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Saturday, October 13, 2018

2018 UK Theatre Awards: the winners in full by Giverny Masso

The UK Theatre Awards 2018, which celebrate achievement in regional theatre, took place at London’s Guildhall on October 14. They were hosted

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Friday, October 12, 2018

Production news round-up: Barber Shop Chronicles announces UK tour and Matthew Bourne to reimagine Romeo and Juliet by Giverny Masso

Plays Inua Ellams’ play Barber Shop Chronicles is to tour the UK in Spring 2019. It opens at Manchester’s Royal Exchange on

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Inua Ellam’s Barber Shop Chronicles to tour the UK by Giverny Masso

The National Theatre’s production of Barber Shop Chronicles has announced a UK tour. Inua Ellam’s play, which leaps between barber shops in

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Exclusive: Andrew Lloyd Webber urges industry to unite and ‘act now’ to protect music in education by Giverny Masso

Andrew Lloyd Webber is urging the industry to work together on a strategy to protect music in education, labelling recent research highlighting

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Thursday, October 11, 2018

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre unveils expansion plans by Giverny Masso

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre has revealed plans to build a 200-seat performance space. The new theatre, designed by Keith Williams Architects, will be

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RSC launches fellowships scheme to ‘push the boundaries of digital storytelling’ by Giverny Masso

A fellowships scheme to explore the use of technology in theatre has been launched by the Royal Shakespeare Company, aimed at “pushing

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World premiere of Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet to tour UK by Giverny Masso

Matthew Bourne is to reimagine Romeo and Juliet for a UK tour, his company New Adventures has announced. The tour opens at

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Ivo van Hove and Simon Stone to feature in Barbican Theatre’s latest season by Giverny Masso

Ivo van Hove is to direct a stage adaptation of the film The Damned and Simon Stone is to adapt and direct

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Stephen Joseph Theatre partners with Coventry University to launch acting degree by Giverny Masso

Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre has partnered with Coventry University to launch a BA acting degree. The audition process for the course is

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Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Music teaching hits ‘crisis point’ as more UK secondary schools remove it from curriculum by Giverny Masso

The decline of music education in secondary schools has reached “crisis point” according to new research, with the subject at “significant risk”

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Bat Out of Hell to close in the West End by Giverny Masso

Bat Out of Hell – The Musical has announced it is to close in the West End on January 5, 2019. The

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Brexit immigration proposals will ‘strangle’ theatrical tours and talent by Giverny Masso

Theresa May’s latest Brexit plans will “strangle the supply of vital talent” coming into the UK and cause a “bureaucratic nightmare” for

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Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Actor Mark Rawlings: ‘Less than 24 hours after my accident, Acting for Others helped sort out my life’ by Giverny Masso

Mark Rawlings enjoyed a successful acting career until an accident left him unable to work. He tells Giverny Masso how charity Acting

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Actor and singer Karis Anderson: ‘I auditioned for the Motown ensemble and was offered a lead role’ by Giverny Masso

Karis Anderson auditioned for a part in the ensemble of the UK tour of Motown, but was offered the lead role instead.

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Actors Centre boosts mental health offering with Talk partnership by Giverny Masso

The Actors Centre in London has partnered with mental health group Talk to hold weekly support sessions for people in the industry.

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Monday, October 8, 2018

Theatre company sets target to see learning-disabled actor win an Oscar by 2030 by Giverny Masso

Theatre company Hijinx has set the screen industries an ambitious target to see an actor with a learning disability win a BAFTA

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Peter Duncan and Miles Jupp to feature in Park Theatre’s new season by Giverny Masso

Actors Peter Duncan and Miles Jupp are to feature in the Park Theatre’s new season. Jupp will star in James Kettle’s The

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Sunday, October 7, 2018

Study launches to assess the effect of arts education on young people by Giverny Masso

A study that will assess the effect of arts education on young people’s lives is being launched by partners including Leeds Playhouse

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Friday, October 5, 2018

Production news round-up: Caryl Churchill’s Top Girls announced in National Theatre season and Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen to open in West End by Giverny Masso

This week’s production news includes a season announcement from the National Theatre and the transfer of Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen to

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Stage adaptation of Yan Martel’s Life of Pi announced by Giverny Masso

A major new stage adaptation of Yan Martel’s Life of Pi by Lolita Chakrabarti has been announced to run at Sheffield Theatres.

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Donmar Warehouse appoints Henny Finch to replace Kate Pakenham as executive producer by Giverny Masso

London’s Donmar Warehouse has appointed Henny Finch as executive producer. Finch is currently executive director of Hofesh Shechter Company, which she joined

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Thursday, October 4, 2018

£10m immersive storytelling project to focus on the development of technology in the arts by Giverny Masso

A £10 million project to support the development of immersive technologies in the creative industries is being launched. Billed as a centre

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Training scheme launches to boost opportunities for visually impaired creatives by Giverny Masso

A new training programme has been launched for visually impaired creatives aimed at addressing the “lack of accessible routes into theatre”. Pathways

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Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Pop-up Shakespeare theatre in York set to return by Giverny Masso

Producers of a temporary Shakespeare theatre in York this summer are seeking permission for the venue to return for the next two

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Tina Turner musical confirms Broadway transfer by Giverny Masso

Tina: The Tina Turner Musical has been confirmed to open on Broadway in autumn 2019. The musical premiered at the Aldwych Theatre

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Pop musical Six to return to Arts Theatre for open-ended run by Giverny Masso

New pop musical Six is to return to the Arts Theatre in London for an open-ended run. The musical, which imagines the

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York Theatre Royal plans outdoor performance space by Giverny Masso

York Theatre Royal has revealed £50,000 plans for an outdoor performance space. The venue plans to transform its outdoor patio garden area

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Victor Oshin: English Touring Theatre’s Othello – ‘One of the most iconic roles a black actor can play’ by Giverny Masso

Victor Oshin was initially on track to become a professional athlete before an injury caused him to rethink his career and train

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Monday, October 1, 2018

Playwright Gloria Williams: ‘I want to get people thinking about female genital mutilation’ by Giverny Masso

Gloria Williams’ new play Bullet Hole, which explores the issue of female genital mutilation, is running at Park Theatre in London until

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Stephen Rea to reprise role in David Ireland’s Cyprus Avenue by Giverny Masso

David Ireland’s Cyrpus Avenue is to return to the Royal Court in London with Stephen Rea to reprise his role. Cyprus Avenue,

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Friday, September 28, 2018

Production news round-up: New Hamilton casting announced and first major stage production of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin to tour UK by Giverny Masso

Plays The first major stage production of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, based on Louis de Bernieres’ novel, has been announced for a UK

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