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Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Gary Lineker to appear as projection in Leicester Christmas show by Matthew Hemley

Gary Lineker is to appear as a projection in the world premiere of Sandi Toksvig’s Treasure Island at the Leicester Haymarket. He

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Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Royal and Derngate makes key new hires as it bolsters its production arm by Matthew Hemley

Northampton’s Royal and Derngate theatre has bolstered its production team as it prepares to expand its programme of home-grown work, particularly around

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Monday, November 12, 2018

Oldham Coliseum’s plans for new £27m home dropped as council ‘reviews costs’ by Matthew Hemley

Oldham Coliseum’s plans for a new £27 million home have been scrapped, after the local council said it was reviewing its “work

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Poll: Would you object to theatres screening adverts in the interval? by Matthew Hemley

Last week it was revealed that English National Opera is planning on using its safety curtain as a screen, on which it

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Race row director Anthony Ekundayo Lennon: ‘I’ve been made to feel like a liar and a thief’ by Matthew Hemley

A director on a scheme for minority ethnic arts leaders who is at the centre of an identity row has hit back

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Friday, November 9, 2018

Tim Rice to host The Best of Rock Musicals at Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith by Matthew Hemley

Tim Rice is to host The Best of Rock Musicals at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, featuring songs from shows including Evita,

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Thursday, November 8, 2018

Notre Dame de Paris star: Critics killed us last time we ran in London by Matthew Hemley

A lead performer from the original London production of Notre Dame de Paris in 2000 has claimed critics at the time “killed”

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Trans performers to work with agents and casting directors to address representation by Matthew Hemley

Trans performers are to share their experiences of the theatre industry as part of an event that will inform guidelines on how

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Wednesday, November 7, 2018

West Side Story to be Leicester Curve’s 2019 Christmas show by Matthew Hemley

Curve in Leicester is to stage West Side Story in 2019, featuring new choreography by Ellen Kane. Kane, who is associate choreographer

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Judi Dench lends support to south London’s Omnibus Theatre as patron by Matthew Hemley

Judi Dench has become a patron of Omnibus Theatre in south London. She described small venues such as the Omnibus as “the

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Hope Mill producers launch musical theatre academy by Matthew Hemley

Producers at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre are launching a new part-time musical theatre academy for performers in the North West. It will

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Actors and stage managers demand ambitious ‘family-friendly’ pay deal outside London by Matthew Hemley

A “radical” overhaul of the existing commercial and subsidised contracts for regional theatre is being called for to bring together pay and

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Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Jonathan Bailey and Sheila Atim join West End Christmas line-up by Matthew Hemley

Jonathan Bailey and Sheila Atim have joined the line-up for West End Christmas at Cadogan Hall. The event will take place at

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Monday, November 5, 2018

Actor left ‘crying and whimpering’ on stage after injuring herself during West End Pinter season by Matthew Hemley

A performance as part of the Pinter at the Pinter season was called to an abrupt halt after an actor injured herself

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Exclusive: English National Opera to screen adverts on safety curtain by Matthew Hemley

English National Opera is planning to use its safety curtain as a screen for projections that will advertise its forthcoming seasons. The

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Friday, November 2, 2018

Fiona Gibson joins Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse as chief executive by Matthew Hemley

Bolton Octagon’s Fiona Gibson has been appointed interim chief executive at the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse, replacing Deborah Aydon. Gibson has most

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Reimagined West Side Story to form centre of Royal Exchange’s new season by Matthew Hemley

West Side Story is to be reimagined at the Royal Exchange in Manchester, in a production the venue claims will be the

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Thursday, November 1, 2018

Selladoor Worldwide to launch development arm aimed at supporting new writing talent by Matthew Hemley

Theatre company Selladoor Worldwide has created a development arm dedicated to new writing, which will launch with a West End showcase later

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Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Maureen Beattie: ‘We need women in positions of power to beat patriarchy’ by Matthew Hemley

Equity president Maureen Beattie has called for more women in theatre leadership roles, claiming this is the only way to break “the

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Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Matthew Bourne dancers named first artists in residence as part of London Borough of Culture by Matthew Hemley

Dancers from Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures will take up residency at a school in north-east London as part of the first ever

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Emergency childcare scheme for workers in the performing arts will launch in 2019 by Matthew Hemley

A ‘game-changing’ scheme that will provide workers in the performing arts with access to last-minute childcare is launching in 2019. The initiative

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Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss: ‘Writing our Tudor musical Six was just us having bants’ by Matthew Hemley

Still at university, with no formal musical theatre training, all Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss had was an hour-long slot at the

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Monday, October 29, 2018

Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018: nominations in full by Matthew Hemley

Among the nominees for this year’s Evening Standard Theatre Awards are actors Carey Mulligan, Sophie Okonedo and Ian McKellen and directors Stephen

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Thursday, October 25, 2018

Cassie Kinoshi named Cameron Mackintosh resident composer by Matthew Hemley

Cassie Kinoshi has been named the next Cameron Mackintosh resident composer, as the scheme is rolled out in Scotland for the first

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Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Carl Grose appointed deputy artistic director of Kneehigh by Matthew Hemley

Kneehigh associate artist Carl Grose has been made deputy artistic director of the theatre company. The role is a newly created one,

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Panto working conditions ‘putting the future of stage managers at risk’ by Matthew Hemley

Stage managers are facing “unstable” working conditions over the pantomime season that threaten their futures in the industry, the body that represents

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Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Presenter Mary Beard apologises for referring to actors in historical reconstructions as ‘B-list’ by Matthew Hemley

Historian and presenter Mary Beard has apologised for referring to actors used in historical reconstructions within TV documentaries as “B-list”. Beard said

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Monday, October 22, 2018

Poll: Have parental or caring responsibilities ever had a negative impact on your career? by Matthew Hemley

This week, campaigning body Parents and Carers in Performing Arts released findings of a report into the challenges faced by people with

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The Bridge Theatre in London to host The Stage Awards 2019 by Matthew Hemley

The Stage Awards 2019 will be held at the Bridge Theatre in London for the first time. The Bridge, run by Nicholas

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Friday, October 19, 2018

Marketing boss Sally Cordwell joins Bristol Old Vic as interim chief executive by Matthew Hemley

Bristol Old Vic has appointed marketing chief Sally Cordwell as its interim executive director. She joins the theatre in November, replacing Emma

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Judi Dench is feline good as she prepares for role in screen adaptation of Cats by Matthew Hemley

Judi Dench is to join the cast for the screen adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s cats, playing the part of Old Deuternonomy.

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