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Monday, February 24, 2020

Carnival company to launch new arts centre in Sunderland by Ruth Comerford

A former parish centre in Sunderland is to reopen as an arts centre, offering classes in stilt-walking and costume-making. The former St

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Deal for designers hailed as “great step forward” in creating fairer terms by Ruth Comerford

Producers will have to meet the “hidden” cost of designers’ model boxes, under a new pay agreement that will see rates increase

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Friday, February 21, 2020

The Inheritance to close early on Broadway by Ruth Comerford

The Inheritance will end its Broadway run three months earlier than planned, it has been confirmed. The play, written by Matthew Lopez

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Thursday, February 20, 2020

Culture of self-censorship in the arts revealed by survey by Ruth Comerford

A national survey has revealed arts workers are regularly self-censoring their views and work, to avoid a backlash from the public, funding

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Ian McKellen launches new podcast series from The Stage by Ruth Comerford

Ian McKellen is to feature in the first episode of a new podcast series from The Stage. The first actor to top

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Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Meet the ‘oldest performing acrobat in the world’ – 40 years ago in The Stage by Ruth Comerford

Forty years ago this week, we interviewed ‘ancient acrobat’ and circus performer Johnny Hutch, who made his name performing at the Middlesbrough

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Reworked Jack the Ripper production announced for Opera North’s new season by Ruth Comerford

A reworked production of an opera about Jack the Ripper will feature as part of Opera North’s new season. Iain Bell’s Jack

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Tuesday, February 18, 2020

The 4th Country review at the Vaults, London – ‘finely wrought new play about Northern Ireland’ by Ruth Comerford

Bloody Sunday prosecution, abortion legalisation, family loyalty and annoying strangers at bus stops – Kate Reid’s play translates Northern Ireland’s complex politics

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Breach Theatre show goes to New York as part of Brits Off Broadway festival by Ruth Comerford

Breach Theatre’s It’s True It’s True It’s True – which won atThe Stage Edinburgh Awards in 2018 – will be performed in

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Northampton given £20k from ACE to transform cultural offering by Ruth Comerford

Northampton’s theatre and arts offering is set to be boosted by the creation of a cultural board, which is being set up

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Monday, February 17, 2020

Oddball review at the Vaults, London – ‘pacy, energetic and relevant one-woman show about disordered eating’ by Ruth Comerford

Playing in a week when the press seems unusually full of the impact technology has on disordered eating, Francesca Forristal’s one-woman show

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Theatremaker Amelia Cavallo: ‘Queer disabled people get excluded from multiple spaces’ by Ruth Comerford

Amelia Cavallo is a queer, blind theatre practitioner and academic. Preparing for her disabled-led cabaret show Unsightly Drag, she talks to Ruth

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Director steps in to save Barn Theatre’s performance of The Importance of Being Earnest by Ruth Comerford

Director Bryan Hodgson stepped in at the last minute to save a reimagined production of The Importance of Being Earnest at the

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Friday, February 14, 2020

Production news round-up: Carrie Hope Fletcher to play lead role in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella by Ruth Comerford

This week’s round-up includes Carrie Hope Fletcher in the lead role of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella. Musicals Carrie Hope Fletcher will star

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University of Cambridge launches master’s in writing for performance by Ruth Comerford

The University of Cambridge is set to launch its first master’s degree in writing for performance. The programme will be devised and

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Jay McGuiness and Kimberley Walsh to star in Sleepless – A Musical Romance by Ruth Comerford

Jay McGuiness and Kimberley Walsh to star in Sleepless – A Musical Romance when it runs in London this year. Based on

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Plans to stage Dutch musical in theatre with 360-degree set given green light by Ruth Comerford

Plans to build a 1,150-seat venue in London that will house a Dutch musical have been granted planning permission by Newham council.

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Thursday, February 13, 2020

Newham arts organisation crowdfunds for greater accessibility by Ruth Comerford

Theatre and arts company Applecart Arts has launched a crowdfunding campaign to make its premises more accessible. The Harold Road centre in

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Lloyd Webber’s The Wizard of Oz to have regional premiere at Curve by Ruth Comerford

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Wizard of Oz is set to have its regional premiere at the Curve, as part of its Made

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Monday, February 10, 2020

Production news round-up: Indira Varma and Tamzin Outhwaite to star in The Seagull and Katherine Parkinson cast in Shoe Lady at Royal Court by Ruth Comerford

This week’s round-up includes the full cast announcement for The Seagull, starring Indira Varma, Tamzin Outhwaite, Daniel Monks and Robert Glenister alongside

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Friday, February 7, 2020

Boulevard Theatre granted sexual entertainment licence despite police objection by Ruth Comerford

London’s Boulevard Theatre has been granted a sexual entertainment licence, which will allow nude performances on the premises. It comes after the

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&Juliet announces sing-along performance by Ruth Comerford

The producers of &Juliet have announced a sing-along performance of the musical at London’s Shaftesbury theatre. It follows Bat out of Hell

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Thursday, February 6, 2020

Indira Varma, Tamzin Outhwaite, Daniel Monks and Robert Glenister join The Seagull cast by Ruth Comerford

Indira Varma, Tamzin Outhwaite, Daniel Monks and Robert Glenister have joined the cast of the forthcoming West End production of The Seagull.

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Jerry Springer: The Opera and Selina Thompson’s Salt make BBC Radio 4’s top 10 riskiest art works by Ruth Comerford

A one-woman play about slavery and an opera based on the Jerry Springer American chat show have ranked on BBC Radio 4

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Wednesday, February 5, 2020

The success of the first The Stage Awards – 24 years ago (February 15, 1996) by Ruth Comerford

As we celebrate this week’s recipients of The Stage Awards, we look back to the inaugural event, originally called the New Year

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Lucy Prebble shortlisted for 2020 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize by Ruth Comerford

Finalists for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize have been announced, which include Lucy Prebble and two other British playwrights. Prebble has been

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Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Mark Gatiss to adapt and star in A Christmas Carol by Ruth Comerford

Mark Gatiss will write and star in a new adaptation of A Christmas Carol premiering at Nottingham Playhouse later this year. Gatiss

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Dance venue the Place to open up rehearsal studio for commercial hire by Ruth Comerford

Dance venue the Place is to hire out its Cohan studio as rehearsal space from the spring. The move follows last month’s

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Disabled theatremakers warn venues: poor backstage access is damaging careers by Ruth Comerford

Fringe and West End theatres are facing fresh pressure to improve their backstage access, with disabled performers warning that careers are being

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Monday, February 3, 2020

Performance artist Vijay Patel: ‘Expect queer cabaret mixed with shopkeeping’ by Ruth Comerford

Performance and queer cabaret artist Vijay Patel is currently touring his latest show Pull the Trigger. He tells Ruth Comerford how the

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Production news round-up: Katherine Parkinson to star in stage version of The Good Life and the UK tour of Love Never Dies announced by Ruth Comerford

This week’s round-up includes the first UK tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies, and Katherine Parkinson starring in the stage

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