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Monday, September 8, 2014

Production News: Catherine Tate cast in Jamie Lloyd's Assassins by Matthew Hemley

Catherine Tate has been cast in Jamie Lloyd's production of Assassins at the Menier Chocolate Factory, alongside Andy Nyman and Mike McShane. Tate, whose theatre credits include Much Ado Abo…

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Friday, September 5, 2014

News: Campaign launched to boost live entertainment in pubs by Matthew Hemley

Pubs around the UK are being urged to host live entertainment " including theatre shows " as part of a new campaign launched by Equity. The Live Entertainment Works! campaign is aimed at hig…

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News: Bonnie Langford and Gary Wilmot join Dirty Rotten Scoundrels cast by Matthew Hemley

Bonnie Langford and Gary Wilmot are to join the West End cast of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Langford, whose credits include Spamalot and Chicago, takes the role of Muriel Eubanks, and replaces…

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Production News: Carole King musical Beautiful to open in London next year by Matthew Hemley

Broadway musical Beautiful " The Carole King Musical will open at the Aldwych Theatre in February next year. Based on the life and career of singer and songwriter King, the show has a book b…

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News: BBC lines up adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's Good Omens by Matthew Hemley

Mark Heap and Peter Serafinowicz are to lead the cast of a BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's Good Omens. The cast for the six-part series " which is about the…

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Wednesday, September 3, 2014

News: Bram Stoker's Dracula play script to go on display at British Library by Matthew Hemley

A rare manuscript for a stage production of Dracula written by Bram Stoker himself is to go on display at the British Library. Although the manuscript for Stoker's novel is not believed to e…

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News: Norwich Theatre Royal reveals £3m expansion plan by Matthew Hemley

Norwich Theatre Royal has announced plans for a £3 million expansion, which will see the creation of a brand new building aimed at increasing education opportunities for young people in t…

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Tuesday, September 2, 2014

News: Anything Goes to tour the UK from January 2015 by Matthew Hemley

Sheffield Theatres' production of the musical Anything Goes will tour the UK from January. The tour will follow a run at the Crucible in Sheffield this November, and will begin at the New Wi…

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Friday, August 29, 2014

Production News: Hadley Fraser and Caroline Sheen to star in new musical Before After by Matthew Hemley

Hadley Fraser and Caroline Sheen are to star in a new musical penned by Stuart Matthew Price and Timothy Knapman. The show, called Before After, is described as a romantic musical and will b…

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Production News: Jamie Lloyd steps down from Back to the Future musical by Matthew Hemley

Jamie Lloyd has stepped down as director of the forthcoming musical of Back to the Future. Lloyd confirmed to The Stage that he had left the production, but said the process had been "amicab…

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Thursday, August 28, 2014

Production News: Neil Morrissey and Adrian Edmondson to star in West End transfer of Neville's Island by Matthew Hemley

Adrian Edmondson, Miles Jupp, Neil Morrissey and Robert Webb are to star in the West End transfer of Chichester Festival Theatre's production of Neville's Island. The play, by Tim Firth, was…

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Hemley on TV: It's not just writers who need to grow up by Matthew Hemley

Writers need to grow up. Not my words, but those of a well-known screenwriter called Bryan Elsley, who you may know for co-creating Skins (itself about teenagers, growing up). According to E…

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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

News: Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman win Emmys for Sherlock by Matthew Hemley

Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman have won Emmy awards for their acting in the television series Sherlock. In total, the series won seven Emmy awards " including four prizes for creati…

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Friday, August 22, 2014

News: Dynamo: stage magic shows need 'reinventing' by Matthew Hemley

Magician Dynamo has claimed stage magic shows need 'reinventing', and has revealed plans to move into the live arena sector following the end of his television series. Dynamo's series …

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Production News: Frank McGuinness to pen BBC drama about 2005 London bombings by Matthew Hemley

Playwright Frank McGuinness is penning a factual drama for BBC1 about the 2005 bombings in London. Called A Song for Jenny, it stars Emily Watson and explores a woman's response to her daugh…

