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This week's issue of The Stage is now live 🗞️
Read our
#FutureOfTheatre
2024 round-up, this year's Tony Awards nominees in full and the Big Interview with award-winning playwright Duncan Macmillan.
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Harry Potter actor Evanna Lynch (
@Evy_Lynch
) to star in 20th anniversary revival of Disco Pigs
@TrafStudios
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Sarah Frankcom has marked the start of her tenure at
@lamdadrama
by reducing initial audition fees by 75%. First-round applicants will pay £12, instead of the previous flat rate of £54
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Government has committed to an emergency £1.57 billion investment package for theatres and the wider culture and heritage sectors to help them survive the coronavirus crisis
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As a direct result of the Covid-19 crisis, we regret to announce The Stage is entering into a period of redundancy consultations.
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Jodie Comer is the winner of the Best West End Debut Performer at The Stage
#DebutAwards
2022 in association with
@ATGTICKETS
. This award is presented by actress Sharon Small.
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Breaking: Indhu Rubasingham (
@IRubasingham
) has been appointed the new director of the
@NationalTheatre
, becoming the first woman and first person of colour to hold the post.
Read the full story:
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.
@IanMcKellen
will match donations from the public of up to £40,000 as part of a new fundraising campaign to help backstage and front-of-house workers in need during the Covid-19 pandemic
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Review: Freedom Hi 自由閪 – moving response to the Hong Kong protests
@PapergangTC
@VAULTFestival
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Theatres across the West End will dim their lights for two minutes at 7pm on Monday in memory of Stephen Sondheim.
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David Tennant has criticised the “ludicrous” costs of theatre tickets, warning that the future of theatregoing is at risk and the next generation of audiences will be "strangled" as a result
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.
@IanMcKellen
is launching a new fund for emerging producers to cover performers' wages – as his donations to British theatre top £5 million
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George Osborne appointed artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe
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Lin-Manuel Miranda and Cynthia Erivo are to be honoured by the Royal Academy of Music in recognition of the impact they have made in their fields
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★★★★★ Review: Staged – “Delectably meta lockdown comedy” featuring David Tennant and
@michaelsheen
@BBCOne
@staged2020
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The immediate future of the
@KingsHeadThtr
has been secured after a fundraising campaign generated £120k
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Students have called out racism at the UK’s top drama schools, sharing details of the abuse they suffered during their studies. The racism is widespread and systemic. The Stage has listened to their stories and shares them here:
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West End theatres will dim their lights for two minutes on June 16 at 7pm in memory of actor Glenda Jackson who has died, aged 87
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Theatremakers who play down their middle-class origins and promote a narrative of unceasing struggle are doing a disservice to those who genuinely lack privilege in the arts, says
@lyngardner
– honesty would go a long way
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Olivia Colman have started a fund to support freelancers whose income has been hit by the pandemic – donators include some of the biggest names in the entertainment including Gillian Anderson,
Emilia Clarke
and Tom Hiddleston
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Netflix has announced it will be filming and adapting stage plays for the small screen, with its first project to be American Son starring
@kerrywashington
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The London Palladium is being used as a "test bed" for methods that could make theatres safe for audiences. Owner LW Theatres is exploring solutions including temperature scanners, and said this could provide “a route to getting theatres” reopened
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In news hailed as a "landmark moment" for theatre,
@Charleneford85
, a performer in
@42ndStreetLDN
, has made West End history by becoming the first to take a role on a job-share basis after returning to work following the birth of her son
@PIPAinfo
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Exclusive: Daniel Evans (
@danielgwynevans
) and Tamara Harvey (
@tamaracharvey
) have been appointed joint co-artistic directors of the Royal Shakespeare Company (
@TheRSC
)
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"McKellen is in full command of a lifetime’s acting technique"
@IanMcKellen
’s King Lear has announced a West End transfer. Catch up on our original ★★★★★ review from
@ChichesterFT
at:
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ATG Productions have had a remarkable year - two projects stand out. Its Pinter at the Pinter Season, overseen by director Jamie Lloyd, featured 20 one-act plays. The other saw Ian McKellen take his one-man show to 86 UK theatres and an 80-date run in the West End
#TheStageAwards
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.
@Netflix
has kickstarted donations for an emergency fund for theatres workers in need of urgent support during the pandemic, spearheaded by director Sam Mendes,
@SOLTnews
and
@UK_Theatre
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Noma Dumezweni (
@MissDumezweni
), Ncuti Gatwa, Gillian Anderson (
@GillianA
) and Juliet Stevenson are among the ambassadors for The Walk – a major theatre project by
@GoodChanceCal
to raise awareness of the stories of refugee children
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Riz Ahmed, Emilia Clarke and Woody Harrelson back free drama school audition scheme
@opendoorpeople
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"If our industry is worthless, turn off Netflix" – singer, actor, author and vlogging star
@CarrieHFletcher
discusses the value of theatre, the time she pitched a musical to Steven Spielberg and being cast in the title role of
@ALWCinderella
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Studio Ghibli's My Neighbour Totoro is being adapted for the stage for the first time by the Royal Shakespeare Company (
@TheRSC
) and Improbable (
@improbable1
), in collaboration with the Japanese animation studio, and will premiere in London later this year
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"It's been a joyful year meeting audiences of all ages, who relish live theatre as much as I do."
