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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Production News: Rula Lenska to star in Sarah Waters' The Frozen Scream by Georgia Snow

Rula Lenska will star in Sarah Waters' The Frozen Scream at Wales Millennium Centre and Birmingham Hippodrome this Christmas. Her theatre credits include The Vagina Monologues at Wyndham's T…

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News: ACE funds fewer theatre projects in second year of strategic touring programme by Georgia Snow

Arts Council England spent £9.3 million in the second year of its strategic touring programme, 21% of which was awarded to theatre projects. The majority of funding was spent on combined …

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Monday, September 15, 2014

These Are Your Lives , Yard Theatre, London by Georgia Snow

Yard Theatre, London: A verbatim script made up of interviews and film dialogue spoken by Tom Cruise is the basis for this surreal cross-examination of celebrity culture, fame, and the moder…

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Production News: Di and Viv and Rose to transfer to West End in 2015 by Georgia Snow

Amelia Bullmore's Di and Viv and Rose will transfer to London's Vaudeville Theatre next year, with Tamzin Outhwaite reprising her role as Di. She will be joined by Samantha Spiro as Viv and …

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Sunday, September 14, 2014

Interviews: Lili la Scala: cabaret host and singer by Georgia Snow

She may be best known for her vintage-style, burlesque-inspired cabaret and as the compere of Another F*cking Variety Show, but it is Lili la Scala's operatic roots that have been the bigges…

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Friday, September 12, 2014

News: Three quarters of models have worked for low or no pay, survey reveals by Georgia Snow

Three quarters of models have worked for no or very low pay, while the same number have been left out of pocket as a result of low or no pay work, a survey conducted by…

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News: RSC receives £1.5m from DCMS to translate Shakespeare into Mandarin by Georgia Snow

The Royal Shakespeare Company will receive £1.5 million from the Department for Culture Media and Sport to translate the full works of Shakespeare into Mandarin, in an attempt to boost bu…

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News: West End to dim lights for Donald Sinden by Georgia Snow

West End theatres will dim their lights tonight in memory of actor Donald Sinden who died on September 11. The marquees of West End theatres in central London will be dimmed for one minute a…

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Production News: Darren Day and Oliver Tompsett to star in White Christmas at WYP by Georgia Snow

Darren Day and Oliver Tompsett will lead the cast of White Christmas at West Yorkshire Playhouse later this year. Day and Tompsett will star as Bob Wallace and Phil Davis respectively, and w…

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Thursday, September 11, 2014

News: ATG refurb bill tops £3m in two years by Georgia Snow

Ambassador Theatre Group has invested more than £3 million over the last two years in the rollout of VIP lounges and bars at its theatres. The work, part of an ongoing plan to improve fac…

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News: Hullabaloo gains permanent home in former fire station by Georgia Snow

Darlington Borough Council has agreed to spend £425,000 on the purchase of a former fire station to create a flagship children's theatre. Children's company Theatre Hullabaloo lost its ho…

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News: Theatre shortlist announced for hClub100 awards by Georgia Snow

The shortlist has been announced for the theatre category of the Hospital Club's hClub100 awards, which celebrate the most innovative and inspirational people across the creative industries …

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News: Ed Vaizey " 'partnerships are crucial for the industry's survival' by Georgia Snow

Culture minister Ed Vaizey and Arts Council England chief executive Alan Davey have claimed strategic partnerships are crucial to the industry's survival in light of budget cuts and depleted…

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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

News: More than half of musicians have experienced mental health problems, survey reveals by Georgia Snow

Almost 60% of professional musicians have suffered from depression or other psychological issues, while 82% have experienced money problems, a new survey has revealed. The Health and Wellbei…

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Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Production News: Haydn Gwynne joins cast of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown by Georgia Snow

Haydn Gwynne, Jerome Pradon and Anna Skellern will join the previously announced Tamsin Greig in the UK premiere of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, which opens in London in Decemb…

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Monday, September 8, 2014

News: ATG's green policy earns it top award by Georgia Snow

Ambassador Theatre Group has been recognised for its efforts to be more environmentally friendly. ATG is among a number of organisations to win the Green Apple Environment award, and was giv…

