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The Barn Theatre has announced their next two virtual musical theatre concerts celebrating the music of British musical theatre composers Dominic Powell (Cases) and Gus Gowland (Pieces of String) as part of their The Barn Presents: online series. The two concerts, which will be hosted by Barn Theatre producer Jamie Chapman Dixon, will each feature... Continue Reading →
Jack Maple and Brian Zeilinger, on behalf of Take Two Theatricals, in association with Jamie Chapman Dixon and John-Webb Carter on behalf of Carter Dixon Productions, are delighted to announce ‘Tonight at the London Coliseum’, a week-long series of concerts to be performed on stage at the London Coliseum by some of the UK’s most prolific musical... Continue Reading →
Earlier this month the Museum of London shifted focus to temporarily become the Museum for London as part of a mission to bring first-class online content to visitors at home while our physical doors are closed. The most recent addition to the Museum for London online programming is a series of free stay-at-home events ranging across... Continue Reading →
The Barn Theatre has announced an all-star West End line up for their fifth virtual concert, The Barn Theatre Presents: The Music of Annabel Mutale Reed, which will celebrate the work of musical theatre playwright, lyricist and director Annabel Mutale Reed. The concert, which will be hosted by Barn Theatre producer Jamie Chapman Dixon, is the fifth edition of the Barn Theatre in Cirencester’s... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
Talawa Theatre Company are creating an online experience featuring six brand new short pieces using verbatim interviews from Black key and frontline workers which explore the historic moment of the Covid-19 crisis and its impact on them. The pandemic has had a starkly divergent impact on communities; Black people are four times more likely to... Continue Reading →
Damsel Productions recently announced details of a new project, Damsel Outdoors, which embraces theatre and performance outside. I spoke with Damsel Productions' Hannah Hauer-King and Kitty Wordsworth to find out more. Can you tell me more about Damsel Productions?We started Damsel as a theatre Company in 2015 to produce our inaugural production - Ruby Rae... Continue Reading →
The Barn Theatre has announced their next two virtual musical theatre concerts celebrating the music of the award-winning musical theatre writing team Amies & Clements (Stephanie Jayne Amies and Teddy Clements) and musical theatre playwright, lyricist and director Annabel Mutale Reed as part of their ongoing series celebrating the music of British musical theatre composers... Continue Reading →
In commemoration of Windrush Day, the Museum of London has released, for the first time, a selection of unheard oral histories from its collection. Recorded in 2018 as part of the Conversation Booth project at The Arrival event in City Hall, the Windrush Conversations tell each individual’s unique story of arrival in London and their... Continue Reading →
