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BBC ordered to apologise for keeping charity cash
The BBC has been ordered to make an on air apology, after it emerged £106,000 made from premium-rate phone calls that should have gone to charity was retained by the Corporation.
Joseph Fiennes to star in UK premiere of Weigh’s 2,000 Feet Away
Joseph Fiennes, Ian Hart and Phyllis Logan are to appear in the UK premiere of Anthony Weigh’s 2,000 Feet Away, which will open at the Bush Theatre on June 16.
Reggae musical to transfer to West End after sell-out runs
Reggae musical The Harder They Come is set to transfer to the West End, following sell-out runs at both the Theatre Royal Stratford East and the Barbican Centre.
Tate, Annis and O’Dowd to star in Eldridge’s play Under the Blue Sky
Comedian Catherine Tate, Cranford actress Francesca Annis and The IT Crowd star Chris O’Dowd are to appear in the West End premiere of David Eldridge’s play Under the Blue Sky, which is set to open at the Duke of York’s Theatre on July 25.
Brief Encounter extends run to October
Noel Coward’s Brief Encounter, currently playing at The Cinema on the Haymarket in the West End, has extended its season by four months and will run until October 19.
Talent scheme to strengthen Welsh indie TV production
Television drama production in Wales is set to receive a boost, following the formation of a three-year scheme designed to make the country a “a major provider of broadcast output”.
Rejected Nancy wins West End musical role
I’d Do Anything reject Amy Booth-Steel has been cast in a new musical called All Bob’s Women, which will run for ten weeks at the Arts Theatre in London.
ITV did not mislead audiences over X Factor 2007 winner, Ofcom rules
Leon Jackson was “correctly announced as the winner” of 2007’s The X Factor, Ofcom has ruled today.
Ofcom hits ITV with record £5.67 million fine
Ofcom has fined ITV a record £5,675,000 for “some of the most serious breaches” of its broadcasting code.
West End listed theatres should not be treated as ‘museum assets’, warns Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber has raised concerns about the cost of maintaining the West End’s listed commercial theatres, claiming that one of his own venues has become “extremely unviable” to run.
Home Office refuses early information on foreign artist visas
Home Office ministers have rejected calls to notify the industry immediately when UK producers begin hiring foreign musicians or actors under new and less restrictive visa rules which come into force this year.
Government confirms £15m National Skills Academy
Plans to build a £15 million National Skills Academy for the live performing arts have been given final approval by the government.
Home Office announces end to visas for foreign artists
Foreign actors and musicians will not need to obtain a visa when coming to the UK for less than three months, the Home Office has announced.
Channel 4’s drama head Alkin set for Big Talk role
Exclusive: Spaced producer Big Talk Productions is set to bolster its creative team by appointing Channel 4 drama chief Luke Alkin to work on its television and film output.
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