As theatres across the country make plans to open their doors, Isabelle Casey asks what, if anything, we can gain from new musicals.Read More
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For World Theatre Day, contributors from our team at The Indiependent are sharing their favourite memories of live stage performances.Read More
Shakespeare's Globe has announced plans to reopen in May with a number of COVID-19 measures in place, including no intervals during shows.Read More
Two adaptations of classic works by the children's author Michael Morpurgo are coming to the digital stage this spring at the Barn Theatre.Read More
Harry Richards thought he had done everything right. Preparing to shoot his third short film, Santi, last month, the young indie director was convinced he’d considered every eventuality. His crew would be Covid-tested and take a safety course. Masks and social distancing would be mandatory on-set. There would be sanitisation points and a Covid supervisor. […]Read More
'Priscilla, Queen of the Desert' has announced plans for resuming live performances, with a West End return planned for the near future.Read More
Without Walls, an arts consortium focused on issues such as social and environmental justice, have announced their largest ever programme.Read More
The musical sensation Everybody's Talking About Jamie will return to stages in the West End with social distancing from 20 May.Read More
The Little Angel Theatre, celebrating 60 years since its establishment, is preparing for the new season with a programme of shows.Read More
Two of the West End's biggest summer events - 'Cinderella' and '9 to 5' - have announced dates for when they will be able to open their doors.Read More
Opening Instagram can be overwhelming at the worst of times, but during a global pandemic? Gut wrenching. Whilst millions of people have been dying throughout the world due to Covid-19, some of our favourite influencers and celebrities have been ramming products, holidays and events down our throats. There has always been a well established divide […]Read More
The Coronavirus pandemic has been characterised by uncertainty. To an extent, this is understandable. After all, we knew nothing about the disease when it first began creeping across the planet a little more than a year ago. Our governments acted with good intentions and, we can assume, did their upmost to balance our interests and […]Read More
The Black Sabbath frontman, who has battled with his fair share of health problems in recent years, said in an interview with SiriusXM that "if I don’t get the shot and I get the virus, there’s a good chance I ain’t going to be here."Read More
With COVID making appearances in our fictional filmscapes, when is it ‘too soon’ for filmmakers to respond to a crisis? “Shakespeare wrote King Lear during the Plague.” The viral ‘motivational’ post circulated recently on my lockdown stomping-grounds, LinkedIn and Twitter, in an apparent attempt to spark inspiration or productivity while we were all pulling our […]Read More
The Arcola Theatre are involved in a study that hopes to improve understanding of how COVID-19 is transmitted in closed venue spaces.Read More
