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Friday, July 1, 2016

Matt Cardle, Kerry Ellis and Lee Mead lined up for musicals concert by Matthew Hemley

Matt Cardle, Lee Mead, Ben Forster and Kerry Ellis are lined up to appear in a new concert production featuring songs from

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Sadiq Khan promotes Justine Simons to deputy mayor for culture by Matthew Hemley

Sadiq Khan has appointed Justine Simons as his deputy mayor for culture and creative industries. Simons is currently head of culture at

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Gemma Arterton to star in Donmar’s Saint Joan by Matthew Hemley

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

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Thursday, June 30, 2016

BBC radio to air archive recordings of Superstar, Guys and Dolls and Sweeney Todd by Matthew Hemley

Musicals from the BBC’s radio archives – including recordings of Jesus Christ Superstar, Guys and Dolls and Sweeney Todd – are to

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Adam Cooper to star in new immersive ballet from Will Tuckett by Matthew Hemley

Adam Cooper is to star in what has been billed as the world’s first immersive ballet that aims to take the genre

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Seaside touring network to promote circus and street arts by Matthew Hemley

Seaside towns across the UK have joined together to form a touring circuit, which aims to use circus and street arts to

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The Stage Critic Search 2016 shortlist revealed by Matthew Hemley

The Stage Critic Search 2016 has unveiled the 12 writers who have made this year’s shortlist. The list reflects the best submissions

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Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Manchester’s Powder Keg wins Royal Exchange’s Hodgkiss award by Matthew Hemley

Manchester theatre company Powder Keg has won the Royal Exchange Theatre’s 2016 Hodgkiss award. The £4,000 prize will see Powder Keg’s play

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Pauline Quirke launches Q Productions to stage Croydon panto by Matthew Hemley

Actor Pauline Quirke has launched a new production company that will convert a Croydon leisure centre into a 400-seat venue for a

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London Musical Theatre Orchestra to launch as dedicated showtunes concert ensemble by Matthew Hemley

A professional orchestra dedicated to performing musical theatre scores is to launch later this year, backed by leading figures including composers Howard

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Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Park Theatre to host parent and baby performance by Matthew Hemley

North London venue the Park Theatre is to host its first performance allowing parents and carers to bring babies into the auditorium.

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100-seat theatre opens in Selfridges department store by Matthew Hemley

London department store Selfridges is to launch a 100-seat theatre that will allow customers to watch a Shakespeare production being rehearsed and

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Caroline Sheen cast in Crazy for You at the Watermill Theatre by Matthew Hemley

Caroline Sheen has been cast alongside Tom Chambers in the Watermill Theatre’s production of Crazy for You. The musical runs at the

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Piers Wenger appointed controller of BBC drama commissioning by Matthew Hemley

Channel 4 head of drama Piers Wenger is to join the BBC as controller of drama commissioning. He replaces Ben Stephenson, who

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Roald Dahl’s The Twits adapted into immersive dining show for adults only by Matthew Hemley

Roald Dahl’s The Twits is being adapted into an immersive dining experience for adults only, created by the team behind Alice’s Adventures

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Monday, June 27, 2016

Star Wars: The Fork Awakens dining experience leaves sour taste in customers’ mouths by Matthew Hemley

An immersive Star Wars-themed dining experience has come under fire from angry customers, who fear they will be left out of pocket

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Friday, June 24, 2016

Matthew Bourne honoured for services to ballet by Matthew Hemley

Choreographer Matthew Bourne has been honoured for his services to ballet by the Royal Academy of Dance. Bourne was presented the Queen

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London Gay Men’s Chorus release charity single for Orlando victims by Matthew Hemley

London Gay Men’s Chorus has released a charity single to raise money for the victims of the Orlando shootings. The group has

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Rufus Norris: National Theatre is ‘resolutely committed’ to collaborating with Europe by Matthew Hemley

National Theatre director Rufus Norris has urged the industry to be “fearless” and use the arts to give a voice to “all

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Jason Robert Brown to direct Samantha Barks in The Last Five Years by Matthew Hemley

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

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Thursday, June 23, 2016

Bill Nighy joins cast of Stuff Happens at the National Theatre by Matthew Hemley

Bill Nighy is to play the Narrator in a rehearsed reading of David Hare’s Stuff Happens at the National Theatre. The production

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Tim Minchin and Matilda cast to perform at Proms in the Park by Matthew Hemley

Tim Minchin and the cast of West End musical Matilda will take part in this year’s BBC Proms in the Park. The

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Andrew Lloyd Webber to launch new season at revamped St James Theatre in January by Matthew Hemley

Andrew Lloyd Webber is to refurbish the St James Theatre in London as he sets out to make the venue a “creative

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Gruffalo Live producer launches free ticketing for primary schools by Matthew Hemley

Gruffalo Live producer Tall Stories has launched two free ticketing schemes aimed at getting more primary school children into the theatre. Under

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S and S Award announces expansion to become international event by Matthew Hemley

Musical theatre prize the S and S Award has unveiled a major overhaul that will see it become an international event with

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Wednesday, June 22, 2016

UK Theatre appoints Fiona Allan as president by Matthew Hemley

Birmingham Hippodrome chief executive Fiona Allan has been named new president of industry body UK Theatre. She replaces Rachel Tackley, recently named