BAFTAs " the dos and don'ts This Sunday, the BAFTAs take place at the Royal Opera House. So ahead of one of the acting industry's biggest nights, here's a polite dos and don'ts list for̷…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:49AM[SHARE]Beatles show Let It Be is to return to the West End for an 11-week run. The show originally ran in the West End in September 2012 at the Prince of Wales, before moving to…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:43AM[SHARE]Performers left owed money for a touring musical about Glenn Miller have begun legal proceedings against the show's producer. Union Equity said it was supporting six members who appeared in …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:14AM[SHARE]Director Richard Eyre has criticised the length of preview periods on West End shows, claiming they are becoming "completely ridiculous". The director, whose production of The Pajama Game op…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:01AM[SHARE]Bradley Walsh and Kayvan Novak are to lead the cast of a new six-part comedy for BBC1 set on a fictional Spanish island. Woody follows an undercover reporter, played by Novak, who is forced …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:04AM[SHARE]Martin Clunes will star in an ITV adaptation of Julian Barnes' book Arthur and George. The actor, whose credits include Doc Martin, will play Arthur Conan Doyle in the three-part drama. It h…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:59AM[SHARE]Andrew Lloyd Webber has been honoured for his contribution to "musical life" with an honorary doctorate from the Royal College of Music. The composer, whose credits include The Phantom of th…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:30AM[SHARE]John Ford's 'Tis Pity She's a Whore will open the second season of the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in October, with a new production of The Changeling also included in the programme. The season …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:49PM[SHARE]The National Theatre is to draw on the relationships it has formed with cinemas through its NT Live initiative to become the UK distributor of the film version of its 2011 London Road produc…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:15PM[SHARE]Claudia Winkleman will replace Bruce Forsyth as the co-presenter of Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday nights. Forsyth announced last month he would be stepping down after 10 years in t…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:15AM[SHARE]The National Theatre is to rename its temporary performance space after a licence to use its previous name – the Shed – expired. As reported by the Stage last month, the 225-seat…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:29AM[SHARE]Cameron Mackintosh has become the first Briton from showbusiness to make it on to the Sunday Times' Super Rich List. The list details 108 billionaires living in Britain and Ireland, and show…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:24AM[SHARE]Strictly Come Dancing's Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace will bring their show Dance 'Til Dawn to the Aldwych Theatre for a limited run from October. It will open on October 23, and run unti…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:24AM[SHARE]Former EastEnders actor Gary Lucy is to lead the cast of the touring production of The Full Monty. Lucy, whose other credits include Footballers' Wives, will be joined by Andrew Dunn, Louise…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:14AM[SHARE]Cilla Black will receive a special award at this year's BAFTAs, in recognition of her "outstanding contribution to television" over more than 50 years. The prize will be given to Black at th…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:09AM[SHARE]Last week I wrote how a critic referred to actor Rosie Cavaliero as fat in a review of her new drama, ITV's Prey. Clearly I hit a nerve, as the response to the column has been…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:59AM[SHARE]Producer Sonia Friedman has claimed Broadway has more "energy and adrenaline" than the West End when it comes to opening new shows. Speaking in an exclusive interview with The Stage, Friedma…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:31AM[SHARE]David Hunter, a finalist in ITV's Superstar series, is to lead the cast of the West End musical Once from May 12. Hunter, who joined the production to understudy the role of Guy in July̷…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:14AM[SHARE]Just 14% of all UK television's drama episodes are directed by women, with some of the most popular series " including Vera and Luther " having never employed female directors. The findings …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:50AM[SHARE]Actors from the UK and Ireland, including Paul Chahidi, Sarah Greene, Sophie Okonedo, Chris O’Dowd and Rebecca Hall, have all won prizes at the Theatre World Awards. The awards reco…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:49PM[SHARE]Nicholas Hytner will offer advice on directing a play and Abi Morgan will give an insight into screenwriting as part of a new series to be launched by Sky Arts. The South Bank Show Mastercla…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01PM[SHARE]Professional arts organisations looking to host a fellowship are invited to apply for grants of £10,000 from the BBC's Performing Arts Fund. Previously, the PAF " funded through money rai…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:02PM[SHARE]Take a look at the photo above and tell me what’s wrong with it. Nothing? Good, that’s what I thought too. But, according to critic Philip Hensher, Rosie Cavaliero is fat. Review…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AM[SHARE]A crowdfunding campaign for the West End transfer of The Pajama Game has reached its £200,000 target. Producers Gavin Kalin and John Brant said that £40,000 of the amount was raised wi…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:40AM[SHARE]English National Opera artistic director Paul Berry has revealed he took inspiration from the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre to launch a major partnership with commercial…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:52AM[SHARE]English National Opera is branching out into musical theatre, as the organisation looks to secure its financial future. The subsidised company has announced a long-term partnership with comm…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:38AM[SHARE]A musical adaptation of the comedy film The Infidel has become the latest show to be given the go-ahead thanks to a successful crowdfunding campaign. The Infidel " The Musical, written by co…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:47AM[SHARE]Emerging writer Dominic Mitchell has beaten established talent Chris Chibnall, Dennis Kelly and Sally Wainwright to win the drama writer prize at this year's BAFTA TV Craft Awards. Mitchell,…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:29AM[SHARE]X Factor musical I Can’t Sing! is to close on May 10, just two months after it opened at the London Palladium. The musical, by Harry Hill and Steve Brown, began previews at the West…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:23PM[SHARE]New musical Therese Raquin is to transfer to the Park Theatre. The show, based on Emile Zola's book, is written by Craig Adams and Nona Sheppard. It is currently playing at the Finborough Th…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:08AM[SHARE]Richard E Grant is to appear in new musical Water Babies as a 3D hologram. The actor will appear "as live" and interact with the cast in his role as Kraken " Lord of the…
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