Friday, December 14, 2012
Ruthie Henshall will embark on a regional tour in 2013. The performer's show, An Intimate Evening with Ruthie Henshall, will begin on January 19 in Salisbury and continue until May, where it…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:09PM[SHARE]The BBC has restructured its drama production arm in a move that hands more "creative accountability" to its teams in Scotland and Wales. Under the changes, Kate Harwood, currently controlle…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:44AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 13, 2012
Jack Whitehall and Sacha Baron Cohen were among the winners at last night's British Comedy Awards. Whitehall was crowned king of comedy following a public vote, and beat Alan Carr, Graham No…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:42AM[SHARE]Cabaret performances at arts centre Lauderdale House are at risk of being axed unless the venue can raise vital funds needed to redevelop its facilities. Based in Waterlow Park in Highgate, …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AM[SHARE]Writers have become the latest group to complain about working for free and are now calling on the government to support their right to be paid. Their complaints follow those of performers, …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Producers of Aladdin " A Wish Come True starring Paul O'Grady at the O2 have cancelled tomorrow’s matinee to carry out "crucial technical works". Michael Rose and Chris Moreno, the pro…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:58AM[SHARE]Monday, December 10, 2012
Postponed Tori Amos musical The Light Princess will be staged at the National Theatre towards the end of next year, the venue has confirmed. The musical, which is based on George MacDonald's…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:29AM[SHARE]Friday, December 7, 2012
Rock of Ages will transfer to the Garrick Theatre in January next year. The musical is currently running at the Shaftesbury Theatre, where it will close on January 6. It will re-open at the …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:22AM[SHARE]Donmar Warehouse artistic director Josie Rourke has urged culture secretary Maria Miller to "take some time" to engage with the theatre community about the future funding of the sector. Rour…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 6, 2012
Sky Arts has launched a new app for iPhones that offers users facts about key cultural figures, which are linked to a specific location. The app means that whenever a person is near an area.…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:50AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Coverage of the Olivier Awards is set to be screened on mainstream television for the first time in a decade, with ITV close to securing the broadcast rights to the ceremony. The Stage under…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01PM[SHARE]The BBC has become the latest broadcaster to announce changes to the way it displays a programme's end credits following pressure from Equity. Last week Sky announced it has completely overh…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:00PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 4, 2012
J K Rowling's book The Casual Vacancy is to be adapted into a television drama for BBC1. In a statement, the BBC said Rowling will collaborate on the drama, and that the number of episodes...
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:36PM[SHARE]The arena production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar will return next year, with Tim Minchin, Melanie C and Chris Moyles all reprising their roles. Ben Forster, who was cast …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:51AM[SHARE]Friday, November 30, 2012
Frances Ruffelle is to star in Leicester Curve's production of Piaf next year. The new production of Pam Gems' musical play will open on February 22, with press night on February 27. Ruffell…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:31AM[SHARE]Donmar Warehouse artistic director Josie Rourke has been honoured for her support of new writing. Rourke was one of five winners at today's Writers' Guild of Great Britain awards for the enc…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:02AM[SHARE]Lee Evans and Sheila Hancock are to star in the world premiere of Barking in Essex by Clive Exton. The production will play at Wyndham's Theatre from September next year. Exton, who wrote sc…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:13AM[SHARE]Thursday, November 29, 2012
Sky has overhauled the way it displays programmes' end credits, after research found three-quarters of its own viewers believe that these are important for actors. Equity has campaigned sinc…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Quasimodo, a musical by Lionel Bart, will receive its world premiere at the King's Head Theatre in London next year. The musical will feature a cast of eight, yet to be announced. Bart wrote…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:02AM[SHARE]Equity stands to lose hundreds of thousands of pounds after being ordered to pay costs as part of a defamation hearing that ran for four years. As reported in The Stage earlier this month, t…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:50AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Special episodes of Miranda, The Royle Family and Call the Midwife will form part of the BBC's Christmas line-up. Other productions that will be broadcast over the festive period include Res…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:57PM[SHARE]Monday, November 26, 2012
CBBC series Roy, which is about an animated character trapped in the real world, has won the best drama prize at this year's British Academy Children's Awards. The series, made by Jam Media,…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:57AM[SHARE]Friday, November 23, 2012
Scarlett Strallen and John Partridge have been cast in the forthcoming production of A Chorus Line. Marvin Hamlisch's musical will open at the London Palladium in February next year. Stralle…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, November 22, 2012
Scott and Bailey creator Sally Wainwright is penning a new six-part series for BBC1 called Happy Valley. The drama is one of five new commissions announced by the BBC today. Wainwright's ser…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:23AM[SHARE]Royal Opera House chief executive Tony Hall has been appointed as the new director general of the BBC. He will take up the post in March next year, and replaces George Entwistle, who resigne…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:28AM[SHARE]Sherlock creator Steven Moffat has urged the creative community to "speak up now" for the BBC, claiming a lack of support could result in the broadcaster's demise. His concerns have been bac…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AM[SHARE]Every hour of onscreen TV production in the UK is responsible for producing the same amount of carbon dioxide as one UK citizen at work annually, new research has found. According to a repor…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:30AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror has won the best TV mini-series prize at this year's International Emmy Awards. The drama, shown in the UK on Channel 4, beat nominations from France, Brazil a…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:30AM[SHARE]Monday, November 19, 2012
Phil Clarke, who has executive produced series such as Fresh Meat, has been named head of comedy at Channel 4. Currently head of comedy and entertainment at Objective Productions, Clarke rep…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:27AM[SHARE]Multi-million pound plans to expand Elstree Studios have been boosted by a £2 million loan towards the redevelopment. The loan comes from the Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership's …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:43AM[SHARE]Tracie Bennett, who recently finished playing Judy Garland in End of the Rainbow on Broadway, is to join the cast of ITV's Scott and Bailey. Bennett, whose theatre credits also include Hairs…
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