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.@equityuk has issued an apology to Laurence Fox (@lozzafox) for a series of tweets that labelled him a "disgrace", following comments he made on the BBC's Question Time bit.ly/2Q9zhBQ
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Harry Potter actor Evanna Lynch (@Evy_Lynch) to star in 20th anniversary revival of Disco Pigs @TrafStudios bit.ly/2oLbush
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Sarah Frankcom has marked the start of her tenure at @lamdadrama by reducing initial audition fees by 75%. First-round applicants will pay £12, instead of the previous flat rate of £54 bit.ly/2qfiJhT
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Government has committed to an emergency £1.57 billion investment package for theatres and the wider culture and heritage sectors to help them survive the coronavirus crisis bit.ly/31QAEfx
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As a direct result of the Covid-19 crisis, we regret to announce The Stage is entering into a period of redundancy consultations.
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Actor @michaelsheen has launched a new national theatre company for Wales, which he says promises to herald a "new dawn" for Welsh creatives and content.
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Jodie Comer is the winner of the Best West End Debut Performer at The Stage #DebutAwards 2022 in association with @ATGTICKETS. This award is presented by actress Sharon Small.
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Breaking: Indhu Rubasingham (@IRubasingham) has been appointed the new director of the @NationalTheatre, becoming the first woman and first person of colour to hold the post.
Read the full story: thestage.co.uk/news/indhu-ru…
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.@IanMcKellen will match donations from the public of up to £40,000 as part of a new fundraising campaign to help backstage and front-of-house workers in need during the Covid-19 pandemic bit.ly/31xkgAC
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Review: Freedom Hi 自由閪 – moving response to the Hong Kong protests @PapergangTC @VAULTFestival bit.ly/38LlWGE
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Theatres across the West End will dim their lights for two minutes at 7pm on Monday in memory of Stephen Sondheim.
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David Tennant has criticised the “ludicrous” costs of theatre tickets, warning that the future of theatregoing is at risk and the next generation of audiences will be "strangled" as a result bit.ly/47k3kgt
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.@IanMcKellen is launching a new fund for emerging producers to cover performers' wages – as his donations to British theatre top £5 million bit.ly/3veO5kH
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West End theatres will dim their lights in memory of actor Maggie Smith, who has died aged 89 👇 thestage.co.uk/news/news/wes…
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Lin-Manuel Miranda and Cynthia Erivo are to be honoured by the Royal Academy of Music in recognition of the impact they have made in their fields bit.ly/3Hcj32J
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★★★★★ Review: Staged – “Delectably meta lockdown comedy” featuring David Tennant and @michaelsheen @BBCOne @staged2020 bit.ly/3dQU7jm
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The immediate future of the @KingsHeadThtr has been secured after a fundraising campaign generated £120k bit.ly/381uJFJ
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Students have called out racism at the UK’s top drama schools, sharing details of the abuse they suffered during their studies. The racism is widespread and systemic. The Stage has listened to their stories and shares them here: bit.ly/2UdmUH8
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West End theatres will dim their lights for two minutes on June 16 at 7pm in memory of actor Glenda Jackson who has died, aged 87 bit.ly/43HLuBM
ALT Glenda Jackson with her Critics' Circle award, smiling at the camera
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Netflix has announced it will be filming and adapting stage plays for the small screen, with its first project to be American Son starring @kerrywashington bit.ly/2Roy8El
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Olivia Colman have started a fund to support freelancers whose income has been hit by the pandemic – donators include some of the biggest names in the entertainment including Gillian Anderson,
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Theatremakers who play down their middle-class origins and promote a narrative of unceasing struggle are doing a disservice to those who genuinely lack privilege in the arts, says @lyngardner – honesty would go a long way bit.ly/3HcOgDE
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The London Palladium is being used as a "test bed" for methods that could make theatres safe for audiences. Owner LW Theatres is exploring solutions including temperature scanners, and said this could provide “a route to getting theatres” reopened bit.ly/2XahX3V
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ICYMI: Actor and director Samuel West (@exitthelemming) has called on politicians to stop "talking down" arts degrees, warning that ignoring their value could lead to them becoming regarded as a "middle-class hobby" 👇 thestage.co.uk/news/samuel-w…
