Climate change is the defining issue of our time. The problem, which will affect living standards around the world, is truly global. Any global issue requires a global response. Brilliant progress was made with the 2015 Paris Agreement, which the new US President Joe Biden announced America will rejoin. This, along with other policy measures, […]Read More
Over £26,000 has been raised for the Birmingham Hippodrome to expand its support for over 5,000 young people in Birmingham and the West Midlands. A £20,000 target was set after the theatre joined The Big Give Christmas Challenge campaign, which is the UK’s largest online match funding campaign. In the time the campaign was active, […]Read More
Saoirse Ronan, Sam Rockwell and David Oyewolo are set to star in a new murder mystery film for Searchlight Pictures. The film will be directed by Tom George, who has previously helmed the award-winning BBC mockumentary This Country and overseen Proms coverage. Mark Chappell, who has written for Cold Feet and My Life in Film, has […]Read More
The Queen's Platinum Jubilee in 2022 will feature "a spectacular, once-in-a-generation show," according to the Culture Secretary.Read More
The Almeida Theatre will reopen in December with brand new productions following support from the UK Government's Cultural Recovery Fund.Read More
If there was ever a time to release a new political drama, it would be now. Given that coronavirus has shown (depending on your point of view) either the success or failure of government, a new TV drama could allow audiences more access behind the door of 10 Downing Street. Political dramas are by their […]Read More
When you think of films, financial payments spring to mind. At cinemas, a ticket is bought, varying depending on age and time. Online, subscription services like Netflix and Amazon Prime require a monthly payment. For the latter, many films charge an extra sum to rent or buy. For the old fashioned, buying a DVD relies […]Read More
Les Misérables is returning for a six-week run at the Sondheim Theatre from the 5th December, as the musical delebrates its 35th anniversary.Read More
The National Lottery will buy up seats in venues so that pantomimes can be performed in front of largely empty halls this Christmas.Read More
The trailer for the romantic comedy-drama Supernova, starring Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci, has been released. The two-minute teaser introduces us to long term partners Sam (Colin Firth) and Tusker (Stanley Tucci), who are on holiday with one another, possibly for the last time. Supernova explores Tusker’s early onset dementia, and the troubles this brings […]Read More
The Lowry Theatre will mark its reopening with runs of the acclaimed musical Six, and the family-friendly show The Gruffalo.Read More
Succession star Sarah Snook has been cast in the lead role of Jane Austen’s Persuasion, an upcoming adaptation of Jane Austen’s final novel. Sarah Snook will portray the protagonist, Anne Elliot, who must endure a series of romantic challenges in this period drama. Elliot is a woman who, “many years after refusing the proposal of […]Read More
The New Vic have announced a reformed programme to mark their reopening, including a number of exhibitions and a new festive production.Read More
The two iconic Edinburgh venues have issued a stark warning about their futures following a loss of income due to the global pandemic.Read More
The Stage Management Association released this new Covid-19 guidance for theatres last week as more theatres plan to reopen their doors.Read More
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