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Thursday, November 10, 2016

Judi Dench backs Cyberscene anti-bullying show project by David Hutchison

Judi Dench has backed a new West End show that will work with young people in London to tackle cyberbullying. Through the

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Orange Tree Theatre to caption shows for first time in new season by David Hutchison

Performances at the Orange Tree Tree are to be captioned for the first time to encourage deaf and hard of hearing audiences

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Society of Independent Theatres launches free guide to London fringe by David Hutchison

A new guide that aims to highlight London’s fringe theatres to audiences has been drawn up, which will be stocked by small-scale

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Julie Walters: ‘I thought about retiring when I turned 60′ by David Hutchison

Julie Walters has revealed she may never return to the stage, and that she contemplated retiring when she turned 60. The actor

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Wednesday, November 9, 2016

LGBT London theatre Above the Stag eyes up bigger premises to take more ‘creative risks’ by David Hutchison

London’s only LGBT theatre has put in an application to move to a bigger venue because it keeps selling out its shows.

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Councils ‘choosing’ to make arts cuts, claims culture minister by David Hutchison

Culture minister Matt Hancock has claimed councils are making “politically motivated decisions” to cut arts and culture. The MP told the Culture,

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Tuesday, November 8, 2016

First Achates Philanthropy Prize won by Theatre Royal Stratford East donors by David Hutchison

A couple from Essex have won a philanthropy prize for their support of the Theatre Royal Stratford East. Nigel Farnall and Angelica

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Monday, November 7, 2016

Manchester’s Home launches theatremaking residency by David Hutchison

Manchester arts centre Home has launched a two-year residency for one theatremaker to develop a piece of work to be staged in

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Scarborough Council delays vote on demolition of Futurist Theatre for third time by David Hutchison

A pivotal vote on the fate of the Futurist Theatre in Scarborough has been delayed by the council, amid allegations the authority

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Theatres across UK to host Captioning Awareness Week by David Hutchison

Plays and musicals across the country will host subtitled shows next week as part of a drive to raise awareness for stage

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Jay Taylor: ‘Writing has reaffirmed and reignited my passion for acting’ by David Hutchison

Roles in major period dramas Nell Gwynn and Wolf Hall have brought Jay Taylor’s acting to greater prominence in recent years –

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Friday, November 4, 2016

Max Stafford-Clark: We can’t afford to rehearse properly anymore by David Hutchison

Max Stafford-Clark has revealed funding cuts have forced Out of Joint to slash rehearsal times, leaving some actors unprepared for opening nights.

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Sharon D Clarke to appear in UK premiere of Cy Coleman’s musical The Life by David Hutchison

Sharon D Clarke will take the lead in the UK premiere of Broadway musical The Life. Cornell S John has also been

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Brexit will ‘damage business models’ for arts organisations – survey by David Hutchison

More than three quarters of the arts and culture sector believe UK productions will be damaged if freedom of movement within Europe

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Thursday, November 3, 2016

Liverpool Everyman’s first rep season to include Fiddler on the Roof and new musical by David Hutchison

Liverpool Everyman has unveiled the first season to be performed by its new rep company, including a Fiddler on the Roof revival

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Spate of resignations fails to dampen enthusiasm for Plymouth Palace Theatre refurb by David Hutchison

A charity hoping to restore Plymouth’s derelict Palace Theatre has vowed to forge ahead after the project was hit by a number

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Mark Rylance claims Emma Rice made traditional staging ‘impossible’ at the Globe by David Hutchison

Mark Rylance has alleged Emma Rice was forced to depart Shakespeare’s Globe because she made it “impossible” to stage traditional shows in

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Meat Loaf musical Bat Out of Hell announces casting and creative team by David Hutchison

Andrew Polec will lead the cast of Jim Steinman’s upcoming Meat Loaf musical Bat Out of Hell. He will be joined in

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BBC drama and comedy writers get 2% pay rise by David Hutchison

Writers for BBC dramas and comedies have received a 2% increase in pay after negotiations by the Writers’ Guild. The minimum fee for

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Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Sheffield Theatres to provide free kids’ tickets by David Hutchison

Sheffield Theatres has teamed up with shopping centre Meadowhall to provide free tickets to schoolchildren who have rarely or never been to

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Ian McDiarmid to perform Faust in new Watermill Theatre season by David Hutchison

Ian McDiarmid will perform his own retelling of Faust as part of the Watermill Theatre’s new season. The theatre will also host

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Southampton’s Nuffield rebrands ahead of expansion by David Hutchison

Southampton’s Nuffield has rebranded as Nuffield Southampton Theatres ahead of its new season. The name change comes after the company was appointed

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Andrew Thompson wins Theatre503 Playwriting Award 2016 by David Hutchison

Andrew Thompson has won the 2016 Theatre503 Playwriting Award with a piece about female astronauts. The part-time NHS administrator will now have

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Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Theatre leaders celebrate Night Tube’s Piccadilly extension by David Hutchison

Theatre leaders have welcomed news that a London Underground line running “through the heart of Theatreland” will begin 24-hour service in December.

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Achates prize launched to award first-time arts philanthropy by David Hutchison

A new annual award has been launched to celebrate first-time arts philanthropists. Seven private donors have been shortlisted for the inaugural Achates

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Adam Penford to replace Giles Croft as Nottingham Playhouse artistic director by David Hutchison

Adam Penford has been named the new artistic director of Nottingham Playhouse. From 2018 he will replace Giles Croft, who has held

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Monday, October 31, 2016

October recap: the month’s biggest news stories by David Hutchison

From creepy clowns condemned to Emma Rice’s exodus, we look back at October’s biggest stories In early October, Andrew Lloyd Webber unveils

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North London cycle route plan threatens Theatreland ‘artery’ by David Hutchison

A major cycle superhighway planned for north London is under fire from campaigners who claim it will damage access to the West

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Theatre503 announces shortlist for Playwriting Award 2016 by David Hutchison

Five plays have been shortlisted for the Theatre503 Playwriting Award 2016. Alison Carr is nominated for her play Caterpillar alongside Tearrance Chisholm

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Ed Vaizey: arts world ‘suffers from left-wing groupthink’ by David Hutchison

Former culture minister Ed Vaizey has claimed that the arts suffer from industry “groupthink” and are too resistant to alternative points of

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Josh Roche: ‘I don’t buy this idea that more money makes a show shallow and populist’ by David Hutchison

As well as serving as an assistant director on a number of Royal Shakespeare Company and Shakespeare’s Globe productions, Josh Roche is

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