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Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Red starring Alfred Molina to be screened in cinemas across UK by Giverny Masso

Michael Grandage’s production of Red starring Alfred Molina is to be screened in cinemas across the UK. Red, by John Logan, is

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Monday, July 23, 2018

Stone in Staffordshire plans 140-seat canal-side theatre by Giverny Masso

Plans have been announced for a new 140-seat studio theatre in Staffordshire. The theatre is part of a proposed canal-side development in

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Nyasha Hatendi: ‘I knew I wanted to be an actor when I got up at 4am to run lines and wasn’t angry’ by Giverny Masso

Nyasha Hatendi’s credits include The Brothers Size at the Young Vic and King Charles III at the Almeida. Hatendi talks to Giverny

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Audience member steps in to save performance of La Boheme at Royal Opera House by Giverny Masso

Opera singer Charles Castronovo saved a performance of La Boheme at the Royal Opera House starring his wife Ekaterina Siurina, when he

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Friday, July 20, 2018

Production news round-up: First bilingual version of Sarah Kane’s 4.48 Psychosis announced and reimagined The Pirates of Penzance to tour UK by Giverny Masso

Production news this week includes casting for the first production under Kwame Kwei-Armah at the Young Vic Theatre in London. Other news

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New open-air theatre planned for Ashford in Kent by Giverny Masso

Plans have been announced for a new open-air performance space in the town of Ashford in Kent. Ashford Borough Council aims to

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Amazon-owned Audible reveals plans to produce UK theatre shows by Giverny Masso

Amazon-owned audiobook giant Audible has revealed plans to produce live theatre productions in the UK. This follows a move into producing in

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Thursday, July 19, 2018

Central London demonstration to call for more inclusivity in theatre by Giverny Masso

A demonstration calling for more inclusivity within the industry is to take place in Trafalgar Square in London. Theatre company Bashir Productions

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Refugee theatre company Good Chance establishes Paris performance space by Giverny Masso

Good Chance Theatre has opened a pop-up performance space for refugees and migrants in northern Paris. The large dome-shaped venue has been

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Royal Opera House commits to tackling mental health stigma within organisation by Giverny Masso

London’s Royal Opera House has signed a pledge to change the way it approaches mental health – which will see the recruitment

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Quarter of Edinburgh Fringe theatre shows to address social issues by Giverny Masso

A quarter of theatre productions at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe deal with social issues such as mental health and the #MeToo

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Wednesday, July 18, 2018

LAMDA launch three-year partnership with audiobook giant Audible to develop acting talent by Giverny Masso

Drama school LAMDA has announced a three-year partnership with audiobook giant Audible aimed at developing the “next generation” of acting talent. The

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New awards to honour best cabaret performers by Giverny Masso

Impressionist and singer Christina Bianco is to judge a new cabaret awards at London’s Phoenix Artist Club. The Phoenix Artist Club Cabaret

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Streatham Hill Theatre secures further protection from development by Giverny Masso

Streatham Hill Theatre in south London has been listed as an asset of community value – offering the at-risk venue additional protection

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Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Casting announced for Twelfth Night at the Young Vic by Giverny Masso

Casting has been announced for the first production at the Young Vic under new artistic director Kwame Kwei-Armah. Kwei-Armah and Shaina Taub’s

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Performance maker Emma Frankland: ‘We shouldn’t be casting people who are not trans in the very few parts that are’ by Giverny Masso

Emma Frankland is headlining an event celebrating trans and non-binary artists as part of the Trans Pride season at the Marlborough Theatre

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Director and playwright Lakesha Arie-Angelo: ‘There are not enough theatre buildings for people of colour’ by Giverny Masso

Lakesha Arie-Angelo is resident director at Soho Theatre in London, where she has recently worked on Mary Laws’ Blueberry Toast and Vicky

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Arts Ed launches £5,000 Rising Star award by Giverny Masso

Arts Educational Schools has launched a new £5,000 award to provide support to a musical theatre graduate. The inaugural winner of the

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Greenwich Dance moves to new south-east London home by Giverny Masso

Greenwich Dance has announced it is to move into a new home in south-east London. The organisation, which provides services for dancers,

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Monday, July 16, 2018

First bilingual production of Sarah Kane’s 4.48 Psychosis to feature in New Diorama season by Giverny Masso

Deafinitely Theatre will present the first bi-lingual production of Sarah Kane’s 4.48 Psychosis as part of the New Diorama Theatre in London’s

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Holby actor Gemma Oaten launches theatre company and plans for performing arts school by Giverny Masso

Holby City actor Gemma Oaten is launching a new theatre company, which will include a training school for young performers. The company,

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Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Disability in drama schools – study reveals extent of under-representation by Giverny Masso

Exclusive research conducted by The Stage has revealed the extent of under-representation of disabled students at the UK’s leading drama schools. Last

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Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Rosie Cava-Beale: ‘It’s an exciting time to be leaving drama school – so much is going on for women and diversity’ by Giverny Masso

Rosie Cava-Beale is making her professional debut straight out of drama school in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Aspects of Love at the Hope

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Monday, July 9, 2018

NYT establishes £37k fund offering grants and bursaries to schools lacking drama provision by Giverny Masso

National Youth Theatre has announced a new £37,500 fund to give young people access to drama in the wake of arts cuts

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Friday, July 6, 2018

Kinky Boots UK tour announces casting by Giverny Masso

Casting has been announced for the UK tour of Kinky Boots. Callum Francis, who starred in the Australian Kinky Boots production, will

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Production news round-up: Heathers announces West End transfer and Game of Thrones’ Iwan Rheon to star in dystopian thriller by Giverny Masso

Plays Game of Thrones actor Iwan Rheon is to star in dystopian thriller Foxfinder in the West End. The play will run

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High Court legal challenge brought against proposed 1,200-seat theatre in Kent by Giverny Masso

A high court legal challenge has been filed against the development of a 1,200-seat theatre in Tunbridge Wells. Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

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Derelict cinema in east London reborn as Hackney Arts Centre by Giverny Masso

A new east London cultural venue in a former art deco cinema is to open in September. The Savoy Cinema in Dalston

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Thursday, July 5, 2018

Theatre Royal Bath blasted for all-white season brochure by Giverny Masso

Theatre Royal Bath has been slammed for “whitewashing” and “wilful arrogance” after hailing a brochure featuring all-white actors as its “greatest line-up

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Game of Thrones’ Iwan Rheon to star in West End premiere of Foxfinder by Giverny Masso

Game of Thrones actor Iwan Rheon is to star in dystopian thriller Foxfinder in the West End. Dawn King’s play, which was

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Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Rose Theatre Kingston launches auditorium overhaul as part of redevelopment project by Giverny Masso

Rose Theatre Kingston has announced plans for a capital redevelopment totalling almost half a million pounds, which will include the reconfiguration of

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