UK REGIONAL THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 462

Lucy is a world-famous clairvoyant who has agreed to present her own TED Talk.

This is a musical for anyone who has ever struggled to appreciate the simple things in a complex place.

Hope Mill Theatre's Play Reading Club has celebrated its third birthday having gone from strength to strength during the past year providing a way for theatre-lovers to connect during the ongoing pandemic.

Artistic Director of Kiln Theatre, Indhu Rubasingham, today announces programming for Spring 2021, including a live stream of the staged rehearsed reading of Girl on an Altar - a newly commissioned work by Marina Carr, and Kiln Collaborations, a series of online panel discussions from leading indust

Rose Bruford College, one of the UK's leading theatre and performance institutions, is delighted to announce the appointment of their new Vice Principal (Academic).

Academy Award winner Dame Maggie Smith and two time Golden Globe winner Kathleen Turner will be in conversation with broadcaster and actor Gyles Brandreth on 8th April 2021 for an online in conversation event.

Following the live and on demand stream of The Nutcracker at The REP, Birmingham Royal Ballet continues to find creative ways of keeping audiences entertained with the release of Carlos Acosta's first major digital commission for the Company: Empty Stage.

From the creative team behind the critically acclaimed What a Carve Up!, the beloved Faustian tale by Oscar Wilde is brought kicking and screaming into a world of Instagram, Facebook and dating apps.

To support performing arts graduates who have had their careers halted before they've even begun, 40 young professionals are being given the opportunity to showcase their talents in three nights of online musical theatre concerts, with all profits going to Acting for Others.

In the midst of the current global pandemic, experimental Brazilian-UK theatre and digital arts company ZU-UK seek to remotely connect audiences to one another using everyday modern technology and play.

Tom Duern presents ROLES WE'LL NEVER PLAY, recorded live during its sell out run at the Apollo Theatre, in the heart of London's West End in December 2020.

The Traverse will welcome a number of new creative appointments across a range of partnerships, projects and productions throughout 2021 and beyond.

Social Convention is presenting the UK premiere of cutting-edge new digital work, direct from the underground arts scene in Los Angeles.

Nottingham based playwright Mufaro Makubika is to adapt US based NoViolet Bulawayo's Man Booker Prize shortlisted We Need New Names for the UK stage in a new world premiere commissioned by East Midlands based Fifth Word theatre company.

This week marks the first anniversary of the world premiere of The Cellist, alongside Dances at a Gathering, and we are delighted to announce that a recording of this mixed programme is now available to pre-order on DVD (£24.

The Grey Area Theatre Company presents the UK premiere of YOU ARE HERE, feature music and lyrics by Neil Bartram and a book by Brian Hill.

Amber James, Black Apron Entertainment and English Touring Theatre today announce Children's Children – a series of five short films, curated by Amber James, exploring the interaction of past with the present, and celebrating Black history.

Due to popular demand SHEDINBURGH are today announcing REPLAY a 'GREATEST HUTS' collection of fourteen shows, available to stream globally from 7:30pm on Monday 22nd February for a minimum ticket price of £4 in order to raise even more money for artists through their SHED LOAD OF FUTURE fund.

Dance Umbrella today announces the appointment of new Artistic Director and Chief Executive, Freddie Opoku-Addaie.

The Show Shanties took to YouTube to post a cover of The Ballad of Sweeney Todd in the style of Sea Shanty!

The Royal Opera House has announced a week of activity to mark International Women's Day 2021.

Soho Theatre's re-opening of the former Granada/EMD in Walthamstow takes a stride forward with the appointment of key posts: Jessica Draper in the newly created role of Head of Creative Engagement, and the new Co-Chairs of the board for the revitalised venue, Olivier Award-winning performer and Walt

Acclaimed UK touring theatre company Actors Touring Company (ATC) has joined forces with world leading drama school LAMDA to create the role of Associate Director as part of the Weston Creative Bursaries programme, an initiative which aims to promote socio-economic diversity in the arts.

The WOW Foundation has announced its line-up for WOW Sounds, a series of specially filmed musical performances curated for WOW Festival UK 2021 which will stream online from 1st-21st March as part of the WOW - Women of the World Festival's programme of In Conversations.

Amelia and John join a board comprising Helen Boaden, John Armistead, Kate Fenton, Christine Fitzpatrick, Clive Groom, Jon Lee, Richard Lumby, Alex Smith, David Warner, Mike Wilkinson and Sophie Wright.