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Monday, May 16, 2016

GSA’s Courtney Bowman wins 2016 Sondheim Society student performer plaudit by Georgia Snow

Guildford School of Acting student Courtney Bowman has been named the 2016 Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year. The inaugural

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Monday, May 9, 2016

Nando Messias: ‘For avant garde performance, the UK is the place to be’ by Georgia Snow

Brazilian-born Nando Messias creates work that combines theatre, dance and performance art. He tells Georgia Snow how his latest project has been

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Friday, May 6, 2016

Production news round-up: April 29 to May 2 by Georgia Snow

Plays David Greig has announced his first season as artistic director of the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh, including four world premieres.

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Rose Bruford and LIPA hit with ‘devastating’ cuts to education funding by Georgia Snow

Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance and the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and have been hit with “devastating” cuts to

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Juliet Stevenson: Glut of untrained performers lack acting ‘toolbox’ by Georgia Snow

Juliet Stevenson has claimed there are too many actors working in the industry who have not trained, which she claimed “drastically” limits

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Shauna McLean wins 2016 Alan Bates Award by Georgia Snow

Italia Conti student Shauna McLean has won the 2016 Alan Bates Award. The acting award, which is given to a graduating student,

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Performance Preparation Academy to offer BA by Georgia Snow

Guildford-based Performance Preparation Academy is to run degree courses for the first time, in a move the school hopes will allow it

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Thursday, May 5, 2016

Vivian Leigh costumes by Oliver Messel to go on display by Georgia Snow

A new exhibition exploring the life of Vivien Leigh will open this summer at the stately home belonging to her favourite costume designer.

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Tobacco sponsorship of arts must stop, say campaigners by Georgia Snow

Arts institutions including the Southbank Centre and the London Symphony Orchestra have been urged to end their sponsorship deals with global tobacco

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Curve to stage Grease and The Twits this Christmas by Georgia Snow

Leicester’s Curve is to stage a new production of Grease as part of its forthcoming season. A reimagining of The Importance of

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Arts are ‘untapped resource’ in war on climate change, says charity chief by Georgia Snow

The head of environmental charity Julie’s Bicycle has claimed that the arts are a “chronically untapped resource” in combating climate change. Speaking

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Arts education biggest worry for theatre industry, survey reveals by Georgia Snow

Concerns about the future of arts in education is the most pressing issue for the sector, a new survey suggests. Small-scale touring,

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Wednesday, May 4, 2016

John Boyega to take on Woyzeck in new Old Vic season by Georgia Snow

Star Wars actor John Boyega is to play the lead role in a reimagining of Woyzeck at the Old Vic as part

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Britain’s first all-black Hamlet to tour later this year by Georgia Snow

Black Theatre Live will stage Hamlet as its fourth touring show, in what producers are claiming will be Britain’s first all-black production

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Deadline draws near for £10,000 comedy playwriting prize by Georgia Snow

Comedy writers have one month left to enter the Liverpool Hope Playwriting Prize, and be in with a chance of winning £10,000.

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Tom Chambers to star in Watermill’s Crazy for You by Georgia Snow

Tom Chambers will star in a new production of Crazy for You at the Watermill Theatre in Newbury. The musical forms part

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Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Alfie Allen and Katie Brayben join cast of The Spoils by Georgia Snow

Alfie Allen and Katie Brayben have joined the cast of The Spoils, which receives its UK premiere later this month. Annapurna Sriram

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Tony Awards 2016: The nominations in full by Georgia Snow

READ THE STORY: Mark Strong and Cynthia Erivo lead British charge for Tony award nominations Best play Eclipsed The Father The Humans

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Simon Bailey: ‘Playing amazing roles like Enjolras or Raul isn’t something I take for granted’ by Georgia Snow

Simon Bailey has performed in some of the best known shows in the West End, including Les Miserables and We Will Rock

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Friday, April 29, 2016

Tom Varey: ‘Working in theatre is a completely different muscle to TV’ by Georgia Snow

Actor Tom Varey graduated from RADA in 2014 and went straight into filming BBC drama The Village. After working on several television

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Hofesh Shechter and Richard Alston feature on Latitude dance line-up by Georgia Snow

Work by Hofesh Shechter and Richard Alston lead the dance line-up of this year’s Latitude Festival, as part of a programme by

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Thursday, April 28, 2016

Jamie Muscato to star in A Subject of Scandal and Concern by Georgia Snow

Jamie Muscato is to star in the London premiere of A Subject of Scandal and Concern next month. Muscato, who recently appeared

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Matthew Bourne among backers of new dance safety charter by Georgia Snow

Matthew Bourne is among industry figures backing a new initiative designed to safeguard the health and safety of dancers. The Fit to

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Production news round-up: April 20 to 26 by Georgia Snow

Musicals Broadway musical American in Paris is to transfer to the West End next year. The show will run at the Dominion

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Date set for EBacc parliamentary debate by Georgia Snow

MPs will debate the exclusion of arts subjects from the English Baccalaureate on July 4, after more than 100,000 people signed a

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The Comedy About a Bank Robbery extends by six months by Georgia Snow

The Comedy About a Bank Robbery has extended its run in the West End by six months until April 2017. The show’s

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One Dance UK establishes expert panel to encourage youth work by Georgia Snow

Industry body One Dance UK has brought together a group of experts dedicated to boosting its work with children and young people.

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Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Lenny Henry to be awarded special prize at BAFTAs by Georgia Snow

Lenny Henry will be honoured with the special prize at this year’s BAFTA Television Awards. Henry, who was awarded a knighthood in

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English National Ballet announces Patrick Harrison as new executive director by Georgia Snow

English National Ballet has appointed Patrick Harrison as its new executive director. Harrison joins in June and succeeds Caroline Thomson, who stepped

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Matt Henry and Zizi Strallen tipped for South Bank Sky Arts Awards by Georgia Snow

Actors Matt Henry and Zizi Strallen are among the nominees for the breakthrough prize at this year’s South Bank Sky Arts Awards.

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The Railway Children to host relaxed performance by Georgia Snow

The Railway Children is to host a relaxed performance in June. The show, which is running at the King’s Cross Theatre in

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