This week Sir
@IanMcKellen
has become the first actor to top The Stage 100 list of most influential people in British theatre. See the list in full here:
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Jodie Comer has urged young people not to be deterred from an acting career if they haven't trained at drama school, after she won the Olivier for best actress yesterday
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A new venue billed as the UK's first "truly free theatre" – where all tickets will be free, subsidised by bar sales and social impact funding – is set to open in Liverpool in spring 2021, run by
@_ThePurpleDoor
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Every primary school child in the London borough of Southwark will receive a free theatre trip annually under plans unveiled by
@lb_southwark
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Britain's creative industries are facing a "cultural catastrophe", losing £1.4 billion in revenue every week this year, with 400,000 jobs at risk, research commissioned by
@Creative_Fed
has warned
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After months of lockdown & with the industry on the verge of collapse, The Stage this week adds its voice to calls for the culture secretary to take immediate action to save the sector. Read about our demands and our campaign (paywall free) here:
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Outdoor theatres including the
@minacktheatre
and
@BOATheatre
have said it is "ludicrous" that they are not allowed to host live performances from July 4, when pub gardens reopen
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The BBC has announced plans to provide a "virtual festival of the arts" featuring new plays written especially for broadcast and recorded performances of shows including Mike Bartlett's Albion and Emma Rice's Wise Children
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Jodie Comer has revealed she spent a lot of her life feeling as if theatre was "unattainable" because she did not go to drama school, as she scooped the accolade for best West End debut at The Stage
#DebutAwards
2022
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All nine members of Equity’s minority ethnic members committee have resigned in protest at the union’s decision to issue an apology to actor Laurence Fox
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Actor Gillian Anderson (
@GillianA
) and former Young Vic artistic director David Lan are among the names backing an open letter calling for more collaboration between arts and education institutions to boost learning opportunities for adults.
Read more:
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West End stars Carrie Hope Fletcher (
@CarrieHFletcher
) and
@_ScottPaige
have called for more protection for performers from harassment, after a campaign of abuse in which intimidating and malicious letters were sent to them and fellow cast members
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Sharon D Clarke, Andrew Scott and Marianne Elliott are among nearly 100 theatre figures calling for the government to intervene and prevent the industry from being destroyed by the coronavirus crisis
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Like the press, theatre holds a mirror up to our hypocrisy and desires, says
@jinganyoung
, as her new play Life and Death of a Journalist, inspired by the experiences of reporters in Hong Kong, opens
@VAULTFestival
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Equity’s minority ethnic members committee (
@EquityMEM
) has called on fellow actors to “unequivocally denounce” Laurence Fox for comments he made during an appearance on BBC1's Question Time
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More than 150 MPs and peers have joined demands for government to safeguard the theatre industry from the devastation caused by Covid-19, coming together to call on Boris Johnson to take action immediately
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.
@juststop_oil
protestors halted a performance of Les Misérables at the Sondheim Theatre during the climax of act one tonight.
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National Theatre productions will restrict 50% of their rehearsal periods to five days a week from next year, limiting the amount of time performers are called on Saturdays. The trial is part of a move to create a better work/life balance
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The government has announced that indoor live performances can resume from August 1, subject to the success of pilot studies
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Shakespeare’s Globe (
@The_Globe
) has announced plans to reopen its outdoor theatre on May 19 with a season of work including A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Romeo and Juliet
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Deaf actor Charlotte Arrowsmith (
@charlottetigger
) has made history at
@TheRSC
after becoming the first British Sign Language actor to understudy a role played by a hearing principal
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West End performers open up about their battles with anxiety to encourage more conversations around mental health in theatre.
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The
@NationalTheatre
is partnering with London venues
@youngvictheatre
,
@royalcourt
, and
@KilnTheatre
to develop a new production site allowing them to share costumes, props and scenery, as part of an initiative to make the industry more sustainable
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Helen Mirren has called for urgent investment to save theatre from collapse, comparing the industry’s importance to the UK to that of Venice to Italy
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The
@RoyalAlbertHall
has announced it is to reopen for live performance with a socially distanced festive season in order to "create and protect jobs, serve the industry, and bring joy back to customers"
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Playwright Mark Ravenhill (
@MarkRavenhill2
) and director Hannah Price (
@HannahPrice
) have been appointed artistic directors of King's Head Theatre (
@KingsHeadThtr
)
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The Scottish government has announced a £10 million dedicated fund for performing arts venues, staff and freelancers, as it calls for more support on a UK level
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Harry Potter star
@James_Phelps
and broadcaster
@yasmeenkhan1
among judges of £1k
@Adammorley7
playwright bursary
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Actor Liz Carr has urged theatres and producers to cast more disabled performers in productions, arguing her
@olivierawards
win for best supporting actress proves they can “fill a stage”
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The
@NationalTheatre
is reconfiguring the Olivier to a 500-seat in-the-round auditorium as it prepares to reopen after lockdown, with a season that includes a Christmas pantomime
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"Even if Carrie Hope Fletcher weren’t miked up, she would blow the fricking roof off the Theatre Royal Haymarket."
