Thursday, October 27, 2016
Tracie Bennett has been named the first patron of Manchester fringe venue the Hope Mill Theatre. The theatre opened at the end
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:54AM[SHARE]Staff at Ambassador Theatre Group are being offered voluntary redundancy, it has emerged. The Stage understands that redundancy is being offered to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:55AM[SHARE]A leading Shakespeare scholar has defended the Globe's decision to return to staging more traditional productions, claiming it has an "academic responsibility"
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:49AM[SHARE]Director Michael Grandage has claimed a show's first performance should be treated as an opening night, and predicted previews will soon cease
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:42AM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Bristol Old Vic Theatre artistic director Tom Morris has claimed Shakespeare's Globe should have devised a "much better, wiser plan" to continue
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:52AM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 25, 2016
A charity that made its first grants to Shakespeare's Globe under artistic director Emma Rice's tenure has revealed it will not give
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:24AM[SHARE]Emma Rice's announcement that she is to step down as artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe has been met with dismay from arts
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:55AM[SHARE]Emma Rice is to step down as artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe in April 2018, after the board decided the venue should
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:57AM[SHARE]Monday, October 24, 2016
Good Chance Theatre co-founder Joe Murphy has become the latest to criticise the term 'luvvie', claiming it undermines the industry's attempts to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:46AM[SHARE]Opera Australia chief executive Craig Hassall has been named new head of the Royal Albert Hall. He replaces Chris Cotton, who retires
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:07AM[SHARE]National Theatre productions dominate the shortlist for this year's London Evening Standard Theatre Awards, with 11 nominations. Harry Potter and the Cursed
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AM[SHARE]Friday, October 21, 2016
Anne Sheward, principal of the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, has stepped down after more than 30 years. Her sister, Samantha
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:33AM[SHARE]London fringe theatre the White Bear has had to delay its reopening following a major refurbishment, after concerns were raised about health
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:22AM[SHARE]A new radio station dedicated to musical theatre is to launch next week. Encore Radio will feature presenters including Duncan James from
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:47AM[SHARE]Tickets for the London run of Hamilton will go on sale in January. Previews for the production begin in November next year,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:49AM[SHARE]Conductor Martyn Brabbins has been named music director at English National Opera, replacing Mark Wigglesworth. Brabbins takes up the post with immediate
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:41AM[SHARE]Thursday, October 20, 2016
Miss Saigon has set a new record for an event cinema release, with recent screenings taking £2.03 million at the box office.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:24AM[SHARE]Chester's new £37 million arts venue Storyhouse will open in May next year, featuring a company of 26 actors who will perform
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:15AM[SHARE]Mischief Theatre founders Jonathan Sayer and Henry Lewis are to give a keynote address at a conference aimed at the next generation
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:14AM[SHARE]Judi Dench, Sonia Friedman and Zoe Wanamaker are among more than 120 Royal Central School of Speech and Drama alumni who have
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:54AM[SHARE]Nominations have opened for The Stage Awards 2017, which this year includes new categories honouring innovation and sustainability. Recognising achievements across the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:45AM[SHARE]Theresa Ikoko is one of five winners of this year's Channel 4 Playwrights' Scheme. The initiative, formerly known as the Pearson Playwrights'
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:30AM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Producer Emily Dobbs is planning a new a new pop-up theatre venue to replace Found111, which will close after its forthcoming production.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:41AM[SHARE]Stewart Pringle, former artistic director of the Old Red Lion in London, has been made associate dramaturg at the Bush Theatre. Pringle
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:43AM[SHARE]Jodie Prenger is to star in a new tour of Willy Russell's Shirley Valentine, which will mark the 30th anniversary of the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:33AM[SHARE]A proposal to create a dedicated drama school in Northern Ireland has been dismissed by two of the country's leading performers, who
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:30AM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Opera company Glyndebourne has announced the inaugural winners of two awards aimed at supporting young singers. The Gus Christie award is aimed
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:46AM[SHARE]A producer has issued a strong rebuttal to a claim his pantomime in Kent has "too many black people in the cast", stating
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:07AM[SHARE]Arlene Phillips is to make her pantomime debut appearing in Dick Whittington in Wimbledon. The production runs at the New Wimbledon Theatre
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:53AM[SHARE]Monday, October 17, 2016
Entertainment company Underbelly has appointed Holly Reiss and Tara Wilkinson to head up its production arm, as it plans to "rapidly expand"
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:48AM[SHARE]Tributes have been paid to Coronation Street actor Jean Alexander, who died on October 14. Alexander, who found fame as Coronation Street's
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