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At the height of the Troubles in the first half of the 1970s, Frank Carson offered an alternative view of a Northern Ireland that was busy tearing itself apart. With a cherubic face and squa…
There are many obstacles that get in the way of a producer when planning a show. Most of them come down to money.
A major circus exhibition has been assembled by the National Fairground Archive in Sheffield. It challenges people's perceptions of what circus is all about and sheds light on a remarkable h…
As a second series of Scott and Bailey hits our TV screens later this month, one of its stars Lesley Sharp talks to Lalayn Baluch about why the police drama is such a hit for ITV1
We are tracing our family tree and would like to know more about an actor named Talbot Stephenson Homewood. He was born in 1868 in Ilford, Essex and died in 1967 in London. He married in Jun…
Just a few lines to pay tribute to Frank Carson, who has died from cancer at the age of 85. When I was a Redcoat at Butlins holiday camp, Pwllheli in 1968, Frank was the resident comedian, a…
The issue of political matters being the subject of plays is a constant in theatrical debate. The difficulty with this is that those who advocate political theatre always desire plays to be …
Equity is now supposedly consulting members on a discussion paper circulated a few weeks ago in which a group, a financial stability working party not even identified in the document, sugges…
I write in response to Aleks Sierz's article recently, "The necessity of the new" (March 1, page 10).
On February 2 the Old Vic hosted a special matinee performance before an invited audience when four of the understudies in the hit comedy "Noises Off" played to a packed house with the rest …
British theatre producer David King has spoken about how one of his US theatres was partially destroyed when a tornado swept through the resort of Branson in Missouri.
As co-founder (with Willie Robertson, who died in 2011) and chairman of the fundraising committee of the Nordoff Robbins charity, agent and producer Andrew Miller made an indelible mark on t…
Born in South Africa to emigre parents (her father a Yorkshireman, her mother from Northern Ireland) Elizabeth Connell's first ambition was to be a pianist, but it was as a singer - initiall…
Tabard has never been one for epic tales. We were bored by Lord of the Rings, gave up halfway through Moby Dick and used most of the pages in our copy of War and Peace as tinder after a part…
What an educational, literary sort of week it has been. As well as trying our hand at being a playwright (and sneaking a few promotional shots of ourselves at work, feathered quill in hand) …
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Richard Nelson and Roger Michell have been collaborating for nearly 30 years. Their latest work, Farewell to the Theatre, brings to life the extraordinary story of the brilliant, troubled, a…
With both Upstairs Downstairs and White Heat being screened on the BBC this month, Claire Foy talks to Matthew Hemley about feeling surprisingly comfortable in front of the camera
XL Video provided video production - including LED screens, projection system, PPU and cameras - for the 2012 Brit Awards, staged for the second year running at London's O2 Arena. The event …
Gary Wilmot talks to Tony Cooke about starring in the musical A Bowl of Cherries and why he never predicted that he would make it in showbusiness
Artistic Licence Integration, the projects division of Wayne Howell's pioneering Artistic Licence brand, has announced its new web presence. The site is said to emphasise the company's techn…
Production Services Ireland's Dublin branch has supplied full lighting production, trussing and associated rigging for two high profile TV series - Take Me Out (Ireland) and Family Fortunes …
Manchester-based DBN Lighting has supplied a custom LED and control solution to the city's Whitworth Art Gallery which will run for three months as part of the Cotton: Global Threads exhibit…
Equity "get together across the UK"
From The Stage and Television Today, October 23, 1965
