure Complex, which houses a leisure
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:42AMA performance of Amadeus was halted last night after an actor was injured in a fall. The incident occurred early in the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:18AMBest known for performing and co-writing Duncan Macmillan’s Every Brilliant Thing, Jonny Donahoe has turned his attention to making a piece of festive
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Burnley’s derelict Empire Theatre could become a functioning venue once more after a viability study confirmed it was possible to restore it.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:15AMClarence Derwent award winner Jonathan Broadbent has pledged to donate his prize money to a mental health project after revealing he had
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:41AMA new play about the Calais ‘jungle’ refugee camp is in development at the National Theatre. The theatre is working with Good
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:39AMCraig Garner is no stranger to pantomimes, having performed in one almost every year when he has not been working on major films such as
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The Almeida Theatre has delayed the opening of its upcoming Mary Stuart revival, in which the actor playing each role will be
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:48AMJonathan Broadbent and Melody Grove have been named the winners of this year’s Clarence Derwent awards, which honour best supporting actors in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:06AMTheatres and arts organisations have cut back their greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 20% since 2014, which has been hailed as having
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:31AMJemima Rooper and John Dagleish have been cast in the Young Vic’s upcoming version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The pair will
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:24AMThe producer behind a musical that toured Yorkshire chip shops is among six theatre figures to be honoured for their support of
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Musicals A new musical about troubled charity Kids Company will head up the Donmar Warehouse’s new season. Artistic director Josie Rourke has
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:01PMPortsmouth’s New Theatre Royal has appointed Scott Ramsay as its new chief executive. Ramsay has been director of Harlow Playhouse for the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:07AMThe Point and Berry theatres in Eastleigh, Hampshire, have appointed creative producer Sacha Lee as their new artistic director. Lee has been
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:08AMA pantomime in Doncaster is to feature a character who will provide sign language at every performance, in what is being hailed
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A new scheme will test whether the arts boost academic results for disadvantaged schoolchildren, as part of a £3 million cultural investment
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:24PMWhite people make up 92% of arts audiences, according to a major new study that highlights an underrepresentation of black and Asian
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Imelda Staunton has called for a ban on eating in theatres, suggesting food is preventing people from concentrating on shows. Her comments
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