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Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Artistic director Andy Currums: ‘I am reminding people that youth art isn’t amateur art’ by Tim Bano

Sixty companies, 200 shows and thousands of young people feature in the International Youth Arts Festival in Kingston upon Thames. Its artistic

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Dartmoor theatre company plans outdoor eco-theatre in national park by Tim Bano

A community theatre company based in Dartmoor is hoping to build an eco-theatre on a hillside in the national park. MED Theatre,

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Monday, July 10, 2017

New 120-seat theatre to open in Walthamstow by Tim Bano

A new 120-seat performance venue will open in Walthamstow later this month. As well as theatre, dance and performance, CentrE17 will also

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New Ovalhouse venue given £3m cash injection by Tim Bano

London’s Ovalhouse has received a grant of £3 million from Arts Council England ahead of its move to a new purpose-built venue

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‘Arts GCSE decline compensated by rise in IT,’ claims Tory education minister by Tim Bano

The sharp decline in take-up of arts subjects at GCSE has been “more than made up for” by an increase in pupils

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child wins at South Bank Sky Arts Awards by Tim Bano

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child were among the winners at this year’s South Bank Sky Arts Awards.

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Women writers and directors dominate new Royal Court season by Tim Bano

Lyndsey Turner will direct the world premiere of Dennis Kelly’s Girls and Boys in the Royal Court’s new season. Two thirds of

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Adam Lenson: ‘I want to show people that a musical isn’t just one thing’ by Tim Bano

Musicals specialist Adam Lenson recently directed Duncan Sheik’s Whisper House at the Other Palace. His production of Superhero, a one-man musical about

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Friday, July 7, 2017

Kevin Spacey Foundation award winners announced by Tim Bano

Bristol-based theatre company the Wardrobe Ensemble is among the winners of the Kevin Spacey Foundation Artists of Choice Awards 2017. The company

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‘Wounding powerhouse theatres will damage UK culture’ – Lloyd Dorfman by Tim Bano

Philanthropist Lloyd Dorfman has warned that further cuts to “powerhouse” organisations such as the National Theatre could damage culture in the UK.

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London council injects £50k to plug creative gap by Tim Bano

Southwark Council in London has unveiled a £50,000 bursary to help young people access the arts and to encourage them to take

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Lead casting announced for revival of People, Places and Things by Tim Bano

Lisa Dwyer Hogg has been cast as Emma in the upcoming revival of Duncan Macmillan’s People, Places and Things. The Irish actor

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Thursday, July 6, 2017

Arlene Phillips to direct charity dance gala for Grenfell victims by Tim Bano

Arlene Phillips is to direct a gala evening of dance at London’s Adelphi Theatre to raise money for people who have been

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Mark Everett steps down from Canterbury’s Marlowe Theatre after 23 years by Tim Bano

Mark Everett, director of the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury, has announced that he will be retiring from the role after 23 years.

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Wednesday, July 5, 2017

In Pictures: Adrian Mole musical rehearsals at the Menier Chocolate Factory by Tim Bano

Sue Townsend’s novel The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾, which follows adolescent Adrian through Leicester in the 1980s, has been

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Casting announced for Mark Gatiss’ Queers by Tim Bano

Russell Tovey and Mark Bonnar are among actors who will perform a series of monologues curated by Mark Gatiss at London’s Old

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Judi Dench: TV culture produces actors with ‘no kind of discipline’ by Tim Bano

Actors including Imelda Staunton, Judi Dench, Derek Jacobi and Steven Berkoff claim the demise of rep means young actors miss vital training.

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Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Performance of verbatim musical cancelled due to cast ‘indisposition’ by Tim Bano

Tonight’s performance of Committee… (A New Musical) at the Donmar Warehouse in London has been cancelled. A statement from the theatre said:

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Central graduate beats thousands to land Cilla Black role by Tim Bano

Kara Lily Hayworth is to play Cilla Black in an upcoming musical adaptation of the singer’s life. Hayworth was among thousands of

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Cabaret performer Veronica Thompson: ‘Brexit and Trump concern me – I’ve been an immigrant twice’ by Tim Bano

Veronica Thompson, known as Fancy Chance, is a burlesque and cabaret performer. She tells Tim Bano how her first solo show, Flights of Fancy,

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Monday, July 3, 2017

Paper Theatre Tokens to be replaced with digital scheme by Tim Bano

Paper Theatre Tokens are to be phased out as the Society of London Theatre introduces e-vouchers and gift cards to replace them.

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Patrick Marber’s The Red Lion to transfer to Trafalgar Studios by Tim Bano

Live Theatre’s production of The Red Lion will transfer to London’s Trafalgar Studios 2 in November. Patrick Marber’s play, which looks at

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Coleridge poem to be adapted for deafblind children by Tim Bano

Children’s theatre company Oily Cart are to adapt Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem Kubla Khan for deafblind audiences. The adaptation will focus on

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Friday, June 30, 2017

Michael Ball in line-up for first ever musical theatre cruise by Tim Bano

Beverley Knight and Michael Ball are among performers confirmed to take part in a musical theatre-themed cruise. Floating Festival’s Stages bills itself

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Paignton’s Palace Theatre sell-off blocked by council by Tim Bano

The Palace Theatre in Paignton, Devon will be given over to a community interest company after the local council voted against a

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Jez Butterworth’s The Ferryman extends West End run by Tim Bano

Jez Butterworth’s The Ferryman will extend its West End run until January 6, 2018. The play, which is set in Northern Ireland

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Thursday, June 29, 2017

The Wind in the Willows review at the London Palladium – ‘bland and uninspired’ by Tim Bano

It’s impressive, in a way, to see a version of The Wind in the Willows so utterly devoid of nature. Kenneth Grahame’s

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‘EBacc arts fallout is a myth’ – former culture minister by Tim Bano

Former culture secretary Maria Miller has dismissed fears that the government’s controversial English Baccalaureate system is having a negative impact on arts

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James Graham’s This House to tour the UK by Tim Bano

James Graham’s This House will tour the UK from February 2018. The play, which looks at the fallout from a hung parliament

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Richard Warburton appointed Theatre in the Mill artistic director by Tim Bano

Richard Warburton is to replace Iain Bloomfield as artistic director of Bradford’s Theatre in the Mill. Bloomfield joined the University of Bradford,

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Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Winners of first Rural Touring Awards announced by Tim Bano

The winners of the inaugural Rural Touring Awards have been announced at the University of Nottingham as part of the annual National

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