Monday, November 24, 2014
Theatre company Tara Arts has begun work on a year-long project that will see its south London base transformed into a national hub for cross-cultural theatre. The new £2.5 million buildi…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:21AM[SHARE]The Yard, London: With this new version of Sophocles' lesser-known tragedy Philoctetes, the Yard continues to establish itself as a home for bold and imaginative work. Jeff James, who w…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:27AM[SHARE]Saturday, November 22, 2014
Liam Mower made history in 2006 when he became the youngest person to win the Olivier award for best actor alongside James Lomas and George Maguire, for originating the role of Billy Elliot …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AM[SHARE]Friday, November 21, 2014
Jos Vantyler is in rehearsals for Flying Into Daylight, a new play by Ron Hutchinson, which opens at Live Theatre in Newcastle next week. Set in Argentina, the show features live tango music…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:00PM[SHARE]A bill to ban the use of wild animals in circuses has been blocked for a fifth time in the House of Commons. The Wild Animals in Circuses bill was put forward as a private…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:37PM[SHARE]Dominic Dromgoole has announced his final summer season as artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe, which includes a production of King John in celebration of the 800th anniversary of the M…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:08AM[SHARE]Charlene James' Cuttin' It has won the Alfred Fagon award for best new play of the year. The award was presented in a ceremony at the National's Dorfman Theatre, which also saw playwright Mu…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:10AM[SHARE]Thursday, November 20, 2014
Opera Holland Park could become independent from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea with the help of a £5 million grant. The opera company has been operated by the council since …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:15AM[SHARE]The Theatres Trust is opposing plans to demolish the Redgrave Theatre in Farnham, Surrey. The grade II-listed venue, which closed in 1998, comes under plans for a wider regeneration of the a…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:19AM[SHARE]Watford Palace Theatre has announced its 2015 spring season, which includes the world premiere of a new play by Timberlake Wertenbaker. Jefferson's Garden, written by Wertenbaker and set in1…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:01AM[SHARE]Author Ali Smith has been named as the guest director of the 2015 Brighton Festival. Smith, whose novel How to Be Both was shortlisted for the 2014 Man Booker Prize, will be responsible for …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Equity has claimed that the industry is waking up to the importance of its fringe contract, with more "key employers" signing up to the agreement. Emmanuel de Lange, Equity's low pay no pay …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:56AM[SHARE]Big cat trainer Thomas Chipperfield has defended the use of wild animals in circuses, claiming arguments against it are based on "misconception and propaganda". His comments come as a privat…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:46AM[SHARE]Actor Bernard Cribbins has criticised the use 
of computer-generated images and "rapid editing" in children's television drama, calling for a 
return to more traditional storytel…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:28AM[SHARE]Farnham Maltings has announced the winners of its 2014 No Strings Attached funding, which supports young artists from the south-east of England. The scheme, now in its sixth year, offers gra…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:20AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Production news stories featured on The Stage website from November 11 to 18. MUSICALS ' Casting has been announced for the European premiere of musical The Grand Tour, with Alastair Broo…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:13PM[SHARE]Monday, November 17, 2014
Directors, playwrights and journalists are set to collaborate on a new series of short plays, which will be available to watch online. Off the Page is a collaboration between the Royal Court…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:44AM[SHARE]Saturday, November 15, 2014
Director Nick Blackburn uses contemporary performance techniques to create a surreal and unusual world for his audiences. Having worked extensively in New York and for companies such as Engl…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AM[SHARE]Friday, November 14, 2014
Musical Godspell will return to the UK for a concert tour in 2015. Godspell in Concert begins its tour at the Hackney Empire on April 4, before touring to towns and cities including Cardiff,…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:12AM[SHARE]My Night With Reg, which ran at the Donmar Warehouse earlier this year, will transfer to the West End in January. Kevin Elyot's play will run at the Apollo Theatre from January 17 to April&#…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:47AM[SHARE]Thursday, November 13, 2014
Actor Bernard Cribbins has been presented the JM Barrie award for lifetime achievement from charity Action for Children's Arts. Cribbins, who is known for his television appearances in child…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:49PM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 12, 2014
A new project that aims to analyse the mental processes used by dancers while performing has been launched in order to develop a better understanding of their creative techniques. The three-…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:12AM[SHARE]Leading industry figures including actor and director Janet Suzman, Ambassador Theatre Group joint chief executive 
Rosemary Squire and playwright Tanika Gupta have called for better r…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:07AM[SHARE]Southbank Centre has announced its festival programme for 2015, including a festival based around modern British history, which will take place in the lead up to the general election. The ye…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:39AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Production news stories published on The Stage website from November 4 to 11. MUSICALS Phill Jupitus is to join the West End cast of Urinetown from December 1. Jupitus will replace Simon Pai…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:10PM[SHARE]English National Opera has pulled out of its planned co-production of Orfeo with Bristol Old Vic, blaming a "challenging funding situation". A statement released by ENO said that the decisio…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:47AM[SHARE]Monday, November 10, 2014
Plans for the council-owned Secombe and Charles Cryer Studio theatres to be handed to private ownership have taken a step forward after four bidders were invited to submit full business case…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:23AM[SHARE]A new series of cabaret shows inspired by science are set to launch next month. The Curiosity Cabaret will be an interactive theatre experience and is the first ever cabaret in the style of …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:34AM[SHARE]The Royal Opera House has been accused of paying its freelance dancers less than its box office staff. Dancers have now urged the venue to address "continued low levels of pay". They are cla…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:09AM[SHARE]Saturday, November 8, 2014
Two-times UK beatbox champion, actor and musician Grace Savage began beatboxing in her hometown in Devon as a hobby. When she started making money from it however, she decided to pursue a ca…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00AM[SHARE]Friday, November 7, 2014
Always attracted to experimental and innovative productions, actor Amanda Hadingue is currently performing in a new version of Gogol's The Gamblers, reinterpreted with an all-female cast. Ho…
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