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Friday, June 27, 2014

News: Musicians' Union hits back at NT's Nick Starr by Georgia Snow

The Musicians' Union has hit back at claims made by National Theatre executive director Nick Starr that the musicians in War Horse should have been axed in 2009, following the show's transfe…

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Thursday, June 26, 2014

Production News: Lindsay Lohan to make stage debut in Speed-the-Plow in the West End by Georgia Snow

Lindsay Lohan will make her stage debut in David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow at London's Playhouse Theatre later this year. Lohan, who made her name starring in films such as Parent Trap, Freaky …

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News: SOLT launches half price ticket initiative for the West End by Georgia Snow

TKTS, the theatre ticket booth operated by the Society of London Theatre, will be offering half price tickets to 10 West End shows on Wednesdays throughout July. West End Wednesdays will all…

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News: 'We should have axed War Horse musicians in 2009' " NT's Nick Starr by Georgia Snow

National Theatre executive director Nick Starr has said he regrets not axing live musicians from War Horse when the show transferred to the West End in 2009, claiming that would have been th…

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Wednesday, June 25, 2014

News: ITC urges funding safeguards for small companies by Georgia Snow

Small theatre companies in London must not be ignored in the next round of Arts Council England funding, despite the need to address regional imbalances, the Independent Theatre Council has …

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News: Matthew Xia appointed associate artistic director at Manchester's Royal Exchange by Georgia Snow

Matthew Xia has been appointed associate artistic director at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre, following the departure of co-artistic director Greg Hersov this summer. Xia, who directed …

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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Production News: Amanda Drew and Jack Lowden join the cast of Electra by Georgia Snow

Amanda Drew, Jack Lowden and Diana Quick will join Kristin Scott Thomas in Sophocles' tragedy Electra, when it comes to the Old Vic this autumn. Drew, best known for her work in television d…

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Production News: John Barrowman announces UK tour by Georgia Snow

John Barrowman will embark on a 16-date concert tour in 2015, his first full UK tour in four years. Beginning on May 16, 2015 in Southend, the tour will visit towns and cities across theR…

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Monday, June 23, 2014

Production News: Flash Mob tour called off six weeks early by Georgia Snow

The UK tour of dance show Flash Mob has been called off after only eight performances. The show, which stars dancers from reality television shows such as Strictly Come Dancing, Britain's Go…

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Sunday, June 22, 2014

Interviews: Carolyn Maitland: musical theatre actor by Georgia Snow

After formal dance training, Carolyn Maitland has learnt everything else she knows through her experience in musicals in London and internationally. She understudies Ellen in Cameron Mackint…

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Saturday, June 21, 2014

Interviews: Rochelle Neil: actor by Georgia Snow

  Actor Rochelle Neil's portfolio of shows includes West End productions of Ghost and Soul Sister. She is also known for her MCing at famous Soho nightclub The Box. Her latest role is i…

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Friday, June 20, 2014

Production News: Bailey and Pitt-Pulford to star in Marry Me A Little by Georgia Snow

Simon Bailey and Laura Pitt-Pulford are to star in Stephen Sondheim's Marry Me A Little when it runs at the St James Studio next month. Bailey, whose West End credits include The Phantom of …

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Production News: Tamsin Greig to star in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown by Georgia Snow

Tamsin Greig will star in the UK premiere of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, a musical stage adaption of Pedro Almodovar's film of the same name. The show premiered on Broadway in…

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Thursday, June 19, 2014

News: Sheffield Theatres boasts increased audiences by Georgia Snow

Sheffield Theatres saw a 23% year-on-year increase to its audience numbers in 2013, its annual report has revealed. More than 439,000 people visited the Crucible, Studio and Lyceum Theatres …

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Wednesday, June 18, 2014

News: Citizens Theatre renovation receives £5m funding boost by Georgia Snow

Redevelopment plans for Glasgow's Citizens Theatre have taken a major step forward after it was announced the theatre will receive £4.9 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Glasgow Cit…

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News: ACE awards nearly £750,000 to Bristol cultural project by Georgia Snow

