Young people from Wolverhampton last night took to the Grand Theatre stage to perform George Orwell's ANIMAL FARM, adapted by Peter Hall. The young people are all students of the Grand Arena Youth Theatre, an initiative set up by Wolverhampton Grand Theatre and the Arena Theatre on Wulfruna Street.
Barrington Stage Company announced today casting for its 25th Anniversary season. Casting will include Elijah Alexander, Mara Davi, Carson Elrod, Joel de la Fuente, Mykal Kilgore, Alyse Alan Louis, Kate MacCluggage, Jeff McCarthy, Julia Murney, Jonathan Raviv, Debra Jo Rupp and more. Full casting for the 25th Anniversary season is below.
Bringing Tina Turner's iconic numbers to audiences, Ashley Zhangazha shares how he approached playing a real-life figure, and his status as a 'confirmed big-time Tina fan!'
2019 marks the 25th anniversary of Bristol Old Vic's mighty Young Company, an award-winning theatre group for 5-25 year olds and the largest of its kind outside London.
After 22 years Damian Cruden is stepping down as Artistic Director of York Theatre Royal. His final production will be co-directing the summer show Swallows and Amazons.
When Chris Thorpe performed his one-man show Status at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe, he claimed, provocatively, it wasn't about Brexit. Now, as the withdrawal date draws ever nearer, the Fringe First-winning, globe-spanning show about how we acquire our national identity, and what happens when we try to escape it, confronts head on the guilt, alienation and identity crisis experienced in response to the biggest political upheaval of the Century.
Barrington Stage Company (BSC), the award-winning theatre in the Berkshires (Pittsfield, MA) under the leadership of Artistic Director Julianne Boyd, announced today its 25th Anniversary season, which will feature four world premieres, including the new musical from BSC's Musical Theatre Lab, Fall Springs by Niko Tsakalakos and Peter Sinn Nachtrieb; America v. 2.1: The Sad Demise & Eventual Extinction of The American Negro by Stacey Rose; American Underground by Brent Askari; and Ragtag Theatre's Hansel and Gretel, commissioned by BSC.
Junior members of Grand Arena Youth theatre, who rehearse every Monday evening, performed their very own adaptation of the classic fairy-tale, The Three Little Pigs, at the Arena Theatre in Wolverhampton on Tuesday 11th December.
The Royal Shakespeare Company brings their latest season to the Barbican this Winter, made up of Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and The Merry Wives of Winter. A number of the cast appear in one or two of these shows; Stevie Basaula features in all three, taking on more than ten roles.
With detailed explanatory notes for every piece of its 75-strong compilation, this must-have guide is sure to bolster the confidence of those lining up to take part in the most important minutes of their lives.
STAR Repertory Theatre, winner of the 2014-2017 San Diego A-List for Best Theatre Group, is San Diego's premier community theatre company. STAR Rep is proud to present their first paid actor adult production of ?JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, in their newly renovated theatre in the heart of Historic Downtown Escondido November 2-11, 2018.
STAR Repertory Theatre, winner of the 2014-2017 San Diego A-List for Best Theatre Group, is San Diego's premier community theatre company. STAR Rep is proud to present their first paid actor adult production of ?JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, in their newly renovated theatre in the heart of Historic Downtown Escondido November 2-11, 2018.
The Barker-Mill Foundation (BMF) is set to donate over £100,000 (£35,000 per year over three years) to Nuffield Southampton Theatres (NST) Laboratory Trainee Associate Programme, which is aimed at developing careers for emerging creative talent.
Actor Joshua McGuire returns to the National Theatre this year, to appear in David Hare's new play I'm Not Running. Chatting to him during rehearsals, Joshua shares his love of new writing, what the play is (and is definitely not) about, and his journey from audience to actor at the National.
Tonight marked a joy-filled celebration of excellence by Sacramento's youth performers at the 36th Annual Elly Awards- Youth Division at the Cosumnes Oaks High School Performing Arts Center in Elk Grove. Named for Eleanor McClatchy, a devoted patron of the arts and former publisher of the Sacramento Bee, the Elly Awards celebrates excellence in Sacramento's local and regional community theater. A grand total of 51 Elly Awards were given to individuals and theaters from across a 10-county region in the Youth Division. Sponsored by the Sacramento Area Regional Theatre Alliance (SARTA), this semi-formal event was attended by over 600 active youth community theatre and high school members plus their families and friends. This year's Elly theme was a playful Elly's Through the Years.
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About Face Theatre is pleased to announce its 2018-19 Season, featuring three groundbreaking productions including the world premiere of an original work.
Everybody has a nationality: most are inherited, and some are given to us. In the midst of a cultural and political climate dominated by Brexit, the Windrush scandal and debates about who has the right to belong, Chris Thorpe questions how we acquire these narratives and the internal and political conflicts that arise when people choose not to accept their nationality.
The Laguna Playhouse raised $1.7 Million at their annual gala held on May 12, 2018 at Island Hotel in Newport Beach, California. Attended by 400 playhouse patrons, the sold-out event featured a VIP Sponsors Reception, an elegant dinner, live and silent auction, entertainment and a special performance by 'Phantom of the Opera' star Davis Gaines. Honored at the event were the Moulton Family and South Coast Plaza.
