Arts of the UK 2020: New Adventures Announce Their 2020/21 OVERTURE Dance Artists
LONDON – New Adventures has announced their Overture dance artist cohort for 2020/2021. Established in 2016, Overture is the annual New Adventures professional development programme for dance artists and dance teachers from a variety of […]
Arts of the UK 2020: Fuelling new opportunities for Black women writers through Burn Bright
LONDON – Following the success of Burn Bright’s digitally commissioned pilot, Better In Person, the empowering not-for-profit led by Tori Allen-Martin and Sarah Henley, is continuing the series with the […]
Arts of the UK 2020: Theatre Support Fund + launch face masks to continue to raise monies for Acting For Others
LONDON – After tremendous success with ‘The Show Must Go On’ t-shirt, The Theatre Support Fund + have designed a face mask of the same design which is now available to purchase […]
Arts of the UK 2020: World’s Longest Running Play The Mousetrap To Re-Open In West End on 23rd October
LONDON – Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap– the longest running show in the world, which had to be suspended when the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the closure of UK theatres – […]
Arts of the UK 2020: West End stars unite for special Godspell 50th Anniversary concert
LONDON – Prepare ye the way of Godspell in concert! Theatrical legends will come together to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Godspell in an exciting online concert experience. Ruthie Henshall (Chicago; […]
Arts of the UK 2020: West End Musical Brunch Turns Into West End Musical Drive-In
LONDON – 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, […]
Arts of the UK 2020: Tales from the Front Line by Talawa Theatre Company
LONDON – Talawa Theatre Company are creating an online experience featuring six brand new short pieces using verbatim interviews from Black key and frontline workers which explore the historic moment […]
Arts of the UK 2020: Over 50% of charity-run small theatres could fail in the next 3 months without government support
LONDON – Due to the COVID-19 crisis and temporary closures of theatres, 57% of small theatres in the UK could fail without government support. Theatres Trust warns that as many as […]
Arts of the UK 2020: HighTide’s Lighthouse Programme excels as it supports freelance artists in lockdown
LONDON – In these uncertain times, HighTide, as an artist-led National Portfolio organisation, are committed to supporting artists and have already engaged with over 150 artists through their Lighthouse Programme. […]
Arts of the UK 2020: Invisible Music – an immersive and contemporary digital meditation on disability
LONDON – Platform 4’s acclaimed live event, Invisible Music, has been transformed into a new digital piece of work, blending film and soundscape to create an immersive and intimate meditation […]
Arts of the UK 2020: Damsel Outdoors by Damsel Productions
LONDON – Creating new possibilities of bringing live theatre to audiences in these challenging times, Damsel Productions presents Damsel Outdoors, a project that embraces theatre and performance outside. The pieces […]
Arts of the UK 2020: Locked down. Locked in by Lawrence Batley Theatre Huddersfield
LONDON – Following the success of their online plays, The Understudy and Nigel Slater’s ‘Toast’, The Lawrence Batley Theatre Huddersfield has announced that it has commissioned three critically acclaimed, UK dance companies to […]
Arts of the UK 2020: Spun Glass Theatre launch ‘Theatre Search’ in response to Covid-19
LONDON – British Theatre is revered globally for its innovation and quality but stage doors are currently shut with no set date for reopening. Many may never reopen. The track […]
Arts of the UK 2020: George Mackay, Aimee Lou Wood, Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù and more speak to UK youth theatres with Playbox Theatre
LONDON – With a star-studded line-up for their second series of interviews, Playbox Theatre’s CHATTERBOX is giving young people and youth theatres the chance to interact directly with renowned artists […]
Arts of the UK 2020: Constella launch urgent initiative to support isolated care home residents and struggling artists
LONDON – Constella, the world’s only dedicated opera-ballet company, have launched Connecting Stars. Their initiative aims to alleviate two urgent problems presented by the Covid-19 pandemic: loneliness amongst care home […]
Arts of the UK 2020: Lawrence Batley Theatre Huddersfield present a new online adaptation of Nigel Slater’s Toast
LONDON – Following its hugely successful 2019 West End run and national tour, Nigel Slater’s Toast returns to the Lawrence Batley Theatre as a brand-new online play for audiences to enjoy from the comfort […]
