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Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Mister Producer: Look to the future: what theatre can learn from movie awards by Richard Jordan

If there is ever any argument as to whether, in 2014, cinemas are still necessary, the BAFTA and Oscar multi-award winning feature Gravity demonstrates why they most definitely are. Here is …

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Friday, April 4, 2014

Mister Producer: Stephen Ward – the end of the affair for Andrew Lloyd Webber? by Richard Jordan

Goodbye Stephen Ward, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s latest musical which played its final performance at the Aldwych Theatre on Saturday just over three months after its world premiere, making it …

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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Mister Producer: Censorship of the arts in India and New Zealand by Richard Jordan

I am currently in India, where I am co-producing a new play, Ali J by Shekinah Jacob, with Evam, a Chennai-based theatre company. We premiered the production at the 2013 Edinburgh Fringe fol…

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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Mister Producer: Edinburgh, St. Petersburg, New York, Brisbane and the importance of networking by Richard Jordan

Last month, I met George Washington. I can report that he was alive and well and could be found in full regalia strolling around the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) conferen…

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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Mister Producer: Theatre screenings in cinemas – help or hindrance? by Richard Jordan

Screenings of theatre in cinemas are becoming a more and more common feature of our industry. This can be wonderful for audiences around the world to have the opportunity of watching a perfo…

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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Mister Producer: Does a standing ovation mean anything anymore? by Richard Jordan

Once in West End and UK theatre, a standing ovation at a production had to be earned – now it seems that it is almost a necessary part of the theatregoing experience. On Broadway, it...

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Friday, January 10, 2014

Mister Producer: My theatre hits and misses of 2013 by Richard Jordan

This week I thought I would take a final look back at 2013 and share with you (in no particular order) my top ten theatregoing highlights of the last year In January, my first show...

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Monday, December 23, 2013

Mister Producer: Falling ceilings and front of house heroes by Richard Jordan

Last Thursday should have been a triumphant night of celebration in the West End theatre with the opening of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new musical Stephen Ward at the Aldwych Theatre. Instead,…

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Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Mister Producer: The problem with limited runs by Richard Jordan

More than ever before, West End theatres are programming and announcing a number of shows at the same time, almost in the way a rep or subsidised house might operate. Take as a recent exampl…

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Saturday, October 26, 2013

Analysis & Opinion: Musicals riding then Korean wave by Richard Jordan

South Korea has become a major market for western musicals and to a lesser extent plays, writes Richard Jordan. Now the country is rivalling Japan as a destination for productions

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