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The latest news on live + streaming theatre in UK Regional.

by BWW News Desk on January 22, 2021 in UK Regional
Set in the Instagram world of liking random images, what happens when social media becomes real?

by BWW News Desk on January 22, 2021 in UK Regional
Juliet Stevenson leads an all-star female cast in this streamed production of Steven Carl McCasland’s dinner party drama, Little Wars. Joining Stevenson are Linda Bassett Debbie Chazen, Natasha Karp, Catherine Russell, Sarah Solemani and Olivier-recipient Sophie Thompson.

by BWW News Desk on January 22, 2021 in UK Regional
Have you ever wanted to swing through the air like Spider-man? Have Wonder Woman's high kick? Or have Superman's laser eyes? What if you could have all of them?! (theoretically) Are you passionate about who's face is best - Captain America's or Thor’s? The answer to these and so much other nonsense is in The Silliest Superest Heroest Podcast.

by BWW News Desk on January 22, 2021 in UK Regional
Following a joint statement issued in summer 2020, ten of the UK's leading professional ballet schools have announced a unified message of support and reassurance today as hundreds of prospective students consider applications for places on programmes starting in September 2021.

by BWW News Desk on January 22, 2021 in UK Regional
A new online musical show for primary school children and their families, STEM Sisters focuses on historical female scientists and mathematicians whose work was so often unrecognised, but who contributed in so many ways to major developments in our lives today.

by BWW News Desk on January 22, 2021 in UK Regional
Pursued by a Bear shares the final instalment of Nothing On Earth: Shorts, a series of lockdown films created since Spring 2020, presented as part of Hertfordshire Year of Culture 2020.

by BWW News Desk on January 22, 2021 in UK Regional
Warrington town centre is being transformed into an exciting hub of creative activity, thanks to a new project from Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival.

by BWW News Desk on January 22, 2021 in UK Regional
The Casting Directors' Guild is delighted to announce two new committee members, Jane Anderson and Stuart Burt, and the formalisation of an Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) working group, to promote and prioritise these values in the casting profession, both within the Guild itself, and the work of its members.

by BWW News Desk on January 21, 2021 in UK Regional
The biggest trance festival in the world, A State of Trance, has reached a monumental milestone and is celebrating reaching 1000 episodes of the worldwide hit radio show. The highly anticipated news about the iconic edition of the ASOT 1000 festival was announced by Armin van Buuren live on the historic 5-hour long 1000th episode of the show.

by BWW News Desk on January 22, 2021 in UK Regional
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by BWW News Desk on January 21, 2021 in UK Regional
The Artistic Director and Executive Director of Donmar Warehouse, Michael Longhurst and Henny Finch, are guests on today's episode of Figureheads. Hosted by Warwick Davis, Figureheads is a new business and culture podcast which interviews leaders from the UK’s top sporting and entertainment institutions.

by BWW News Desk on January 21, 2021 in UK Regional
This week, star of SIX – The Musical in London’s West End, Birmingham’s very own Alexia McIntosh, launched Birmingham Hippodrome’s Digital Masterclasses with the first of 25 online workshops for young people aged 7-25.

by BWW News Desk on January 21, 2021 in UK Regional
Following a pilot in December, Perfect Pitch and stream.theatre will be partnering to present Rise:Up, a monthly preview of a new British musical highlighting the newest UK writing talent.

by BWW News Desk on January 21, 2021 in UK Regional
Following the success of their online Summer Spread of courses, Wise Children today announce The School for Wise Children's Workrooms.

by BWW News Desk on January 21, 2021 in UK Regional
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre has confirmed that they will be unable to go ahead with their plans to present 101 Dalmatians as part of their 2021 season.

by BWW News Desk on January 20, 2021 in UK Regional
Following the success of his sell out debut tour in 2019 – during which he performed at over 100 UK venues – Lee Ridley (aka Lost Voice Guy) is heading back out on the road in 2022 (post Lockdown!) to put a smile on the faces of people up and down the country once again.

by BWW News Desk on January 20, 2021 in UK Regional
Led by George Lansbury, former Mayor of Poplar and future leader of the Labour Party, the Poplar Rates Rebellion of 1921 was one of the milestones of local London history where local government stood against central government on behalf of the poor and the least privileged in society.

by BWW News Desk on January 20, 2021 in UK Regional
Liam Evans-Ford, Theatr Clwyd's Executive Director, has been named the new Chair of Welsh theatre and arts centre development agency Creu Cymru. Evans-Ford joined the board of Creu Cymru in April 2017 and will take over from outgoing Chair, Geoff Cripps.

by BWW News Desk on January 20, 2021 in UK Regional
The Royal Opera House is delighted to continue its #OurHouseToYourHouse programme, featuring online broadcasts that can be accessed by audiences around the world for £3.

by BWW News Desk on January 20, 2021 in UK Regional
Britain's leading disabled led theatre company, Graeae today announces Beyond: Develop, a series of FREE online wellbeing and CPD (Creative Professional Development) workshops for Deaf and disabled artists affected by the pandemic.

by BWW News Desk on January 20, 2021 in UK Regional
1990’s Kuala Lumpur: Connie Cheng is a modern Malaysian-born Chinese woman, torn between the traditional values of her grandmother and her glamourous life as a late-night lounge singer. 2021, London: Now a first generation British Chinese Malaysian, Connie realises she’s lived longer in the UK than she ever did in Malaysia.

by BWW News Desk on January 20, 2021 in UK Regional
The annual Leicester Comedy Festival will proceed as planned next month amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, as a ticketed online-only event. The events will be viewable thanks to a new deal with NextUp Comedy, the Festivals Official Streaming Partner and the UKs #1 comedy streaming platform.

by Team BWW on January 19, 2021 in UK Regional
Laura Bell Bundy is the first Broadway star to take her teaching talents to our Stage Door site with her 6-week intensive!

by Team BWW on January 21, 2021 in UK Regional
Jessica Vosk is stopping by the Seth Rudetsky Concert Series this weekend! We're looking back at past performances before her show on Sunday!

by BWW News Desk on January 19, 2021 in UK Regional
Kate Fox, the woman who inadvertently invented séances is holding her last one. A final audience gathers in her apartment to watch as she conjures the ghosts of her two sisters to tell the story of their lives and the religion they accidently began.