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The Off West End Podcast
At the end of 2019 Off West End launched a new podcast. Hosted by Tom Brocklehurst guests join him to discuss the latest in London’s fringe theatre scene. I appeared on episode three talking about Happily Ever Poofter and Frida Kahlo Viva La Vida, along with Tom and Steve Sargeant. I also spoke about Chaplin…
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Artsadmin launch Artists' Bursary Scheme 2020
Artsadmin’s Artists’ Bursary Scheme has been running since 1998 and has supported over 200 artists working in contemporary performance practices. The next round of the Artists’ Bursary Scheme is made possible with support from Arts Council England, Live Art UK Diverse Actions programme and generous individual donations to Artsadmin. his year, the Bursary scheme will…
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London Venue Announced for Björn Ulvaeus’s MAMMA MIA! THE PARTY
MAMMA MIA! THE PARTY, an immersive theatrical and dining experience launched in Stockholm, will take up residency in a specially-adapted venue within London’s The O2. The London production of MAMMA MIA! THE PARTY is set to open late Spring 2019, with tickets going on sale this Autumn. When Björn Ulvaeus watched people at the musical…
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Award-winning Darwin drama to be staged at the Natural History Museum
Trish Wadley Productions and Dead Puppet Society will be creating a 357-seat theatre in the Jerwood Gallery at the Natural History Museum. This will be the first time a traditional performance theatre has been constructed in the museum – one of the world’s most iconic buildings which attracts over 4.5 million visitors every year. This…
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Balancing Acts by Nicholas Hytner Named Winner Of The 2018 Theatre Book Prize
Actor and playwright, Rory Kinnear (National Theatre, RSC, James Bond franchise) presented Sir Nicholas Hytner with the award. Speaking at the ceremony, Sir Nicholas Hytner said “As well as an opportunity to get off my chest and on to paper all of the stories that I have built up over the years, writing this book has also been a learning experience…
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Matilda The Musical Will Move to Earlier Weekday Start Time From September 2018
Matilda The Musical has now been seen by 8 million people worldwide, having toured to 64 cities and played more than 5800 performances in the West End, on Broadway and on tour across North America, the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Matilda The Musical will have its first non-English language production at the LG Arts Centre in…
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AIDS drama Beirut revived at the Park Theatre
The UK revival of Beirut by American playwright and author Alan Bowne is set to be performed at Park Theatre from 12th June to 7th July 2018. Written in the 1980s at the height of the AIDS crisis (which the playwright died of at 44 years old), Beirut is a cutting examination of a society ravaged by a nameless disease. Although…
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Ian Hislop and Nick Newman return with new play Trial by Laughter
The follow up to The Wipers Times in the West End and across the country, Trial by Laughter is based on their critically acclaimed original BBC Radio 4 drama of the same name. Ian Hislop and Nick Newman have once again taken inspiration from real life events for their new play. The production will be developed with The Watermill Theatre before playing at the venue for…
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Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre to Launch in York
This year’s hottest Shakespearian ticket may not be found in Southwark or Stratford but in York. The battle of the great Elizabethan theatres is back, with a “pop-up” Rose Theatre (the first of its kind in Europe) being launched in York for ten weeks from June 25th. The theatre will show productions of A Midsomer…
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