Thursday, May 26, 2016
A bitter war of words has erupted between new industry body Stage Directors UK and union Equity over who can best represent
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:42AMA UK comedy chain has won a second appeal hearing against the producers of US television series Glee. Comic Enterprises Ltd, which
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:30AMThe Bodyguard, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Mamma Mia! and Matilda are among the shows taking part in this year’s West End
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:24AMRalph Fiennes’ turn as Richard III in the forthcoming Almeida Theatre production will be broadcast to cinemas globally as part of a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AMJonathan Church has stepped down from his role as artistic director of Sydney Theatre Company after nine months, admitting that it had
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A play discovered through a development scheme at the Park Theatre in north London is to receive its world premiere at the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:44PMWest End venue the Palace Theatre is seeking planning permission to give its facade a Harry Potter-themed overhaul. A planning application has
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:13AMWest End shows including The Lion King, Mamma Mia!, Guys and Dolls and Matilda are included in this year’s Kids Week initiative.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:42AMSean Foley is to direct Ronald Harwood’s The Dresser starring Ken Stott and Reece Shearsmith, in a co-production that marks the first
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:57AMDrama schools across the UK are facing a crackdown on audition fees as part of a fresh bid to improve accessibility to
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Musical Sweet Charity is to be staged at the Royal Exchange in Manchester this Christmas, as part of a new season that
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:15PMTheatre producers “get a rough deal” because their role is “totally misunderstood” by the public and the sector, the head of a
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Howard Panter has revealed that he wants to make the Trafalgar Studios a home for “distinguished theatre productions”, claiming much of Ambassador
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:15AMCharlie and the Chocolate Factory has become the first West End production to offer day tickets via app TodayTix. The show follows
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:45AMThe National Theatre is to host the UK’s first conference on sponsorship in the arts. Called Art of Sponsorship, the event will
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New London mayor Sadiq Khan has reaffirmed his commitment to culture, claiming the arts will be one of his “big themes” during
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:25PMCast members from shows including Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera and Kinky Boots will take to the streets of London
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:25PMA little over a decade ago, Andy Barnes was a police offer looking for a new challenge. Today he’s running a production
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Images of the cast of Aladdin, the new West End musical from Disney, rehearsing ahead of the show’s opening next month have
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:35PMA tour starring former Any Dream Will Do contestant Keith Jack has been pulled just weeks before it was due to start.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:34PMOn the day Eva Noblezada meets me to chat about her new role as Eponine in Les Miserables, she sends out a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:57PMFiasco Theater’s production of Into the Woods will come to London for a run at the Menier Chocolate Factory. The show, which
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:50AMIan McKellen is voicing a free audio guide of London’s West End. Produced by the Society of London Theatre and audio walking
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:50AMA guide for theatres on how to stage dementia-friendly performances has been published by the West Yorkshire Playhouse. The Leeds venue staged
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:44AMOrganisers behind industry conference Theatre 2016 have vowed to increase the number of subsidised tickets it offers for future events, following criticisms
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Composer and singer Scott Alan has been named artistic director in residence for Live at Zedel and has programmed an opening line-up
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:07PMThe producer of the first Afrobeat musical to be staged in the West End has warned that the industry needs to stay
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Actor and campaigner Samuel West has called for cheaper drinks and programmes so that audiences do not feel overcharged, claiming “theatre is
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:58PMIndependent Theatre Council chief executive Charlotte Jones has criticised the amount of public money given to organisations such as the Royal Opera
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:03PMMatt Smith has been cast in Anthony Neilson’s new play Unreachable at the Royal Court Theatre in London. He will be joined by Amanda
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:25AMLouise Dearman and Laura Pitt-Pulford are to star in the UK premiere of Side Show. As previously announced, the musical will run
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