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2010 Spotlight Prize winner is Andrew Gower
It’s one of the most prestigious awards going. The Spotlight Prize showcases some of the most talented young actors and attracts fierce competition.
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Latitude Live: VIDEO – Theatre503 production of PLAYlist
It was another busy day for The Drama Student crew yesterday down at Henham Park. The highlights are presented here.
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Latitude Live: AUDIO from Masked Ball and various companies
Quick round up from our guys, Rhys and Alex, as they tweet (sorry bleat!) on the old twitter feed, at the legendary festival.
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Latitude Live: The aventures continue
Yesterday was chaotic in terms of getting to the festival, setting up and planning. All we had time for was to get a flavour. A lovely flavour, but a brief one, writes Rhys Jennings.
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Competition: WIN! £50 of Theatre Tokens!
Have a night at the theatre or treat someone to an evening of live entertainment with one of our 5 Theatre Tokens prizes.
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Old Vic New Voices on the search for hot new talent
Old Vic New Voices have announced that applications are now open for the fifth annual The 24 Hour Plays.
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Reader Offer: Liza Live is coming to London
The ultimate, part-parody, part-endearing tribute show is coming to The New Players Theatre in May and we’ve got a fantastic reader offer!
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Theatre Review: Wolfboy – Trafalgar Studios 2, London
Matthew Bannerman heads down to Trafalgar Studios 2 for Wolfboy, the psycho-sexual musical thriller.
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Theatre Review: Ballets Russes – A Stage Kindly
Benjamin Potter reviews A Stage Kindly’s latest production, Ballets Russes, and discovers a creative piece of work with some delightful performances.
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Theatre Review: Translations – Tobacco Factory, Bristol
As the set slowly disintegrated in the closing scene of Brian Friel’s tale of language and conquest, the power behind his simple story delivered its telling message.
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Theatre Review: Twelfth Night – Filter Theatre
Rupert Bridgwater is swept away with the hedonism of Filter Theatre’s Twelfth Night at Theatre Royal Bath’s Main House.
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Introducing… Neerja Naik
Fresh from hosting the Asian Film Festival, Neerja Naik talks to Daniella Gibb about her journey from a credit-crunching City worker to successful starlet.
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Get ready for Summer Schools 2010
A sizzling summer is on its way and now is the time to be planning your programme to develop your skills and expand on existing talents.
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Interview: Paul Spicer
He seems to have it all. An amazing West End job, his own company producing concerts and theatre, his own Summer School, and time for holidays.
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Interview: Martin Harvey – Dirty Dancing
Martin Harvey first performed at the Aldwych Theatre at the age of six. Now 24 years later he is back playing the lead in Dirty Dancing. He drops in for a chat.
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Capital to host first London Fringe Arts Festival
Theatres across the West End are meeting today (Tuesday 24th November) to thrash out ideas for London’s first city-wide Fringe Arts Festival.
In August 2010, theatre and culture will be[readmore]
Tuesday 24th November 2009 -
Royal Court tops London Evening Standard Awards
The London Evening Standard Awards has proved a successful one for the Royal Court.
Jerusalem by Jez Butterworth has won Best Play, with Mark Rylance picking up the Best Actor award[readmore]
Monday 23rd November 2009 -
Why the nation is seriously nuts over X Factor Jedward
The world is saved. There is justice. John and Edward are defeated and we can all now sleep at night. Yes, the Great British public who take X Factor seriously – are nuts, writes Phil Matthews.
Monday 23rd November 2009 -
Final South Bank Show to feature the RSC
The final ever South Bank Show to be broadcast on 20th December 2009, will focus on The Royal Shakespeare Company.
A fascinating documentary that goes behind the scenes of the RSC[readmore]
Friday 20th November 2009 -
Schools get the chance to perform their own Billy Elliott
Billy Elliott the Musical is celebrating five outstanding years in the West End and to mark the occassion, producers are offering schools and youth theatres the chance to stage their[readmore]
Wednesday 18th November 2009 -
Musical theatre extensions announced this week
Musical theatre fans will get more time to see several shows currently running in London. A quick round up of extensions which have been announced this week.
Annie Get Your Gun
Tuesday 17th November 2009
Young[readmore] -
BBC talent show seeking a Dorothy from the New Year
Auditions will begin in January for the new prime time BBC talent search.
Tuesday 17th November 2009
Over the Rainbow is looking for a female performer to play Dorothy in a new West End[readmore] -
National Theatre’s winter season announced
The National Theatre have announced their winter season into 2010.
Fiona Shaw, currently playing the title role in Mother Courage and Her Children at the National, will return in March for[readmore]
Friday 13th November 2009 -
The Broadway hit musical of Hair to cross the pond
It is being reported that the Tony Award-winning revival of the Sixties’ musical Hair is to travel across the pond and into the West End.
The “American Tribal Love Rock[readmore]
Friday 13th November 2009 -
Channel 4 announces their new Head of Drama
Channel 4 have announced that Camilla Campbell is to be appointed as Head of Drama, replacing Liza Marshall.
Campbell, who will be leaving her post as commissioning editor for drama series[readmore]
Thursday 12th November 2009
