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Tara Arts’ Board of Trustees today announce the appointment of Abdul Shayek as the new Artistic Director & Joint CEO. Under Shayek’s artistic leadership Tara Arts will be a world class creative voice for the largest minority group in the UK. Platforming a blend of new and old voices, supporting emerging and established artists. Presenting... Continue Reading →
Lose yourself in a story of obsession, 40 years of nightlife and 4,000 years of human connection. In The Portal Martin Green, Wils Wilson, and David Greig have woven together a tale of love, music, drugs and deceit over 12 episodes available on Apple Music/Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and all good podcast platforms free of... Continue Reading →
Today Underbelly has launched a fundraiser to support artists who were due to appear at Underbelly Fringe 2020. 100% of all donations received will go straight to artists from this year’s planned programme and who desperately need this help. By donating the cost of a ticket, £12, you can help artists bridge the loss of... Continue Reading →
The BFI is pleased to announce the September programme for BFI Southbank, which reopens on 1 September with new health and safety measures in place to protect staff and audiences as they begin to return to cinemas for that much-missed big-screen experience. The programme for September will resonate with the now, drawing on the themes... Continue Reading →
The Barn Theatre has announced an all-star West End line up for their sixth virtual concert, The Barn Theatre Presents: The Music of Dominic Powell, which will celebrate the work of musical theatre composer Dominic Powell (Cases). The concert, which will be hosted by Barn Theatre producer Jamie Chapman Dixon, is the sixth edition of... Continue Reading →
A comprehensive free resource for producers, freelancers and theatre companies to aid the recovery of the performing arts, Theatre Search has been published. Spun Glass Theatre have worked to make their Theatre Search database available over a month earlier than initially planned. Theatre Search documents the opening status, dates and programming windows of nearly 900... Continue Reading →
After the announcement of the search for ‘A Song For Our Time’, an original song to be written in response the the effect of the global pandemic and the following lockdown, organisers Danielle Tarento and Paul Wilkins are delighted to unveil the chosen song, ‘Looking At The Moon’ by Amir Shoenfeld and Caitlyn Burt. They... Continue Reading →
Divorced. Beheaded. Live at the drive-in! Eleven past and current Six The Musical cast members will be headlining the West End Musical Drive-In on Saturday 12th September. For the first time, Courtney Bowman, Maddie Bulleyment, Collette Guitart, Sophie Isaacs, Vicki Manser, Shekinah McFarlane, Grace Mouat, Natalie Paris, Jarneia Richard-Noel, Courtney Stapleton and Jodie Steele will... Continue Reading →
Following the UK Government shutdown of theatres in March, the producers of The Addams Family, a musical comedy, have rescheduled the new UK & Ireland Tour to dates in 2021. The Tour will now open in Cardiff on 26 January 2021. Samantha Womack and Cameron Blakely will revive their much loved roles as Morticia and... Continue Reading →
Birmingham’s Royal Ballet’s celebrated production of Cinderella will be broadcast in full on Birmingham Royal Ballet’s website and Facebook page to mark the end of its online Home from Home series. Its digital premiere will take place at 7pm on Tuesday 25 August and be available to watch for seven days thereafter via brb.org.uk/watch-cinderella Sir... Continue Reading →