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In news hailed as a "landmark moment" for theatre, @Charleneford85, a performer in @42ndStreetLDN, has made West End history by becoming the first to take a role on a job-share basis after returning to work following the birth of her son @PIPAinfo bit.ly/2QnTu5o
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Breaking: @OldhamColiseum has been saved from permanent closure and will reopen its doors in time for the pantomime season in 2025. It follows a high-profile campaign to reopen the beleaguered venue led by actor Julie Hesmondhalgh (@juliehes)
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"McKellen is in full command of a lifetime’s acting technique"
@IanMcKellen’s King Lear has announced a West End transfer. Catch up on our original ★★★★★ review from @ChichesterFT at: bit.ly/2EPS6Dl
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Exclusive: Daniel Evans (@danielgwynevans) and Tamara Harvey (@tamaracharvey) have been appointed joint co-artistic directors of the Royal Shakespeare Company (@TheRSC) bit.ly/3BSY0CJ
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ATG Productions have had a remarkable year - two projects stand out. Its Pinter at the Pinter Season, overseen by director Jamie Lloyd, featured 20 one-act plays. The other saw Ian McKellen take his one-man show to 86 UK theatres and an 80-date run in the West End #TheStageAwards
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Noma Dumezweni (@MissDumezweni), Ncuti Gatwa, Gillian Anderson (@GillianA) and Juliet Stevenson are among the ambassadors for The Walk – a major theatre project by @GoodChanceCal to raise awareness of the stories of refugee children bit.ly/3fGJYrf
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.@Netflix has kickstarted donations for an emergency fund for theatres workers in need of urgent support during the pandemic, spearheaded by director Sam Mendes, @SOLTnews and @UK_Theatre bit.ly/2Z1cywP
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"If our industry is worthless, turn off Netflix" – singer, actor, author and vlogging star @CarrieHFletcher discusses the value of theatre, the time she pitched a musical to Steven Spielberg and being cast in the title role of @ALWCinderella bit.ly/2Woe0qS
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Riz Ahmed, Emilia Clarke and Woody Harrelson back free drama school audition scheme @opendoorpeople bit.ly/2vJRsB7
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"It's been a joyful year meeting audiences of all ages, who relish live theatre as much as I do."
This week Sir @IanMcKellen has become the first actor to top The Stage 100 list of most influential people in British theatre. See the list in full here: bit.ly/2Qem2PO
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Jodie Comer has urged young people not to be deterred from an acting career if they haven't trained at drama school, after she won the Olivier for best actress yesterday bit.ly/3ZADAqT
ALT Jodie Comer holds her Olivier award, which she won for her performance in Prima Facie
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Studio Ghibli's My Neighbour Totoro is being adapted for the stage for the first time by the Royal Shakespeare Company (@TheRSC) and Improbable (@improbable1), in collaboration with the Japanese animation studio, and will premiere in London later this year bit.ly/3KbBXIp
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A new venue billed as the UK's first "truly free theatre" – where all tickets will be free, subsidised by bar sales and social impact funding – is set to open in Liverpool in spring 2021, run by @_ThePurpleDoor bit.ly/3aBLQ26
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Britain's creative industries are facing a "cultural catastrophe", losing £1.4 billion in revenue every week this year, with 400,000 jobs at risk, research commissioned by @Creative_Fed has warned bit.ly/37Dv0hV
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Every primary school child in the London borough of Southwark will receive a free theatre trip annually under plans unveiled by @lb_southwark bit.ly/2T32QUv
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After months of lockdown & with the industry on the verge of collapse, The Stage this week adds its voice to calls for the culture secretary to take immediate action to save the sector. Read about our demands and our campaign (paywall free) here: thestage.co.uk/opinion/the-s…
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Jodie Comer has revealed she spent a lot of her life feeling as if theatre was "unattainable" because she did not go to drama school, as she scooped the accolade for best West End debut at The Stage #DebutAwards 2022 bit.ly/3Saw5DR
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The BBC has announced plans to provide a "virtual festival of the arts" featuring new plays written especially for broadcast and recorded performances of shows including Mike Bartlett's Albion and Emma Rice's Wise Children bit.ly/38TMDJe
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Outdoor theatres including the @minacktheatre and @BOATheatre have said it is "ludicrous" that they are not allowed to host live performances from July 4, when pub gardens reopen bit.ly/3dV4lhV
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All nine members of Equity’s minority ethnic members committee have resigned in protest at the union’s decision to issue an apology to actor Laurence Fox bit.ly/39LDHa8
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Actor Gillian Anderson (@GillianA) and former Young Vic artistic director David Lan are among the names backing an open letter calling for more collaboration between arts and education institutions to boost learning opportunities for adults.
