Tuesday, December 3, 2019
A fire has destroyed the interior of Salford’s disused Crown Theatre. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue service firefighters were called to the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:53AMMonday, December 2, 2019
Farnham Maltings has announced it is merging with international exchange programme Visiting Arts, in a move to secure the future of the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:24AMCarolyn Maitland and Dave Willets will lead the cast of Rags the Musical at London’s Park Theatre. They will star in the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:06AMFriday, November 29, 2019
This week’s production news round-up includes Rhys Ifans starring as Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, and the confirmed UK tour
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:57AMJohn Caird will direct Michael Morpurgo’s The Mozart Question, as part of the Barn Theatre’s 2020 season. The show, which has been
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:03AMA film about the life and work of Merce Cunningham is set to be released in cinemas in 2020. Following his centenary
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:12AMThursday, November 28, 2019
The National Theatre of Scotland has announced its 2020 season of work, which features a new adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s The Enemy
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:33PMWednesday, November 27, 2019
The director, writer and actor Jonathan Miller has died, aged 85. Miller’s death was confirmed by his family on November 27. The
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:54AMBirmingham Repertory Theatre is joining forces with a homelessness charity to form a new backstage training scheme. The venue will work with
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:02AMJerone Marsh-Reid is a physical theatre performer and actor. Newly graduated from East15 Acting School, he is preparing to play the role
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:56AMTuesday, November 26, 2019
The Victoria Theatre in Halifax has announced it is no longer selling plastic toys at its Christmas pantomime in a bid to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:06AMEllie Griffiths is the new artistic director of Oily Cart theatre company. Currently preparing for the company’s Christmas show, she tells Ruth
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMMonday, November 25, 2019
A new 60-seat performing arts venue is due to open in King’s Lynn. The Workshop will focus on young people and provide
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:03PMSpotlight is working to include a non-binary gender option for performers creating profiles on its services. It comes as the UK casting
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:00PMFriday, November 22, 2019
This week’s production news round-up includes Timothée Chalamet starring in 4000 Miles, and Imelda Staunton leading the cast of Hello, Dolly! in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:14PMImelda Staunton will star in a new West End production of the musical Hello, Dolly! which will open next year. She will
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:47AMThursday, November 21, 2019
An exhibition on the life and influence of Noel Coward will open in London next year. It will include previously unseen artefacts
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:48AMWednesday, November 20, 2019
Fourth Monkey Actor Training Company is to offer a new accelerated degree in acting and will waive audition fees from September 2020.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:52AMTimothée Chalamet is set to star in 4000 Miles by Amy Herzog, as part of Matthew Warchus’ fifth season at the Old
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:54AMTuesday, November 19, 2019
Suzanne Bell has won the biennial Kenneth Tynan Award for excellence in dramaturgy. Bell, who is the new writing associate and dramaturg
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:03PMMaking her pantomime debut in the title role of Cinderella at the Lyric Hammersmith, Timmika Ramsay tells Ruth Comerford about feeling blessed
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00AMMonday, November 18, 2019
Nimax Theatres, owner of West End venues including the Garrick and the Lyric Theatre, has become the latest company to reveal it
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:36PMJohn Savournin is the artistic director of chamber opera and musical theatre company Charles Court Opera. He has written 13 pantomimes and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00AMFriday, November 15, 2019
This week’s production news round-up includes Mark Rylance’s Bristol Old Vic debut in Semmelweis and the news that Jessie Buckley will star
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:18PMA screening of 42nd Street the Musical took £1.1 million in its first week. Distributor More2Screen has confirmed the film achieved the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:06PMJessie Buckley is to star as Juliet alongside Josh O’Connor as Romeo in a new National Theatre production. Romeo and Juliet, directed by
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:33AMMark Rylance is to make his Bristol Old Vic debut in the world premiere of Semmelweis, as part of the venue’s new
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:36AMThursday, November 14, 2019
Kwame Kwei-Armah has claimed black creatives are working in “one of the best times ever” in UK theatre’s history. Speaking at RADA
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:06PMLenny Henry has criticised Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre for hanging a poster depicting blackface in one of its dressing rooms. The comedian and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:12AMAtri Banerjee will direct The Glass Menagerie at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre, as part of Sarah Frankcom’s final season as the venue’s
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:06AMTuesday, November 12, 2019
A new annual award aimed at supporting female directors to bring their work to a wider audience has been launched by the
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