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Saturday, September 6, 2014

Interviews: Bob Carlton: director and writer by Georgia Snow

Director and writer Bob Carlton is best known for writing the Olivier award-winning musical Return to the Forbidden Planet, which has been produced all over the world. A director at heart, h…

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Friday, September 5, 2014

Interviews: Luke Sheppard: director by Georgia Snow

In his short career, Luke Sheppard has already worked on several high- profile musicals including Matilda, Singin' in the Rain and In the Heights. But it's not all song and dance as he prepa…

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Production News: Summer Strallen to star in Flying Into Daylight at Newcastle's Live Theatre by Georgia Snow

Summer Strallen will star in the world premiere of Flying Into Daylight at Live Theatre in Newcastle later this year. Strallen, whose credits include Top Hat at the Aldwych Theatre and The S…

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News: Vicky Featherstone outlines main objectives for Royal Court by Georgia Snow

Vicky Featherstone has outlined her main goals as artistic director of the Royal Court, that include "one hit that [changes] everything" and a "tipping point" in diversity. In an interview w…

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Production News: Helen Baxendale to star in The Distance at the Orange Tree by Georgia Snow

Helen Baxendale is returning to the stage after five years to star in Deborah Bruce's new play, The Distance, at the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond, which opens next month. Baxendale will b…

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Production News: Full casting announced for City of Angels at Donmar Warehouse by Georgia Snow

Full casting for the Donmar Warehouse's production of City of Angels has been announced, and includes Katherine Kelly and Tam Mutu. Peter Polycarpou and Rebecca Trehearn will also join the c…

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Thursday, September 4, 2014

News: Opening of Bangor's £45m arts centre postponed by Georgia Snow

The opening of a new £45 million arts centre in Bangor has been postponed, after construction works were not completed in time. Pontio, part of Bangor University, had been set to open wit…

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Production News: Tooting Arts Club to stage Sweeney Todd in London's oldest pie shop by Georgia Snow

London's oldest pie and mash shop will host a site-specific production of Sweeney Todd next month. Harrington's Pie and Mash shop in Tooting will become the setting for Stephen Sondheim's mu…

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Chicken Shop , Park Theatre, London by Georgia Snow

Park Theatre, London: Anna Jordan's confrontational new play, the second in Epsilon Productions' residency at the Park, is a coming of age story that is as entertaining as it is un…

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News: Less than half of adults taken to theatre as kids, study finds by Georgia Snow

Fewer UK adults attended the theatre than any other cultural activity when they were growing up, a new study has revealed, which also shows that price and distance are the main barriers to p…

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Wednesday, September 3, 2014

News: Defibrillator launches writer in residence scheme in collaboration with the Langham Hotel by Georgia Snow

Theatre company Defibrillator has announced a second collaboration with the Langham hotel in London and is launching a writer in residence scheme as part of the initiative. It is hoped that …

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News: Elizabethan playhouse in Poland to host work by Shakespeare's Globe by Georgia Snow

Shakespeare's Globe is among the British companies set to perform at a new £18 million modern recreation of an Elizabethan playhouse in Poland, which will be the country's first 
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Production News: Antony Sher's Death of a Salesman in RSC's 2015 summer season by Georgia Snow

Antony Sher and Alex Hassell are to star in a production of Death of a Salesman as part of the Royal Shakespeare Company's 2015 summer season, which will also include a staging of Volpone, d…

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Production News: Wales Millennium Centre announces 10th anniversary programme by Georgia Snow

Wales Millennium Centre has announced the first stage of its 10th anniversary programme, which includes a new play by Sarah Waters and a theatre production performed by 200 school children. …

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Monday, September 1, 2014

Production News: Gemma Jones to star in The Rivals at London's Arcola Theatre by Georgia Snow

Gemma Jones will star in a new production of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The Rivals at London's Arcola Theatre next month. Jones, best known for her roles in films such as Bridget Jones's Di…

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