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Friday, May 11, 2012

Hermione Norris and Martin Clunes to star in new ITV drama by Matthew Hemley

Hermione Norris and Martin Clunes are to lead the cast of a new two-part thriller for ITV, called A Mother's Son.

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Matthew Warchus favours London over Broadway to open new work by Matthew Hemley

Olivier Award-winning director Matthew Warchus has said opening new productions in London rather than on Broadway provides a "less pressurised" environment for a show's creative team.

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Thursday, May 10, 2012

Sky Arts orders comedy starring Catherine Tate and Rebecca Front by Matthew Hemley

Rebecca Front, Catherine Tate and Sharon Horgan are to star in a new comedy for Sky Arts called Psychobitches.

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Welsh TV producers welcome calls for a strengthened broadcasting industry by Matthew Hemley

Television producers in Wales have welcomed a recommendation that the Welsh government should explore ways to "work more effectively with Channel 4" to support independent companies.

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Former Pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt joins calls for better treatment of dancers by Matthew Hemley

Got To Dance judge and former Pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt has criticised what she sees as the industry's poor treatment of dancers.

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Sky's Mensah on mission to set the bar for TV drama by Matthew Hemley

Sky's new head of drama, Anne Mensah, has revealed she is hunting large-scale series that can "lead the way" and teach the "Americans a thing or two" about television production.

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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Hytner and male dancers to be profiled in revived South Bank Show series by Matthew Hemley

Nicholas Hytner is to be profiled as part of the revival of The South Bank Show series on Sky Arts.

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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Radio 2's Lewis Carnie to take up TV role by Matthew Hemley

BBC Radio 2 head of programming Lewis Carnie is stepping down from the role temporarily to work in the entertainment department at BBC Television.

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BBC1 commissions Shetland starring Douglas Henshall by Matthew Hemley

Douglas Henshall is to star in a two-part BBC1 drama based on books by Ann Cleeves, whose novels inspired the ITV drama series Vera.

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Friday, May 4, 2012

ACE awards Derby Theatre £923,000 by Matthew Hemley

Derby Theatre has been awarded £923,000 from Arts Council England, which will help it to appoint an artistic leader and stage three in-house productions a year.

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Thoroughly Modern Millie to be staged at The Watermill by Matthew Hemley

Thoroughly Modern Millie is to form part of the new season at the Watermill Theatre in Newbury.

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Thursday, May 3, 2012

Claire Skinner and Clare Higgins lead cast of ITV's Homefront by Matthew Hemley

Claire Skinner, Clare Higgins, Nicola Stephenson and Antonia Thomas are to play the wives and girlfriends of soldiers serving in Afghanistan in ITV's new six part drama series Homefront.

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Modern take on The Three Musketeers comes to BBC1 by Matthew Hemley

BBC1 has ordered a ten-part series based on the characters created by Alexandre Dumas in The Three Musketeers, as part of number of new commissions being made by the Corporation's own drama …

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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Trio stand in Equity presidential election by Matthew Hemley

West End actor Malcolm Sinclair is to stand for a second term as Equity president in the union's forthcoming elections, against current vice-president Jean Rogers and former vice-president D…

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The Kumars make a return to TV on Sky by Matthew Hemley

Sky is to bring the Kumars back to UK screens following a six-year absence, with a new show set to be broadcast in the autumn.

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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Matilda and Michael Frayn win at South Bank Sky Arts Awards by Matthew Hemley

Matilda has added to its trophy haul from last month's Oliviers by scooping the best theatre production prize at the South Bank Sky Arts Awards.

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Channel 4 appoints Piers Wenger as head of drama by Matthew Hemley

Piers Wenger, former head of drama at BBC Wales, has been appointed to the same role at Channel 4.

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ACE launches The Space by Matthew Hemley

Arts Council England and the BBC today launched The Space, a digital service featuring specially filmed work from a range of arts organisations.

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CBBC to explore fame in new series by Matthew Hemley

CBBC is to go behind the scenes of Shrek The Musical to discover how children are cast in the production, as part of a brand new series exploring fame called Secret World.

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Monday, April 30, 2012

Sky promotes Stuart Murphy to director of entertainment channels by Matthew Hemley

Sky1 director Stuart Murphy has been promoted to director of Sky entertainment channels.

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Friday, April 27, 2012

Equity to launch online branch by Matthew Hemley

An online-only branch of Equity that will be open to all members and will have the same democratic rights as the union's other branches is to be launched this year.

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Thursday, April 26, 2012

Kay Mellor's The Syndicate to return by Matthew Hemley

BBC1 has commissioned a second series of Kay Mellor's drama The Syndicate.

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Equity launches low pay/no pay campaign by Matthew Hemley

Performers will be urged to pursue legal action against companies paying less than the minimum wage, as part of a new Equity campaign aimed at stamping out exploitation in the industry.

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Fiona Shaw to hail choreographer Pina Bausch in BBC radio show by Matthew Hemley

Actress Fiona Shaw will reveal how Pina Bausch has influenced her own acting technique as part of a documentary exploring the German choreographer's legacy.

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Darcey Bussell joins BBC's Strictly as judge by Matthew Hemley

Darcey Bussell is to join BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing as a judge, replacing Alesha Dixon.

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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Opera about Disney forms part of new ENO season by Matthew Hemley

An opera about Walt Disney written by Philip Glass forms part of English National Opera's new season.

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Appropriate Adult picks up four BAFTA nominations by Matthew Hemley

ITV drama Appropriate Adult has picked up the most nominations for this year's British Academy Television Awards, with its stars - Emily Watson and Dominic West - both receiving nods for the…

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Monday, April 23, 2012

Anna Maxwell Martin to star in ITV code-breaking drama by Matthew Hemley

Anna Maxwell Martin is to star in a new ITV drama about code-breaking, called The Bletchley Circle.

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Thursday, April 19, 2012

My Fair Lady features as part of Proms 2012 by Matthew Hemley

A semi-staged production of My Fair Lady and a celebration of the music of Ivor Novello form part of the line up of this year's BBC Proms.

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Playwrights win 8% fee increase by Matthew Hemley

Playwrights working for the National Theatre, the Royal Court and the Royal Shakespeare Company are to benefit from an increase of just under 8% on their total minimum fee.

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Arts shows suffer from lack of marketing, says BBC commissioner by Matthew Hemley

BBC arts commissioner Jan Younghusband has blamed the Corporation's lack of marketing for a perceived shortage of cultural programmes on its channels.

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