185 stories by "Nick Awde"
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe just grows and grows, doesn't it? The statistics defy predictions, break records, and every time things look as
Musical postponed AUSTRALIA/MELBOURNE The Gordon Frost Organisation and Opera Australia have announced that their new production of Jekyll and Hyde has been
Every two years the British Council's Edinburgh Showcase rolls into town as the single biggest opportunity for UK theatre companies to introduce
Teatre Lliure season SPAIN/BARCELONA Barcelona's Teatre Lliure has announced its programme for the 2015/16 season, its 40th, including the return of Nuria
Setting up your own professional theatre company is difficult enough nowadays, but in Poland it's an even greater challenge because there you
New festival training BELGIUM/ANTWERP The Festival Academy, an initiative of the European Festivals Association, is launching a new festival production management training
London is an integral part of the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) world map, and has been so longer than you
Global fringe forum CANADA/MONTREAL The Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals and Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society have announced that the 2016 Fringe World
Heading for Hong Kong CHINA/HONG KONG London-based Lunchbox Theatrical Productions, one of the major producers of live entertainment in Australasia, will open
Broadway benefit show USA/TEWKSBURY A line-up of Broadway regulars and upcoming talent came together for the fourth annual Broadway Under the Stars,
Indigenous choice AUSTRALIA/SYDNEY Sydney Festival has announced that its next festival director will be Wesley Enoch. Taking over from Lieven Bertels in
Festivals united BELGIUM/BRUSSELS Europe for Festivals, Festivals for Europe has announced the first generation of EFFE Label recipients. A total of 761
Financial shake-up AUSTRALIA/CANBERRA As part of a new budget, attorney general George Brandis announced expenditure of A$104.8 million (£53 million) over four
Hamlet in Hanoi Vietnam/Hanoi As part of a move to restore its status after a period of financial uncertainty, the Vietnam National
One of the more intriguing voices for world theatre is the International Organisation of Scenographers, Theatre Architects, and Technicians (OISTAT). There can't
War Horse award SOUTH AFRICA/JOHANNESBURG Among the 25 accolades handed out at the 11th Naledi Theatre Awards at the Lyric Theatre in
London-based company BeFrank's latest play, The Point of No Return, is based on real stories from Ukraine's Maidan revolution in February 2014.
Celebrating dance World April 29 saw International Dance Day celebrated all over the world, with a large number of live performances from professionals
British companies are highly visible across the globe for their contribution to creating today's rapidly expanding international touring circuit, where not only
Schilling's take on Faust shuns festival Hungary/Budapest A two-part, two-evening version of Goethe's Faust, directed by Arpad Schilling, premieres in Budapest at
As a place to seek out talent, London has always been a hub for international productions. The fact that English is now
Young people's festival GERMANY/BERLIN Assitej, the International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People, is celebrating its 50th anniversary at the
Protests over sacking RUSSIA/NOVOSIBIRSK Public protests have been mounting against Novosibirsk State Opera Theatre over the sacking of its boss and the
World Theatre Day UNITED ARAB EMIRATES/FUJAIRAH Polish director Krzysztof Warlikowski of Warsaw's Nowy Teatr delivered the World Theatre Day Message on stage
Red Rattler says sorry AUSTRALIA/SYDNEY The board of Sydney's Red Rattler Theatre has issued an apology for refusing to allow a Jewish
