Monday, October 5, 2020
By Mark Ludmon
Mark Ludmon reviews Pedro Leandro’s short play, We Were Having a Perfectly Nice Time, from Conflicted Theatre at Omnibus Theatre in Clapham, London
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Linked From britishtheatre.com at 04:51AMFriday, September 18, 2020
By Mark Ludmon
Mark Ludmon reviews the new revival of Stephen Schwartz’s musical Pippin at The Garden Theatre at The Eagle in London
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Linked From britishtheatre.com at 09:56AMMonday, September 7, 2020
By Mark Ludmon
Mark Ludmon is impressed by Agatha Christie’s long-lost play, The Lie – part of a collection of recently discovered scripts.
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Linked From britishtheatre.com at 08:20AMWednesday, September 2, 2020
By Mark Ludmon
Mark Ludmon reviews Sleepless the musical starring Jay McGuinness and Kimberley Walsh at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre.
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Linked From britishtheatre.com at 10:49AMWednesday, August 12, 2020
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Mark Ludmon reviews the musical Fanny and Stella now playing at The Eagle London in their new Garden Theatre. Book Now!
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Linked From britishtheatre.com at 12:12PMBy Mark Ludmon
Theatres and other arts and events venues across the UK were lit up in red last night in a show of solidarity as part of a campaign to save the live events and entertainment s…
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 11:37AMBy Mark Ludmon
Mark Ludmon previews theatre coming up as part of this month’s online Shedinburgh fringe festival.
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Linked From britishtheatre.com at 06:38AMMonday, August 10, 2020
By Mark Ludmon
Mark Ludmon visits Wonderland to review Creation Theatre and Big Telly Theatre Company’s Zoom-based interactive show, Alice: A Virtual Theme Park
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Linked From britishtheatre.com at 04:22PMBy Mark Ludmon
London Theatre Company has announced a season of monologues to be performed on stage live in front of an audience at London’s Bridge Theatre.
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Linked From britishtheatre.com at 11:47AMSunday, August 9, 2020
By Mark Ludmon
Mark Ludmon reviews Simon Stephens’ adaptation of Jose Saramago’s Blindness as a sound installation by Ben and Max Ringham at London’s Donmar Warehouse.
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Linked From britishtheatre.com at 12:26PMSaturday, August 8, 2020
By Mark Ludmon
A “personal love letter to Scottish theatre” from the National Theatre of Scotland and a new take on Kieran Hurley’s hit play Mouthpiece are part of this year’s digita…
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 06:27AMThursday, August 6, 2020
By Mark Ludmon
Mark Ludmon reviews Megan Vaughan’s new book and anthology tracing the development of theatre blogging.
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Linked From britishtheatre.com at 11:40AMThursday, July 30, 2020
By Mark Ludmon
Maureen Lipman speaks to Mark Ludmon about playing the title role in Martin Sherman’s Rose in its online revival for Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre
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Linked From britishtheatre.com at 02:37AMMonday, July 20, 2020
By Mark Ludmon
Lyricist Don Black is working on a gender-switched version of Tell Me on a Sunday changing the main character to a gay man.
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Linked From britishtheatre.com at 09:34AMBy Mark Ludmon
Mikron Theatre Company are planning to tour two new shows in 2021 after a successful fundraising drive.
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Linked From britishtheatre.com at 07:27AMSunday, June 28, 2020
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Mark Ludmon examines how much the TV shows and films that we enjoy owe to theatre. Theatre does not exist in isolation but is an integral part of British culture.
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Linked From britishtheatre.com at 05:24AMFriday, June 5, 2020
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Mark Ludmon reviews Anansi the Spider Re-Spun playing as part of the Unicorn Theatre online.
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Linked From britishtheatre.com at 10:02AMSaturday, May 30, 2020
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Mark Ludmon reviews This Is Shakespeare by Emma Smith published by Pelican Books.
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Linked From britishtheatre.com at 11:50PMMonday, May 18, 2020
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Mark Ludmon speaks to Elizabeth Newman about Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s efforts to reach audiences during shutdown.
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Linked From britishtheatre.com at 08:28AMTuesday, May 5, 2020
By Mark Ludmon
West End Theatre Closures have now been extended until Sunday 28 June, according to the latest statement from Sociert Of London Theatres
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Linked From britishtheatre.com at 09:12AMMonday, May 4, 2020
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London’s Donmar Warehouse is to premiere a new online production of Adam Brace’s play Midnight Your Time starring Diana Quick.
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Linked From britishtheatre.com at 01:22PMSunday, May 3, 2020
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Mark Ludmon reviews A Separate Peace by Tom Stoppard performed live via Zoom and starring Jenna Coleman, Denise Gough, Ed Stoppard and David Morrissey.
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Linked From britishtheatre.com at 11:57AMTuesday, April 21, 2020
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More than 50 actors have been announced for new digital plays by theatre company Headlong and Century Films in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Linked From britishtheatre.com at 10:46AMMonday, April 20, 2020
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Theatre company Big Telly is to take audiences at home on “an Irish adventure to a mythical other world” through a new online theatrical experience.
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Linked From britishtheatre.com at 05:00AMSaturday, April 18, 2020
By Mark Ludmon
Bradford theatre company Freedom Studios is to stream a live recording of one of its shows – created specifically for watching online on mobile devices.
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Linked From britishtheatre.com at 06:32AMTuesday, April 14, 2020
By Mark Ludmon
The Good Book, a new short film made by Leeds theatre company Slung Low is to be streamed online for free as the latest in a series of dystopian dramas from James Phillips.
Th…
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 07:41AMSaturday, April 11, 2020
By Mark Ludmon
Here is the first in our round-up of some of the playtexts of shows that were cut short or postponed because of the theatre shutdown. Nothing beats live theatre, and some of t…
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 10:16AMBy Mark Ludmon
Mark Ludmon continues his round-up of some of the playscripts of shows that were cut short or postponed because of the theatre shutdown.
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Linked From britishtheatre.com at 10:15AMThursday, April 9, 2020
By Mark Ludmon
The RSC has announced that it is now cancelling all performances and events until 30 June and closing its Swan Theatre until the autumn.
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Linked From britishtheatre.com at 09:57AMBy Mark Ludmon
A new digital platform for artists and audiences has been set up by Omnibus Theatre in south London, launching with a live recording of coming-of-age comedy-drama Dem Times.
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Linked From britishtheatre.com at 09:26AMWednesday, April 8, 2020
By Mark Ludmon
A rich variety of fringe shows are being streamed online as part of an Online Fringe Theatre Festival set up to help artists during the theatre shutdown.
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