Friday, March 18, 2016
David Haig has been cast alongside Daniel Kaluuya and Luke Norris in Joe Penhall’s Blue/Orange. Directed by Matthew Xia, the show will
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:25PMEnglish National Opera chorus members have agreed to a cash cut, but pro rata pay rise, for the work they do at
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:04AMMalcolm Sinclair and Chris Peluso are to join the cast of Show Boat when the musical transfers to the West End next
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:10AMForced Entertainment has become the first UK-based theatre company to win the International Ibsen Award, which honours contribution to art and culture.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:10AMA £37 million cultural hub in Chester, called Storyhouse, will open later this year. The Storyhouse name will also be carried across
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:10AMEducation reforms outlined in the government’s recently published white paper have been labelled a “missed opportunity” to put arts at the heart of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:10AMThursday, March 17, 2016
West End musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will transfer to Broadway next year, with a new director and choreographer. The production
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:37PMArts subjects are becoming increasingly popular in schools, with more students choosing to study them at GCSE over the past five years,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:22PMLou Stein, founder of the Gate Theatre in London, has been appointed artistic director of inclusive theatre company Chickenshed. Stein becomes the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:22PMTheatre companies are being slow to reap the benefits of a tax relief scheme for the sector, a survey has revealed. The
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:21AMWednesday, March 16, 2016
Playwright Simon Stephens has warned of an “exclusivity” that is preventing people from all backgrounds becoming writers. He said there was no
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:54PMStrike action planned by chorus members at English National Opera has been suspended. The chorus members had been due to strike on
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:44AMRoyal Shakespeare Company artistic director Gregory Doran has called for every child in the UK to have a “passport” to Shakespeare, claiming
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:44AMTuesday, March 15, 2016
As Miss Atomic Bomb begins its run at the St James Theatre, Matthew Hemley met its co-director – Olivier award-winning choreographer Bill
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:44AMJersey Boys, Matilda, Les Miserables and The Phantom of the Opera have made the shortlist for the audience prize at this year’s
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Even the ducks outside the Watermill Theatre respect the venue’s intimate nature. “They’re Muscovy ducks,” explains director of marketing Jan Ferrer, as
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMActor Simon Callow and critic Mark Shenton are to feature in a documentary exploring the fringe and what future it has in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:19AMThursday, March 10, 2016
English National Opera has warned that it faces going bankrupt if it does not push ahead with proposals to change chorus members’
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:02PMLeading publishing house Samuel French has criticised producers for their “stranglehold” on the rights to new shows, claiming it is damaging the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:02PMGreen Party mayoral candidate Sian Berry has vowed to “rewrite London’s planning rules” to benefit fringe venues if she is elected. Berry
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:34AMThe UK has the talent to fill “every stage in the country” wth work from British composers, without the need for American
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:34AMWednesday, March 9, 2016
Theatre Royal Stratford East is to stage the world premiere of a new musical described as “High School Musical meets an all-American
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:41AMAs Motown the Musical begins its run in the West End at the Shaftesbury Theatre, Matthew Hemley went backstage to talk with
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:18AMEnglish Touring Theatre director Rachel Tackley has been named new executive director of Chichester Festival Theatre, becoming the first female to hold
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:33AMTuesday, March 8, 2016
MPs have agreed to take a campaign to save English National Opera as a full-time company to culture secretary John Whittingdale. The
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:37PMWhatsOnStage chief operating officer Sita McIntosh has been appointed chair of Tonic Theatre’s board. Lucy Kerbel, director of Tonic, said McIntosh would
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:34AMProlific fringe director Thom Southerland has been appointed artistic director of the Charing Cross Theatre in London, as the venue becomes a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:57AMMonday, March 7, 2016
Former S Club 7 band member Jon Lee has been cast in Forever Plaid at the St James Theatre in London. He
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:35PMA musical adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr Fox forms part of the new season at Nuffield in Southampton. The season also
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:16PMRoyal Academy of Music singing professor Ross Campbell has teamed up with West End performer Johnathan Tweedie to launch a new musical
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:22AMA warning has been issued about the vulnerability of theatres to fire, with venues being urged to have security measures in place
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