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Monday, July 4, 2016

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Imagination Awards Shortlists Announced by Marianka Swain

The shortlists have been announced for The Imagination Awards, a new competition launched by the award-winning West End production of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, to encou…

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Photo Flash: BEAUTIFUL Cast Join Carole King On Stage at British Summer Time Festival by Marianka Swain

Last night Sunday 3 July 2016 in Hyde Park at the Barclaycard British Summer Time Festival, the cast of the West End hitBEAUTIFUL - THE CAROLE KING MUSICALjoinedCarole Kingon stage for the f…

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Friday, July 1, 2016

Fisayo Akinade, Sharon D Clarke and Alex Hassell Join Caryl Churchill's PIGS AND DOGS by Marianka Swain

Fisayo Akinade, Sharon D Clarke and Alex Hassell have been cast in Caryl Churchill's new 10-minute play PIGS AND DOGS. Rehearsals start on Monday 11 July 2016. Pigs and Dogs runs from Wednes…

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BWW Interview: Playwright Phoebe Eclair-Powell on Modern Medea FURY by Marianka Swain

Phoebe Eclair-Powell began training as an actress at the Drama Centre London, but soon switched over to playwriting. She's worked with the National Youth Theatre on their Epic Stages program…

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Selina Cadell and Harriet Thorpe Join THE DRESSER As First Images Released by Marianka Swain

The first images of Ken Stott and Reece Shearsmith in a new production of Ronald Harwood's THE DRESSER were released today, along with two new cast members Selina Cadell and Harriet Thorpe.

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Thursday, June 30, 2016

Full Cast Announced for STUFF HAPPENS at the National, Marking Chilcot Publication by Marianka Swain

The National Theatre has today announced full casting for David Hare's STUFF HAPPENS, which returns to the National Theatre on 6 July, the day the Chilcot Inquiry report is published.

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Photo Flash: BUGSY MALONE Opens at Lyric Hammersmith by Marianka Swain

BUGSY MALONE returns to the Lyric Hammersmith for a limited 12-week run following the critically acclaimed, Olivier-nominated 2015 production, which marked the reopening of the revamped buil…

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Cathy Tyson To Lead THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at Birmingham Rep and Leicester Curve by Marianka Swain

Today, Curve Artistic Director,Nikolai Foster,announces the cast for his production ofTHE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST. BAFTA and Golden Globe-nominated actressCathy Tysonwill star as the ico…

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Akram Khan Launches 10th and Final BIG DANCE WEEK with Trafalgar Square Mass Performance by Marianka Swain

Big Dance Week 2016, running from 2 to 10 July 2016, will be launched with a mass dance performance by hundreds of dancers in Trafalgar Square choreographed by Akram Khan onSaturday 2 July. …

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POLL: When should young people first be introduced to theatre? by Marianka Swain

Park Theatre has announced ababy-friendly performance of The Quiet House, and there's now a myriad of family-friendly options, from musicals to adaptations of beloved literary classics. But …

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Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Bugsy Malone, Lyric Hammersmith by Marianka Swain

For those in sore need of a theatrical pick-me-up, jazz square your way over to Bugsy Malone. Last year’s smash-hit opener of the redeveloped Lyric has been given a well-deserved encore, w…

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Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with New Musical GROUNDHOG DAY by Marianka Swain

Artistic Director of The Old Vic Matthew Warchus, composer and lyricist Tim Minchin, choreographer Peter Darling, and designer Rob Howell, four of the creators of the international musical s…

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Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with JUST SO STORIES at the Stephen Joseph Theatre by Marianka Swain

Why are animals the way they areA long time ago, Rudyard Kipling wrote the Just So Stories for his own children - stories about where he imagined animals' trunks and humps and throats and ot…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:58AM

Further Casting Announced for Boxing Drama THE ROYALE at The Tabernacle by Marianka Swain

Jude Akuwudike, Franc Ashman and Martins Imhangbe will join the cast ofTHE ROYALE, alongside Nicholas Pinnock, who plays Jay 'The Sport' Jackson - the first black heavyweight boxing champion…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:46AM

Freddie Fox, Clare Foster, Amy Morgan and More Announced for TRAVESTIES Revival by Marianka Swain

Menier Chocolate Factory has announced further casting for its major revival of Tom Stoppard's TRAVESTIES. Joining Tom Hollander are Clare Foster Cecily, Freddie Fox Tristan Tzara, Forbes Ma…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:46AM

Win Tickets to Rock n Roll Comedy MIK ARTISTIK'S EGO TRIP by Marianka Swain

Enter for the chance to win a pair of free tickets to rock n roll stand-up and Glastonbury regulars MIK ARTISTIK'S EGO TRIP at Warrington's Pyramid arts centre on Saturday 9 July.

