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Put on your sparkles, your reindeer Christmas jumper, switch on the Christmas tree lights and settle down for an evening of festive fun and music. The Make a Difference Trust today announces “A West End Christmas”, the most Christmassy Christmas show ever and the perfect antidote to these extraordinary and difficult times. With a cast... Continue Reading →
Denise Welch will host a starry list of performers coming together for a filmed concert, We Need A Little Christmas, in support of Shelter and Crisis at Christmas. The concert will be filmed live at the Actors’ Church (St Paul’s Church) in London’s Covent Garden, with performances from Dame Maureen Lipman, Courtney Act, Christine Allado,... Continue Reading →
Theatres Trust director Jon Morgan has responded to the Chancellor’s Spending Review announcement today: "With £100bn for capital investment and a £4bn Levelling Up fund in the Spending Review, Theatres Trust believes that investment should be made into the nation’s theatre buildings. Theatres can play a crucial role in the Build Back Better agenda, as... Continue Reading →
Daniel Brine Artistic Director and Chief Executive of Norfolk & Norwich Festival has confirmed that the 2021 Festival will take place between 14 – 30 May. Following its cancellation in 2020, and the continuing worldwide pandemic, the 2021 edition of the arts festival will be a one-off adaptation, with programme and presentation designed especially for... Continue Reading →
This Christmas, Greenwich Theatre reopens with Russ Tunney’s thrilling festive adaptation of Joan Aiken’s classic children’s novel, The Wolves of Willoughby Chase. This fun-filled socially distanced adventure is accompanied by an online and interactive experience, Sir Willoughby’s Challenge, for those unable to attend the live performance. The Wolves of Willoughby Chase tells the story of... Continue Reading →
Six has announced that it will extend for a further 11 weeks through to April 18, 2021 at the Lyric Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue in the West End. In these uncertain times and awaiting news from the Government on the new tiering system and specifically which tier London will fall into, the good news for... Continue Reading →
The Prince of Egypt, the hugely popular new musical based on the classic DreamWorks Animation film, has been nominated for a 2021 Grammy® Award. The production’s acclaimed original cast recording is nominated in the category Best Musical Theatre Album. The 63rd Annual Grammy® Awards ceremony will be held on 31 January, 2021 at the Staples... Continue Reading →
The Barn Theatre in Cirencester, the Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield and the New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich have today announced that following overwhelming critical and public acclaim their digital co-production of Henry Filloux-Bennett’s reimagining of Jonathan Coe’s critically acclaimed satirical novel, What a Carve Up!, has been extended until 2 December. What a Carve... Continue Reading →
Burn Bright’s digitally commissioned anthology series Better In Person returns this winter with a northern-centric instalment, partnering with acclaimed venues to amplify the voices of northern writers who identify as women. Plagued with harsher lockdown conditions throughout the pandemic the company are keen to offer a platform for these stories to be shared. Bringing together... Continue Reading →
Theatre Royal Bath will reopen on 3 December with a revised performance schedule for Oleanna and Copenhagen, the final two plays in the theatre’s Welcome Back Season. David Mamet’s provocative drama Oleanna, directed by Lucy Bailey will star Rosie Sheehy and Jonathan Slinger, who replaces John Heffernan in the role of John. The play will... Continue Reading →
