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Thursday, February 27, 2020

National Theatre of Scotland under fire for ‘failing’ to invest in Scottish talent by Matthew Hemley

Scottish actors have criticised a perceived decline in employment opportunities at the National Theatre of Scotland, which is facing pressure to reveal

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Andrew Lloyd Webber’s School of Rock to tour by Matthew Hemley

School of Rock – The Musical is to tour the UK in 2021, opening at the Birmingham Alexandra Theatre. It will open

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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Editor’s View: Inconsistent phone rules leave theatre audiences confused by Matthew Hemley

Richard Griffiths and Patti LuPone: theatre is no stranger to actors taking poor audience behaviour into their own hands. Griffiths famously stopped

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Monday, February 24, 2020

Selladoor launches app allowing audience members to order drinks to their seats by Matthew Hemley

Selladoor Worldwide has launched a new app that will allow audience members to order interval drinks to their seats. Called Diva, the

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Busking in London’s tourist hotspots ‘under threat’ as council proposes major licensing changes by Matthew Hemley

Buskers and street performers will need licences to work at some of London’s most popular tourist sites after a crackdown by Westminster

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Eight UK performers quarantined after evacuation from coronavirus-stricken cruise ship by Matthew Hemley

Eight UK performers are quarantined in a hospital in the Wirral having been evacuated from a coronavirus-hit cruise ship. The performers were

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Friday, February 21, 2020

Matthew Hemley: Madonna’s no-phone zone was heavenly, is it time for theatres to follow suit? by Matthew Hemley

Something unusual happened at the London Palladium last Sunday, when I caught the closing show in Madonna’s three-week residency: there wasn’t a

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Kate Fleetwood to star as Cruella de Vil in 101 Dalmatians musical by Matthew Hemley

Kate Fleetwood is to star as Cruella de Vil in the forthcoming musical adaptation of 101 Dalmatians. Based on Dodie Smith’s original

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Jenna Russell and Daniel Evans to curate cabaret series at the Donmar Warehouse by Matthew Hemley

Daniel Evans and Jenna Russell are to curate a series of late-night cabarets at the Donmar Warehouse. Each cabaret will feature songs

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Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Kristin Scott Thomas, Nicola Walker and Jack Thorne feature in new National Theatre season by Matthew Hemley

Kristin Scott Thomas will star in Phaedra and Jack Thorne has written a new play as part of the National Theatre’s new

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Rufus Norris signs up for a further five years at National Theatre by Matthew Hemley

Rufus Norris has signed up for a further five years as director of the National Theatre, revealing that increasing the diversity of

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Monday, February 17, 2020

Poll: Should West End theatres follow Madonna’s lead and remove access to audience members’ phones during a show? by Matthew Hemley

Madonna has just ended a residency at the London Palladium, where audience members were required to place their phones in sealed pouches

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Thursday, February 13, 2020

Arcola Theatre moves to producing model in bid to build audiences and nurture talent by Matthew Hemley

London fringe venue the Arcola Theatre has moved to an in-house producing model, which it says will help it nurture more up-and-coming

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Guildhall halves audition fees for acting courses in bid to level playing field for applicants by Matthew Hemley

Guildhall School of Music and Drama has slashed audition fees for its acting courses by almost 50%, in a move aimed at

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Sherlock creators Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat team up as part of starry Chichester season by Matthew Hemley

Novelist Kate Mosse and Sherlock co-creator Steven Moffat are to make their full-length playwriting debuts at Chichester Festival Theatre, as part of

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Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Lucy Briers and Hammed Animashaun win at Clarence Derwent Awards by Matthew Hemley

Lucy Briers and Hammed Animashaun have been named winners of this year’s Clarence Derwent Awards. The awards, which have been presented since

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RADA under fire for failing to address student concerns as partnership with diversity initiative is severed by Matthew Hemley

RADA has been accused of failing to address student concerns around “race, class, disability and sexual harassment”, as it emerges the drama

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Open mic night for musical theatre performers launches free showreel service by Matthew Hemley

An open mic night is offering musical theatres performers the chance to have their performances filmed for free, in a bid to

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Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Come from Away casting team win at second Casting Directors’ Guild Awards by Matthew Hemley

The casting team behind musical Come from Away were among the winners of this year’s Casting Directors’ Guild Awards. Pippa Ailion and

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Lewisham and Croydon named next London boroughs of culture by Matthew Hemley

Lewisham has been named London Borough of Culture for 2021, with Croydon to take the title in 2023, London Mayor Sadiq Khan

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Monday, February 10, 2020

Barbican named London’s most accessible venue for audiences by Euan’s Guide by Matthew Hemley

Arts centre the Barbican has been named the London’s venue of the year for audience accessibly by charity Euan’s Guide. The disabled

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Friday, February 7, 2020

Seyi Omooba legal action to begin in April as cases against theatre and agency merge by Matthew Hemley

A tribunal being brought against Curve in Leicester by Seyi Omooba – the performer removed from a production of The Colour Purple

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Sharon Watson named principal of Northern School of Contemporary Dance by Matthew Hemley

Sharon Watson, artistic director of Phoenix Dance Theatre, has been named new principal of the Northern School of Contemporary Dance. She takes

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Kat Rose-Martin named winner of £10k Kay Mellor Fellowship by Matthew Hemley

Writer Kat Rose-Martin is the recipient of the £10,000 Kay Mellor Fellowship, which will see her develop a production at Leeds Playhouse.

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Thursday, February 6, 2020

Mark Da Vanzo named chief executive of Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse by Matthew Hemley

Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse has appointed Mark Da Vanzo as its new chief executive. Currently managing director of the theatres, he begins

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Charles Dickens’ country home to host immersive production about author’s last days by Matthew Hemley

Charles Dickens’ country home will provide the location for an immersive, site-specific theatre production about the last days of his life. Dickens’

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Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Jaws play The Shark is Broken lands West End run by Matthew Hemley

The Shark is Broken – a play that goes behind the scenes of the film Jaws and was a hit at the

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Oldham Coliseum boss joins Albany Theatre in Coventry as new artistic director by Matthew Hemley

Former Oldham Coliseum artistic director Kevin Shaw has been appointed to run the Albany Theatre in Coventry. Shaw joined the venue this

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Tuesday, February 4, 2020

TodayTix acquires Encore to create global ticketing platform by Matthew Hemley

Ticketing site TodayTix has acquired rival company Encore in a move it says will “establish a global ticketing platform” in both London

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Friday, January 31, 2020

Six director Lucy Moss breaks record to become youngest female director of a Broadway musical by Matthew Hemley

Lucy Moss, co-director of Six, has become the youngest female director to helm a Broadway musical. Rehearsals started for the Broadway production

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Thursday, January 30, 2020

StubHub ‘could face legal action’ for misleading customers on its website by Matthew Hemley

Ticket resale site StubHub has come under fire for misleading its customers and could face legal action if it does not make

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Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
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Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
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