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The Barn Theatre has announced their full theatre recovery season for 2020 with two new productions being announced to join the current production of Private Peaceful, which is currently running until 4 October. The season, which will feature smaller cast sizes as well as a reduced capacity in the auditorium, follows the postponement of the... Continue Reading →
To coincide with the 50th anniversary of the first ever Glastonbury Festival, which took place on 19 September 1970, the V&A announces a new project, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), to create an online database that will provide unrivalled access to the past, present and future of Glastonbury Festival. As a... Continue Reading →
The title says it all in the international smash hit musical comedy ‘Naked Boys Singing!’ This hilarious musical revue, which arrives at the Garden Theatre later this month, features 15 original songs, a bevy of gorgeous and talented men, and no clothes – a winning combination if ever there was one! From the sassy opening... Continue Reading →
Following critical acclaim BoxLess Theatre, the Barn Theatre and Take Two Theatricals have announced a one-week extension their production of Private Peaceful. The production Simon Reade’s play adaptation, which marked the first live indoor performances since March at the Barn Theatre in Cirencester, will now run until 4 October 2020. Based on the modern classic... Continue Reading →
Jacksons Lane arts centre has released a contemporary circus short film, Closer, produced by an international collaboration during lockdown between circus companies from Germany, Finland and England. The film is available to stream for free online. Shot entirely outside, Closer features seven circus artists against the backdrops of magnificent Berlin colonnades, Helsinki’s urban wetlands and... Continue Reading →
Following the huge success of the run in August at the Minack Open Air Theatre, Cornwall, Olivier and Tony Award-winning producer David Pugh is delighted to announce that the acclaimed 40th anniversary production of Willy Russell’s Educating Rita is coming back from Wednesday 28 October. In a bid to help reopen as many theatres as possible... Continue Reading →
The Olivier theatre is to be significantly remodelled in order to stage a season of performances in-the-round, which will achieve an audience capacity of almost 500 while maintaining social distancing for audiences. The National Theatre will reopen to audiences on the 21 October, for the first time since closing in March, with Death of England: Delroy, a new... Continue Reading →
The first-ever made Hermès Birkin bag owned by Jane Birkin and Mulberry handbags worn by Kate Moss and Alexa Chung will join almost 300 standout pieces as part of the V&A’s next major fashion exhibition Bags: Inside Out, opening 21 November. Tickets for the exhibition are now on sale, with the museum also increasing opening hours to... Continue Reading →
Following the success of the recent 50th anniversary online production, some of the West End’s biggest stars will reunite to continue the celebration in an exciting one-off screening with performances from the cast. Godspell is the acclaimed work of renowned composer Stephen Schwartz (Wicked; Pippin; The Prince of Egypt) which tells a series of parables leading up... Continue Reading →
Aria Entertainment and WEF Productions have today announced a six-week extension for the UK premiere of C-o-n-t-a-c-t, the immersive outdoor performance featuring a captivating 3D sound design. Now playing until 22nd November 2020, the production is delighted to add St. Paul’s to the list of locations where the show can now be experienced. The production stars Charles Angiama (The Exonerated,... Continue Reading →
