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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

News: Equity persuades broadcasters to back disabled casting event by Matthew Hemley

Disabled actors will meet next month with casting directors from broadcasters including the BBC and ITV, as part of a special audition event aimed at increasing the onscreen portrayal of peo…

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News: Meet Me in St Louis to receive UK premiere at Landor Theatre by Matthew Hemley

Fringe venue the Landor Theatre will host the UK premiere of the musical Meet Me in St Louis next month. The musical, based on the film of the same name, has music and lyrics by...

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Interviews: Jeeves and Wooster back in the West End by Matthew Hemley

The Goodale brothers discuss their new play, Perfect Nonsense, based on the Jeeves and Wooster stories of PG Wodehouse

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Production News: Stage adaptation of Shakespeare in Love to open in West End next year by Matthew Hemley

Lee Hall's stage adaptation of the film Shakespeare in Love will open at the Noel Coward Theatre next year. The production, adapted from the screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, will …

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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Production News: Betty Blue Eyes to tour the UK in 2014 by Matthew Hemley

Stiles and Drewe musical Betty Blue Eyes is to tour the UK next year. The show, based on the Alan Bennett film A Private Function, will be directed by Daniel Buckroyd, who is artistic direct…

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Monday, November 11, 2013

News: Shortlist announced for inaugural Adrian Pagan playwright award by Matthew Hemley

London fringe venue the King's Head Theatre has revealed the shortlist for its inaugural Adrian Pagan playwright award. Formed by the theatre in memory of stage manager turned playwright Adr…

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News: Tony Jordan's Red Planet Prize opens for applications by Matthew Hemley

This year's Red Planet Prize, an annual search to find new television writing talent, has opened for applications. The prize is run by production company Red Planet Pictures in association w…

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News: Successful applicants for Cameron Mackintosh Resident Composer Scheme revealed by Matthew Hemley

Bristol Old Vic, the Soho Theatre and the Watermill Theatre will each host a composer for six months as part of the Cameron Mackintosh Resident Composer Scheme, which has revealed the next t…

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News: Ruth Mackenzie appointed to oversee development of The Space by Matthew Hemley

Ruth Mackenzie has been appointed to lead the development of the next phase of The Space, an online digital arts platform run by Arts Council England and the BBC. The Space is due to relaunc…

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Sunday, November 10, 2013

Production News: ITV lines up fifth series of Downton Abbey for 2014 by Matthew Hemley

ITV has commissioned a fifth series of Downton Abbey. The broadcaster said audience figures for the fourth series, which ended this weekend, had averaged at 11.8 million viewers. It claimed …

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News: Stiles and Drewe musical The Wind in the Willows to raise investment through crowdfunding by Matthew Hemley

New Stiles and Drewe musical The Wind in the Willows has become the latest production to raise investment through crowdfunding, with its producer claiming the move will change the way West E…

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Friday, November 8, 2013

Production News: St James Theatre to host London premiere of Sondheim's Putting it Together by Matthew Hemley

Janie Dee, Caroline Sheen, David Bedella, Daniel Crossley and Damian Humbley will star in the London premiere of Stephen Sondheim's Putting it Together at the St James Theatre. The show prev…

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Production News: Frances Ruffelle and Isy Suttie to star in new musical The A-Z of Mrs P by Matthew Hemley

Frances Ruffelle and Isy Suttie are to star in new musical The A-Z of Mrs P at the Southwark Playhouse next year. It has a book by Diane Samuels and music and lyrics by Gwyneth...