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HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Leads July's Top 10 New London Shows by Marianka Swain

London is never short of theatre temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. From a magical mega-hit and musical revivals to plays with strong politica…

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Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Detective Charlie Resnick On Stage in DARKNESS DARKNESS at Nottingham Playhouse by Marianka Swain

This autumn Nottingham Playhouse and New Perspectives join forces with acclaimed novelist John Harvey to bring his most famous creation, jazz-loving detective Charlie Resnick, to the stage f…

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Roald Dahl's THE TWITS Becomes Theatrical Dining Experience at The Vaults by Marianka Swain

Celebrating 100 years of Roald Dahl, Les Enfants Terribles The Trench, ebp Alice's Adventures Underground, gastronomic wunderkinds Bompas amp Parr and creative wranglers Creature of London p…

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Monday, June 27, 2016

FUNNY GIRL Announces UK Tour in 2017 by Marianka Swain

Hot on the heels of a record-breaking, critically acclaimed West End run, this new production ofFUNNY GIRL embarks on a major national tour in 2017. The five-star production opens at Manches…

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Sunday, June 26, 2016

Opinion: Post-Brexit, we need theatre more than ever by Marianka Swain

In seeking to understand the historic, divisive and to some bewildering Brexit vote, I will turn to theatre. Through my regular exposure to it, I can number among my ever-widening acquaintan…

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Friday, June 24, 2016

Macbeth, Shakespeare's Globe by Marianka Swain

It begins promisingly, a dark Gothic fairy tale – both Grimm and grim. The writhing witches (four, oddly) are summoned from a pile of dead bodies, Stefan Fichert’s eerie puppetry all cho…

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Edward Bennett and Lisa Dillon Lead RSC's MUCH ADO and LOVE'S LABOURS LOST London Transfer by Marianka Swain

The RSC's hugely acclaimed 2014 pairing ofLove's Labour's LostandMuch Ado About NothingorLove's Labour's Won arrives in London this Christmas, following runs at Chichester Festival Theatre a…

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Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with EXPOSURE THE MUSICAL by Marianka Swain

Rehearsal images have been released for EXPOSURE THE MUSICAL - LIFE THROUGH A LENS, which features David AlburyJimmy,Natalie AndersonTara,Andy BarkeEnsemble,Rhiannon DuncanLustEnsemble,Zeph …

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Burt Bacharach's PROMISES, PROMISES Returns to London in 2017 by Marianka Swain

PROMISES, PROMISES, the hit Broadway musical based on the multi Oscar-winning 1960 film The Apartment, with music by Burt Bacharach, lyrics by Hal David and book by Neil Simon, is to get its…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:19AM

National Campaign for the Arts Chair Samuel West Warns of Challenges Following Brexit by Marianka Swain

Following the narrowReferendum decision to leave the EU, the Chair of the National Campaign for the Arts NCA, actor and director Samuel West, has warned of dangers for the arts and audiences…

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Thursday, June 23, 2016

European Premiere of Controversial Canadian Play PROUD at Finborough Theatre by Marianka Swain

In a new production commissioned by the Finborough Theatre, the European premiere of controversial Canadian play PROUD by Michael Healey runs at the Finborough Theatre, playing Sunday and Mo…

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Cast Announced for World Premiere of DIARY OF A MADMAN at Gate Theatre by Marianka Swain

Artistic Director of the Gate Theatre Christopher Haydon today announces the full cast for the world premiere DIARY OF A MADMAN. Haydon directs Deborah Arnott Mavra Sheeran, Liam Brennan Pop…

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Footballers-turned-WW1 Soldiers Remembered in New Play THE GREATER GAME by Marianka Swain

Michael Head's new play THE GREATER GAME tells the fascinating true story of the 41 men who swapped the football fields of London for the battlefields of the Somme in 1916. East London footb…

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Full Cast Announced for Rodgers & Hammerstein's ALLEGRO at Southwark Playhouse by Marianka Swain

Full casting and creative team are announced today for the eagerly awaited professional European premiere of Rodgers amp Hammerstein's ALLEGRO, which opened on Broadway in 1947, and was thei…

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Henry V, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre by Marianka Swain

As we finally go to the polls, casting votes based on our view of national identity and Britain’s place in the world, here comes Shakespeare’s ever-topical play. Robert Hastie’s though…

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