• Sphinx Theatre announces £1,000 commissions for female playwrights and new writing lab
    Wednesday, April 15, 2020 from The Stage
    A new writing programme for female playwrights, offering £1,000 seed commissions and support from writers including Winsome Pinnock and April De Angelis,
  • Coronavirus: Actors to spread messages of love for NHS workers as part of Tamasha initiative
    Wednesday, April 15, 2020 from The Stage
    Actors are being invited to record love-themed monologues as part of an initiative by Tamasha theatre company to boost the morale of
  • Theatre at the front line: Meet the extraordinary creatives helping the NHS fight Covid-19
    Wednesday, April 15, 2020 from The Stage
    As the health service feels the strain in its fight against the coronavirus, multidisciplined theatre workers serving on the front line tell
  • Coronavirus: David Tennant backs RSC campaign to create global Shakespeare community
    Wednesday, April 15, 2020 from The Stage
    The Royal Shakespeare Company has launched what it is describing as the largest ever celebration of the playwright’s work by audiences. Backed
  • Coronavirus: SOLT and Equity strike West End pay deal
    Tuesday, April 14, 2020 from The Stage
    An agreement has been reached between Equity and the Society of London Theatre to maintain contracts for West End actors and stage
  • Coronavirus: Eight in 10 receiving houses need extra support to survive – survey
    Tuesday, April 14, 2020 from The Stage
    Almost eight out of 10 receiving theatres across the UK will need further government support to survive if lockdown measures continue beyond
  • Coronavirus: Caryl Churchill and Inua Ellams contribute to new writing podcast The Lockdown Plays
    Tuesday, April 14, 2020 from The Stage
    New short plays by Caryl Churchill, Inua Ellams and Simon Stephens are being recorded for a podcast developed in isolation. The plays
  • Coronavirus: ENO’s costume department sews scrubs for NHS workers
    Tuesday, April 14, 2020 from The Stage
    English National Opera’s in-house costume department has begun making scrubs for the NHS while the company’s shows are on hold. Costume staff
  • Coronavirus: Coventry City of Culture confirms £100k to support cultural organisations
    Tuesday, April 14, 2020 from The Stage
    Coventry City of Culture has revealed the steps it has taken to support the arts during the coronavirus pandemic, including confirming £100,000
  • Lyn Gardner: Let’s use this time to think hard about what theatre does and why
    Monday, April 13, 2020 from The Stage
    There have been so many losses over the past few weeks that sometimes it’s hard to find any gains. But maybe space
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