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Madani Younis launches his first season at The Bush
David Richards reports from The Bush Theatre as new Artistic Director Madani Younis outlines his plans for his first season.
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Fourthwall’s Favourites: February
Fourthwall’s round-up of what to see this coming February.
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Training: ALRA North launches online TV station
The Academy of Live and Recorded Arts are launching a new online TV station from their Wigan base.
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Greenwich Playhouse loses home in first casualty of the Olympics?
Curtain down on Greenwich Playhouse after thirteen years.
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Blog: Uncovering The Faction #10
Up and running, there’s time for Gareth to find amusement in the smallest details.
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Blog: Uncovering The Faction #9
All three Faction shows are now up and running and Gareth has a second to take a moment’s pause to contemplate this achievement and to ruminate on Miss Julie.
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Greenroom Gossip: Mulligan on drama school auditions
Last month actress Carey Mulligan told an American newspaper that she was rejected from every drama school she auditioned for.
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Blog: Uncovering The Faction #8
Gareth wonders whether Miss Julie, the third show in The Faction’s rep season, might be suffering from ‘third-child’ syndrome.
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Review: DNA, Rose, Kingston ***
Amy Stow reviews Dennis Kelly’s DNA at the Rose, Kingston and finds it packs a lot of punch.
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Review: The Pitchfork Disney, Arcola ****
Amy Stow reviews a near-perfect revival of Phillip Ridley’s seminal play, The Pitchfork Disney, at the Arcola.
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Review: The Bee, Soho Theatre *****
As part of its world tour, The Bee returns to its original home, The Soho Theatre, London. David Richards reviews.
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Review: The Faction’s Miss Julie, New Diorama ***
David Richards is drawn into The Faction’s mesmerising blend of physical action and theatricality in the final play in their rep season, Miss Julie.
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Radio: WOS Radio: Timely Kiss & Tell at Married Q&A
Last night’s packed house at the Garrick was boosted by over 180 Whatsonstage.com theatregoers, who enjoyed a spirited performance of When We Are Married from the high calibre cast.
Tuesday 26th October 2010
Three ‘happy’[readmore] -
Radio: WOS Radio: Timely Kiss and Tell at Married Q&A
Last night’s packed house at the Garrick was boosted by over 180 Whatsonstage.com theatregoers, who enjoyed a spirited performance of When We Are Married from the high calibre cast.
Tuesday 26th October 2010
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News: Cuts: ACE Announces 6.9% Cuts Across the Board
Arts Council England (ACE) has today (26 October 2010) unveiled how it plans to pass on the 29.6% cut to its budget, announced as part of the Government’s Comprehensive Spending[readmore]
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News: Fiddler Book Writer Joseph Stein Dies, Aged 98
Joseph Stein, the book writer of Fiddler on the Roof and more than a dozen other Broadway musicals has died aged 98.
Tuesday 26th October 2010
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Review: Red Bud ***
Those buddy boy get-togethers round the old camp fire always end in tears; or, in the case of Red Bud by Californian playwright Brett Neveu – arriving in Sloane Square[readmore]
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News: Evening Standard Awards Longlists Announced
For the fourth year running, London’s Evening Standard newspaper has published the longlist of contenders in its annual Evening Standard Theatre Awards. Winners will be announced at a star-studded awards[readmore]
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Photos: Crawford Joins Cast for 10,000th Phantom
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s long running musical The Phantom of the Opera reached another milestone over the weekend, with the 10,000th performance of the show at at Her Majesty’s Theatre.
Monday 25th October 2010
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Interview: WOS TV: Up Close With … Martin Shaw
Starring in Clifford Odets’ The Country Girl, Martin Shaw must sometimes feel like he has stepped back in time, working on the same play, in the same theatre, for the[readmore]
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Blog: Social Theatre Networking
The brilliant new film The Social Network has many striking theatrical resonances. It’s co-produced by Scott Rudin, a Broadway eminence and former Press agent. Its executive producer is Kevin Spacey.
Monday 25th October 2010
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News: Opening: Bud, Weep, Married, Blasted & Merrily
Amongst the major London openings, in the West End and further afield, this week are:
Monday 25th October 2010
OPENING MONDAY, 25 October 2010 (previews from 21 October), Brett Neveu’s new play Red Bud,[readmore]






