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Online Fringe Theatre Festival launched to stream shows
A rich variety of fringe shows are being streamed online as part of an Online Fringe Theatre Festival set up to help artists during the theatre shutdown.
Mark Ludmon
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Let it Be - Lopez Family Singers in quarantine - Watch this!
Meet the Lopez Family Singers and listen to this amazing rendition of lennon and McCartney's Let It Be. Watch this video!
Douglas Mayo
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Stage version of Night of the Living Dead to stream online
A stage version of classic horror film Night of the Living Dead is to be available to watch online as part of a series released by theatre company Imitating …
Mark Ludmon
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Pitlochry theatre commissions leading writers for digital works
Pitlochry Festival Theatre in Scotland has commissioned a series of digital works by playwrights, poets and performers after announcing the postponement of i…
Mark Ludmon
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Broadway theatre closure extended to 7 June 2020
Broadway's theatres will remain closed until 7 June 2020. The statement made today by the Broadway League extends the closure of Broadway shows which came i…
Douglas Mayo
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Leopoldstadt and To Kill A Mockingbird to reschedule London runs
Producers of Tom Stoppard's Leopoldstadt and Aaron Sorkin's adaptation of Harpern Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird are to reschedule their London seasons.
Douglas Mayo
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Performers in isolation raise their voices to support others in unique videos
Performers in isolation from around the world are joining together thanks to the wonders of modern technology to bring us amazing virtual performances.
Douglas Mayo
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Zoom into The Tempest in new live interactive adaptation
An anarchic new adaptation of The Tempest will allow the audience to immerse themselves in Shakespeare’s classic story live via Zoom while in lockdown.
Mark Ludmon
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Wise Children announce live video stream of its podcast
Wise Children today announce they will be presenting the first video live stream edition of their long-running podcast series, Wise Children’s Detention.
Douglas Mayo
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Original Mamma Mia! cast perform for hospitalised cast mate
Watch the original cast of the hit musical Mamma Mia! perform especially for a hospitalised cast mate as the show celebrated its 21st anniversary yesterday.
Douglas Mayo
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag to be streamed online for charity
Phoebe Waller-Bridge's stage production of Fleabag is to be streamed in aid of UK based charities combatting CIVID-19 and supporting those affected by it.
Douglas Mayo
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Chichester Festival Theatre to stream new British Musical Flowers For Mrs Harris
Chichester Festival Theatre is to stream a selection of its archive productions online, beginning with the new British musical Flowers for Mrs Harris
Douglas Mayo
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London's West End theatres to remain closed until at least 31 May
It has been confirmed by the Society Of London Theatres that London's West End Theatres are to remain closed until at least 31 May 2020 due to the COVID-19.
Douglas Mayo
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Stephen Fry, Layton Williams and Russell Tovey lead cast of Isolation radio play.
Stephen Fry, Mina Anwar, Layton Williams, Emily Atack, Russell Tovey, Sheila Atim MBE, Sarah Hadland lead the cast of 'self-isolation' radio play The Underst…
Douglas Mayo
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Carry on Costumes & SLEEPLESS producers fund fabric to make NHS scrubs
Sleepless producers Michael Rose and Damien Sanders join forces with costume designer Sue Simmerling's Carry On Costumes to make scrubs for the NHS.
Douglas Mayo
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Olivier Awards 2020 Special Broadcast tonight
The Society Of London Theatres has announced that the Olivier Awards 2020 due to be held on the 5 April will be replaced by special programming.
Douglas Mayo
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Baby Reindeer and The Shark Is Broken are postponed
Baby Reindeer and The Shark Is Broken will no longer be presented at the Ambassador's Theatre, London and are seeking to reschedule later in the year.
Douglas Mayo
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Do you have what it takes to be one of Six's Queens?
Producers of the worldwide musical sensation Six are seeking help from all of the show's fans in Quuendom in creating a very special video.
Douglas Mayo
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Nick Hern Books launches new virtual reading group
Theatre publishers Nick Hern Books have launched The NHB Playgroup, a new initiative offering one free play each week to read and discuss, plus a Q&A wit…
Douglas Mayo
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The Band musical UK Tour 2020 - coming soon?
The Band musical UK Tour 2020 - Producer David Pugh is dropping some major hints that the musical by Tim Firth featuring the music of Take That may be coming…
Douglas Mayo
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Mercury Theatre Colchester launch online programming
Mercury Theatre, Colchester this week launched their new online programme of work, Mercury Online, offering digitally accessible activities to entertain and …
Douglas Mayo
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Only The Brave, new British musical to be streamed for free
New British musical Only The Brave is now available to watch online for free. The musical stars Caroline Sheen and David Thaxton.
Douglas Mayo
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West End stars offer theatre masterclasses - Westend Bootcamp
Want to learn how to sing or dance like the West End’s best while you’re in lockdown? Top musical theatre stars have come together for Westend Bootcamps - Mo…
Mark Ludmon
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Opera North's The Ring Cycle to be streamed online
Acclaimed company Opera North has decided to outdo everyone else on the streaming front by streaming the entirety of Wagner's Ring Cycle online.
Douglas Mayo
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Marisha Wallace By Request - She Used To Be Mine from Waitress
Marisha Wallace is using her lockdown to sing some of the most amazing musical theatre showstunes By Request.
Douglas Mayo
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