Thursday, April 19, 2012
BBC arts commissioner Jan Younghusband has blamed the Corporation's lack of marketing for a perceived shortage of cultural programmes on its channels.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM[SHARE]Sandi Toksvig has joined Sprout Pictures, the independent production company co-founded by Stephen Fry, as a director.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM[SHARE]BBC drama Sherlock will compete against Channel 4's Fresh Meat for the YouTube Audience Award at this year's British Academy Television Awards.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:21AM[SHARE]Monday, April 16, 2012
The BBC's adaptation of Great Expectations starring Ray Winstone and Gillian Anderson has been nominated for seven prizes at this year's British Academy Television Craft Awards.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:20AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 12, 2012
Eddie Marsan and Rob Brydon are to star in a new BBC2 drama about the birth of the Paralympic games, written by Solider Soldier creator Lucy Gannon.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:12AM[SHARE]Stephen Fry and Douglas Henshall are to star in an ITV adaptation of Ian Rankin's book Doors Open.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:12AM[SHARE]Audiences are being faced with additional booking charges costing up to £12.25 when buying tickets for West End shows online, The Stage can reveal.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:29AM[SHARE]Comedy Central commissioning editor Pete Thornton is to return to the BBC as a creative head of the Corporation's comedy department.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:12AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 5, 2012
Sky has unveiled plans to boost its commitment to original British content by investing millions in feature-length films made for television.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:35PM[SHARE]Performers hired to take part in the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics and Paralympics will be paid a minimum of £600, following talks between Equity and the games' organi…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:45AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 4, 2012
The bus - a Leyland which was formerly used as a car transporter - was purchased by Skylight Theatre last year. It opened out at the back to provide a performance space and also provided acc…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:43AM[SHARE]Leading composers including Harrison Birtwistle, Peter Maxwell Davies and Judith Weir have signed an open letter accusing contemporary music organisation Sound and Music of failing the secto…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:41AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
BBC1 drama Sherlock will go head to head with Channel 4's This is England '88 and Top Boy for the title of best TV drama at this year's South Bank Sky Arts Awards.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:27AM[SHARE]Friday, March 30, 2012
BBC2's Rev has picked up four prizes at this year's Broadcasting Press Guild TV and Radio Awards, with the show winning best comedy and its co-star Olivia Colman named best actress.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:07AM[SHARE]BBC Radio 4's A Tale of Two Cities, which starred Robert Lindsay and Alison Steadman, is up for best drama at this year's Sony Radio Academy Awards.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:52AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 29, 2012
Kerry Ellis and Ramin Karimloo are to perform as part of a special Friday Night is Music Night on BBC Radio 2 celebrating musicals.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:38PM[SHARE]Former EastEnders actress Lacey Turner is to star in a new ITV2 drama called Switch, which is about four witches living in Camden.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:48AM[SHARE]Directors working on BBC productions will benefit from greater rights following a deal agreed this week between the Corporation and trade body Directors UK.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:21AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Maria Friedman is to direct Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along at the Menier Chocolate Factory this November.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:10AM[SHARE]Friday, March 23, 2012
Henry Goodman and Niamh Cusack are to lead a cast of 23 actors for a new radio dramatisation of James Joyce's Ulysses.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:26AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 22, 2012
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company is to be revived ten years after it suspended its producing activity, The Stage can reveal.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:50AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Opera Holland Park is vying to become an independent company after more than 15 years of being run by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:14AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 20, 2012
BBC Radio 4 is to broadcast a 20-part series which explores the world through the eyes of Shakespeare's audience.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:48PM[SHARE]Musicians, choirs and orchestras from across the UK will be eligible for grants totalling £450,000 from the BBC Performing Arts Fund this year, as the charity focuses its activities so…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:04AM[SHARE]Monday, March 19, 2012
The government is once again under pressure from the Low Pay Commission to draw up specific guidelines for the entertainment sector on the national minimum wage.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:11PM[SHARE]BBC director general Mark Thompson has confirmed he will be stepping down from the post in the autumn.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:00AM[SHARE]Rupert Penry-Jones and Shaun Evans are to star in a three-part adaptation of Blake Morrison's book The Last Weekend, which is being made by Downton Abbey producer Carnival Films for ITV1.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:10AM[SHARE]Friday, March 16, 2012
Lyricist Tim Rice is to be honoured for his outstanding contribution to musical theatre at this year's Olivier Awards.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:10AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 15, 2012
Des O'Connor's 80th birthday will be marked by ITV with a special one-off programme about the entertainer.
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