Sonia Friedman has been crowned producer of the year at The Stage Awards 2015, where the Young Vic and Park Theatre were honoured, alongside the Nuffield Theatre in Southampton. Liverpool's …
Submissions for the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting 2015 are now open, with original, unperformed and unproduced plays eligible for entry. The winning writer will win £16,000 in addition …
Backstage union BECTU has launched a survey for theatre workers across the UK aimed at understanding the impact arts cuts have had on pay. The survey is open to all workers " whether they ar…
The Audience Agency has appointed Sheila Healy as the chair of its board of trustees. She takes on the role in addition to her positions as chair of Arts Council England South West, and trus…
Ben Caldwell has been appointed chair of the board at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre. He replaces Paul Lee, who is stepping down after 14 years in the role. Speaking about his new posit…
Stockton arts venue ARC has launched a scheme where audiences can pay what they think a show is worth after they have seen it. The Pay What You Decide system is now in effect for all̷…
Production news stories published on The Stage website between January 13 to 20. MUSICALS West End musical Made in Dagenham is to close in April after a run of five months. The show, at the&…
Gypsy director Jonathan Kent has described the process of launching new musicals as "difficult and treacherous". His comments follow the announcement that Made In Dagenham is to close in Apr…
Performer Mark Strong has warned that interesting characters will disappear from theatre if working-class actors and writers are not supported. His remarks come after Julie Walters claimed e…
Southbank Centre artistic director Jude Kelly has said the arts has a responsibility to highlight the "dangerous subject" of gender imbalances affecting women in the industry. Kelly was spea…
Mark Strong and Helen McCrory have won the acting prizes at this year's Critics' Circle Theatre Awards, with awards also presented to Chichester Festival Theatre's revival of Gypsy and Anton…
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has extended its West End run at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Previously booking until October 31 this year, the musical will now run until June 4, 2016. P…
Youth dance and music schemes will benefit from an increased £109 million in government spending in the coming year, after the Department for Education pledged its support for cultural ed…
After seeing Michael Flatley on television when he was six years old, Liam Riddick begged his parents to take him to dance lessons. Nineteen years after they obliged, Riddick is a member of …
After seeing Michael Flatley on television when he was six years old, Liam Riddick begged his parents to take him to dance
Sian Phillips will lead the cast of Sheffield Theatres' revival of Arthur Miller's Playing for Time. The production " which marks 100 years since Miller's birth and 70 years since the libera…
Battersea Arts Centre is to host more than 30 arts companies from across the country this year, as part of an initiative to highlight the "breadth and depth" of regional theatre. The year-lo…
Cathy Tyson is to star in the world premiere of a play that will tour nationally as part of an initiative to increase the visibility of black and ethnic minority theatre. She Called Me Mothe…
Simon Callow is to direct a gala concert at the Southbank Centre to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, as part of the centre's new classical music season. The concert will fe…
Phoebe Waller-Bridge is among the judges of the 2015 Adrian Pagan Playwright Award, which is now accepting script submissions. Launched in 2013, the award celebrates fresh writing talent, an…
Sting has claimed that his Broadway musical The Last Ship would have continued for longer if he was able to stay in the lead role. The musician joined the cast of the show in December…
English National Opera's chairman Martyn Rose has announced he will step down from his role on February 15. Company trustee Harry Brunjes will then become acting chair until a new chair is a…
Kevin Spacey will reprise the title role in Clarence Darrow in a second run of the production at the Old Vic. The one-man play, originally performed for a limited two-week run last year, wil…
Birmingham Stage Company is leaving the Old Rep Theatre, where it has been the resident company for 23 years. The group " known for its productions of Horrible Histories and Skellig " will n…
Hull Truck Theatre artistic director Mark Babych has denied that a £250,000 grant the theatre received from Arts Council England is a bailout, insisting there is "no crisis" at the venue.…