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Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Brad Birch awarded 2016 Pinter Commission by David Hutchison

Playwright Brad Birch has been awarded the 2016 Pinter Commission to write a new play for the Royal Court in London. Now

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Cities strike a chord for International Busking Day by David Hutchison

Street performers including dancers, magicians and theatre artists will take to the streets of cities around the world for the first ever

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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Rotherham Civic Theatre cancels shows after partial ceiling collapse by David Hutchison

Rotherham Civic Theatre has cancelled all shows this week after part of the ceiling collapsed on to the stage. The theatre, which

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Sadiq Khan vows to increase arts donations if elected London mayor by David Hutchison

London mayoral contender Sadiq Khan has pledged to increase philanthropy to the arts if he is elected in May. He claimed London

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Monday, March 14, 2016

Andrew Smaje appointed executive director of ATC by David Hutchison

Actors Touring Company has announced Andrew Smaje as its new executive director. Smaje, who was previously chief executive of Hull Truck Theatre for

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Poll suggests 80% of viewers think actors mumble too much by David Hutchison

Too many actors do not speak clearly enough on television or in the theatre, according to an online poll of audiences conducted

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Stephen Sondheim: 'Commercial theatre limits variety of musicals' by David Hutchison

Stephen Sondheim has suggested the "financially fragile" nature of commercial theatre is restricting the variety of musicals that get produced. The celebrated

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Liz Mytton: 'I wasn't desperate to tell a black story, but I really wanted to tell a female story' by David Hutchison

A participant in Critical Mass, Belgrade Theatre's new writing programme for ethnic minorities, the writer tells David Hutchison how she became the

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Friday, March 11, 2016

Derby Hippodrome fire being treated as arson by David Hutchison

A fire that ripped through the derelict Derby Hippodrome earlier this week is being treated as arson by police and the local

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Maria Friedman to direct Stepping Out revival starring Amanda Holden by David Hutchison

Maria Friedman is to direct a touring revival of Stepping Out that will star Amanda Holden and Angela Griffin, ahead of a West

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Denise Gough: 'Success for me is managing not to be an arsehole amid all this' by David Hutchison

Success has clearly gone to Denise Gough's head; no one has ever ordered a coffee this spectacularly complicated. As we sit opposite

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Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart reunite for UK tour of No Man's Land by David Hutchison

Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart are to reunite on stage for national tour of Harold Pinter's No Man's Land, which will culminate

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Good Chance Theatre in Calais dismantled despite exemption by David Hutchison

Good Chance Theatre in the Calais migrant camp has been dismantled after refugee shelters in the surrounding area were demolished ahead of

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Michael Coveney steps down from WhatsOnStage after 10 years by David Hutchison

Michael Coveney is to step down as chief critic of WhatsOnStage after 10 years. The reviewer will continue to write "occasional" freelance

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Thursday, March 10, 2016

Mentoring scheme aims to lure female arts students into professional theatre by David Hutchison

Vicky Featherstone and Jude Kelly are among leading creative women who have signed up to mentor female arts students in the hope

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Campaigners cry foul on Croydon's 'stealth' closure of Fairfield Halls by David Hutchison

Campaigners have called on Croydon Council to reverse its "stealth" decision to close Fairfield Halls for two years while it is refurbished.

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Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Marc Brew: 'After my accident I felt like the dancer was still within me' by David Hutchison

Travelling back from a dance class, Marc Brew was paralysed from the neck down after a motorway accident. He tells David Hutchison

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Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Working-class actors 'paid less than middle-class colleagues' by David Hutchison

New research has claimed there is a "class ceiling" in British performing arts which deters working-class actors and means they are paid

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Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Billy Elliot musical to donate final show takings to miners' charity by David Hutchison

Ticket sales from the final West End performance of Billy Elliot will be donated to a charity that helps former mining communities

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Monday, February 29, 2016

Fairfield Halls to close for two years in £30m revamp by David Hutchison

Croydon arts centre Fairfield Halls is to close for two years to allow for a £30 million transformation of the building and

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Honest Actors' Podcast 'will close without funding' by David Hutchison

A popular podcast for actors has been put on hold after its founder revealed he could not continue to make it without

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Olivier Awards 2016: the nominations in full by David Hutchison

READ THE STORY: Heavyweights Imelda Staunton, Judi Dench and Kenneth Branagh lead Olivier nominations Best revival Hamlet at the Barbican Les Liaisons

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Amy Conway: 'Art is always at the forefront to tackle taboo issues' by David Hutchison

Based on family interviews, Amy Conway's new one-woman show discusses issues affecting women of three different generations. She talks to David Hutchison

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Sunday, February 28, 2016

John Hurt joins Kenneth Branagh in The Entertainer by David Hutchison

John Hurt will return to the London stage for the first time in 10 years to star in The Entertainer opposite Kenneth

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Friday, February 26, 2016

Government arts ministers divided as Vaizey brands Brexit 'irresponsible' by David Hutchison

Culture minister Ed Vaizey has labelled a potential EU exit "irresponsible" for the UK arts sector " despite culture secretary John Whittingdale

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Anna-Jane Casey and Laura Pitt-Pulford cast in Flowers for Mrs Harris by David Hutchison

Anna-Jane Casey and Laura Pitt-Pulford are to star in the premiere of Flowers for Mrs Harris at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. Based on

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Aleksandar Markovic to replace David Farnes as Opera North music director by David Hutchison

Opera North has named Aleksandar Markovic as its new music director. The Serbian conductor, who worked with the company for the first

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Thursday, February 25, 2016

Nottingham Theatre Royal's £3.3m revamp gets green light by David Hutchison

Nottingham Theatre Royal is to undergo a £3.3 million transformation after securing funding from both Arts Council England and the city's local

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New show about Manchester bombing leads Home's 2016 season by David Hutchison

A new show about the 1996 bombing in Manchester leads the new season of theatre at Home, which will also stage the

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Theatre Royal Plymouth appoints the Wrong Crowd as first resident company by David Hutchison

Female-led theatre company the Wrong Crowd will become the first ever resident company at the Theatre Royal Plymouth from April. The company

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Walter Meierjohann: 'Manchester is not a testing ground for London' by David Hutchison

Walter Meierjohann, head of theatre at Manchester venue Home, has insisted the city is not just a testing ground for London-bound shows.

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