Cameron Mackintosh's new Phantom tour cancels first preview by Matthew Hemley

Cameron Mackintosh has been forced to cancel the first preview of his new touring production of The Phantom of the Opera tonight, claiming more "technical rehearsal time" is required.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:22am on February 27, 2012☆⚑

Omid Djalili to star in Orton's What the Butler Saw by Matthew Hemley

Omid Djalili is to star in Joe Orton's What the Butler Saw in the West End.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:49am on February 27, 2012☆⚑

Lloyd Webber and Gary Barlow team up for Queen's Diamond Jubilee by Matthew Hemley

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Gary Barlow are working together to compose a song to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:13am on February 24, 2012☆⚑

Sky Arts unveils biggest investment in new comedy and drama by Matthew Hemley

Emma Thompson is to play Queen Elizabeth II and Tom Jones will make his acting debut as part of a new strand of comedies and dramas to be broadcast on Sky Arts.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 4:08pm on February 23, 2012☆⚑

Inbetweeners stars land Sky1 comedy by Matthew Hemley

Sky1 has ordered a full series of Chickens, a comedy that was piloted on Channel 4 last year.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:08pm on February 23, 2012☆⚑

ITV looks to Court of Appeal for actors' National Insurance clarification by Matthew Hemley

ITV is considering seeking intervention from the Court of Appeal over whether or not it is responsible for paying National Insurance contributions for actors engaged in dramas it makes.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:30am on February 23, 2012☆⚑

Foyle's War to return to ITV in 2013 by Matthew Hemley

Foyle's War is to return to ITV1 for an eighth series.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:02am on February 23, 2012☆⚑

Exclusive: Sky to screen Simon Callow Shakespeare show by Matthew Hemley

Simon Callow's one-man show Being Shakespeare is to be broadcast on Sky Arts as part of a season celebrating the playwright.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:45am on February 23, 2012☆⚑

Online sales of UK radio shows on the cards by Matthew Hemley

Plans for an online marketplace designed to promote and sell UK-produced radio programmes to broadcasters globally have been unveiled, with organisers claiming that the venture could see wri…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:43am on February 23, 2012☆⚑

Comedian Frank Carson dies by Matthew Hemley

Comedian Frank Carson has died at the age of 85.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 3:25am on February 23, 2012☆⚑

Brian Cox to star in BBC4's Bob Servant Independent by Matthew Hemley

Brian Cox is to lead the cast of a new BBC4 comedy called Bob Servant Independent.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:17am on February 17, 2012☆⚑

Tighter rules limit rogue behaviour in agencies by Matthew Hemley

The total number of legal infringements committed by entertainment and modelling agencies fell to 291 last year, down from 644 in 2009/10.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:15am on February 17, 2012☆⚑

Channel 4 orders TV pilot from online showcase by Matthew Hemley

Comic duo Rubberbandits have been commissioned to make a 30-minute pilot for Channel 4, following their appearance as part of the broadcaster's online talent initiative Comedy Blaps.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:59am on February 16, 2012☆⚑

Exclusive: Birds of a Feather writers to create new radio and stage play by Matthew Hemley

Birds of a Feather creators Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran are penning a new BBC drama set against the backdrop of the Cuban Missile Crisis, which they also plan to bring to the stage.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:17am on February 16, 2012☆⚑

Working Title under fire for flouting extras' pay deal on Les Mis by Matthew Hemley

Film producer Working Title is at the centre of yet another dispute over extras' pay, with union BECTU claiming the company is underpaying performers working on the big screen version of Les…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:21am on February 16, 2012☆⚑

Douglas Hodge and Charles Dance join Gabriel Byrne in Channel 4's Coup by Matthew Hemley

Douglas Hodge, Gina McKee, Charles Dance and Rupert Graves are to join Gabriel Byrne in the Channel 4 drama Coup.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:22pm on February 15, 2012☆⚑

Simon Callow and Celia Imrie to feature in Sky Arts season celebrating Dickens, Wilde and Coward by Matthew Hemley

Simon Callow, Patricia Hodge, Celia Imrie, Stephen Fry and Sheila Hancock are to star in a season of programmes on Sky Arts celebrating the works of Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde and Noel Cow…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:18am on February 15, 2012☆⚑

Alison Steadman to star in Michael Frayn's Here at Kingston's Rose by Matthew Hemley

Alison Steadman is to star in Michael Frayn's Here at the Rose Theatre in Kingston.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:37am on February 14, 2012☆⚑

Christopher Aird named head of drama at BBC Scotland by Matthew Hemley

Call the Midwife and Spooks executive producer Christopher Aird has been appointed head of drama at BBC Scotland.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 9:16am on February 13, 2012☆⚑

Tom Ellis to appear as part of BBC1's The Preston Passion by Matthew Hemley

Tom Ellis and Christine Bottomley are among the actors being lined up to appear in three new dramas being made as part of BBC1's The Preston Passion, which is a re-telling of the Passion sto…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:22am on February 10, 2012☆⚑

ITV to expand characters' storylines online by Matthew Hemley

ITV is to expand on the storylines of characters in Emmerdale, by creating content that can only be accessed online.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:15am on February 9, 2012☆⚑

Josie Rourke and Bartlett Sher to discuss directing on BBC Radio 3's The Essay by Matthew Hemley

Directors Emma Rice, Josie Rourke and Bartlett Sher will reflect on their careers and discuss the way they work as part of BBC Radio 3's The Essay series next week.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:05am on February 9, 2012☆⚑

Sky orders more Stella and The Cafe by Matthew Hemley

Sky has ordered second series of the Ruth Jones comedy Stella, and The Cafe, written by and starring Ralf Little and Michelle Terry.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:54am on February 9, 2012☆⚑

ENO dancers protest at 'absurd' pay conditions by Matthew Hemley

Dancers working for English National Opera are calling for an overhaul of pay conditions, claiming their rate of less than £10 an hour is "disrespectful and absurd".

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:45am on February 9, 2012☆⚑

Theatres must join fight for older women's roles - Equity by Matthew Hemley

Equity vice president Jean Rogers has called on the theatre sector to follow the example set by broadcasters and take steps to address the lack of opportunities for older female performers.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:45am on February 9, 2012☆⚑