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The BFI today announces more brilliant films and one-off events for audiences all over the UK to enjoy online from the safety and comfort of their own homes. The online programme includes new releases, classic films and film festivals to rent or subscribe to on BFI Player as well as a free virtual events programme on BFI YouTube. January highlights... Continue Reading →
The National Theatre continues its commitment to supporting teachers and young people across the UK with at home digital resources and learning opportunities in 2021. From full length productions available to stream, a playwrighting course, online activities for primary age pupils, resources exploring backstage theatre and the annual Drama Teacher Conference - now online -... Continue Reading →
The filming of new British musical ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ has been delayed due to unforeseen circumstances, and it will now get its world premiere on the streaming platform stream.theatre from Friday 26 February - Sunday 14 March 2021. Producer James Seabright said: “The birth of this magical new musical has been a five -year journey... Continue Reading →
Jack Maple & Brian Zeilinger-Goode for MZG Theatre Productions will produce a brand new digital production of Terence Rattigan’s one-woman play, All On Her Own, starring award-winning actress Janie Dee and directed by Alastair Knights, with Jack McCann as assistant director and original music by Lindsey Miller. The show will be available to stream for eight performances... Continue Reading →
Former Spandau Ballet frontman, Ross William Wild (Elvis Presley in Million Dollar Quartet) and Olivier nominated actress, Charlotte Wakefield (Spring Awakening; The Sound of Music), will take on the famed roles of Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan in a digital concert rendition of Gatsby A Musical, following sell-out live success and an Offie nomination for... Continue Reading →
Following the Prime Minister’s announcement on 4 January 2021 of a new national lockdown until at least the middle of February, Park Theatre and the producers of the new spine-chilling ghost story, When Darkness Falls, which was due to play a limited season from 24 February to 13 March 2021 at Park Theatre in London,... Continue Reading →
Star Man, a new play written by James Cole, is making its livestream debut to raise funds for the LGBTQ+ youth homelessness charity akt. The streaming of the play on Sunday 17 January 2021 follows a staged reading in London’s Old Red Lion Theatre in January 2020. Star Man tells the story of a young... Continue Reading →
It’s been almost fifteen years since David Bedella performed his first solo concert and since then his career has gone from strength to strength. After starring in Jerry Springer – The Opera, Bedella went on to perform in musicals such as In The Heights, The Rocky Horror Show, Sweeney Todd and The Producers, and of... Continue Reading →
One of the nations’ leading dance venues outside London, Pavilion Dance South West (PDSW) will make Papyllon by Ella Mesma available for livestream on its website from Monday 18th January 2021. This transformative new piece provides an opportunity to see a work in development from one of the UK’s rising dance talents. Responding to the... Continue Reading →
Enchanting new British musical ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’, exploring the extraordinary world of a sorcerer and his rebellious daughter, as she discovers the explosive possibilities of her newfound magical powers, is moving its world premiere from Southwark Playhouse to the streaming platform stream.theatre. ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’, by Richard Hough and Ben Morales Frost, directed by Charlotte... Continue Reading →
