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Chichester Festival Theatre was the big winner at this year's Whatsonstage Awards, scooping a total of six prizes. The West End transfer of the theatre's production of Sweeney Todd won five …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00PM[SHARE]Friday, February 15, 2013
Actor Ray Winstone has said he is "sad and surprised" that a theatre school he attended in the 70s is facing closure. Corona Theatre School, in Middlesex, was founded in 1948 but has announc…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:22AM[SHARE]Former CBBC head Damian Kavanagh is to replace Liam Keelan as controller of daytime at the BBC. He has been named as Keelan's replacement just six months after he left his post as CBBC contr…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:33AM[SHARE]The number of paid ushers at Cardiff's St David's Hall and New Theatre is at risk of being cut, under money-saving proposals being considered by the city's council. Cardiff Council's budget …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:00AM[SHARE]One Man Two Guvnors star Rufus Hound has claimed West End audiences are harder to entertain than those in the regions. The stand-up, who has recently toured as Francis Henshall in the Nation…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, February 14, 2013
Leonard Bernstein's musical West Side Story is to tour the UK from September this year. The show, directed and choreographed by Joey McKneely, will tour following its run at Sadler's Wells, …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:52PM[SHARE]Ugandan playwright Angella Emurwon has won at this year's International Playwriting Competition. The writer won first prize in the English as a second language category at the awards, organi…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:01PM[SHARE]Former Labour culture secretary James Purnell has been appointed as director of strategy and digital at the BBC. Purnell, who is returning to the Corporation having worked there as head of c…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:56AM[SHARE]Ambassador Theatre Group, the largest theatre operator in the UK, is being threatened with strike action involving hundreds of its employees in a dispute over pay. Union BECTU has warned tha…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Performers hired to play Christmas characters in grottos around the UK have been left hundreds of pounds out of pocket, after the events management company they worked for collapsed. Melbry …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:00AM[SHARE]Arts organisations in Ireland are able to pitch for €230,000 " around £200,000 " as part of Sky Arts' Ignition initiative. Sky Arts' Ignition was launched in 2011 and is aimed at su…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:36AM[SHARE]Monday, February 11, 2013
BBC1 has commissioned a new 13-part drama series for Saturday nights produced by the creators of Merlin and an adaptation of PD James’ book, Death Comes to Pemberley. The series were a…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:57PM[SHARE]BBC daytime controller Liam Keelan has accepted a job at BBC Worldwide, just weeks after he was announced as the new director of Sky1. In a statement, BBC Worldwide said he would become glob…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:44AM[SHARE]Friday, February 8, 2013
ITV has commissioned a second series of its drama Mr Selfridge. The first series, which launched in January this year, is currently averaging 8.5 million viewers, the broadcaster said. It ad…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:05PM[SHARE]Dirty Dancing will embark on a second UK tour from March next year. The musical's first UK tour opened in September 2011 and is running until June this year. Its second tour will begin at...
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:03PM[SHARE]Thursday, February 7, 2013
Bizet's opera Carmen is to be retold in a contemporary Bollywood style as part of a live event on BBC3. Bollywood Live will be filmed from the centre of Bradford and has been described by...
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:52AM[SHARE]Julie Walters has backed a campaign calling on broadcasters to produce more television and radio content in the Midlands. The Campaign for Regional Broadcasting Midlands urges producers and …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00AM[SHARE]Ambassador Theatre Group and Elstree Studios are among organisations backing the launch of a school that will specialise in training students for backstage jobs in the arts. The Elstree Univ…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AM[SHARE]A writing scheme that has been run by the BBC since 2005, with support from talent such as Tony Jordan and Barbara Machin, has been suspended by the Corporation. The BBC said it had taken...
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:30AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Producers behind Channel 4's Made in Chelsea have been accused of underpaying extras on the series. The Film Artistes' Association " a division of union BECTU " has claimed that an agreed in…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:30AM[SHARE]A second arena tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar has been postponed until October. The tour, starring Mel C, Tim Minchin and Chris Moyles, had been due to take place…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:51AM[SHARE]All three nominations for best TV drama at this year’s South Bank Sky Arts Awards come from BBC2, with Line of Duty, Parade’s End and The Hollow Crown all up for the prize. Nomin…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:19AM[SHARE]Friday, February 1, 2013
ITV's outgoing drama director Laura Mackie has revealed that her new independent production company will be called Mainstreet Pictures. The company, which Mackie will run with Sally Haynes, …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:07PM[SHARE]Thursday, January 31, 2013
Patti LuPone is to perform a week of concerts at the Leicester Square Theatre in June this year. The Tony and Olivier Award-winning performer will appear at the venue from June 16 until June…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:44AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 29, 2013
ITV is to broadcast a highlights package of this year's Olivier Awards, the Society of London Theatre has confirmed. As revealed exclusively by The Stage in December last year, ITV1 will scr…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:40AM[SHARE]A deficit of £176,000 that Equity predicted it was facing after supporting three of its members in a defamation hearing has been reduced to £3,954. The union credited the reduction on …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:30AM[SHARE]Monday, January 28, 2013
A website modelled on Trip Advisor that allows members of the public to rate seats in West End theatres has been launched. Called Seat Plan, the site allows theatregoers to review how comfor…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:00AM[SHARE]Jennifer Ellison is to join the cast of Singin' in the Rain in the West End. The performer, who has recently starred as Paulette in the tour of Legally Blonde, will join the production on...
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:42AM[SHARE]Sherlock star Andrew Scott has been named best actor at the BBC Audio Drama Awards. Scott, who played Moriarty in the television series, won the prize for his part in Betrayal by Harold Pint…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:01AM[SHARE]Sunday, January 27, 2013
The Stage's Matthew Hemley finally got his chance to play a part in a top West End show. Okay, it was a minor part, but he did have to speak...
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