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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Backstage: Kinesys announce training dates by The Stage

London-based automation specialist, Kinesys, has announced two July dates for its ongoing product training programme, consisting of two day courses and workshops.

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Monday, June 11, 2012

Dom is not so Jolly when it comes to theatre by The Stage

It is very rare that Tabard comes across people who are allergic to theatre. For, surely, anyone who doesn't enjoy a high kick in a spangly leotard, or a soliloquy, or a Stephen Sondheim dit…

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Heavens open and there's no Les Miserables now by The Stage

Word has reached Tabard that the West End production of Les Miserables had to cancel a show last week due to flooding at the Queen's Theatre. One Tweeter revealed the audience had been all c…

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Letter: Sandeman an asset too valuable to lose by The Stage

I read with interest Caroline Fields' letter last week regarding Peter Sandeman leaving the City Varieties in Leeds (June 7, page 6). I fondly remember visiting the theatre as a small child.…

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Letter: Beware Equity factions by The Stage

With the Equity 2012 Council and presidential election upon us, members might find it informative to be able to identify which candidates are independent, who is part of a faction and who is…

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Letter: Give amateur sector a larger role in child licensing by The Stage

I am disappointed at your news story on child licensing changes (front page, May 31). I always believed that good editorial looks at both sides of the argument and thus it is surprising that…

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Letter: Politicians' gross neglect of actors by The Stage

I would like to correct a false impression I may have given in my letter to The Stage (page 8, June 1).

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Letter: Theatres can profit from making themselves accessible to disabled people by The Stage

Your article about the lack of access in some mainstream theatre (page 5, May 31) seems to have pressured the producers of A Long Day's Journey into Night to consider accessible performances…

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Friday, June 8, 2012

Obituary: Malcolm Fraser by The Stage

On a walking holiday in a Derbyshire spa town in 1976, Malcolm Fraser had the unlikeliest of ideas. Within three years, he had rescued Buxton's Frank Matcham-designed Opera House from its ig…

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Obituary: Derek Hammond-Stroud by The Stage

Few British baritones were as versatile as Derek Hammond-Stroud, whose range easily encompassed the musical extremes of Gilbert and Sullivan and Wagner.

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Obituary: Marigold Sharman by The Stage

An international tour with Vivien Leigh was probably the high point of the career of actress Marigold Sharman. But she scaled down her theatre work in unusual circumstances. She believed she…

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Obituary: Richard Dawson by The Stage

After winning huge popularity as the Cockney corporal, Peter Newkirk, in the American television sitcom, Hogan's Heroes, Richard Dawson went on to host the quiz show that became known in Bri…

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Obituary: Douglas Darnell by The Stage

Many of the spectacular gowns worn by Shirley Bassey, Joan Collins, Dusty Springfield, Zsa Zsa Gabor and Diana Dors were the work of the couturier Douglas Darnell, the man behind Darnell of …

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James Morton: Games for a laugh by The Stage

After a false start 20 years ago, comedy writer John Morton's career has reached Olympic heights with his acclaimed BBC series Twenty Twelve. He tells Matthew Hemley how he developed the show

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London 2012 Festival: Drama on display by The Stage

There's no doubt that Shakespeare is the jewel in the crown of the London 2012 Festival, but there's plenty more on the programme, too. Ruth Mackenzie, the project's director, gives Simon Ta…

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This Beale's on fire by The Stage

With two stage roles, including the rarely performed Timon of Athens, Simon Russell Beale is putting his stamp on London theatre this summer. He tells Natalie Woolman of the thrill of live p…

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Thursday, June 7, 2012

Backstage: LEDBeam 100s share stage with Happy Mondays by The Stage

Robe's new, small LEDBeam 100 fixtures have made their UK touring debut on the Happy Mondays' recent three week outing, with lighting designed by Dave Farmer of THC Design.

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Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Backstage: Varibanner unveiled at ABTT by The Stage

Entertainment equipment engineering company, Triple E, is to unveil its newly designed and enhanced acoustic banner at this year's ABTT trade show (June 13-14).

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Backstage: A donation for Scouts by The Stage

Flightcase manufacturer 5 Star Cases has donated a number of its Arena 600 cases to The Rig Scout Active Support Unit, based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.

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Backstage: KOI Awards' Gold sponsors confirmed by The Stage

Ten entertainment lighting technology companies have now confirmed their status as official Gold sponsors for this year's Knight of Illumination Awards due to take place in September at a ce…

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Backstage: Robe LEDBeam onstage with Happy Mondays by The Stage

Robe's new, small LEDBeam 100 fixtures have made their UK touring debut on the Happy Mondays' recent three week outing, with lighting designed by Dave Farmer of THC Design.

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Friday, June 1, 2012

Polly Findlay: A thrilling follow-up by The Stage

Polly Findlay, one of the UK's top young directors, talks to Matt Trueman about taking on the biggest directing task of her career so far - a 'political thriller' of Sophocles' classic Greek…

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Miranda Richardson: Master of her game by The Stage

As Miranda Richardson prepares for her first performance on a London stage in almost three years, with a reading of Virginia Woolf's The New Dress, Natalie Woolman finds there is no chance o…

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Itzik Galili: Dutch courage by The Stage

Itzik Galili, the Israeli-born choreographer based in the Netherlands, has had a plethora of premieres out this year, yet he has no problem keeping his cool. With two new works featuring at …

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Jonas Armstrong: There's something about Mia by The Stage

Former Robin Hood star Jonas Armstrong talks to Matthew Hemley about taking control of his career and tackling his nerves ahead of filming sex scenes with Chloe Sevigny

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Bruce James Productions goes bust by The Stage

Pantomime producer Bruce James Productions has gone into voluntary liquidation, owing more than £350,000 to creditors.

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Thursday, May 31, 2012

Letter: Sandeman's redundancy will not save money by The Stage

It is with utter astonishment and sadness I have learned of the redundancy of Peter Sandeman, general manager of The City Varieties.

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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Obituary: Frank Parr by The Stage

Trombonist-turned-artist manager Frank Parr straddled the worlds of cricket and jazz with an unkempt ease that would be the undoing of his sporting career. A regular in the Lancashire first …

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Obituary: Hal E Chester by The Stage

Born Harold Ribotsky to Polish-Jewish emigres in Brooklyn, New York, Hal E Chester, the youngest of seven children, took his stepmother's maiden name as a young actor and carved a niche for …

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Letter: Nothing 'extra' about extras by The Stage

In answer to anon (page 9, May 24) who complained about TV snobbery over casting extras, sadly nothing changes. In the 1970s Equity tried hard to persuade broadcasters to delete the term 'ex…

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Letter: Let's stick to 'roadie'! by The Stage

I refer to Andy Lenthall's decidedly precious rant against nicknames (page 40, May 24) and heartily enjoin him to get over it.

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