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Following the success of Burn Bright’s digitally commissioned pilot, Better In Person, the empowering not-for-profit led by Tori Allen-Martin and Sarah Henley, is continuing the series with the next instalment which will amplify Black women’s voices and stories, alongside launching a new initiative, Connect. In response to the ongoing Black Lives Matter movement and the... Continue Reading →
After tremendous success with ‘The Show Must Go On’ t-shirt, The Theatre Support Fund + have designed a face mask of the same design which is now available to purchase from their website. The Theatre Support Fund & ‘The Show Must Go On’ t-shirt was created in response to the Coronavirus Pandemic. All profits from... Continue Reading →
With the news being published tonight announcing the £1.57 billion rescue package for the arts, Jon Morgan, director of The Theatres Trust, a national advisory public body for theatres, has released the following statement: "Theatres Trust greatly welcomes the government’s announcement of £1.57bn additional support for the arts and cultural sectors. It is a strong... Continue Reading →
Thomas Hopkins & Michael Quinn for Ginger Quiff Media in associate with the Hope Mill Theatre Prepare ye the way of Godspell in concert! Theatrical legends will come together to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Godspell in an exciting online concert experience. Ruthie Henshall (Chicago; Billy Elliot), and Darren Day (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour... Continue Reading →
The past few months in lockdown have been tough for everyone but although it’s been a worrying time, there have been some positives to come out of all of this (more on that in a later blog). For me, one of the positives has been the people I’ve ‘met’ since we’ve been in isolation. Over... Continue Reading →
I recently spoke with Jon Morgan, director of Theatres Trust, to find out more about the work of the charity and how theatre can survive these uncertain times. Can you tell me about the Theatres Trust?Theatres Trust is a small charity, set up by an Act of Parliament in 1976 in response to an outcry... Continue Reading →
The Barn Theatre and Aaron Sidwell have released the official trailer for the second series of their Shakespeare in lockdown digital theatre series, Bard From The Barn. The second series of the digital theatre series, which reimagines William Shakespeare’s work to a modern-day setting, will begin on Monday 6th July at 7:30pm with over 50... Continue Reading →
Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap – the longest running show in the world, which had to be suspended when the Coronavirus Pandemic resulted in the closure of UK theatres – is to re-open in the West End on Friday 23 October. The brilliant thriller, which has played in London since 1952, is to re-open at the... Continue Reading →
London’s Barbican is to stream the 9 July live launch of Rhiannon Faith’s digital prologue film DROWNTOWN LOCKDOWN on its Facebook page. The film is a prologue to DROWNTOWN, the new show from choreographer/theatremaker Rhiannon Faith, which was set to be on a UK tour now including a Barbican. For obvious reasons all that has... Continue Reading →
