UK REGIONAL THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 515

Cambridge Junction today announces the experimental digital production Recovering Misogynist written and read by Rachel Mariner will be available to watch from 12 August at 7pm.

On Sunday, 2 August at 7pm, West End actor, Helen Anker will be giving a Mamma Mia Masterclass with a live Question and Answer session after the workshop.

Award-winning stage and screen actress Maureen Lipman (Coronation Street, ITV; Celebrity Gogglebox, Channel 4; The Pianist) will star in an online revival of Martin Shermana??s Rose this September.

Park Bench Theatre is bringing live theatre back to York with an outdoor season of monologues for all ages in the city's Rowntree Park from 12 August to 5 September.

The Barn Theatre has announced their next two virtual musical theatre concerts celebrating the music of British musical theatre composers Dominic Powell (Cases) and Gus Gowland (Pieces of String) as part of their The Barn Presents: online series.

Performers across the UK are being urged to benefit from FREE online masterclasses and workshops from industry experts.

Sit in the Stalls is a brand new weekly theatre radio show hosted by Reece Kerridge and Claire Learie which brings the theatre world directly to you.

Marquee TV a?" the global streaming platform for dance, opera and theatre on demand a?" will be celebrating the work of the Royal Shakespeare Company by showcasing a selection of performances from the Company's 2019/20 season.

Consultations with the venue's staff and the trade unions have begun and could result in 30% of the charity's staff losing their jobs.

Due to the continuing impact of the coronavirus pandemic, Sadler's Wells has taken the decision to cancel further performances at their theatres across the Autumn until 10 November 2020.

A new theatre company has been founded by million-selling author turned Edinburgh Fringe performer Rohan Candappa to support, nurture and pay actors left struggling when the theatres closed.

Are you looking for the next step up? And want to learn in-depth about playwriting and working in the arts? The acclaimed Bradford theatre company Freedom Studios are looking for experienced writers to get involved in Street Voices 8, the company's popular free six -month playwriting course.

Peter Michael Marino received acclaim for pioneering online live shows at the top of the pandemic, and continues the run of his wildly popular 'Show Up, Kids! Online LIVE!' with interactive performances playing on Saturday, August 8 and 15 at 9:00 a.

Theatre Royal Winchester's Cafe Bar has signed up to be part of the Government's Eat Out to Help Out Scheme during the month of August.

A new initiative will see UK Musical Theatre writers and 2020 graduates work together on a selection of virtual readings and workshops.

Coventry's Belgrade Theatre has been wrapped in a message of hope as part of a national initiative responding to the crisis in live theatre and the arts.

Manchester-based theatre company JustOut Theatre have launched JustOut Stays In, a weekly radio play series producing the work of Northern-based creatives.

Due to the impact of COVID-19, Elmhurst Ballet School, the vocational school in association with Birmingham Royal Ballet, will move its popular annual summer school to an online offer this year with its Back to Dance Masterclasses running between 26 and 28 August 2020.

Karen and Katy Koren from Gilded Balloon have curated a Fringe-worthy programme of top quality events and shows to help audiences everywhere to scratch their Fringe itch this August.

Labour Leader Keir Starmer has praised the outreach work done by Coventry's Belgrade Theatre and the way communities of Coventry have pulled together through lockdown, speaking at the party's Summer Reception for the creative industries.

Hot on the heels of the re-ignition of outdoor performances, The Maltings Theatre will present a two-week open air festival of Shakespeare (and more) at the Roman Theatre of St Albans during August.

Alison Frater is announced as Chair of the Board of Clean Break, the acclaimed women's theatre company changing lives and minds on stage, in prison and in the community.

Chickenshed will be premiering their Award winning production, Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow  on their YouTube Channel tomorrow.

Storyhouse in Chester has announced a series of family films that deserve to be experienced on the big screen.

A successful musical theatre group has produced a compilation of lockdown classics to help support the National Health Service.