Arts of the UK 2020: The New Tomorrow at the Young Vic (Preview)

LONDON – Kwame Kwei-Armah, Artistic Director of the Young Vic, has announced the cast of The New Tomorrow, a weekend of pop-up performances celebrating the Young Vic’s 50th birthday. The New Tomorrow – the first piece of live theatre at the Young Vic since the pandemic closed UK theatres in March – will interrogate the change that has come and is coming, and what the next 50 years might hold. Directed … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: The New Tomorrow at the Young Vic (Preview)

Arts of the UK 2020: Talawa Theatre Company announces enhanced senior leadership team

LONDON –Talawa Theatre Company announces an enhanced senior leadership team as the company gears up plans for its 2021 season, and 35th anniversary year. Carolyn ML Forsyth joins Talawa Theatre Company as Executive Director and Joint CEO, while Elaine Banton is announced as Chair of Trustees, having joined the company earlier this year. Michael Buffong comments: “I have been working with Elaine for a few … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Talawa Theatre Company announces enhanced senior leadership team

Arts of the UK 2020: Luke Westlake Scholarship 2020 now open for submissions

LONDON – The Luke Westlake Scholarship, formerly known as the JAM Scholarship, is an award designed to provide an actor with artistic and financial support worth over £3,000 in their final year and as they graduate from university or drama school, and begin to navigate their way into the industry. The scholarship was established when the team behind JAM realised many actors were being priced … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Luke Westlake Scholarship 2020 now open for submissions

Arts of the UK 2020: Jacksons Lane releases international contemporary circus short film ‘Closer’

LONDON – Jacksons Lane arts centre has released a contemporary circus short film, Closer, produced by an international collaboration during lockdown between circus companies from Germany, Finland and England. The film is available to stream for free online. Shot entirely outside, Closer features seven circus artists against the backdrops of magnificent Berlin colonnades, Helsinki’s urban wetlands and the historic skyline of Norwich, performing from sculptures, … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Jacksons Lane releases international contemporary circus short film ‘Closer’

Arts of the UK 2020: Lachlan Goudie’s Once Upon A Time at The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh (Preview)

EDINBURGH – Lachlan Goudie’s forthcoming exhibition at The Scottish Gallery presents a new collection of works, inspired by places that are, or at least may have recently felt far far away. The works bring fairy tales to life, with landscapes and still lifes that are designed to make you daydream. Goudie had originally intended to spend time painting in Mauritius and the Arctic, producing a … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Lachlan Goudie’s Once Upon A Time at The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh (Preview)

Music Is: Hitmaker Global Academy launches International Solo & Ensemble Competition 2020

Now in its second year, Hitmaker Global Academy, an advanced teaching methodology contemporary music learning school, has launched the International Solo & Ensemble competition (ISEC) for 2020. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, this year’s edition will combine both the Solo and the Ensemble segments and will be conducted online. A total of 750 participants have signed up from the preliminaries organised through online submissions … Continue reading Music Is: Hitmaker Global Academy launches International Solo & Ensemble Competition 2020

Art What!: It’s done‽ at Mizuma Gallery

Mizuma Gallery has announced It’s done‽, a group exhibition featuring five Indonesian artists: Agan Harahap, Albert Yonathan Setyawan, Julian Abraham “Togar”, Melati Suryodarmo, and Mella Jaarsma. The issue of an artwork’s completion is a perennial one that will incessantly linger in an artist’s mind until he or she claims that it is decidedly finished. Or alternatively, until the artwork reaches the sight of its first … Continue reading Art What!: It’s done‽ at Mizuma Gallery

Preview: Toy Factory announces new Director-Mentorship programme with Direct Entry

Following their Wright Stuff playwright mentorship programme, local theatre company Toy Factory Productions Ltd  is ready to mould and shape the directors of tomorrow, with artistic director Goh Boon Teck having selected Andy Pang as the first mentee under their new director-mentorship programme, Direct Entry. Designed specifically to spearhead the visions of bright young theatre directors, and sharpen their creative eye for the stage, the … Continue reading Preview: Toy Factory announces new Director-Mentorship programme with Direct Entry

Arts of the UK 2020: Voices of the West End at Theatre Royale

LONDON – Following four performances at the Broadlands Estate where the show played to an audience of over 2000 musical theatre lovers, one of the first successfully social distanced songs from the shows concerts, Voices of the West End, will also play Bywell Hall in Stocksfield on 19th September 2020 and the British Motor Museum on 25th, 26th, and 27th September 2020. The 90-minute roller coaster of songs from … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Voices of the West End at Theatre Royale

Arts of the UK 2020: West End Musical Drive In & Ginger Quiff Media present Godspell in concert 50th Anniversary screening with live performances from the cast

LONDON – Prepare ye the way of Godspell in concert at the West End Musical Drive In! Following the success of the recent 50th anniversary online production, some of the West End’s biggest stars will reunite to continue the celebration in an exciting one-off screening with performances from the cast. Godspell is the acclaimed work of renowned composer Stephen Schwartz (Wicked; Pippin; The Prince of … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: West End Musical Drive In & Ginger Quiff Media present Godspell in concert 50th Anniversary screening with live performances from the cast