Ben Richards and Noel Sullivan are to star in the UK tour of Rock of Ages, which opens at the Palace Theatre in Manchester in May. Richards, whose credits include 9 to 5 the Musical...
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:51AM[SHARE]Venue operator SMG Europe has vowed to standardise its ticket policy regarding disabled customers and their carers following a legal challenge to its procedures by a customer at the …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:39AM[SHARE]Tony award-winning musical In the Heights will receive its London premiere at the Southwark Playhouse in May. The musical, which has music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, opened on Broadwa…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:45AM[SHARE]Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense, currently playing in the West End, is to tour the UK from September this year. The show will begin its tour at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM[SHARE]David Essex is to introduce a concert production of the musical Godspell that will run in the West End in May. Essex played Jesus in the production of the Stephen Schwartz musical 42 years a…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:02AM[SHARE]Acclaimed author Jacqueline Wilson has warned that children's theatre is at risk of 'drying up' as a result of funding cuts. Wilson, whose children's book Hetty Feather has been adapted for …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:36AM[SHARE]Theatre staff throughout the UK have been working hard to ensure venues remain open in the face of adverse weather conditions in recent weeks, with only one show cancellation announced due t…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:00AM[SHARE]Just so you know, I am " more often than not " likely to refer to a performer as an 'actor' regardless of their gender. But that is only because the style guide of The...
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:00AM[SHARE]Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rory Kinnear, Peter Mullen and David Tennant have been nominated for best actor at this year's Broadcasting Press Guild Awards. Ejiofor is up for Dancing on the Edge, shown…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01PM[SHARE]Drama schools are bracing themselves for further cuts to their funding, after it was revealed that government support for universities will be reduced by an extra £125 million in 2014/15.…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:12AM[SHARE]Regional venues are no longer able to stage new and risky works to the same extent that they used to, Alan Ayckbourn has warned, claiming that funding has "drained" back to London. The write…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:46AM[SHARE]A proposed 45% reduction in council funding to Newbury's Corn Exchange has been delayed, in a move the venue claims will give it more time to secure its future. West Berkshire Council reveal…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:56AM[SHARE]Theatre by the Lake in Keswick will no longer have to make job cuts after its plans for a £700,000 cafe pavilion were granted by the local authority. The cafe building is expected to rais…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:47AM[SHARE]Darcey Bussell will reveal the ballerinas who have inspired her as part of a major season of programmes on the BBC, which will also include rare footage of Margot Fonteyn in Sleeping Beauty.…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:44AM[SHARE]Sheridan Smith has been cast as Cilla Black in a new ITV drama that will tell the story of the personality's "rocky rise to fame". Cilla has been penned by Jeff Pope, whose other credits...
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:44AM[SHARE]Frances Ruffelle, Jenna Russell, Cynthia Erivo and Daniel Boys are to perform songs from shows they "will never be cast in" as part of a West End production taking place next month. West End…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:37AM[SHARE]John Lloyd Young, who originated the role of Frankie Valli in the Broadway production of Jersey Boys, is to play the role in the West End production from March. Young will appear in the show…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:11AM[SHARE]Carey Mulligan will make her West End stage debut opposite Bill Nighy in a revival of David Hare's play Skylight, directed by Stephen Daldry. The play will open at Wyndham's Theatre on June …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:34AM[SHARE]Peter Polycarpou and Gary Wilmot are to join the cast of The Pajama Game when it runs at the Shaftesbury Theatre from May. The production is a transfer of Chichester Festival Theatre's stagi…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:02PM[SHARE]Recently I've interviewed two actors about their careers " Jill Halfpenny and Lara Pulver. Each gave a different view on how they have succeeded in the industry, particularly regarding cross…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM[SHARE]Leading musical theatre performers including John Owen Jones, Gareth Gates and Louise Dearman have been left owed thousands of pounds for a West End concert they performed in last year. The …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:00AM[SHARE]An actor injured by a piece of falling set in a touring production of the musical Scrooge has spoken for the first time about the extent of his injuries, saying he does not know when...
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:00AM[SHARE]Cardiff's New Theatre and St David's Hall are facing an uncertain future, with the city council planning to outsource their running in a bid to make budget savings of £500,000. In total, …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:35AM[SHARE]ITV is to launch a new channel that will focus on reality and lifestyle programming, in a move the broadcaster has claimed will allow ITV2 to focus more on original drama and comedy for youn…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:59AM[SHARE]Rupert Goold has announced a new play by Mike Bartlett and another inspired by The Simpsons as part of his first season as artistic director at the Almeida Theatre. Bartlett's play, called K…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:36AM[SHARE]British East Asian actors have criticised broadcasters for failing to provide them with opportunities in television dramas, claiming any parts that do come their way are stereotypical and "d…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:34AM[SHARE]Sell a Door Theatre Company has announced plans to tour its production of the musical Avenue Q from May this year. The show will tour after its initial run at the Greenwich Theatre, where it…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:58PM[SHARE]West End performer Ryan Molloy has announced he is to leave Jersey Boys after six years playing Frankie Valli in the show. He revealed on Twitter that his last performance will be on March 9…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:46PM[SHARE]Grease sequel Cool Rider is to have a week's run at the Duchess Theatre, starring Aaron Sidwell and Ashleigh Gray. The week's run follows two concerts held at the Lyric Theatre earlier this …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:08AM[SHARE]BBC2 and BBC4 controller Janice Hadlow is to step down from her post to take up a new role within the Corporation. She will become controller of special projects and seasons, a post in which…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:47AM[SHARE]Bonnie Langford is to return to the West End musical Spamalot, with former Any Dream Will Do contestant Daniel Boys also set to join the cast. Fresh from appearing on ITV's Dancing on Ice, L…
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