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Friday, July 15, 2016

Production news round-up: July 6 to 12 by Georgia Snow

Plays Nice Fish starring Mark Rylance is to transfer to the West End. The play, co-written by Rylance and Louis Jenkins, has

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Bath Theatre Bus to tour South West as 25-seat performance space by Georgia Snow

A performance space on a bus is being created in Bath, with an aim to tour work to areas of low arts

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Stephanie Beacham to star in new Princess Margaret play by Georgia Snow

Stephanie Beacham will play Princess Margaret in a new play that premieres in Cambridge later this year. Beacham will star in Richard

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Thursday, July 14, 2016

International: Shakespeare meets Chinese opera in Coriolanus mash-up by Georgia Snow

There is a sense of oriental mystery around China’s theatrical history. Its forms and processes have rarely entered Western consciousness and its

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Michael Flatley launches dance academy by Georgia Snow

Michael Flatley is to launch his own dance academy later this year. Flatley’s new venture will begin teaching classes in and around

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Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Lynne Williams appointed principal of Guildhall by Georgia Snow

Lynne Williams has been appointed principal of Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She will replace Barry Ife, who is stepping down

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Australian Ballet announces debut UK screenings by Georgia Snow

Productions from the Australian Ballet will be shown in UK cinemas for the first time later this year. It will be the

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The Print Room to stage its first Shakespeare play by Georgia Snow

The Print Room at the Coronet is to stage The Tempest, its first Shakespeare play. The Notting Hill venue will also produce

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Monday, July 11, 2016

Balletboyz launches online dance teaching resource by Georgia Snow

A new online resource to support the teaching of dance in schools has been launched by award-winning company Balletboyz. The resource focuses on

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Paul Morris: ‘I want to take the audience on a deep, emotional journey’ by Georgia Snow

In 2005, Morris set up his own theatre company, Crying in the Wilderness, to produce work he wasn’t seeing on British stages.

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Friday, July 8, 2016

Old Red Lion revamps literary department by Georgia Snow

London fringe venue the Old Red Lion is relaunching its literary department, as it looks to produce more in-house shows. It coincides

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Kerry Ellis, Ramin Karimloo and Preeya Kalidas to star in Godspell concert by Georgia Snow

Kerry Ellis, Ramin Karimloo and Preeya Kalidas are to star in a concert performance of Godspell in London next month. They will

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Juliet Stevenson and Lia Williams to star in Almeida’s Mary Stuart by Georgia Snow

Juliet Stevenson and Lia Williams are to star in Mary Stuart at the Almeida Theatre later this year. They will alternate the

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Thursday, July 7, 2016

Jo Royce named Gate Theatre executive director by Georgia Snow

London venue the Gate Theatre has appointed Jo Royce as executive director. She replaces Clare Slater, who leaves the Notting Hill venue

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Jenna Russell and John Owen-Jones cast in The Hired Man by Georgia Snow

Jenna Russell and John Owen-Jones are to lead the cast of The Hired Man, when the musical returns for a concert production

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Production news round-up: June 29 to July 5 by Georgia Snow

Plays Gemma Arterton will play the title role in Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan as part of the Donmar Warehouse’s new season. The

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Dance gender debate: sustain support or equality could ‘slip off our radars’ by Georgia Snow

Female choreographers have called for longer-term support for women in the profession to ensure that gender equality remains a priority. It was

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Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Pubs and clubs to host theatre as £186k funding given to Northern Social Circuit by Georgia Snow

Pubs and social clubs in the north of England are to be transformed into theatre venues as part of a new project

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Belfast MAC appoints Simon Magill as first creative director by Georgia Snow

Belfast arts venue the MAC has appointed its first ever creative director, in a bid to make the organisation a “landmark of

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Creative Europe addresses concerns over access to funding post-Brexit by Georgia Snow

Creative Europe has moved to allay fears over British access to its funding, following the UK’s decision to leave the European Union.

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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Disney concert to be staged at the Royal Albert Hall by Georgia Snow

Composer Alan Menken is to lead a concert of Disney hits at the Royal Albert Hall in October. Disney’s Broadway Hits will

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Royal Opera House and St Mary’s to probe science of dance by Georgia Snow

The Royal Opera House is to partner with St Mary’s University in London to examine the science behind professional dance. Academics from

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Digital Theatre strikes deal on BBC Shakespeare archive by Georgia Snow

Digital Theatre Plus has announced a new partnership with the BBC’s resources archive, which will see Shakespeare performances from actors including Helen

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New RSC schools programme to strengthen company’s education agenda by Georgia Snow

A new schools programme from the Royal Shakespeare Company is aiming to embed Shakespeare in education more than ever before. The national

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Monday, July 4, 2016

Michael Ross: ‘It’s wonderful to see actors breathe life into my work’ by Georgia Snow

Happy to Help, Ross’ professional debut, started off life as part of Park Theatre’s script accelerator programme. The writer tells Georgia Snow

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Thursday, June 30, 2016

Digital Theatre enters education partnership with DramaWorks by Georgia Snow

Digital Theatre’s education arm has unveiled a new partnership with teaching specialists DramaWorks. DramaWorks founder Jeni Whittaker has joined the creative learning

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Production news round-up: June 22 to 28 by Georgia Snow

Musicals Jason Robert Brown is to direct his own musical The Last Five Years, starring Samantha Barks and Jonathan Bailey. The show

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I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change to return to the Arts Theatre by Georgia Snow

Simon Lipkin and Gina Beck are to reprise their roles in I Love you, You’re Perfect, Now Change, as it returns for

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Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Tamara Harvey: Welsh theatres need three-year funding agreements by Georgia Snow

Theatr Clwyd artistic director Tamara Harvey has criticised Wales’ one-year arts funding agreements, claiming it prevents companies from planning ahead. Harvey, who

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Tower of London to host Hofesh Shechter’s East Wall in 2018 by Georgia Snow

Hofesh Shechter will create a new music and dance production to be performed at the Tower of London. The project is the

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The Stage Jobs revamped by Georgia Snow

The Stage has unveiled a new, redesigned recruitment website. The Stage has launched the careers of performers including Kenneth Branagh, Lee Mead

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