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Following the recently announced Godspell 50th anniversary concert screening spectacular (4th October), West End Musical Drive In are thrilled to release further casting for the month ahead, continuing to bring the UK’s biggest musical celebration to sold-out audiences. Musical theatre legends will be grabbing their air guitars to kickstart the proceedings, as previous cast members... Continue Reading →
Alexandra Palace has today announced the return of live, indoor public events with a season of music, comedy and entertainment from 15 October – 22 November. Featuring some of the most exciting acts in comedy and music, Live at Ally Pally will mark the re-opening of The West Hall, which has remained closed to the... Continue Reading →
With over 1,200 tickets sold and 3,000 suggestions for musical theatre styles, songs and settings for their socially distanced livestreams to date, Olivier Award winners and Fringe favourites The Showstoppers return to your home screens with four completely improvised musicals this October. Using state-of-the-art technology and maintaining rigorous social distancing, these incredibly talented performers will take... Continue Reading →
The New Wolsey is delighted to reveal casting news from its digital co-production of What A Carve Up! The theatre has teamed up with The Barn and Lawrence Batley Theatres to bring a new adaptation of Jonathan Coe’s acclaimed novel to a virtual ‘stage’. The novel has been adapted by Henry Filloux-Bennett (CEO of the... Continue Reading →
The National Theatre is launching a new Podcast Series: That Black Theatre Podcast. Hosted by Arts and Humanities Research Council-funded PhD Student, Nadine Deller the podcast is a partnership between the National Theatre, The Royal Central School for Speech and Drama, University of London and the AHRC London Arts and Humanities Partnership. Starting on the... Continue Reading →
Jon Morgan, director of the Theatres Trust, has responded to Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement of the Jobs Support Scheme: "The Chancellor’s announcement today of the new Jobs Support Scheme will provide some respite for those theatres who are able to find ways of opening their buildings and of putting on work. For some theatres, this... Continue Reading →
On 14 November 2020 the V&A’s Raphael Court – home to the Raphael Cartoons – will reopen following a nine-month refurbishment to mark the 500th anniversary of Raphael’s death. The refreshed gallery and its new interpretive approach will transform the way museum visitors experience the Cartoons, lent to the V&A from the Royal Collection by... Continue Reading →
More than a dozen visually impaired comedians are coming together this October to create a spectacle for Eye Say, Eye Say, Eye Say! Offering 20/20 insights on their diverse experiences living in the capital, the covert congregation will be livestreamed on Zoom as part of the Bloomsbury Festival. Eye Say, Eye Say, Eye Say! from... Continue Reading →
The Barn Theatre in Cirencester has announced that it has welcomed two new members to the award-winning theatre’s team. Ryan Carter, who recently received both critical and public acclaim for co-creating the online concert Turn Up! joins the theatre as Creative Director of Digital Content. His new role will see him focus on the developing... Continue Reading →
Pint of Wine Theatre Company has announced a three-week development workshop of Francesca Forristal and Jordan Paul Clarke’s ‘P.S. I’m A Terrible Person’, a new dark comedy musical about addiction through the eyes of 16-year-old, Martha Weiss. The workshop will feature full staging with an innovative projected set design by acclaimed illustrator Larisa Bulb. This... Continue Reading →
