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Friday, July 26, 2019

National Theatre launches drive to nurture more BAME voice coaches by Giverny Masso

The National Theatre is hosting an event to encourage more performers from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds to consider a career

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Men earned 60% more than women at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, study claims by Giverny Masso

Men working at last year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe earned an average of 60% more than women, according to new research. The gender

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Thursday, July 25, 2019

Peer-to-peer recruitment websites “exploiting” voice-over artists, suggests report by Giverny Masso

Voice-over artists have labelled peer-to-peer recruitment websites as “exploitative”, in a new report that warns such platforms pose a threat to professional’s

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Ian McKellen and Stephen Fry back campaign for statue celebrating playwright Joe Orton in Leicester by Giverny Masso

Ian McKellen and Stephen Fry are among those backing a fundraising campaign to erect a statue of playwright Joe Orton in his

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Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Ten performing arts BTecs cut as part of government qualifications crackdown by Giverny Masso

Ten performing arts BTecs are to be discontinued from 2020 as part of a government “crackdown on poor-quality post-16 qualifications”. They are

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London’s New Diorama to curate off-Broadway programme as part of latest season by Giverny Masso

London’s New Diorama Theatre is to curate an off-Broadway programme in New York as part of its latest season, which also includes

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Ex-culture minister Ed Vaizey: There’s been little improvement of disabled representation on stage by Giverny Masso

Former culture minister Ed Vaizey has argued that there has not been “any significant change” in terms of the representation of disabled

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Playwright Siofra Dromgoole: ‘We didn’t realise how much work taking a show to the fringe would be, but it’s been brilliant’ by Giverny Masso

Siofra Dromgoole is taking two plays to this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe; If It Didn’t Matter and Baby, What Blessings. She tells

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Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Initiative to create blueprint for developing dance work for under-fives by Giverny Masso

A major new initiative will support dance artists to make work for pre-school children and develop a blueprint for working with the

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Theatre gift cards to be sold in Tesco stores as part of new partnership by Giverny Masso

Theatre Tokens has announced a new partnership with Tesco, which will enable shoppers to buy gift vouchers for theatre alongside their groceries.

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Monday, July 22, 2019

Writer, performance artist and producer Keisha Thompson: ‘Opening up a dialogue around mental health has been important’ by Giverny Masso

Keisha Thompson is young people’s producer at Contact in Manchester, chair of arts funding body Future Ventures’ Fund and a participant in

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Plans for 3,000-seat Chichester entertainment venue withdrawn by Giverny Masso

Plans for a 3,000-capacity live performance and music venue in Chichester have been withdrawn. The move follows “significant concerns” from the Theatres

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Friday, July 19, 2019

Toby Stephens and Claire Skinner to star in West End revival of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg by Giverny Masso

Toby Stephens and Claire Skinner are to star in the West End revival of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg.

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Wealthiest children three times more likely to take extra-curricular music classes than those from poorest families, research reveals by Giverny Masso

Children from the wealthiest backgrounds are three times more likely to take music classes out of school hours than those from the

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Thursday, July 18, 2019

Paul McCartney moves into musicals with adaptation of It’s a Wonderful Life by Giverny Masso

Paul McCartney is writing his first musical, which is a stage adaptation of 1946 film It’s a Wonderful Life. The former Beatles

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ALRA North student Rhiannon Clements wins 2019 Spotlight Prize for best stage actor by Giverny Masso

ALRA North student Rhiannon Clements has won the 2019 Spotlight Prize for best stage actor. Clements was among 20 students nominated from

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Monday, July 15, 2019

Actor Terenia Edwards: ‘Volunteering in refuges connected me back to why I do what I do’ by Giverny Masso

While training, Terenia Edwards started feminist theatre group Bernhardt, which would host open mic and scratch nights. Now she has resurrected the

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Friday, July 12, 2019

Alistair Spalding: UK government should follow French in support of contemporary dance by Giverny Masso

Sadler’s Wells artistic director Alistair Spalding has argued that the UK government should follow the example of the French in its support

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Thursday, July 11, 2019

Belgian MIF show rewrites character due to concerns about portrayal of disabled role by Giverny Masso

A Belgian theatre company has been forced to change the portrayal of a disabled character after Manchester International Festival said the production

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New amphitheatre opens in Tunbridge Wells by Giverny Masso

A 100-seat outdoor theatre has opened in Tunbridge Wells in Kent, which will host productions during the summer months every year. Situated

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Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Scheme launched to improve African and Caribbean representation in off stage roles by Giverny Masso

A new associates programme has been launched to improve African and Caribbean representation in off stage theatre roles. African and Caribbean theatre

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UK festival celebrating French contemporary dance launches by Giverny Masso

A new four-month festival billed as the biggest celebration of French contemporary dance in the UK has been launched. FranceDance UK, presented

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Amelie the Musical announces London transfer by Giverny Masso

Amelie the Musical is to transfer to London following its UK tour. Having premiered at Newbury’s Watermill Theatre in April, the production

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Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Awards ceremony launched to celebrate those raising profile of mental health in the arts by Giverny Masso

An awards ceremony has been launched to recognise work that promotes better mental health in the industry. Mental health podcast Industry Minds

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Actor and singer Shanay Holmes: ‘I believe the best person in the room should get the job’ by Giverny Masso

After turning down a place at drama school due to the high fees, Shanay Holmes forged her own path into the industry,

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Monday, July 8, 2019

Scottish venues win protection from noise complaints as planning law is updated by Giverny Masso

Entertainment venues in Scotland will receive protection from noise complaints, after the ‘agent of change’ planning principle was enshrined into Scottish law.

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Friday, July 5, 2019