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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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Central School on top form at Lighting Design awards
The annual Michael Northen Bursary recognises imagination in design and creativity in lighting design, and once again the level of entry, both quantity and quality, was extremely high.
Jack Knowles, organiser[readmore]
Thursday 17th September 2009 -
Susan Boyle makes US debut on American show
Britain’s Got Talent runner up, Susan Boyle, made her US debut last night in the US version of the hit series, America’s Got Talent.
The unlikely Scottish star, who had to[readmore]
Thursday 17th September 2009 -
Exciting year ahead for several West End shows
Several West End productions have recently announced extensions to their current schedule. Wicked, Jersey Boys, The 39 Steps and The Mousetrap will all lengthen their runs.
It seems some productions in[readmore]
Wednesday 16th September 2009 -
Hollywood star Patrick Swayze has died aged 57
Hollywood actor Patrick Swayze has died at the age of 57. The star of Dirty Dancing had battled pancreatic cancer for the last two years.
Tuesday 15th September 2009
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There’s no place like the BBC for Lloyd Webber
‘The Lord of Star Searching’ is at it again, this time he’s on the look out for a Dorothy for a new West End production of The Wizard of Oz.
Friday 11th September 2009
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BBC primetime dance show looks for Jackson stars
The death of Michael Jackson has prompted a surge in theatre and television shows to honour the King Of Pop. Now the BBC are currently casting for an exciting new[readmore]
Thursday 10th September 2009 -
McFly host Music Master Class for young performers
McFly are to host a Music Master Class that will provide insight, tools and tips for 16 to 21 year olds looking to break into the music industry.
The boyband have[readmore]
Wednesday 9th September 2009 -
Young Slumdog Millionaire stars land new movie roles
The young stars of the Oscar winning film Slumdog Millionaire are to continue their acting career in another film.
Azharuddin Ismail, 10, and Rubina Ali,9, will star in “Lord Owen’s Lady”[readmore]
Tuesday 8th September 2009 -
BBC Veteran Wogan hangs up headphones at Radio 2
The broadcasting world was shocked to hear that Sir Terry Wogan will retire from his Breakfast Show at the end of the year.
Monday 7th September 2009
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Anti-text whilst driving star to pursue acting
It was an educational video to stop text driving originally aimed at school children. Yet several million people have already viewed the video around the world on YouTube, a global[readmore]
Saturday 5th September 2009
