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Wednesday, December 21, 2016

West End ticket sales snapshot casts light on the state of play by David Hutchison

The first rule of West End ticket sales? Do not talk about West End ticket sales. In this industry, that’s just how

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Monday, December 19, 2016

Zoe Squire: ‘Just because it’s a show for adults, it doesn’t mean it can’t have loads of tricks’ by David Hutchison

Designing a children’s Christmas show is tough enough, but Zoe Squire has to make sure it can also be reused by another

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Monday, December 12, 2016

Liverpool Everyman announces gender-balanced, diverse cast for new repertory company by David Hutchison

Liverpool Everyman has announced the cast for its new in-house company, who will perform as part of the theatre’s return to repertory

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Duncan Gates: ‘An adaptation can be as interesting as an original play’ by David Hutchison

His most famous play has just made a big West End return, but one of JB Priestley’s earlier novels, Benighted, has just

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Friday, December 9, 2016

John Owen-Jones cast in first Other Palace show The Wild Party by David Hutchison

John Owen-Jones is to join Frances Ruffelle in the upcoming London revival of The Wild Party, it has been announced. The musical

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Thursday, December 8, 2016

Park Theatre launches partnership with film and TV directors by David Hutchison

North London venue the Park Theatre has joined forces with film and TV bodies to launch a scheme aimed at encouraging greater

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Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Theatre leaders ‘reluctant to diversify due to fear they’ll be replaced’ by David Hutchison

Theatres are reluctant to diversify their workforces because staff fear they may lose their jobs to minority talent, Theatre Royal Stratford East’s

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An Inspector Calls producer Peter Wilson: ‘Musicals are squeezing out plays in the West End’ by David Hutchison

An Inspector Calls producer Peter Wilson has claimed musicals are hogging West End playhouses and will “squeeze out” straight drama if left

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Major arts centres announce 20% turnover boost over three years by David Hutchison

Major arts centres across the UK have boosted their takings by nearly 20% during the past three years. The surge was announced

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Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Theatres Trust names Tom Stickland as new theatres adviser by David Hutchison

Tom Stickland has been named new theatres adviser at the Theatres Trust. Stickland previously worked as a business manager for HQ Theatres

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Tori Allen-Martin: ‘We are still missing support for the in-between bits of British theatre’ by David Hutchison

In addition to her career as a fledgling singer/songwriter, Tori Allen-Martin has found the time to co-write and star in new fringe

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Monday, December 5, 2016

Theatre Royal Winchester appoints Deryck Newland as chief executive by David Hutchison

Deryck Newland has been named new chief executive of the Theatre Royal Winchester, taking over from Mark Courtice. Newland is artistic director

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Hull theatre companies to showcase work in London by David Hutchison

Theatre companies from Hull are to showcase their work in London as part of the City of Culture festival in 2017. Four

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Friday, December 2, 2016

Oldham Coliseum’s new building assured after £7.1m ACE funding boost by David Hutchison

Oldham Coliseum will get a new home after the Arts Council agreed a multimillion-pound funding injection. The £30 million new building, which

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Private investment growth for theatre lags behind visual arts, dance and music by David Hutchison

Theatres are lagging far behind other art forms when it comes to growing private investment, a new study claims. According to a

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Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda ‘won’t touch’ show before West End premiere by David Hutchison

Hamilton will not be changed in any way ahead of its arrival in the West End next year, creator Lin-Manuel Miranda has

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Thursday, December 1, 2016

Deaf and disabled audiences underserved by theatres – report by David Hutchison

Theatres should make more work specifically for young disabled and deaf audiences so that they engage with theatre and performance, a new

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Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda: ‘We have nothing to apologise to Donald Trump for’ by David Hutchison

Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda has ruled out apologising to Donald Trump, after the US president-elect accused the musical’s cast of “harassing” his

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Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Halifax Square Chapel Centre introduces ‘pay what you can’ scheme by David Hutchison

An arts centre in Halifax is to allow audiences to decide what they pay to see theatre shows. Square Chapel Centre for

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Chris Harris wins first £1k Richard Carne Award for Welsh playwrights by David Hutchison

Cardiff’s Sherman Theatre has named Chris Harris as the winner of a new £1,000 award, which aims to celebrate and nurture playwriting

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Arts organisations suffer drop in trust funding by David Hutchison

Arts organisations are getting less money from trusts and foundations than they used to, according to new Arts Council England figures. Data

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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Revamped 850-seat theatre to open at Westlands Leisure Complex, Somerset by David Hutchison

A revamped 850-seat theatre and entertainment venue is set to open next year in Somerset. Westlands Leisure Complex, which houses a leisure

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Actor injured in fall during National Theatre’s Amadeus by David Hutchison

A performance of Amadeus was halted last night after an actor was injured in a fall. The incident occurred early in the

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Jonny Donahoe: ‘Having never liked Christmas, I wanted to write a Christmas show’ by David Hutchison

Best known for performing and co-writing Duncan Macmillan’s Every Brilliant Thing, Jonny Donahoe has turned his attention to making a piece of festive

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Monday, November 28, 2016

Burnley Empire gets critical green light in viability study by David Hutchison

Burnley’s derelict Empire Theatre could become a functioning venue once more after a viability study confirmed it was possible to restore it.

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Clarence Derwent award winner donates entire prize to mental health project by David Hutchison

Clarence Derwent award winner Jonathan Broadbent has pledged to donate his prize money to a mental health project after revealing he had

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Calais migrant play The Jungle being developed at National Theatre by David Hutchison

A new play about the Calais ‘jungle’ refugee camp is in development at the National Theatre. The theatre is working with Good

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Craig Garner: ‘Panto casts should be chosen for talent as well as diversity’ by David Hutchison

Craig Garner is no stranger to pantomimes, having performed in one almost every year when he has not been working on major films such as

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Friday, November 25, 2016

Coin-flip casting complications cause delays for Almeida’s Mary Stuart by David Hutchison

The Almeida Theatre has delayed the opening of its upcoming Mary Stuart revival, in which the actor playing each role will be

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Jonathan Broadbent and Melody Grove win 2016 Clarence Derwent awards by David Hutchison

Jonathan Broadbent and Melody Grove have been named the winners of this year’s Clarence Derwent awards, which honour best supporting actors in

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Theatre and arts greenhouse emissions ‘cut by a fifth’ by David Hutchison

Theatres and arts organisations have cut back their greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 20% since 2014, which has been hailed as having

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