Wednesday, May 29, 2019
Actors have expressed concern about dwindling work opportunities at five theatres in the North West, including Oldham Coliseum and Liverpool’s Everyman. Funding
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Lesley Sharp and David Morrissey will star in the world premiere of Jack Thorne’s The End of History… at the Royal Court
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:32AMMusical Amour is to end its run at the Charing Cross Theatre in London six weeks early. The production was scheduled to
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Musicals Caroline Sheen is to return to the cast of 9 to 5 the Musical at the Savoy Theatre in July, replacing
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:20PMPaul O’Grady, Matt Baker and Gary Wilmot are to star in this years London Palladium panto. The production of Goldilocks and the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:36AMThursday, May 23, 2019
A “lack of clarity” about the role requirements of assistant, associate and resident directors is to be addressed in a new set
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:46AMWednesday, May 22, 2019
The performer has brought her “darkest, funniest and most debauched” cabaret club to London for the first time, featuring a Weimar-punk jazz
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AMWheelchair users are being seriously underserved when it comes to booking theatre tickets online, according to new data. Recent figures from ticketing
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English Touring Theatre and Theatre Royal Stratford East’s production of Equus is to transfer to London’s West End. The production will open
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British female writers in the UK are suffering a “poverty of opportunities” compared with their American counterparts, industry figures have warned. Playwright
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:48AMBritish actors are no longer being considered for jobs with companies on the continent as the impact of Brexit on the entertainment
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:48AMPerformers are being urged to report unpaid jobs being advertised on social media, as Equity vows to redouble its efforts to address
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:48AMVariety performers have shared their experiences of “shocking” backstage facilities at events and called to be treated the same as theatre performers.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:48AMCommercial touring producers should not be allowed to benefit from theatre tax relief unless they are using union contracts, Equity has said.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:48AMAfter taking up acting aged 18, Jack Whittle’s first job out of drama school was in The Comedy About a Bank Robbery
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:18AMA campaign to promote the inclusion of the arts in education is being developed by Equity to prevent the industry becoming “a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:24AMAn inquiry into performers’ audition experiences is being launched following reports of “objectifying casting breakdowns” and “inappropriate” personal questions. Equity, which is
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:24AMMinority theatre companies are being forced to compete “Hunger Games style” for Arts Council England regular funding, Equity’s LGBT+ Committee has said.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:24AMA West End performer was forced to sleep under a bridge because he was unable to find affordable accommodation, prompting a promise
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:23AMFriday, May 17, 2019
Emilia writer Morgan Lloyd Malcolm has urged the industry to “dismantle” the hierarchy involved in creating productions and stop seeing the “playwright
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:32AMThursday, May 16, 2019
Environmental campaign Extinction Rebellion is to take up residency at Summerhall during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The movement will take over two
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:00AMLeeds Playhouse has announced its first season for when the venue reopens following a £16 million refurbishment. Charley Miles’ There are No
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:03AMWednesday, May 15, 2019
Most arts institutions in the UK are “still a million miles away” from gender parity, actor, director and writer Adjoa Andoh has
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:05AMAnna Gray is an artist with learning-disabled theatre company Mind the Gap. She tells Giverny Masso about her latest role in Amanda
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:46AMTyrone Huntley is to star in the world premiere of new LGBTQ+ musical The View Upstairs at Soho Theatre in London. The
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:24AMTuesday, May 14, 2019
Starring with Stephen Tompkinson in the UK tour of Educating Rita, Jessica Johnson tells Giverny Masso how reading the role for the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00AMLong hours, a “highly demanding” working environment and inconsistent pay are among the factors contributing to poor mental health for sound professionals,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:56AMMonday, May 13, 2019
Director Ryan McBryde has joined the Mercury Theatre in Colchester in the new role of creative director, as part of a revamped
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:58AMLine of Duty actor Vicky McClure is among industry figures backing a new network set up to address working-class representation in the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:36AMWith current projects including White Pearl at London’s Royal Court and Tamasha’s Does My Bomb Look Big in This?, designer Moi Tran
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:06AMJenna Russell is to lead the company of The Bridges of Madison County at London’s Menier Chocolate Factory. The UK premiere of
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