By Douglas Mayo We've been seeing so many postings about panto cancellations and theatre redundancies we've decided to put together a daily updated tally of the impact on the theatre industr…
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 06:57AMBy Douglas Mayo Kevin Clifton is to star in the Burn The Floor UK Tour, the world's leading ballroom show after more than two decades. Book Now! This post Burn The Floor UK Tour 2021 starrin…
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 03:38AMBy Douglas Mayo Michael Harrison of QDOS pantomimes set a deadline for the government to give producers and venues info to enable planning. The response wasn't great! This post Government fa…
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 09:48AMBy Douglas Mayo Marking 20 week since theatres were shut down, the winning song from the search for ‘A Song For Our Time’ is announced. This post A Song For Our Time Winner Announced fir…
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 03:36AMBy Douglas Mayo Andrew Lloyd Webber, Carrie Hope Fletcher and the team behind staging Cinderella the musical have been busy. Watch the video update. This post Cinderella the musical – Carr…
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 10:10AMBy Douglas Mayo Sir Alan Parker has passed away today aged 76. The acclaimed director of Bugsy Malone, The Commitments and Evita passed following a lengthy illness. This post Sir Alan Parker…
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 01:44PMBy Douglas Mayo Producer André Ptaszynski has passed away on 29 July aged 67. Ptaszynski was a multi Olivier Award winner and past president of SOLT This post West End producer André Pta…
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 03:14PMBy Douglas Mayo The Rock Of Ages UK Tour is back in 2021. The award-winning smash-hit musical features classic rock anthems. Initial tour schedule online now This post Rock Of Ages UK Tour 2…
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 09:40AMBy Douglas Mayo Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group - co-producers of The Phantom Of The Opera have confirmed that the show is not closing. This post Phantom Of The Opera has not close…
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 09:10AMBy Douglas Mayo With producers and venues chomping at the bit to find out whether their Christmas programming can go ahead the announcement by the Culture Secretary yesterday must come. as a…
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 03:02AMBy Douglas Mayo Oliver Dowden has released details of how the £1.57 billion allocated by the government to help prop up the arts community across the UK and how to apply. This post Details …
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 03:33PMBy Douglas Mayo Tonight at the London Coliseum, a series of concerts on stage at the London Coliseum by the UK’s most prolific musical theatre stars and streamed online. This post Tonight …
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 11:06AMBy Douglas Mayo VAULT Festival London have made the difficult but necessary decision to postpone the next full, live version of VAULT Festival until 2022. This post VAULT Festival London pos…
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 07:22AMBy Douglas Mayo Producer Cameron Mackintosh has announced that the London Production Of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical The Phantom Of The Opera has now closed in London. This post The Phantom…
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 04:41AMBy Douglas Mayo Tennessee Williams is to be celebrated online with an all-star line up including Betty Buckley, Kathleen Turner and Michael Cerveris from 31 July 2020. This post Tennessee Wi…
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 03:28PMBy Douglas Mayo Sky Arts is to become a free channel in the UK accessible via Freeview from September with new shows launching in their schedule. This post Sky Arts goes free to air from Sep…
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 10:44AMBy Douglas Mayo SimG Productions and Musical Theatre Radio have announced the cast and creatives of the 1998 Olivier Award-nominated West End musical Saturday Night Fever. This post Saturday…
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 05:19AMBy Douglas Mayo The Drive In at Troubadour Meridian Waters will play host to a special Spice World concert and your favourite stars from the West End in two special events. This post West En…
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 01:28AMBy Douglas Mayo Acting for Others has announced that Phoebe Waller-Bridge has been appointed Vice President of the theatrical charity. This post Phoebe Waller-Bridge appointed Vice President…
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 12:40AMBy Douglas Mayo Gamepath - a new company that will develop and stage large-scale experiential and live gameplay productions has been launches in the UK. This post Gamepath brings live game p…
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 12:42AMBy Douglas Mayo Casting has been announced for Regent Park OpenmAir Theatre's production of Jesus Christ Superstar in concert by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. This post Jesus Christ Supe…
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 06:50AMBy Douglas Mayo C.P.Taylor’s GOOD, starring David Tennant and directed by Dominic Cooke, which was due to open this October, is to be postponed until Spring 2021. This post Good West End r…
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 11:22PMBy Douglas Mayo Moulin Rouge London delayed. Producers of the hit Broadway musical Moulin Rouge adapted from Baz Luhrmann's movie has delayed opening until Autumn 2021. This post Moulin Roug…
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 09:15AMBy Douglas Mayo The Watermill Theatre in Newbury has announced a season of Summer outdoor performances from 22 July 2020. Tickets on sale tomorrow. This post Watermill Theatre announces a se…
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 07:24AMBy Douglas Mayo The Donmar Warehouse is to re-open temporarily this August with Blindness - a socially distanced sound installation voiced by Juliet Stevenson. This post Donmar re-opens in A…
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 07:14AMBy Douglas Mayo London Fringe Theatre is back with acclaimed musical Fanny and Stella being presented in the renovated garden of The Eagle in Kennington. This post Acclaimed musical Fanny an…
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 06:45AMBy Douglas Mayo Stephen Tompkinson and Jessica Johnson are to star in Willy Russell's Educating Rita at the Open Air Minack Theatre from 18 - 29 August 2020. This post Educating Rita with St…
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 12:52PMBy Douglas Mayo Boris Johnson announced today that live indoor performances will be able to resume from 1 August 2020 with a socially distanced audience. This post Live indoor performances r…
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 11:03AMBy Douglas Mayo Disney Theatrical Productions have announced casting for their stage adaptation of Frozen which will now open at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in April 2021. This post Disney…
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 04:49AMBy Douglas Mayo It appears that for many theatres in the West End and around the UK, the government's £1.57 billion arts aid package may be too late, with little clarification on who might …
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 05:36PMBy Douglas Mayo Shoshana Bean rounded up a collection of international Elphabas this week to sing Defying Gravity to raise funds for arts funding at Beaverton High USA. This post Check out t…
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