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Traverse Theatre announces January-April 2019 season
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English Touring Theatre announce partnership with Digital Theatre on Othello
The National Student Drama Festival appoints James Phillips as Guest Director for its 2019 Festival
Nancy Medina: “There is something emotionally sad about the arts world not embracing more representative stories, because it would be a lot less rich without them.”
It is 2.30pm and today is all about Brookyn born director Nancy Medina. “I am thinking: what am I doing here? How did this happen?” she declares, laughing. We are talking at Shakespeare’s Globe ahead of an industry reception where Medina will be presented with the...
Sheila Atim interview: ‘The government could do with empowering people to get in the driving seat, particularly those who otherwise wouldn’t get the chance.’
In April, Olivier Award winning Actor Sheila Atim said that she wanted to see more women ‘who look like her’ winning Olivier awards. Atim also warned that the industry should not “get complacent” about diversity, saying there is “always work to do”. Atim is positive...
Bridge Theatre: A Very Very Very Questionable Year
Nicholas Hytner and Nick Starr’s year-old theatre is testing my patience. The mission statement of the two Nicks was to focus primarily on new plays. I suppose they did do that. One thing’s for sure, though – the 900-seat, £12.5m Bridge Theatre, has the best...
Recent Articles
Olivier Award Nominee Catherine McCormack Joins THE FERRYMAN Beginning Tuesday 12/18
Producers Sonia Friedman Productions and Neal Street Productions have announced that Olivier Award nominee Catherine McCormack (All My Sons, Braveheart) will join the company of Jez Butterworth’s The Ferryman, directed by Sam Mendes, beginning Tuesday, December 18....
Five D/deaf and disabled writers announced from South West England for the sixth year of Graeae’s Write to Play programme
Five D/deaf and disabled writers announced from South West England for the sixth year of Graeae’s Write to Play programme, commencing in January 2019 Writers will work in partnership with Graeae and South West organisations Nuffield Southampton Theatres, Bristol Old...
BLACK TEETH AND A BRILLIANT SMILE – Lisa Holdsworth to adapt Adelle Stripe’s acclaimed book about the brief and defiant life of Andrea Dunbar
“I stumbled on writing by accident. It found me. But the truth is, if you come from an estate, you’ll always be an outsider in this world“ From Freedom Studios, the producers of the acclaimed Brief Encounters at Bradford Interchange and When We...
NATIVITY! THE MUSICAL Announces 2019 UK Tour
Back by popular demand and after sold out performances this year, the producers of NATIVITY! THE MUSICAL have announced the return of a UK tour for 2019, opening at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre on 29 October 2019. The tour will then visit, Aylesbury, Waterside...
- Olivier Award Nominee Catherine McCormack Joins THE FERRYMAN...December 10, 2018 - 10:36 am
- Five D/deaf and disabled writers announced from South West...December 10, 2018 - 10:36 am
- BLACK TEETH AND A BRILLIANT SMILE – Lisa Holdsworth...December 10, 2018 - 10:20 am
- NATIVITY! THE MUSICAL Announces 2019 UK TourDecember 10, 2018 - 10:13 am
