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REVIEW: Bound, Southwark Stayhouse Online ✭✭✭✭
Paul T Davies reviews Bound by Jesse Briton now streaming online as part of Southwark Stayhouse presented by Southwark Playhouse.
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OXY A new Musical to be streamed online by New Wolsey Theatre
Missed Oxy and the Morons when it originally showed at the New Wolsey Theatre? Saw it, loved it and want to see it again? Here's your chance!
Douglas Mayo
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Sister Act London reschedules performances due to COVID-19
Due to current government guidelines resulting in a delay to the production, the producers of SISTER ACT announced today that performances in London have now…
Douglas Mayo
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Southwark Playhouse launches free streaming platform Southwark Stayhouse
Southwark Stayhouse has launched a new streaming service sharing shows and exclusive video content for free until Southwark Playhouse is able to re-open.
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: Questors, Jesters and Renegades, Michael Coveney, Methuen ✭✭✭✭
Paul T Davies reviews Questors, Jesters and Renegades by Michael Coveney. The story of Britain's Amateur Theatre published by Methuen Drama.
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Mark Rylance to star in revival of Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem in 2021
Mark Rylance is to star in a revival of Jez Butterworth's award-winning play Jerusalem of 2021 to be produced by Sonia Friedman Productions.
Douglas Mayo
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National Theatre at Home to stream Frankenstein and Antony and Cleopatra
Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller in Frankenstein and Ralph Fiennes in Antony and Cleopatra to be streamed on YouTube as part of National Theatre Home.
Douglas Mayo
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RSC celebrate William Shakespeare's 456th birthday virtually
In celebration of William Shakespeare’s 456th birthday, the RSC has today unveiled the results of its largest ever digital celebration by audiences.
Douglas Mayo
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All The Web's A Stage - 23 April - Full schedule announced
All The Web's A Stage - 23 April 2020. Full performance schedule announced. Midday to midnight.
Mark Ludmon
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Theatre companies and wardrobe departments help NHS by sewing scrubs
Theatre companies and wardrobe staff from across the UK are pitching in to help NHS have the PPE they need during the COVID-19 Crisis.
Douglas Mayo
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Leading actors announced for online Headlong plays
More than 50 actors have been announced for new digital plays by theatre company Headlong and Century Films in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mark Ludmon
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New online show promises Irish mythical adventure
Theatre company Big Telly is to take audiences at home on “an Irish adventure to a mythical other world” through a new online theatrical experience.
Mark Ludmon
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Judi Dench in Conversation with Giles Brandreth to be streamed online
Dame Judi Dench in conversation, hosted by Giles Brandreth, will be streamed online to support the Orange Tree Theatre.
Douglas Mayo
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Curtains musical starring Jason Manford to be streamed again for charity
The UK touring production of Kander and Ebb's musical Curtains starring Jason Manford is to be streamed on 22 - 23 April with proceeds to Funds For Freelancers.
Douglas Mayo
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American Idiot UK Tour cast release Green Day cover to aid NHS
Tom Milner along with band members from UK and Ireland tour of American Idiot released a unique cover version of Green Day’s ‘Wake me up When September Ends’…
Douglas Mayo
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Les Misérables The Staged Concert charity download announced
Les Misérables - The Staged Concert is to be made available for digital download in the UK and Australia benefitting COVID 19 charities
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: The Phantom Of The Opera 25th Anniversary Production ✭✭✭✭✭
Douglas Mayo reviews Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom Of The Opera 25th Anniversary Production at the Royal Albert Hall in 2011.
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Michael Ball, Capt Thomas Moore, NHS Choir hit No1 with charity single
Michael Ball, Captain Thomas Moore and the NHS Choir's single has hit number 1 bolstering 99-year-old Captain Moore's £22 million NHS collection.
Douglas Mayo
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Watch the cast of Rent 20th anniversary London cast celebrate the NHS
The Rent 20th anniversary London cast have used to lockdown to re-unite and celebrate the men and women of the NHS. Enjoy this video of Seasons of Love.
Douglas Mayo
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Behind the scenes at The Phantom Of The Opera 25th Anniversary
The Phantom Of The Opera 25th anniversary production awas an incredible. We found these two great YouTube videos taking you backstage.
Douglas Mayo
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Freedom Studios to stream show recorded for mobile phones
Bradford theatre company Freedom Studios is to stream a live recording of one of its shows – created specifically for watching online on mobile devices.
Mark Ludmon
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Matthew Bourne's New Adventures bring three productions to Sky Arts
New Adventures, Sir Matthew Bourne's internationally acclaimed dance-theatre company are to present Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake and The Carman on Sky Arts.
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: Night Of The Living Dead - Remix - Now Streaming ✭✭✭✭
Gary Stringer reviews Night Of The Living Dead - Remix now streaming online as the show's tour was cut short by theatre closures.
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Hampstead Theatre extends free streaming series
Hampstead Theatre, in partnership with The Guardian, extends its free digital streaming series with Tiger Country and #AIWW: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei.
Douglas Mayo
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Touring adaptation of Crongton Knights to stream for free
The stage adaptation of Alex Wheatle’s award-winning young adult novel Crongton Knights is to be streamed for free after the tour was cut short by the corona…
Douglas Mayo
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