Read more: thestage.co.uk/news/gillian-…
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Like the press, theatre holds a mirror up to our hypocrisy and desires, says @jinganyoung, as her new play Life and Death of a Journalist, inspired by the experiences of reporters in Hong Kong, opens @VAULTFestival bit.ly/3c3cAZE
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West End stars Carrie Hope Fletcher (@CarrieHFletcher) and @_ScottPaige have called for more protection for performers from harassment, after a campaign of abuse in which intimidating and malicious letters were sent to them and fellow cast members bit.ly/32o2m5w
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Sharon D Clarke, Andrew Scott and Marianne Elliott are among nearly 100 theatre figures calling for the government to intervene and prevent the industry from being destroyed by the coronavirus crisis bit.ly/3d7PZKI
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Equity’s minority ethnic members committee (@EquityMEM) has called on fellow actors to “unequivocally denounce” Laurence Fox for comments he made during an appearance on BBC1's Question Time bit.ly/2R0DnNJ
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More than 150 MPs and peers have joined demands for government to safeguard the theatre industry from the devastation caused by Covid-19, coming together to call on Boris Johnson to take action immediately bit.ly/3cMhIR2
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.@juststop_oil protestors halted a performance of Les Misérables at the Sondheim Theatre during the climax of act one tonight. bit.ly/3to3T9y
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National Theatre productions will restrict 50% of their rehearsal periods to five days a week from next year, limiting the amount of time performers are called on Saturdays. The trial is part of a move to create a better work/life balance bit.ly/340VuWZ
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The Royal Shakespeare Company (@TheRSC) has unveiled further plans for a 500-seat outdoor theatre, in which it will restart live performances in July bit.ly/32CDlRi
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The government has announced that indoor live performances can resume from August 1, subject to the success of pilot studies bit.ly/3fDU4Ze
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Shakespeare’s Globe (@The_Globe) has announced plans to reopen its outdoor theatre on May 19 with a season of work including A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Romeo and Juliet bit.ly/3tP7Ej1
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West End performers open up about their battles with anxiety to encourage more conversations around mental health in theatre. bit.ly/2JoGhFe
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Deaf actor Charlotte Arrowsmith (@charlottetigger) has made history at @TheRSC after becoming the first British Sign Language actor to understudy a role played by a hearing principal bit.ly/2IETsVE
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The @NationalTheatre is partnering with London venues @youngvictheatre, @royalcourt, and @KilnTheatre to develop a new production site allowing them to share costumes, props and scenery, as part of an initiative to make the industry more sustainable bit.ly/3JjI6oi
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Helen Mirren has called for urgent investment to save theatre from collapse, comparing the industry’s importance to the UK to that of Venice to Italy bit.ly/2YJ7LQk
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Harry Potter star @James_Phelps and broadcaster @yasmeenkhan1 among judges of £1k @Adammorley7 playwright bursary bit.ly/2oXXhcq
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Playwright Mark Ravenhill (@MarkRavenhill2) and director Hannah Price (@HannahPrice) have been appointed artistic directors of King's Head Theatre (@KingsHeadThtr) bit.ly/3lnInM0
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The @RoyalAlbertHall has announced it is to reopen for live performance with a socially distanced festive season in order to "create and protect jobs, serve the industry, and bring joy back to customers" bit.ly/3cNJDli
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"Even if Carrie Hope Fletcher weren’t miked up, she would blow the fricking roof off the Theatre Royal Haymarket."
Don't miss our ★★★★ review of @HeathersMusical starring @CarrieHFletcher at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. Read at: bit.ly/2CSvEvX
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The Scottish government has announced a £10 million dedicated fund for performing arts venues, staff and freelancers, as it calls for more support on a UK level bit.ly/2VJ1eDq
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Actor Liz Carr has urged theatres and producers to cast more disabled performers in productions, arguing her @olivierawards win for best supporting actress proves they can “fill a stage” bit.ly/3KtTlcv
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Romeo and Juliet star Francesca Amewudah-Rivers has called for industry-wide action to protect black and brown actors from racist abuse, revealing she got death threats while working on the West End production.
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The @NationalTheatre is reconfiguring the Olivier to a 500-seat in-the-round auditorium as it prepares to reopen after lockdown, with a season that includes a Christmas pantomime bit.ly/3kuyQiz
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All future events at Battersea Arts Centre (@battersea_arts) are to be pay-what-you-can or free from spring 2021, artistic director and chief executive @TarekIskander1 has revealed bit.ly/3pqMd6I
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Don't miss the news that pointe shoes for black, Asian and minority ethnic ballet dancers are being made in the UK for the first time, in what is being hailed as a landmark event in British ballet. Find out the full details at: bit.ly/2D4TGTZ
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Earlier this year West End stars including Michael Xavier and Emma Williams called on producer to reintroduce pre-show audio announcements when understudies are performing. Is this something you would like to see in 2019? Read more at: bit.ly/2KRIWHT
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Rose Bruford College has offered places to all students from fellow drama school ALRA, which announced its sudden and immediate closure this morning bit.ly/3u7zvOg
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Martin Shaw has proposed that theatres should block mobile phone signals to prevent disturbances. bit.ly/3OEQEIv
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The National Theatre’s partnership with Shell will end in June 2020. The news comes as the theatre declares a climate emergency and outlines a raft of measures aimed at accelerating its aim to become a carbon neutral organisation bit.ly/2nkRS2W
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Michael Arden wins direction of a musical for Parade. He says we must come together to fight discrimination or we are “doomed” to repeat our history. He says he was called the “f word more times than he can remember” growing up but now he’s a “faggot with a Tony”. Receives rapturous applause!
