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Wednesday, August 10, 2016

£1m wages paid in first year of Equity fringe agreement by Matthew Hemley

More than £1 million has been paid out in wages under Equity's fringe agreement since it launched last year. The union said

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Dirty Dancing tour faces protests over use of recorded music by Matthew Hemley

A tour of popular show Dirty Dancing is to be hit by protests, following a bitter dispute over the production's use of

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Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Public voting opens for UK Theatre Most Welcoming Theatre award by Matthew Hemley

Voting has opened to discover the UK's most welcoming theatres. Across Britain, 241 venues are competing to win the Most Welcoming Theatre

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Kill the Beast and Liam Brennan win first 2016 The Stage Edinburgh Awards by Matthew Hemley

Comedy troupe Kill the Beast and performer Liam Brennan have been named as the first winners of The Stage Edinburgh Awards. Kill

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Monday, August 8, 2016

Former Liverpool Everyman artistic director Alan Dossor dies aged 74 by Matthew Hemley

Former Liverpool Everyman artistic director Alan Dossor has died at the age of 74. The director worked at the venue between 1970

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Nica Burns: 'Proper, erudite' reviews critical to theatre community by Matthew Hemley

West End theatre owner and producer Nica Burns has criticised national newspapers for cutting back on their arts coverage, claiming "proper, erudite"

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Friday, August 5, 2016

New production of 42nd Street to play at Theatre Royal Drury Lane by Matthew Hemley

42nd Street writer Mark Bramble will direct a new production of the musical that will run at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

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Watch now: Aladdin genies sing Somebody's Got Your Back by Matthew Hemley

Broadway performer James Monroe Iglehart and West End star Trevor Dion Nicholas " who both play the Genie in musical Aladdin "

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Thursday, August 4, 2016

Miss Saigon confirms Broadway dates and venue by Matthew Hemley

Cameron Mackintosh’s revival of Miss Saigon will open on Broadway in March next year, running in the same theatre where the musical

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Harry Lloyd leads cast of Good Canary directed by John Malkovich by Matthew Hemley

Harry Lloyd, Ilan Goodman and Michael Simkins have been cast in Good Canary, which will be directed by John Malkovich. The play

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Royal Welsh College to hold first graduate showcase in New York by Matthew Hemley

Students from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama will perform for agents and casting directors in New York next month,

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Richard Madden withdraws from Romeo and Juliet following medical advice by Matthew Hemley

Richard Madden has pulled out of Kenneth Branagh's production of Romeo and Juliet completely following medical advice. The role of Romeo will

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Future of offstage training to be probed in industry research by Matthew Hemley

Major research aimed at identifying training and development gaps in offstage roles has been commissioned. The report is being conducted by creative

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Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Spotlight calls time on iconic print directories by Matthew Hemley

Casting organisation Spotlight is dropping its print directories after almost 90 years. The organisation began printing its directories in 1927, but has

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Tuesday, August 2, 2016

New production of Frankenstein to tour the UK by Matthew Hemley

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is to be adapted into a stage production where the creature will be portrayed by a full-sized puppet controlled

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Guys and Dolls to close four months early by Matthew Hemley

Guys and Dolls is to close in the West End four months earlier than planned. The musical, which opened in Chichester before

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Girls Aloud's Sarah Harding to lead the cast of Ghost on tour by Matthew Hemley

Former Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding is to make her theatre debut in the touring production of Ghost " The Musical. She

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Monday, August 1, 2016

Miss Saigon 25th anniversary performance comes to cinemas in October by Matthew Hemley

Miss Saigon’s 25th anniversary performance is to be broadcast to cinemas in October. The musical was filmed on its 25th anniversary in

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Actor suicides prompt launch of ArtsMinds mental health website by Matthew Hemley

A series of suicides in the industry has prompted the launch of a new website aimed at supporting entertainment professionals facing mental

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Lin-Manuel Miranda show and Bananaman musical in From Page to Stage 2016 by Matthew Hemley

Lin-Manuel Miranda's 14-minute musical 21 Chump Street will receive its European premiere as part of this year's From Page to Stage festival.

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JK Rowling: 'I want Harry Potter and the Cursed Child to attract first-time theatregoers' by Matthew Hemley

JK Rowling has spoken of her hope that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will introduce young people to the theatre for

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Friday, July 29, 2016

July recap: this month's biggest news stories by Matthew Hemley

July kicks off with new London mayor Sadiq Khan appointing Justine Simons as his deputy mayor for culture and creative industries, while

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Arts Council to invest extra £60m of Lottery cash by Matthew Hemley

Arts Council England is to release at least £60 million of unspent Lottery funding after building up all-time high reserves of more

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More senior staff leave ATG following management takeover by Matthew Hemley

Ambassador Theatre Group's chief finance officer Helen Enright and business affairs director Peter Kavanagh have become the first high-profile departures from the

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JB Priestley novel Benighted to be adapted for the stage by Matthew Hemley

A thriller written by JB Priestley is to be adapted for the stage and will receive its world premiere at the Old

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Thursday, July 28, 2016

Harriet Walter to offer insights into playing male Shakespeare roles in new book by Matthew Hemley

Harriet Walter is to share her experiences playing both male and female Shakespeare roles in a new book. Brutus and Other Heroines

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Paul Nicholls to star in The Shawshank Redemption tour by Matthew Hemley

Paul Nicholls, Ben Onwukwe and Jack Ellis have been cast in the forthcoming tour of The Shawshank Redemption. The production will open

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West End cast members back Sadiq Khan's #LondonIsOpen campaign by Matthew Hemley

West End performers from shows including Aladdin, Motown and The Bodyguard have backed a campaign launched by London mayor Sadiq Khan, which

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West End and Broadway to dim lights for James M Nederlander by Matthew Hemley

Theatres in the West End and on Broadway will dim their lights in memory of theatre impresario James M Nederlander on August

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Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Bill Kenwright's Evita to tour the UK in 2017 by Matthew Hemley

Bill Kenwright's production of Evita is to tour the UK next year. The show previously ran at the Dominion Theatre in 2014

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Nikolai Foster: Theatremakers must do more to engage badly behaved audiences by Matthew Hemley

Curve artistic director Nikolai Foster has urged theatre creators to do more to combat bad audience behaviour, claiming good performances will "silence people".

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