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News: Writers need to stop behaving like children, Skins creator claims by Matthew Hemley

Skins co-creator Bryan Elsley has urged writers to be "more grown up" in their dealings with producers of their shows, claiming too many are behaving like children in the decision-making pro…

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News: Leading actors are choosing TV over film for character development by Matthew Hemley

High profile actors such as Maggie Gyllenhaal are turning to TV for work over films, because of the opportunities television offers them to "immerse" themselves in a character over multiple …

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Production News: Ashley Jensen to star in Sky detective drama by Matthew Hemley

Ashley Jensen is to star in a new family drama on Sky based on M C Beaton's Agatha Raisin series of books. Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death is a 120 minute drama that…

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Thursday, August 21, 2014

News: Channel 4 boss blames "collective failure" in TV sector for lack of diversity by Matthew Hemley

Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham has blamed a "collective failure" in the industry for the lack of diversity on UK television. The C4 boss delivered the MacTaggart Lecture at this yea…

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News: Writers are the key to boosting diversity on screen " BBC1 controller by Matthew Hemley

BBC1 controller Charlotte Moore has claimed that writers are the key to boosting the representation of black, Asian and minority ethnic people on television. At this year's Edinburgh Interna…

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Production News: Channel 4 orders Nick Clegg drama from playwright James Graham by Matthew Hemley

James Graham, who penned the play This House for the National Theatre, is creating an original drama for Channel 4 about Nick Clegg called Coalition. The drama will chart Clegg's "rise from …

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News: BBC has duty to broadcast niche arts content " BBC4 channel editor by Matthew Hemley

BBC4 channel editor Cassian Harrison has defended the broadcaster's screening of niche arts content watched by smaller audiences, claiming the Corporation has a duty to address "more narrow …

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Production News: Judi Dench to join Benedict Cumberbatch in BBC's Richard III adaptation by Matthew Hemley

Judi Dench is to join Benedict Cumberbatch, Sally Hawkins and Keeley Hawes in BBC2's next Shakespeare adaptations, which form part of of its Hollow Crown series. The three filmed adaptations…

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News: British TV dramas 'more interesting' than films " BBC director of TV by Matthew Hemley

British television dramas are beating films to become the place where the most "interesting and complex work is happening", the BBC's director of television has claimed. Speaking at this yea…

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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

News: Actors, directors and writers call for more diverse TV programmes by Matthew Hemley

Stephen Daldry, Lenny Henry, Rupert Goold, Daniel Craig, Russell T Davies and David Harewood are among the signatories of a letter calling on leading broadcasters to ring-fence money specifi…

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Thursday, August 14, 2014

News: Bodyguard DVD felled by Equity pay push by Matthew Hemley

Plans for a DVD recording of the live West End production of The Bodyguard have been shelved, after union Equity blocked the proposal based on the money performers were being offered. The mo…

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Friday, August 8, 2014

News: Producer hits out at ATG charges after free ticket request by Matthew Hemley

Producer David Johnson has launched a stinging attack on the charges he claims Ambassador Theatre Group demands from performers, producers and theatregoers, after an ATG employee requested c…

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Thursday, August 7, 2014

Hemley on TV: Britain's got talent show fatigue… by Matthew Hemley

If, like me, you don't have better things to do, you might have found yourself surfing the channels last Friday night in the hope of finding something vaguely entertaining to watch. Having f…

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News: Israeli company Incubator confirms cancellation of entire Edinburgh run by Matthew Hemley

Efforts to find Israeli theatre company Incubator a new space to perform in following protests outside its original venue at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe have been abandoned, result…

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News: Industry-wide initiative to protect actors from mental health problems by Matthew Hemley

A series of high-profile suicides among actors has prompted the launch of a new initiative aimed at raising the awareness of stress and mental wellbeing in the entertainment sector. Arts and…

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Wednesday, August 6, 2014

News: First Stage Awards winners from the Edinburgh fringe revealed by Matthew Hemley

Performers Benny Young and Olwen Fouere have been announced as the winners of the first round of The Stage Awards for Acting Excellence at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Young was recognised…

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