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Thursday, September 13, 2012

Backstage: Unique software for Chunky Move by The Stage

The forthcoming London premiere of Mortal Engine - a multimedia performance by Australian contemporary dance group, Chunky Move - produced by German engineer, Frieder Weiss, and Australian c…

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Backstage: ETC supplies TNP by The Stage

France's Theatre National Populaire in Villeurbanne, north east of Lyon, has recently reopened following extensive refurbishment and now features new Electronic Theatre Controls Ltd lighting…

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Backstage: Gray look for Kasabian by The Stage

Nick Gray, from London-based creative design practice, Renegade, has been the creative force behind the look of Kasabian's festival headline appearances this summer, appearances including T …

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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Obituary: Louise Clarke by The Stage

One of the most fondly remembered dancers with Pan's People, the troupe that enlivened BBC television's Top of the Pops, was Louise Clarke. The daughter of a music arranger, she began dancin…

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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Obituary: Maureen Toal by The Stage

The popular Irish soap opera Glenroe focused on a group of people living near a village pub, run by Teasy McDaid, who was played by Maureen Toal. The series topped the television ratings in …

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Monday, September 10, 2012

Obituary: Max Bygraves by The Stage

Hailed by his friend and comic Jimmy Tarbuck as "the king of the Palladium", Max Bygraves rose from rags to riches in a career that spanned five decades, at one time being Britain's highest …

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Friday, September 7, 2012

Letter: Fond memories of Max by The Stage

So sad to hear of Max Bygraves' death. I remember him well, and so kind he was. For many years I have wanted to write to him - I knew he had retired to Australia and had lately been poorly. …

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Letter: The Time Out is a-changin' by The Stage

Further to your lead article (A conflict of interest that brings integrity of criticism into doubt, September 6, page 10), I questioned Mastercard about a recent DiGi bill to Time Out - the …

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Letter: Let's follow on from Paralympics by The Stage

Janet Suzman, among others, has rightly voiced concerns about the lack of opportunities for women in theatre, whether classics or indeed new plays. But surely one of the legacies of the amaz…

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Letter: New firms have much to offer artists by The Stage

Your article about the talent agency that has defaulted in paying its artists for work on EastEnders (News, August 16, page 2) leaves me with great disappointment.

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Letter: Redgrave test for new ACE chair? by The Stage

Anne Cooper, chair of the Farnham Theatre Association, asks for anyone who contributed towards the cost of building the Redgrave Theatre to contact her (Stage Talk, September 6, page 8).

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A good turn is shot down in rollercoaster experience by The Stage

Sometimes, Tabard is baffled by the downright silly things some people do in the name of theatre. Producing a musical called Behind the Iron Mask springs to mind. But this week, Tabard heard…

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Cool runnings stopped short - Sheila, take a bow by The Stage

Is Sheila Ferguson cursed? This is the question Tabard was forced to ask this week upon learning that a tour of the musical Daddy Cool, in which the actor and singer was set to star, has bee…

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Thursday, September 6, 2012

Janet Suzman: A woman of substance by The Stage

As Janet Suzman prepares for the Chichester revival of her well-received Liverpool Playhouse production of Antony and Cleopatra, she tells Jonathan Lovett about directing Kim Cattrall in wha…

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ITV drama scoops BAFTA TV awards by The Stage

ITV's Appropriate Adult, a drama about the murderer Fred West, was the big winner at the British Academy Television Awards, with its stars Emily Watson and Dominic West named best leading ac…

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Forget all our cares and go Downton by The Stage

As Downton Abbey returns with a third series, Ben Dowell talks to members of the cast and production team about the broad-ranging appeal of the ITV1 show and how new recruit Shirley MacLaine…

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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Backstage: New appointments at Avolites by The Stage

Avolites Ltd has appointed Koy Neminathan to the position of sales director and JB Toby as technical director.

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Backstage: Exhibitors get ready for Stamford by The Stage

PLASA Events claims that momentum and interest for PLASA Focus: Stamford 2012 is growing, with a number of new exhibitors having committed to the free, two-day event which takes place on Nov…

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Backstage: XL Video's new head of concert touring by The Stage

Following three years at XL Video in the USA where he oversaw its Los Angeles office, Phil Mercer has returned to his native UK as group head of concert touring at the Hertfordshire-based co…

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Backstage: Entec lights up stars by The Stage

London-based rental company, Entec Sound & Light's lighting division recently supplied equipment and crew for Portishead's european tour, and Paloma Faith's show in Peterborough, thereby ren…

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Monday, September 3, 2012

Letter: Redgrave demolition threat dismay by The Stage

Forty years have passed since a time capsule was buried beneath the foundations of what was to become the Farnham Redgrave Theatre. On September 9, 1972, Michael Redgrave got to his knees an…

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Letter: No need for the monarch to act up by The Stage

I am so glad the Queen did not join Equity (Chit Chat, August 23, page 7), as I am, and have been for many years, a member, and I may have found I was no longer wanted.

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Letter: Games show blotted out women and elders by The Stage

The idea of the Olympics Opening Ceremony was good, and it was brilliantly orchestrated. But like the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, overall it was a failure.

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Letter: Young people priced out of theatre by The Stage

I feel strongly about a subject that affects young people. A Night Less Ordinary was a nationwide pilot scheme, set up in February 2009 by Arts Council England and the Department for Culture…

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Friday, August 31, 2012

Kaite O'Reilly: Putting the focus on humanity by The Stage

Playwright Kaite O'Reilly is seeking to confront and confound people's perceptions of disability with her latest production, writes Derek Smith

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Emi's turn as Tina by The Stage

Soul Sister star Emi Wokoma talks to Jonathan Watson about portraying Tina Tuner as the show transfers to the West End

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Barlow oratorio in Strachan's ken by The Stage

Just the other day Tabard was surveying the classical music landscape and wondering why there isn't an oratorio based on one of Coronation Street's most famous residents, Ken Barlow. Well lo…

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Real fit-for-TV moments by The Stage

The Edinburgh International Television Festival once again saw the great and good from the world of broadcasting descend on a conference centre for three days to celebrate their industry. We…

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Thursday, August 30, 2012

Obituary: Tracy Reed by The Stage

It was inevitable that Tracy Reed, who has died at the age of 69, would follow a career in the performing arts. She was born Clare Tracy Compton Pelissier in London on September 21, 1942, he…

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Obituary: Mary Tamm by The Stage

Despite appearing in just six episodes of Doctor Who - as the Time Lady Romana during Tom Baker's tenure in the title role - it left a stamp on Mary Tamm's career that proved almost impossib…

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Obituary: Stephen Joel by The Stage

As a producer of such shows as Beadle's About and TFI Friday, Stephen Joel was a highly popular figure in the television entertainment industry. He began his career in stage management worki…

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