UK THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 597

Next up in the National Theatre at Home series of broadcasts we find a gem of a play coming straight from their archives, Lorraine Hansberry's staggeringly topical Les Blancs.

West End Live Lounge has presented a special video of Queen's 'The show must go on' in support of the #SaveOurTheatres #Savethearts campaign.

The Barn Theatre is paying tribute to British musical theatre composers through their concert series! They have paid tribute to Amies & Clements, Elliot Davis, Finn Anderson, and Daniel and Laura Curtis.

The Barn Theatre and Aaron Sidwell have released the official trailer for the second series of their Shakespeare in lockdown digital theatre series, Bard From The Barn.

WhatsOnStage has reported that Nuffield Southampton Theatres will close permanently.

iNEWS has reported that the Royal Albert Hall could close by March 2021, the date of the iconic venue's 150th anniversary, if it doesn't receive urgent financial support.

A campaign to help Hackney Empire survive the impact of Covid-19 has raised over £40,000 in the week since it launched.

Rapper, beatboxer, theatre maker, and BAC Beatboxing Academy's artistic director Conrad Murray has released No Milk For The Foxes on YouTube, his 2015 co-production with Camden People's Theatre starring himself and Paul Cree.

A cautionary tale of what goes around, comes around, The Hand of God continues the series of Alan Bennett's wonderful Talking Heads with a story of comeuppance, karma and justice.

Manchester Evening News has reported that Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre has entered a period of redundancy consultation with its staff, with 65% of permanent jobs at risk.

BBC has reported that pantomimes are beginning to be cancelled ahead of the Christmas season, due to the ongoing health crisis.

ITV reported that Prime Minister Boris Johnson has made a statement about bringing theatre back to the UK as fast and as safely as possible.

The West End cast of Come From Away took part in the second Virtual West End LIVE video.

With over thirty years of collective experience Bo, MD of Boland and Reeve, Simon Mayhew, MD and founder of Oxford Adams and John Rogerson, former Director and one of the original founders of The Soundcheck Agency are joining forces to form powerhouse agency, Collective Agents.

The Theatrical Guild today announced a new fundraising initiative spearheaded by a match funding £40,000 donation from Sir Ian McKellen to support backstage and front of house theatre workers to help with food bills, housing costs, mental health services and other basic essentials.

Tamsin Greig delivers the standout performance of the series as the woman who finds friendship with a murderer.

Lesley Manville gives us a vicar's wife finding solace in the bottle when she wants and deserves more - fleetingly, she gets it.

Charlie hates his job and loathes his life even more.

The Original Theatre Company commemorate the 104th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme by bringing their adaptation of Sebastian Faulks's Birdsong to the screen.

Chronic Insanity's lockdown content continues with Conduit, a riveting, touching, and fully immersive online experience.

The third installment of Live from Covent Garden is the first to feature two ballet performances instead of one, and all the stronger for it.

Alice Fearn has announced Intermissions, The Summer Edition, a live online interactive experience hosted by Alice Fearn, feat.

Rochenda Sandell gives a fine performance with a script that falls below the high standard set in other episodes.

Martin Freeman takes on the writer's old role in the tale of a man trapped with his mother who finds that, for all the frustrations that entails, anything else is probably worse.

West End Musical Brunch, the UK's biggest musical theatre party, is going to the drive-in this summer for a socially distanced musical theatre celebration, West End Musical Drive-In, bringing West End superstars direct to your cars.