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Thursday, November 7, 2013

Production News: Reece Shearsmith to star in Grease 2 concert by Matthew Hemley

Reece Shearsmith is to star in Cool Rider, the Grease 2 concert that takes place at the Lyric Theatre in London next year. Shearsmith, known for his television work in The League of Gentleme…

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Production News: ITV orders six-part adaptation of James Runcie novel by Matthew Hemley

ITV has commissioned a six-part series about a vicar who turns investigator when one of his parishioners dies in suspicious circumstances. Grantchester is based on a book by James Runcie cal…

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Production News: Musical theatre star Louise Dearman announces first UK tour by Matthew Hemley

Musical theatre performer Louise Dearman is to embark on her first UK tour from February next year. The It's Time tour will see Dearman, who is currently playing Elphaba in Wicked, perform m…

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News: Funding cuts loom over Newbury's Corn Exchange and Watermill Theatre by Matthew Hemley

Newbury's Corn Exchange and Watermill Theatre are facing cuts totaling £180,000 to their funding, under proposals being considered by the local council. The Corn Exchange is facing the gr…

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Wednesday, November 6, 2013

News: Nick Darke award announces 2013 winner by Matthew Hemley

Playwright Carla Grauls has won this year's Nick Darke award, a £6,000 prize that celebrates the "best writing for stage, screen and radio" on an environmental theme. Grauls, who is the c…

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Tuesday, November 5, 2013

News: Sadler's Wells announces increased revenue and attendances by Matthew Hemley

Sadler's Wells generated £23.8 million in revenue in 2012/13, up from £22.1 million in 2011/12. In its annual report, published today, it said it received £2.2 million from Arts Cou…

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News: Sadler's Wells to launch new space dedicated to "contemporary work" by Matthew Hemley

Sadler's Wells has revealed plans to establish a fourth performance space to host "cutting edge contemporary work", as part of its vision for the next 10 years. This also includes a commitme…

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Monday, November 4, 2013

Production News: CBBC's Dick and Dom join the West End production of Spamalot by Matthew Hemley

Television presenting duo Dick and Dom are to join the cast of Monty Python's Spamalot in the West End, playing King Arthur and Patsy respectively. The move marks the presenters' West End mu…

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Production News: Cast announced for Mamma Mia! international tour by Matthew Hemley

Sara Poyzer, who played Donna in the West End production of Mamma Mia!, is to reprise the role for the musical's international tour. The tour will include the only UK venue outside of London…

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Saturday, November 2, 2013

Interviews: Gags from the girls: Jessica Knappett by Matthew Hemley

Jessica Knappett, one of the lead cast members of The Inbetweeners film, talks to Matthew Hemley about representing genuine female humour in her new E4 sitcom, Drifters

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Friday, November 1, 2013

News: University's Caryl Churchill theatre to programme professional work by Matthew Hemley

Royal Holloway University's new £3.5 million Caryl Churchill Theatre will host public performances from professional theatre companies alongside student productions, in a move that has be…

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News: BBC launches confidential bullying helpline by Matthew Hemley

Actors, directors and writers who feel they have been bullied or harassed while working for the BBC will be able to report their concerns to trained counsellors via a new confidential helpli…

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Production News: Robert Lindsay and Rufus Hound to star in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels musical by Matthew Hemley

Robert Lindsay and Rufus Hound are to star in the musical version of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, which will open at the Savoy Theatre in March next year. The production will be directed and cho…

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Production News: Derren Brown to stage art theft in new Channel 4 programme by Matthew Hemley

Derren Brown is to return to Channel 4 with a one-off special called The Great Art Robbery. The programme is made by Objective Productions, which said that Brown will attempt "to pull off th…

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Thursday, October 31, 2013

Production News: BBC drama to re-imagine The Beatles story by Matthew Hemley

Andrew Knott, best known for appearing in The History Boys both on stage and screen, is to star in a BBC drama that imagines what would have happened if The Beatles had been turned down...

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News: ITV sitcom Vicious ranked as most watched show by young gay men by Matthew Hemley

ITV sitcom Vicious has been ranked as the most popular TV programme watched by young gay men, a survey has found. The research was conducted by the BBC, which assessed the viewing habits of …

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News: Bullying on the rise in the entertainment sector, survey finds by Matthew Hemley

More than half of all people working in the entertainment industry have been bullied or harassed at work, new research has revealed. Early analysis of a survey carried out by the Federation …

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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

News: From Here to Eternity composer: "West End should be for new work" by Matthew Hemley

From Here to Eternity composer Stuart Brayson has said the West End should be about staging "primarily new work", claiming revivals should be confined to tours. The composer, whose musical w…

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