The Stage Headlines

Former BBC Radio 2 controller Lesley Douglas has been criticised for "serious misjudgment" over the prank calls made to actor Andrew Sachs' answerphone.

Sadie Frost is to return to the stage following a 24-year break to star in a one-woman show at London's Trafalgar Studios.

Female writers have stormed this year's Bruntwood Playwriting Competition for the Manchester Royal Exchange, with three of the four winners being women.

Messages left on the answerphone of actor Andrew Sachs by Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand have been labelled "grossly offensive" and a "deplorable intrusion" by the BBC Trust.

All Broadway theatre marquees will be dimmed for one minute at 8pm tonight (Thursday), in memory of longtime theatre and dance critic Clive Barnes, who passed away yesterday at the age of 81.

All Broadway theatre marquees will be dimmed for one minute at 8pm tonight (Thursday), in memory of longtime theatre and dance critic Clive Barnes, who passed away yesterday at the age of 81.

Major brands are bypassing commercial television broadcasters in favour of funding online-only content that can feature their products, a report has revealed.

Samantha Bond and Iain Glen are to star in a new radio production of John Milton's dramatic poem Samson Agonistes.

Samantha Bond and Iain Glen are to star in a new radio production of John Milton's dramatic poem Samson Agonistes.

Major brands are bypassing commercial television broadcasters in favour of funding online-only content that can feature their products, a report has revealed.

Top of the Pops will return to BBC1 this Christmas with two one-off shows.

Top of the Pops will return to BBC1 this Christmas with two one-off shows.

Irish writer Edna O'Brien is penning a 90-minute drama based on her own novel Wild Decembers.

La Clique at the Hippodrome in London has extended its run by 11 weeks.

La Clique at the Hippodrome in London has extended its run by 11 weeks.

Irish writer Edna O'Brien is penning a 90-minute drama based on her own novel Wild Decembers.

Long-serving Stage columnist and legendary New York theatre and dance critic Clive Barnes has died, aged 81, after a battle with cancer.

Long-serving Stage columnist and legendary New York theatre and dance critic Clive Barnes has died, aged 81, after a battle with cancer.

Arts Council England is calling on artists to take part in the fourth biennial Decibel Performing Arts Showcase, which will take place in Manchester from September 15 to 18, 2009.

BBC1 and BBC2 will be available to watch live online from the end of this month.