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Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Bush Theatre opens annual submission window for new plays by Matthew Hemley

Playwrights are being invited to submit scripts for potential production at the Bush Theatre in west London. The Bush opened its submission

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Theatre Royal Stratford East to raise £15k with seat-naming plan by Matthew Hemley

Theatre Royal Stratford East has launched a public fundraising campaign to raise £15,000 towards its auditorium refurbishment. The theatre announced in April

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Leicester Curve to support Edinburgh Fringe musical award by Matthew Hemley

A £1,500 prize for new musical theatre at the Edinburgh Fringe has been launched with the backing of Leicester's Curve. Together with

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Former RSC boss Adrian Noble: 'I earn five times as much working abroad' by Matthew Hemley

Former Royal Shakespeare Company boss Adrian Noble has revealed he is forced to work abroad because he can earn five times as

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Monday, June 15, 2015

Directors to gain financial support from charity by Matthew Hemley

Directors working in theatre, film and TV who are facing financial difficulties are to be supported by a new charitable foundation. The

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Sunday, June 14, 2015

Royal Lyceum in Edinburgh wins big at Scottish theatre awards by Matthew Hemley

Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre has dominated at the Critics’ Awards for Theatre in Scotland, winning in six categories. The Lyceum picked up

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Friday, June 12, 2015

Stratford East and Perfect Pitch harmonise on £12k music award by Matthew Hemley

Theatre Royal Stratford East has partnered with production company Perfect Pitch on a £12,000 new musical award. The Perfect Pitch Award for

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Judi Dench: 'I live in fear as an actor' by Matthew Hemley

Judi Dench has spoken about the constant "fear" she lives with as an actor, claiming that being a performer gets more frightening

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Lack of compulsory arts subjects at GCSE criticised by Matthew Hemley

The government has been accused of playing "fast and loose with the country's educational wellbeing", after it revealed plans for compulsory GCSEs

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Exclusive: Stiles and Drewe penning Becoming Nancy musical by Matthew Hemley

Betty Blue Eyes composers George Stiles and Anthony Drewe are writing the music for a new show called Becoming Nancy, directed by

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Thursday, June 11, 2015

Crowdfunding campaign launched for Stephen Sondheim 85th birthday concert by Matthew Hemley

Imelda Staunton is to join other West End performers in a special gala concert marking Stephen Sondeim's 85th birthday. Called Hey, Old

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Alison Jiear: 'I had to do BGT to become known' by Matthew Hemley

West End performer Alison Jiear has revealed she put herself forward for Britain's Got Talent because she has been “anonymous" in the

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Monday, June 8, 2015

Curve to launch festival for new musicals by Matthew Hemley

Curve artistic director Nikolai Foster has revealed plans for a festival dedicated to new musicals. Foster, who last year promised to make

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Tim Pigott-Smith claims government treats actors like 'rogues and vagabonds' by Matthew Hemley

Actor Tim Pigott-Smith has criticised the government for undervaluing performers, claiming the industry is going to have to "fight" for its survival

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The Tony Awards winners in full by Matthew Hemley

Best play Simon Stephens, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Best musical Fun Home Best revival of a play

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Sunday, June 7, 2015

King Charles III wins at South Bank Sky Arts Awards by Matthew Hemley

Mike Bartlett's King Charles III has won the theatre prize at this year's South Bank Sky Arts Awards. The Almeida Theatre production

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Friday, June 5, 2015

Curve to add 100 seats to meet demand by Matthew Hemley

Leicester's Curve is to install an extra 99 seats into its auditorium to cater for demand and drive more income. The theatre

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Irving Berlin musical The Smallest Show on Earth to open in September by Matthew Hemley

A musical featuring Irving Berlin songs and based on the film The Smallest Show on Earth will open in September. It will

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Arts Council England relieved by £1.2m cut by Matthew Hemley

Arts Council England's budget is to be cut by about £1.2 million in 2015/16, after the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

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Thursday, June 4, 2015

Pixie Lott to star in Curve's first West End production by Matthew Hemley

A stage adaptation of Breakfast at Tiffany's starring Pixie Lott as Holly Golightly will become Leicester Curve's first commercial West End production.

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Miss Saigon documentary to be released on July 6 by Matthew Hemley

Miss Saigon's return to the West End has been documented by Cameron Mackintosh, who claims it is the most "comprehensive" look at

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Xanadu musical to premiere at Southwark Playhouse by Matthew Hemley

Musical Xanadu will receive its UK premiere at the Southwark Playhouse in October. The show, based on the film of the same

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Kate Lock wins Adrian Pagan Award by Matthew Hemley

Playwright Kate Lock has won this year's Adrian Pagan Award, which is aimed at nurturing new writing talent. Lock received the prize

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Jonathan Church Productions to form with Delfont Mackintosh backing by Matthew Hemley

Outgoing Chichester Festival Theatre artistic director Jonathan Church is to form his own production company, backed by Cameron Mackintosh. Church announced earlier

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Writers on BBC training schemes paid less than £3 per hour, claims Writers' Guild by Matthew Hemley

Writers producing drama scripts on BBC training schemes are being paid less than £3 an hour, the Writers' Guild of Great Britain

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Derren Brown's Miracle to play at London's Palace Theatre by Matthew Hemley

Derren Brown's new show Miracle will run at the Palace Theatre in the West End this November. It will run from November

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Monday, June 1, 2015

Alex Gaumond and Cynthia Erivo star in new Singular Sensations run by Matthew Hemley

Performers Alex Gaumond, Cynthia Erivo and Sally Ann Triplett feature in the next series of Singular Sensations at Charing Cross Theatre. The

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Meet the companies helping new musicals to flourish in the UK by Matthew Hemley

A glance at the West End's musical theatre landscape tends to throw up the same few names in terms of writers and composers.

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Natalie Mendoza: 'Spider-Man is a story to tell my grandkids' by Matthew Hemley

When Natalie Mendoza suffered an injury that forced her to leave the cast of ill-fated Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark

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'Uber for theatre tickets' extends to West End by Matthew Hemley

A free ticketing app that its founders claim will make the West End "more accessible than ever" has been launched. Todaytix has

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Friday, May 29, 2015

Shakespeare's Globe tour guides call off second strike by Matthew Hemley

A second day of planned strike action by tour guides at Shakespeare's Globe has been called off, after talks between the venue

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