Don't miss our ★★★★ review of
@HeathersMusical
starring
@CarrieHFletcher
at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. Read at:
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All future events at Battersea Arts Centre (
@battersea_arts
) are to be pay-what-you-can or free from spring 2021, artistic director and chief executive
@TarekIskander1
has revealed
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Don't miss the news that pointe shoes for black, Asian and minority ethnic ballet dancers are being made in the UK for the first time, in what is being hailed as a landmark event in British ballet. Find out the full details at:
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Earlier this year West End stars including Michael Xavier and Emma Williams called on producer to reintroduce pre-show audio announcements when understudies are performing. Is this something you would like to see in 2019? Read more at:
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Rose Bruford College has offered places to all students from fellow drama school ALRA, which announced its sudden and immediate closure this morning
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Martin Shaw has proposed that theatres should block mobile phone signals to prevent disturbances.
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The National Theatre’s partnership with Shell will end in June 2020. The news comes as the theatre declares a climate emergency and outlines a raft of measures aimed at accelerating its aim to become a carbon neutral organisation
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A new 350-capacity outdoor theatre is set to open in woodland in Suffolk this summer
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Michael Arden wins direction of a musical for Parade. He says we must come together to fight discrimination or we are “doomed” to repeat our history. He says he was called the “f word more times than he can remember” growing up but now he’s a “faggot with a Tony”. Receives…
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Samuel French (
@samuelfrenchltd
) to reopen book shop in newly designed space within
@royalcourt
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Audiences watching Moulin Rouge! The Musical (
@moulinmusicaluk
) will be required to wear a mask as a condition of entry, marking what is thought to be the first West End production to make the measure mandatory
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Mark Rylance has resigned as an associate artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company because of its continued sponsorship by fossil-fuel giant BP
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The first Black British Theatre Awards will take place in October this year, celebrating black performers and creative talent
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Bristol's Tobacco Factory (
@tftheatres
) has been gifted its space for free for the next 999 years, by the building’s owner George Ferguson
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Mark Rylance has warned that theatre is at risk of becoming “dull” if it is too politically correct and actors are not given the opportunity to play a range of roles.
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Why do we assume that a show made for an adult audience is more important than theatre made for or with young people?, asks
@lyngardner
. Those who devalue children's theatre are cultural snobs who need to grow up
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More than 200,000 households tuned in live to the first
#NationalTheatreAtHome
screening last night, which attracted more than £50,000 in donations. Since then, the stream of One Man, Two Guvnors, starring
@JKCorden
, has reached more than 937,000 views
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"If our industry is worthless, turn off Netflix" – singer, actor, author and vlogging star
@CarrieHFletcher
discusses the value of theatre, the time she pitched a musical to Steven Spielberg and being cast in
@ALWCinderella
Read the full interview:
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Theatres have revealed no known cases of Covid-19 have been identified via NHS Test and Trace at any of their venues since reopening to the public, as pressure mounts on the government to explain why venues cannot reopen under Tier 3
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Theatres in England will be allowed to reopen with restrictions in place from May 17 at the earliest, with plans to further relax social distancing rules on June 21, prime minister Boris Johnson has announced.
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Hayley Atwell and Jack Lowden (
@JALowden
) to swap roles in
@DonmarWarehouse
Measure for Measure
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Prime minister Boris Johnson is facing increasing pressure to support theatre through the coronavirus crisis, as multiple MPs used today’s PMQs to press him on the government’s responsibility to help the arts
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Actor
@markgatiss
and husband
@ianhallard
have thrown their weight behind a fundraising campaign to save the
@kingsheadthtr
from closure because of the Covid-19 pandemic
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London drama school
@RoseBruford
has appointed a counsellor to its permanent staff team for the first time and set up a 24/7 mental-health helpline, as it expands the support offered to students in response to the pandemic
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.
@thetobymarlow
and Lucy Moss (
@mucyloss
) – the writers of
@sixthemusical
– have signed a deal with the publishing arm of Warner Music
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Five of the UK’s leading drama schools including RADA and Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts have signed up to a three-year contract, committing them to improve diversity in their institutions.
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Nimax chief executive Nica Burns has revealed plans to reopen all six of the company’s West End theatres from May 17
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Oliver Dowden’s five-step plan to reopen theatres has been branded “meaningless” and falls “woefully short”, industry leaders have claimed, as they intensify calls for a proper support package to save the sector
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The
@NationalTheatre
is temporarily transforming the Lyttelton into a film studio to create a new film of Romeo and Juliet, starring Jessie Buckley and Josh O'Connor, which will air on Sky Arts next year
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Fifty House of Lords peers have appealed for an urgent bailout to save the performing arts, which they say "face ruin as a result of Covid-19"
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Exclusive: Birmingham Hippodrome (
@brumhippodrome
) is set to become the "UK's national theatre of new musicals" with the creation of a department dedicated to the genre, through which it will commission, develop and produce new work.
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