An immersive theatre show co-produced by Bristol Old Vic is one of six projects in Bristol to be given funding in a grant of almost three quarters of a million pounds from Arts Council Engla…

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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Production News: Further casting announced for Calamity Jane tour by Georgia Snow

Tom Lister, Alex Hammond and Phoebe Street are set to join Jodie Prenger in the upcoming national tour of Calamity Jane. Lister, who will play Wild Bill Hickok, recently appeared in Water Ba…

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Production News: Romeo and Juliet to be performed on Margate beach by Georgia Snow

A site-specific performance of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet will take place on Margate beach next month as part of the Theatre Royal Margate's annual Shakespeare on the Beach event. Kent-b…

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Sunday, June 15, 2014

Interviews: Hilton Denis: dancer by Georgia Snow

Australian dancer Hilton Denis began dancing at a young age and has been a regular fixture on the Australian dance scene ever since. He was a contestant on the first series of So You Thin…

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Saturday, June 14, 2014

Interviews: Jake Smith: director by Georgia Snow

Jake Smith is a trainee director at Chichester Festival Theatres, where he is on a two-year bursary. This season he is working on Black Comedy/Miss Julie, Pitcairn, Gypsy and The One Hund…

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Friday, June 13, 2014

Interviews: Lee Latchford-Evans: pop singer and actor by Georgia Snow

Lee Latchford-Evans is best-known as one fifth of pop group Steps, but is treading the boards for the first time in the UK tour of All Creatures Great and Small, a stage adaptation of the…

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Thursday, June 12, 2014

Production News: Relaxed performance of War Horse to be staged in September by Georgia Snow

War Horse is to stage a relaxed performance at the New London Theatre, in association with the National Autistic Society. The performance, designed for people with autism, sensory or communi…

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News: ATG chief brands West End theatres "not fit for purpose" by Georgia Snow

Ambassador Theatre Group chief executive Howard Panter has said that most West End theatres are "not fit for purpose" and should be replaced. Speaking at the International Theatre Engineerin…

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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

News: National Stage Management Awards 2014: winners announced by Georgia Snow

The winners have been announced for the 2014 National Stage Management Awards, sponsored by The Stage and held for the first time as a joint ceremony with ABTT Theatre Awards. Presented by O…

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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

News: UK to host international children's theatre festival for the first time by Georgia Snow

Birmingham will host the World Festival of Theatre for Young Audiences in 2016, the first time the festival will have been held in the UK. The International Association of Theatre for Childr…

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News: ATG appoints new business directors to drive international expansion by Georgia Snow

Ambassador Theatre Group has announced the creation of two new business appointments as part of the group's international expansion. Julia Potts will return to ATG after a three-year absence…

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Monday, June 9, 2014

Production News: Shepard's True West leads Tricycle's new season by Georgia Snow

Sam Shepard's True West will open the Tricycle Theatre's new season, its artistic director Indhu Rubasingham announced today. Directed by Philip Breen, the production originated at Glasgow's…

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Sunday, June 8, 2014

Interviews: Nadia Nadarajah: actor by Georgia Snow

Deaf actor Nadia Nadarajah is fluent in eight languages " five sign languages and three written. She performs regularly with Deafinitely Theatre company, with whom she is currently playing t…

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Friday, June 6, 2014

Production News: Ronan Keating to join the cast of Once by Georgia Snow

Ronan Keating is to join the West End cast of Once from November, to play the leading role of Guy. Keating, who launched his career in 90s boy band Boyzone, will make his West End…

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News: ACE reveals details of Lottery spend in its national portfolio funding by Georgia Snow

Arts Council England has announced that the first national portfolio organisations to be funded wholly through Lottery money will be those focusing on touring or working with children and yo…

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Thursday, June 5, 2014

Production News: ROH Wind in the Willows to return to the West End by Georgia Snow

The Royal Opera House production of The Wind of the Willows will return to London's West End this Christmas. Director and choreographer Will Tuckett's production will play an eight-week seas…

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