Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Ticketmaster UK has appointed Gary Roden as its business development director for theatre and the arts. Roden joins the company from Parkwood Theatres, where he was managing director of the …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:55AM[SHARE]Phill Jupitus is to join the cast of the West End production of Urinetown. Jupitus joins the show on December 1, replacing Simon Paisley Day as Caldwell B Cladwell. Jenna Russell and Marc El…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:23AM[SHARE]Former Dinner Ladies stars Shobna Gulati and Sue Devaney will join Sara Poyzer in Mamma Mia!, when the international tour of the musical plays in Liverpool next year. Liverpool will be the o…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:42AM[SHARE]Friday, November 7, 2014
West End strike action that had been threatened by backstage workers has been averted, after an agreement over pay was reached between union BECTU and the Society of London Theatre. The deal…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:59AM[SHARE]Jessica Swale is to direct her own adaptation of Far from the Madding Crowd at the Watermill Theatre, as part of the venue's spring season. The Newbury theatre will also stage the world prem…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:50AM[SHARE]Thursday, November 6, 2014
Further dates for the beleaguered Copacabana tour starring Jon Lee have been cancelled, with cast involved in the production owed money for two weeks' work. Earlier this week, The Stage repo…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:18AM[SHARE]Union BECTU is stepping up a campaign against a bill currently going through parliament, which it claims will have a serious impact on the health and safety of backstage workers in the enter…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:15AM[SHARE]West End musical Jersey Boys has extended its booking period to October next year. The musical had been booking at the Piccadilly Theatre until February 15, but is now selling tickets for da…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:40AM[SHARE]Actors' care home Denville Hall has been criticised for mismanaging the drug prescriptions for many of its residents, in a report that states "safe and effective arrangements" have not been …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:30AM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Thom Southerland is to direct a "reimagining" of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado, which will run at the Charing Cross Theatre starring Rebecca Caine. The production will open on November 2…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:51AM[SHARE]Neal Street Productions, the company co-founded by Sam Mendes that is behind stage shows such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Shrek, has been put up for sale. The company, which als…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:37AM[SHARE]Musical Memphis has extended its booking to October next year. The show, which recently opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre, had originally been booking to the spring, but is now selling ticke…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:45AM[SHARE]Channel 4 drama Utopia has picked up five nominations for this year's Royal Television Society Craft and Design Awards, with BBC series The Honourable Woman receiving four nods. The second s…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:35AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Theatres including the Royal Court and Nottingham Playhouse will be pitted against each other to test their cultural knowledge as part of a new 15-episode series to be shown on Sky Arts. The…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:00PM[SHARE]Lindsay Posner will direct James Dreyfus in the comedy Harvey, which will tour the UK next year. As previously announced, the play " written by Mary Chase " runs at the Birmingham Repertory …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:41AM[SHARE]A tour of the musical Copacabana is hanging in the balance after producers cancelled a number of dates, amid ongoing reports of late payments to cast and backstage crew. The show, starring J…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:13AM[SHARE]English National Ballet is to become the first associate ballet company at Sadler's Wells. As part of the partnership, ENB will present two annual seasons at Sadler's Wells, in the spring an…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:11AM[SHARE]Monday, November 3, 2014
Arts and cultural organisations were the beneficiaries of 25 individual donations of more than £1 million in 2013, demonstrating the "very promising buds of mega-philanthropy" in the UK. …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:14AM[SHARE]A new play by James Graham set in a polling station will be broadcast live on More4 on the night of the 2015 general election, as part of the Donmar Warehouse's new season. The venue's…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:59AM[SHARE]Friday, October 31, 2014
Behind the scenes footage of the National Theatre's production of Frankenstein is featured in a new app, which also includes interviews with the cast and a rehearsal room diary. The app prov…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:45AM[SHARE]Paul Kerryson, outgoing artistic director of Leicester's Curve, will return to the venue next year to remount his production of Hairspray for a UK tour. The show was announced today as part …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:06AM[SHARE]A musical version of the film Bend It Like Beckham will open at the Phoenix Theatre next May. The show has music by Howard Goodall and lyrics by Charles Hart, and will be directed by…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:24AM[SHARE]Thursday, October 30, 2014
Leicester's Curve has made moves to cement its reputation as the home of new British musicals, by signing up to develop the winning show of the S and S Award. The award is presented annually…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:42PM[SHARE]Jerry Springer the Opera creator Richard Thomas has become the latest industry figure to speak out about the importance of freedom of speech within the arts, claiming organisations funded by…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:29AM[SHARE]Musicians hired for last year's failed tour of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee are preparing to launch legal action against the show's producers, in a bid to recover money owed to…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:15AM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Writers working for the BBC will benefit from a 2% increase to their minimum fees following negotiations between the Corporation and the Writers' Guild of Great Britain. The increase m…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:01PM[SHARE]Red Planet Pictures " run by former EastEnders writer Tony Jordan " has named two aspiring writers as the joint winners of its annual writing competition. The Red Planet Prize has this year …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:32AM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 28, 2014
The 20th anniversary of the Royal Academy of Music's musical theatre course will be marked with a concert featuring 150 performers, including Stephen Ashfield and Fra Fee. Curtain Up will be…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:44PM[SHARE]More than 700 directors have so far signed up to a newly formed trade organisation launched to improve their working conditions. Stage Directors UK was launched a month ago to work for its m…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:10AM[SHARE]Kinks musical Sunny Afternoon has extended its booking until May next year. The show has music and lyrics by Ray Davies and a book by Joe Penhall. Directed by Edward Hall, it had been bookin…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:40AM[SHARE]A last-ditch attempt to stave off West End strike action is to take place next week, when union BECTU and the Society of London Theatre meet at conciliation service ACAS. The two sides will …
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