Wednesday, August 13, 2014
The Thameside Theatre in Thurrock could face closure after the council called for an appraisal into its future. In a report, the local authority, which owns and runs the Thameside, has said …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:11AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Touring show The Good Old Days starring Anton Du Beke and Lionel Blair has been cancelled. The production, based on the BBC TV show of the same name, was due to play at UK venues…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:40AM[SHARE]Local authorities are more likely to fund the arts to boost economic development than for any other reason, a report published by the New Local Government Network and Arts Council England ha…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:00AM[SHARE]Sunday, August 10, 2014
Alice Birch's first play for Clean Break, Little on the Inside, is running at the Edinburgh Fringe. She has now been commissioned to write a full-length piece for the company Little on the I…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:53AM[SHARE]Friday, August 8, 2014
Singer/songwriter Shaun Shears can count being the only severely disabled singer on iTunes among his long list of achievements. He is performing his latest show, The Man, the Music, the Panj…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:32PM[SHARE]Thursday, August 7, 2014
Playwright Mark Ravenhill has said that writers shouldn't view the theatre as "an industry", but should live as cheaply as possible to focus on the art form. Speaking in an interview in this…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:17PM[SHARE]More than 20,000 people attended the Greater Manchester Fringe this year, in which the number of shows registered was double that of last year. The festival, which took place throughout July…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:30AM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 6, 2014
BECTU is having to renegotiate a proposed pay deal with industry body UK Theatre after previous pay talks fell through. An agreement was never reached in last year's negotiations when BECTU,…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:20AM[SHARE]The Watermill Theatre in Newbury has announced its autumn/winter 2014 season, which includes the world premiere of But First This, A Musical Homage to Radio 4, written by Radio 4 newsreader …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:39AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 5, 2014
A 55-year old man has been arrested in connection with the deaths of two men at G Live in Guildford last year. Trevor Grills, 54, and Paul McMullen, 44, died during the get-in for a̷…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:51AM[SHARE]Monday, August 4, 2014
Disgraced producer Paul Coxwell has been sentenced to more than three years in prison after pleading guilty to four charges, including fraud and breaching an order preventing him from servin…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:04PM[SHARE]Sunday, August 3, 2014
Comedian Stephen Bailey moved to London from Manchester with dreams of being discovered at the side of the road by someone who would help him on his way to pop stardom. But he went into̷…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:00AM[SHARE]Friday, August 1, 2014
Following her sell-out debut show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe last year, Juliette Burton is back with Look at Me, a mix of funny and serious that's got her dressing up (and undressing) …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:12PM[SHARE]Theatre Royal Stratford East and Blackpool's Grand Theatre are among five venues to receive small capital grants from the Theatres Trust. The Small Grants Scheme, which is now in its fifth r…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:16AM[SHARE]Thursday, July 31, 2014
Darlington Borough Council has agreed to underwrite £1.6 million of the £8.2 million needed to restore the town's Civic Theatre. The council-owned Civic lost its bid for £5 million …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:23AM[SHARE]Sita McIntosh, who previously ran Ticketmaster’s theatre division, will join theatre website WhatsOnStage in the new role of chief operating officer. McIntosh, who leaves Ticketmaster …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:11AM[SHARE]The Incubator Theatre company, which is partly funded by the Israeli government, has had its whole run at the Edinburgh Fringe cancelled after protests disrupted the first preview of its sho…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:20AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 30, 2014
The New Bradford Playhouse's future as a performance venue has been secured after being bought by a local enthusiast. It was set to be auctioned off by liquidators Clough and Co, in whose ha…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:44AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 29, 2014
The Orange Tree Theatre's artistic director Paul Miller has announced the casting for his inaugural production, The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd. The cast includes Ellie Piercy as Lizzie Holroyd,…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:39PM[SHARE]Monday, July 28, 2014
Natalie Casey is to star in the world premiere of Chris Thompson's Albion at the Bush Theatre later this year. Casey, whose recent credits include the national tour of 9 to 5 and Abigail's P…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:39AM[SHARE]Saturday, July 26, 2014
After a decade performing in international tap sensation Tap Dogs, Chris Ernest turned his attention to teaching. He founded the London Tap Spree, which takes place next month, and will see …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:05PM[SHARE]Friday, July 25, 2014
Park Theatre has joined the Almeida and Sadler's Wells in being part of an apprenticeship scheme aimed at diversifying the arts sector. The Islington Consortium Creative Employment Programme…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:34AM[SHARE]Angela Griffin will join the cast of Breeders, which runs at London's St James Theatre this autumn. She will star alongside the previously announced Nicholas Burns, Tamzin Outhwaite and Jemi…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:07AM[SHARE]Liam Mower, who originated the role of Billy Elliot in the first stage production of the show, will return to the West End cast for a special performance to be broadcast live around the worl…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:58AM[SHARE]Thursday, July 24, 2014
Gillian Anderson has claimed that 90% of acting life "will be a disappointment in one way or another". In an interview with The Stage this week, Anderson said that aspiring actors need to be…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:48AM[SHARE]Leeds Grand Theatre is being primed for a handover to a commercial operator after the city council said it could no longer afford to run the venue. The proposals would make the Grand the lat…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:15AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Newcastle's Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre is facing an uncertain future following a decision by venue giant SMG Europe to pull out of operating the theatre. SMG, which also manages venues such as …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:42AM[SHARE]The UK's first national black heritage centre has opened in a new £7 million development in south London, which includes an outdoor courtyard space that will be used for performances and …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:21AM[SHARE]Michael Edwards, Beth Park and Stephen Ventura will star in the UK premiere of Marius von Mayenburg's The Dog, the Night and the Knife later this year. Directed by Oliver Dawe, the show will…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:44AM[SHARE]Sunday, July 20, 2014
Puppet show The Man Who Planted Trees has been touring the world since 2006 in the hands of Rick Conte and his puppet dog, as part of Puppet State Theatre Company. Ahead of the show's…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:06AM[SHARE]Friday, July 18, 2014
Shakespeare in Love, which is currently in previews at the Noel Coward Theatre, has released a trailer for the show, ahead of the play's opening night on July 23. Produced by Disney and Soni…
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