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A new 350-capacity outdoor theatre is set to open in woodland in Suffolk this summer bit.ly/3ebUs1G
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Samuel French (@samuelfrenchltd) to reopen book shop in newly designed space within @royalcourt bit.ly/2EppSSQ
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Audiences watching Moulin Rouge! The Musical (@moulinmusicaluk) will be required to wear a mask as a condition of entry, marking what is thought to be the first West End production to make the measure mandatory bit.ly/3ogNQ77
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Mark Rylance has resigned as an associate artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company because of its continued sponsorship by fossil-fuel giant BP bit.ly/2L86SdO
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Mark Rylance has warned that theatre is at risk of becoming “dull” if it is too politically correct and actors are not given the opportunity to play a range of roles. bit.ly/42OMJhg
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The first Black British Theatre Awards will take place in October this year, celebrating black performers and creative talent bit.ly/2GYe6yY
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Hayley Atwell and Jack Lowden (@JALowden) to swap roles in @DonmarWarehouse Measure for Measure bit.ly/2vHGFN6
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"If our industry is worthless, turn off Netflix" – singer, actor, author and vlogging star @CarrieHFletcher discusses the value of theatre, the time she pitched a musical to Steven Spielberg and being cast in @ALWCinderella
Read the full interview: bit.ly/2Woe0qS
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Bristol's Tobacco Factory (@tftheatres) has been gifted its space for free for the next 999 years, by the building’s owner George Ferguson bit.ly/3NnYAuY
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Theatres in England will be allowed to reopen with restrictions in place from May 17 at the earliest, with plans to further relax social distancing rules on June 21, prime minister Boris Johnson has announced. bit.ly/2NxOD57
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Actor @markgatiss and husband @ianhallard have thrown their weight behind a fundraising campaign to save the @kingsheadthtr from closure because of the Covid-19 pandemic bit.ly/2T4SjuQ
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Prime minister Boris Johnson is facing increasing pressure to support theatre through the coronavirus crisis, as multiple MPs used today’s PMQs to press him on the government’s responsibility to help the arts bit.ly/2VCPLFv
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Theatres have revealed no known cases of Covid-19 have been identified via NHS Test and Trace at any of their venues since reopening to the public, as pressure mounts on the government to explain why venues cannot reopen under Tier 3 bit.ly/3m1MQkZ
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More than 200,000 households tuned in live to the first #NationalTheatreAtHome screening last night, which attracted more than £50,000 in donations. Since then, the stream of One Man, Two Guvnors, starring @JKCorden, has reached more than 937,000 views bit.ly/3aGmhw0
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Breaking: West End theatres where Gavin Creel performed during his career will dim their lights in honour of the actor, The Stage has learned 👇 thestage.co.uk/news/west-end…
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Why do we assume that a show made for an adult audience is more important than theatre made for or with young people?, asks @lyngardner. Those who devalue children's theatre are cultural snobs who need to grow up bit.ly/3rGuEmb
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.@thetobymarlow and Lucy Moss (@mucyloss) – the writers of @sixthemusical – have signed a deal with the publishing arm of Warner Music bit.ly/2Th4Da6
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London drama school @RoseBruford has appointed a counsellor to its permanent staff team for the first time and set up a 24/7 mental-health helpline, as it expands the support offered to students in response to the pandemic bit.ly/3pDRzLw
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Nimax chief executive Nica Burns has revealed plans to reopen all six of the company’s West End theatres from May 17 bit.ly/3kn35sU
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Five of the UK’s leading drama schools including RADA and Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts have signed up to a three-year contract, committing them to improve diversity in their institutions. bit.ly/2CR0tvL
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Oliver Dowden’s five-step plan to reopen theatres has been branded “meaningless” and falls “woefully short”, industry leaders have claimed, as they intensify calls for a proper support package to save the sector bit.ly/2Zd3HHm
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