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Theatre Artist Fund today announces that thanks to significant investment from Arts Council England, the fund is now open for its next round of applications. The Arts Council has contributed £1 million to the Theatre Artist Fund, following on from the £4 million distributed to benevolent funds earlier in the year as part of its Covid-19 Emergency Response Package.
James Corden spoke with Variety about the impact of the pandemic on The Late Late Show, and on the entertainment industry in general, especially live theater. Corden shared that he feels streaming services should help the theater industry recover from the pandemic.
Today's top stories: Broadway For Biden launches, and more!
Top stars support the 2020 Platform Presents Playwright's Prize including Aimee Lou Wood, Dianna Agron, Kyle Soller, Phoebe Fox, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Aki Omoshaybi and George MacKay, who have self-filmed video excerpts from the finalist plays in isolation during Lockdown
Out of over 5,000 festivals in the world, Hip Hop Film Festival founded by CR Capers — is the only festival to focus on writers, directors, and producers who grew up in the global culture of hip-hop. The world tour is well underway, after recently completing successful stops in South Africa, Italy, Kenya, and West Africa.
Today, American Conservatory Theater unveiled the diverse lineup that will make up San Francisco's premier nonprofit theater organization's new season.
The Times UK has reported on the ways in which Sam Mendes feels the theatre world should move forward in the midst of the pandemic. One of the ways he feels theatre should move forward is by setting a hard date for reopening.
Theatre Artist Fund today announces that it received almost 4000 applications in just one week, from out of work theatre practitioners who have found themselves at breaking point since theatres closed in March.
The new lockdown mini-musical from David Hunter and Caroline Kay is a well-realised piece about the impact of lockdown on an already strained relationship.
Joana Vicente and Cameron Bailey, Co-Heads of TIFF, today unveiled Academy Award–winning actress Kate Winslet as the recipient of this year's TIFF Tribute Actor Award,
West End star David Hunter ('Waitress', 'Kinky Boots', 'Once') and actor/singer-songwriter, Caroline Kay ('The Clockmaker's Daughter'), have come together virtually - having never before met in person - to write, perform, and record a new Musical Short, 'The Space Between'.
Nothing can stop BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge from bringing you interviews with your favorite Broadway stars! On July 14 at 12pm ET he chatted with Broadway legend Bernadette Peters!
Nothing can stop BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge from bringing you interviews with your favorite Broadway stars! Tune in right here today, July 14 (12pm ET), as he chats with Broadway legend Bernadette Peters!
Arts Council England will prioritize artists and individuals when it reopens its grant programme this month.
Film and theatre director Sam Mendes has established an emergency fund for theatre artists affected by the health crisis.
Premium network EPIX® today announced that Season One of the critically-acclaimed fantasy drama Britannia will debut on August 2.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, The Lehman Trilogy, which was previously set to play a limited, 16-week engagement this spring, is still hoping to arrive on Broadway in 2021, though perhaps at a different theatre. The London hit, which just began previews at the Nederlander Theatre before the Broadway shutdown, will need to find a new home due to a scheduling conflict. Producer Scott Rudin revealed that the company 'remains eager' to bring the play to New York.
Red Bull Theater today announced the next event of its special benefit programming to provide an opportunity for its community of artists and theater lovers to gather in the virtual space during this unprecedented time: a RemarkaBull Podversation with Chukwudi Iwuji.
Director of film and stage, Sam Mendes, wrote a piece for the Financial Times titled 'How We Can Save Theatre' which outlines a plan that he thinks can help the arts to continue to receive much-needed funding during this time.
The Casting Directors' Guild has released a statement, calling on the UK's television and film industry to support the theatre industry.
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