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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Creditors furious as Dress Circle reopens under a different name by Matthew Hemley

Creditors owed thousands of pounds after London theatre shop Dress Circle went into liquidation have expressed anger that the store has begun operating again under a new name.

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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

New BBC director general promises to boost "creative quality" of content by Matthew Hemley

New BBC director general George Entwistle has vowed to "raise the creative quality" of the Corporation's output.

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Friday, September 14, 2012

Sherlock nominated for Writers' Guild prize by Matthew Hemley

BBC1's Sherlock and ITV's Appropriate Adult have been nominated for best-short form television drama at this year's Writer's Guild of Great Britain Awards.

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Exclusive: Top actors plan drama school for poorer students by Matthew Hemley

Olivier award-winning actor Clare Higgins has revealed plans to launch a free drama school for students who lack the means to pay for training.

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No plans for musical stage show spin-off from Smash TV series by Matthew Hemley

Smash choreographer Joshua Bergasse has ruled out a live stage show of the Marilyn Monroe musical at the heart of the Sky Atlantic television series.

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Thursday, September 13, 2012

Radio 2's Friday Night is Music Night to be broadcast on television for the first time by Matthew Hemley

BBC Radio 2's Friday Night is Music Night concert series is to be broadcast live on television for the first time in its 60 year history.

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Maxine Peake to star in BBC1 drama The Village by Matthew Hemley

Maxine Peake and John Simm are to star in a new BBC1 drama written by Criminal Justice creator Peter Moffat.

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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Jenna Russell and Josefina Gabrielle cast in Menier's Merrily We Roll Along by Matthew Hemley

Jenna Russell and Josefina Gabrielle have been cast in the Menier Chocolate Factory's forthcoming production of Merrily We Roll Along.

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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

100th anniversary of Britten's birth to be marked globally by Matthew Hemley

The 100th anniversary of composer Benjamin Britten's birth is to be marked globally with a series of events, including a year of dedicated programming across the BBC.

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Jaime Winstone to star in The Revenger's Tragedy by Matthew Hemley

Jaime Winstone is to star in a promenade production of Thomas Middleton's The Revenger's Tragedy.

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Monday, September 10, 2012

Janie Dee replaces Caroline O'Connor in Hello,Dolly! at Leicester's Curve by Matthew Hemley

Caroline O'Connor has pulled out of the Curve's forthcoming production of Hello, Dolly! and will be replaced in the musical by Janie Dee.

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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Sky Arts signs broadcast deal with Rosenblatt Recitals by Matthew Hemley

Sky Arts has signed a deal with opera company Rosenblatt Recitals, which will see the broadcaster televise four performances from the organisation.

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Cast owed thousands as Disco Inferno folds by Matthew Hemley

Performers including former EastEnders actor Sam Attwater have been left thousands of pounds out of pocket, after a musical they were starring in was cancelled just days into its run.

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BBC radio Britpop pilot aims to be 'grittier Glee for an older audience' by Matthew Hemley

Shane Richie is to star in a BBC radio musical drama that the Corporation describes as "Glee for an older audience".

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Daddy Cool UK tour starring Jane McDonald cancelled by Matthew Hemley

A forthcoming UK tour of the Boney M musical Daddy Cool starring Jane McDonald has been cancelled, marking the second time a planned touring production of the show has been axed.

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Friday, August 31, 2012

NT cancels two performances of Curious Incident following actor injury by Matthew Hemley

The National Theatre has cancelled two performances of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, after its lead actor suffered an injury.

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Thursday, August 30, 2012

Tiger Aspect promotes head of comedy to MD by Matthew Hemley

Tiger Aspect's head of comedy, Sophie Clarke-Jervoise, has been promoted to the role of managing director.

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Graham Norton's So Television bought by ITV by Matthew Hemley

ITV has bought Graham Norton's production company, So Television, in a deal that could be worth as much as £17 million.

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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Jill Halfpenny to star in ITV's Lightfields by Matthew Hemley

Jill Halfpenny and Kris Marshall have been cast in ITV's new supernatural thriller Lightfields.

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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

ITV orders adaptation of The Ice Cream Girls by Matthew Hemley

Lorraine Burroughs and Jodhi May are to star in a television adaptation of the book The Ice Cream Girls.

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Saturday, August 25, 2012

ITV orders more Vera and Scott and Bailey by Matthew Hemley

ITV dramas Vera and Scott and Bailey have both been re-commissioned for a third series.

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Friday, August 24, 2012

BBC2 named channel of the year at Edinburgh TV festival by Matthew Hemley

BBC2 has won the terrestrial channel of the year award at the Edinburgh International Television Festival.

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Alex Salmond calls for new public service broadcaster in Scotland by Matthew Hemley

Scotland's first minister, Alex Salmond, has called for the country to have its own public service broadcaster, claiming the current situation is "failing Scottish TV viewers and producers".

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BBC unveils new comedies by David Walliams and Ben Elton by Matthew Hemley

BBC1 has ordered new comedies written by David Walliams and Ben Elton, and a drama starring Gabriel Byrne.

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ITV admits it has no plans for more musical theatre talent shows by Matthew Hemley

ITV has revealed it has no current plans to do any more musical theatre talent search shows, admitting that it was a "little disappointed" with Superstar's ratings.

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BBC3 commissions new zombie drama and second series of Bad Education by Matthew Hemley

BBC3 has commissioned In the Flesh, a three-part drama about rehabilitated zombies being reintroduced into society.

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Thursday, August 23, 2012

Channel 4 orders drama series about a town shooting by Matthew Hemley

Channel 4 has commissioned a new four-part drama about a spate of shootings in a fictional English market town.

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Elisabeth Murdoch urges broadcasters to build "one-to-one" relationships with viewers by Matthew Hemley

Elisabeth Murdoch, the chairman of global TV producer Shine Group, has urged broadcasters to look to the success of video-on-demand sites such as YouTube in a bid to build relationships with…

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Channel 4 chief criticises UK television for lack of original ideas by Matthew Hemley

Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham has warned that UK television is failing to "achieve its potential for real cultural impact", claiming that an increase in new channels and platforms …

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BECTU accuses Midsomer producer of underpaying extras by Matthew Hemley

Midsomer Murders producer Bentley Productions is the latest company to be accused of underpaying its extras.

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Producers urged to tackle fear of casting disabled actors by Matthew Hemley

Performer Lisa Hammond has called on agents, writers and producers to encourage "impairment blind" casting in television drama in a bid to tackle the lack of disability portrayed on screen.

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