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Thursday, December 12, 2013

News: Actor still unpaid despite tribunal victory six months ago by Matthew Hemley

An actor owed more than £5,000 for a tour he appeared in is still fighting to recoup money owed to him, despite the fact a tribunal ordered the show's producers to pay up six months...

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News: West End musical star to launch events company by Matthew Hemley

West End performer Louise Dearman is to start up a new events entertainment company. Dearman will run the company, called Backslap, with her partner Andrew Eastel and choreo­grapher Ian S…

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News: Half of performers earn less than £5k a year " survey by Matthew Hemley

About half of Equity members undertook unpaid work in the past 12 months, with a similar proportion earning less than £5,000 over the year. According to the results of a union survey of m…

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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

News: Helena Bonham Carter and Maggie Smith nominated for Screen Actors Guild awards by Matthew Hemley

Helena Bonham Carter and Maggie Smith are among the UK talent nominated for Screen Actors Guild awards. The US awards are chosen by nominees' peers who are members of the Screen Actors Guild…

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Production News: Theatre company Defibrillator to stage Tennessee Williams plays in a hotel by Matthew Hemley

Three one-act Tennessee Williams plays will be performed in London's Langham Hotel in February next year. Theatre company Defibrillator will bring Green Eyes, Sunburst, and The Pink Bedroom …

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News: BBC director general tasked with improving quality of drama on BBC1 by Matthew Hemley

The BBC Trust has tasked new director general Tony Hall with achieving "new peaks of distinctiveness" across the Corporation's output, including improving the variety and quality of drama on…

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Production News: Marc Bolan musical to tour the UK in 2014 by Matthew Hemley

Marc Bolan musical 20th Century Boy will tour the UK from April next year, prior to a planned West End run. The musical is based on an idea by Brian Dunham, Colin Giffin and Nicky...

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Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Production News: Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton reunite for Victoria Wood musical drama by Matthew Hemley

Imelda Staunton and Michael Ball are to star in a musical TV drama based on Victoria Wood's stage play That Day We Sang. The 90-minute BBC2 drama is called Tubby and Enid and will be...

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News: Steve Bugeja named winner of the BBC New Comedy award by Matthew Hemley

Stand up Steve Bugeja has won this year's BBC New Comedy award. Bugeja beat five other finalists to win the prize, which sees him awarded £1,000 as well as development and guidance from t…

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Production News: Concert production of Godspell to be staged in London next year by Matthew Hemley

Stephen Schwartz musical Godspell is to be performed in concert at the Lyric Theatre in London. The event will be staged on May 19, 2014 in aid of Make-a-Wish Foundation, which provides oppo…

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Production News: Leicester Square Theatre reveals finalists in its musical theatre initiative by Matthew Hemley

Leicester Square Theatre has revealed the six finalists in its New Musical Project. The initiative aims to discover, develop and produce new musical theatre writing talent. Composers were in…

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Monday, December 9, 2013

News: Leicester's Curve launches playwriting competition by Matthew Hemley

Playwrights from the East Midlands have the chance to win £1,000 and a year of support and mentoring from theatre professionals as part of a new scheme set up by Leicester's Curve. The Cu…

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Production News: Janie Dee, Samantha Spiro and David Bedella to star in Styne, Herman and Sondheim tribute by Matthew Hemley

Janie Dee, David Bedella and Samantha Spiro are to perform as part of a concert celebrating the music of Jule Styne, Jerry Herman and Stephen Sondheim. The line-up for the show, called Jule,…

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News: Dailymotion to offer performers and theatre companies free video production facilities by Matthew Hemley

Video-sharing site Dailymotion is offering performers and theatre companies free use of studios and editing suites to produce filmed content that can be shared online. The French-based compa…

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Production News: Jessie Wallace and Gary Kemp to star in Lionel Bart's Fings Ain't What They Used T'Be by Matthew Hemley

EastEnders actor Jessie Wallace is to star in a new production of the Lionel Bart musical Fings Ain't What They Used T’Be at the Theatre Royal Stratford East. She will appear alongside…

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Sunday, December 8, 2013

Interviews: Linzi Hateley: 'I need to shake myself up a bit' by Matthew Hemley

Having recently appeared in the National's 50th birthday celebration, Linzi Hateley tells Matthew Hemley about her upcoming cabaret performance

