A movement has launched to campaign for greater representation of migrants in UK theatres following a survey conducted on migrant-artists showing how their status negatively impacts their work.Read More
As COVID-19 rates decline, and we begin steps towards reopening the economy, the arts are likely to be one of the final industries to get back on its feet. Last week, it was reported that Blackpool Grand Theatre could face permanent closure if it is not successful in receiving a government rescue grant. The theatre, […]Read More
Lunn's LGBT+ play was chosen as winning entry for the Popcorn Writing Award by a committee of 16 professional judges.Read More
“The show will go on” – but at what cost? On August 18th 2020, Bristol Hippodrome came under fire for their recent advert calling for volunteers to perform at their Piano Bar, which re-opened on August 13th. The advert was highly criticised on social media, branded as “shameful” and “disgusting” by members of the public. […]Read More
Adapted by Frank Cottrell Boyce and Carl Hunter, The Winter’s Tale is a modern retelling of the story of King Leontes falsely accusing his wife Hermione of infidelity with his best friend. Except, in this adaptation, there’s a twist: the roles are reversed, and it is Dad who is turned to stone and left on […]Read More
Watching Rosie was created by actress and playwright, Louise Coulthard. Her new work centres around the heartbreak caused by COVID-19, specifically focusing on family members who could not see each other during isolation. Her main characters are a young girl and her grandmother, who is living with dementia. The show was written to raise awareness […]Read More
The Edinburgh Fringe is likely to reach its final fundraising goal of £200,000. FringeMakers has currently raised over £180,000 through its fundraising campaign. The campaign has seen the success of digital fundraiser AJ Bell Fringe on Friday, a weekly Fringe variety show. The final instalment will take place on Friday 28 August, with drag queen […]Read More
The Royal Shakespeare Company have announced that they will remain closed until 2021, as well as their plans for redundancy consultations, in line with the end of the Coronavirus job retention scheme in October. The news comes after all RSC shows were cancelled or postponed back in April, until June 30 at the earliest. The company had […]Read More
Content warning: sexual harassment and violence. “We felt safe here,” says Lauren, one of the girls whose story is retold in The Group Chat, in the play’s opening scene. “Well, we thought we did.” The 2018 Warwick University group chat scandal, which saw eleven male students temporarily suspended after making rape threats to female students […]Read More
From acclaimed actor and writer Arinzé Kene comes good dog, a short, filmed adaptation of Kene’s original full-length play. This twenty-minute digital piece gives us a fresh look into the life and struggles of a Black schoolboy (simply dubbed ‘Boy’) living in a multicultural, inner-city London community. This adaptation, supported by The Space, BBC and […]Read More
Clwyd theatre's programme of events between August and September mark the beginning of Wales' trial of outdoor events.Read More
Apollo 13: The Dark Side of the Moon' is a new production from Torben Betts and the Original Theatre Company 'set to premiere this October.Read More
An empty row of seats stares more intently at the stage than any audience ever could. The stage itself is empty, save for a single light bulb in the centre. The light is there to be maintained, burning until the space that once it illuminated is occupied, so that the stage is never truly empty. […]Read More
Pending the result of a government review, indoor theatre and comedy could be permitted in Scotland from the 14th September.Read More
Pater Noster (which translates to the Lord’s Prayer) asks for strength during the coming day, and for forgiveness of sin and temptation. This is a sentiment seemingly absent from Francesca Caruso’s production of the absurdist, yet touchingly reflective, play Pater Noster. Instead, the show inquires into the meaning of religious symbols and rituals, and (perhaps […]Read More
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