Touring The UK 2020: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies (Preview)

LONDON – David Ian and the Really Useful Group have announced the first ever UK tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies.Following on from the sell-out North American tour, the spellbinding sequel to The Phantom of the Opera will open at Leicester Curve on Saturday 26th September 2020 where it will play until Saturday 10th October 2020. The show will then play Manchester Opera House from Wednesday 14th to Saturday 24th October 2020, with … Continue reading Touring The UK 2020: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies (Preview)

Arts of the UK: 60 Miles by Road or Rail at Royal & Derngate,Northampton (Preview)

NORTHAMPTON –  On 14th February 1968, 52 years ago, Northampton was designated a New Town as part of the government’s ‘masterplan’ for post-war revitalisation. 60 Miles by Road or Rail provides a unique opportunity to celebrate these New Town stories in an unprecedented way, during a period of county-wide political and financial uncertainty. As thousands of families migrated to quickly expanding Northampton, a 1960s marketing … Continue reading Arts of the UK: 60 Miles by Road or Rail at Royal & Derngate,Northampton (Preview)

In London’s (Off) West End 2020: Pleasance launch Development Fund for Artists of Colour as part of Charlie Hartill Special Reserve

LONDON – For Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2020, Pleasance have launched a platform to specifically support Artists of Colour, building upon their firm foundations to continue unique and game-changing support to artists across the UK. The Charlie Hartill – Development Fund for Artists of Colour is a new scheme which will provide financing, mentorship and programming opportunities to support UK-based Artists of Colour in bringing their … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2020: Pleasance launch Development Fund for Artists of Colour as part of Charlie Hartill Special Reserve

In London’s (Off) West End 2020: N89 at Matchstick Piehouse (Preview)

LONDON – Matchstick’s 2020 begins with a bang, with a staging of brand-new hilarious and heart-warming comedy N89.  Marking their third collaboration with writer-director team, Mark Daniels and Edwina Strobl, N89 encapsulates Matchstick’s ethos of making challenging and entertaining theatre that appeals to both local and wider audiences. Saturday morning. 1am. Trafalgar Square. Kim stumbles onto the N89 and falls asleep on a stranger’s shoulder. That … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2020: N89 at Matchstick Piehouse (Preview)

Arts of the UK: Rising stars to headline Nevill Holt Opera’s 2020 festival

LEICESTERSHIRE –  In its biggest summer festival to date, Nevill Holt Opera will present two of the world’s most beloved operas, Verdi’s La traviata and Mozart’s Don Giovanni. Located in one of England’s most beautiful country house estates, the new theatre at Nevill Holt Opera is the only opera house ever to be shortlisted for the prestigious 2019 RIBA Stirling Prize – the highest accolade … Continue reading Arts of the UK: Rising stars to headline Nevill Holt Opera’s 2020 festival

In London’s (Off) West End 2020: The Takeover Festival by The Upsetters and Bunker Theatre (Preview)

LONDON – This February, The Upsetters are taking over the Bunker Theatre for one week to present a festival dedicated to celebrating artists of colour. This festival will mark the first ever Takeover Festival, an annual week-long touring festival which takes over a new theatre venue each year around the country with the aim of presenting new work by artists of colour while engaging with the next … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2020: The Takeover Festival by The Upsetters and Bunker Theatre (Preview)

London’s VAULT Festival 2020: An Interview with VAULT Festival Directors Mat Burtcher & Andy George

LONDON –  Featuring hundreds of shows spanning theatre, comedy, immersive experiences, cabaret and more, the annual VAULT Festival has returned for its eight edition, bigger and better than ever before. One of the wildest events in the London arts calendar, this year’s edition has grown from strength to strength each time, from a humble 12-day affair to what is now a whopping two month extravaganza … Continue reading London’s VAULT Festival 2020: An Interview with VAULT Festival Directors Mat Burtcher & Andy George

London’s VAULT Festival 2020: Bin Juice by Catherine Kolubayev and Kitty Wordsworth (Preview)

LONDON – Written by Cat Kolubayev and directed by Jessica Daniels, Resident Director of Girl From the North Country, Bin Juice will have its world premiere at VAULT Festival this March. This all-female dark comedy is a story of loyalty, revenge and secrecy. A new job at a hazardous waste removal company means Belinda’s going to have to get her hands a little dirty. Francine … Continue reading London’s VAULT Festival 2020: Bin Juice by Catherine Kolubayev and Kitty Wordsworth (Preview)

London’s VAULT Festival 2020: How To Save A Rock by Pigfoot (Preview)

LONDON – Climate change is very real, but how do we continue to be ok in the face of impending doom? At the VAULT Festival 2020, Pigfoot presents How To Save A Rock, a multi award-winning climate-change musical comedy about how to still have hope, powered by a bicycle cycled live on stage. Directed by Bea Udale-Smith, and written by Alex Rugman and Conky Kampfner, … Continue reading London’s VAULT Festival 2020: How To Save A Rock by Pigfoot (Preview)

London’s VAULT Festival 2020: When We Died by Alexandra Donnachie (Preview)

LONDON –  He’s dead, and it’s her job as an embalmer to prepare the body for his family’s final goodbye. She often imagines what each person’s life was like; today she doesn’t have to imagine. She knows him. When We Died is a striking new play about one woman’s choice to confront her trauma – faced with the body of the man who raped her, … Continue reading London’s VAULT Festival 2020: When We Died by Alexandra Donnachie (Preview)