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Thursday, December 5, 2013

News: Warner Bros UK reveals successful applicants to its Creative Talent scheme by Matthew Hemley

Warner Bros UK has revealed the first successful applicants to its Creative Talent scheme, which includes 11 people being given scholarships at higher education institutions " including RADA…

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Hemley on TV: Musical theatre stars who have crossed the great (TV/theatre) divide… by Matthew Hemley

Musical theatre performers often speak of a snobbery that exists in areas of the industry, which they claim prevents them getting opportunities to cross into other areas " such as straight p…

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News: Writers Guild targets culture of unpaid work by Matthew Hemley

Production companies and broadcasters are to be challenged over their "indefensible practices" of asking writers to work for free as part of a campaign aimed at cracking down on unpaid jobs …

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News: BBC Performing Arts Fund awards £430,000 to the theatre sector by Matthew Hemley

Frantic Assembly, Bristol Old Vic and the Royal Exchange in Manchester are among the recipients of a BBC grants scheme that has just awarded more than £430,000 to theatres organisations a…

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News: Brewhouse Theatre in Taunton set to reopen in April 2014 by Matthew Hemley

Taunton's Brewhouse Theatre is set to reopen in April next year following a year of being dark. The venue went into administration in February, with Taunton Deane Borough Council later buyin…

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Production News: Neal Street Productions to focus on original material for next musical project by Matthew Hemley

Sam Mendes' Neal Street Productions has revealed its next musical theatre projects will be completely original shows that are not based on existing source material. Caro Newling, who oversee…

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News: Equity warns advertisers over inappropriate casting questions by Matthew Hemley

Actors attending auditions for television commercials are being asked increasingly "inappropriate and intrusive" questions that have no bearing on their ability to do the job, Equity has war…

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Wednesday, December 4, 2013

News: Everyman director Paul Milton warns of looming regional theatre crisis by Matthew Hemley

Cheltenham Everyman Theatre creative director Paul Milton has warned of a crisis in the regions, claiming new writing in particular is at risk because of low audience attendance and reduced …

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Production News: Jerry Mitchell to direct reading of But I'm a Cheerleader musical by Matthew Hemley

Jerry Mitchell is to direct a London reading of a musical based on the 1999 film But I'm a Cheerleader. The reading will take place on December 6, with a cast including Hannah Waddingham, Ni…

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Production News: BBC1 to broadcast Laurel and Hardy biopic by Matthew Hemley

BBC1 is to screen a one-off drama about comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. The 90-minute biopic, called Stan and Ollie, is written by Jeff Pope, who penned Mrs Biggs for ITV. It is based around...

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Tuesday, December 3, 2013

News: Jo Brand and Miranda Hart nominated for British Comedy awards by Matthew Hemley

Jo Brand, Miranda Hart, Vicki Pepperdine and Zawe Ashton will battle it out for the title of best TV comedy actress at this year's British Comedy Awards. Brand and Pepperdine have both been …

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Business News: Happy Days crowdfunding campaign meets £250,000 target by Matthew Hemley

A crowdfunding campaign for new musical Happy Days has met its £250,000 target, in what its producer claims is a first for a commercial theatre production. The initiative to raise the mon…

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Monday, December 2, 2013

Production News: Russ Abbot, Stephanie Beacham and June Whitfield star in new BBC1 comedy by Matthew Hemley

Russ Abbot, Stephanie Beacham, Alison Steadman and June Whitfield are to star in a new BBC1 series called Grey Mates, which revolves around three newly retired couples. The six-part comedy a…

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The Gruffalo, Lyric Theatre, London by Matthew Hemley

Lyric Theatre, London : Julia Donaldson's book is brought lovingly and imaginatively to life in Tall Stories' stage version of The Gruffalo - a three-hander that buzzes with energy…

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Friday, November 29, 2013

Production News: Tim Rice's From Here to Eternity to close in April next year by Matthew Hemley

Tim Rice's new musical From Here to Eternity is to close in April next year, after a run of six months in the West End. The musical, composed by Stuart Brayson with lyrics by Rice,...

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