Thursday, April 16, 2020
Matthew Bourne shows including Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake and The Car Man will be screened on Sky Arts as part of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:54PMDisabled-led theatre company Graeae has announced plans for a three-month digital programme designed to celebrate D/deaf and disabled artists. Harry Potter playwright
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:42AMMore than 1,000 performances in rural communities have already been cancelled as a result of coronavirus, leaving many organisations at risk of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:57AMWednesday, April 15, 2020
Top UK drama schools including RADA and Arts Educational Schools London have shifted all teaching online at least until September. The move
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:26AMThe West End transfer of Laura Wade’s The Watsons has been cancelled due to the impact of the coronavirus shutdown, producers have
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:45AMThe Royal Shakespeare Company has launched what it is describing as the largest ever celebration of the playwright’s work by audiences. Backed
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:53AMTuesday, April 14, 2020
An agreement has been reached between Equity and the Society of London Theatre to support actors and stage management working in the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:07PMNew short plays by Caryl Churchill, Inua Ellams and Simon Stephens are being recorded for a podcast developed in isolation. The plays
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:36AMEnglish National Opera’s in-house costume department has begun making scrubs for the NHS while the company’s shows are on hold. Costume staff
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:02AMThursday, April 9, 2020
London’s Jermyn Street Theatre has been flooded after a pipe in a neighbouring building burst. The fringe venue, on Jermyn Street in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:34AMThe Royal Shakespeare Company’s Swan Theatre will remain closed until the autumn due to the financial impact of the coronavirus crisis, it
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:30AMA fortnightly writing competition has been launched to find new short plays that will be released as podcasts throughout the lockdown period.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:14AMHeadlong’s isolation-inspired new-writing project has announced a partnership with the BBC, which will broadcast the digital plays as part of its quarantine
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:43AMWednesday, April 8, 2020
A parliamentary inquiry has been launched into the impact of Covid-19 on the culture sector, with the industry being called upon to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:44AMThe Stage Management Association has launched a buddy scheme for stage managers in isolation, to bring together people who are unable to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:33AMTuesday, April 7, 2020
Artrix arts centre in Bromsgrove is to close permanently because of the financial impact of coronavirus. The Worcestershire organisation stopped receiving regular
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:32PMNational Theatre Wales is partnering with Welsh-language theatre company Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru and Cardiff’s Sherman Theatre on an initiative aiming to re-imagine
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:12AMMonday, April 6, 2020
West End theatres will not reopen until June at the earliest due to the coronavirus crisis, it has been confirmed. The Society
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:48AMArtistic directors have expressed fears that theatre audiences may be hesitant to return to public gatherings once lockdown rules are relaxed. Venues
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:34AMAs the UK grapples with life under lockdown, theatres across the country are being forced to ask how and what their operation
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:33AMThe live production of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag is to be made available online to raise money for charity, as the writer and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:22AMTracy Brabin has been replaced as shadow culture secretary in the first reshuffle from new Labour leader Keir Starmer. Brabin, the MP
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:06AMThe producers and costume designer of the forthcoming Sleepless musical have joined forces to help make scrubs for NHS workers fighting coronavirus.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:03AMFriday, April 3, 2020
The Arts Council of Wales has unveiled its £7 million rescue package to help protect the Welsh cultural sector against the impacts
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:24AMMore than 200,000 households tuned in live to the first National Theatre at Home screening last night, which also attracted more than
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:06AMThursday, April 2, 2020
Theatre publisher Nick Hern Books is launching a play text discussion group that will run throughout the coronavirus shutdown, offering one free
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:32AMLeicester’s Curve is asking children who have taken part in the nationwide Rainbows of Hope campaign to submit their drawings as inspiration
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:32AMHarriet Harman is calling on the chancellor to ensure that people working in theatre do not get left behind by the government’s
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:18AMBirmingham Royal Ballet has announced plans to stage an adapted version of The Dying Swan, performed during isolation, as part of the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:06AMWednesday, April 1, 2020
Edinburgh Festival Fringe venue operators have pledged to return with renewed purpose in 2021 following the news of this year’s cancellation, as
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:24AMTheatres will be able to claim gift aid when audiences agree to donate the cost of their cancelled tickets rather than request
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