Arts of the UK 2020: New Adventures announce new project Adventures In Film

LONDON – New Adventures has announced their latest digital endeavour, Adventures In Film. This exciting new project is a unique opportunity for three carefully selected and talented female choreographers to work with TEA films to create bold and innovative dance films based on the New Adventures love of Storytelling. Once created, the three films will premiere this Autumn as stand-alone cinematic shorts across the New … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: New Adventures announce new project Adventures In Film

Arts of the UK 2020: New commissions and cast announced for Burn Bright’s Better In Person anthology

LONDON – Amplifying the voices and stories of Black women, Burn Bright have commissioned five Black writers to lead the next instalment of their acclaimed digital anthology series, Better In Person. Responding to the ongoing Black Lives Matter movement through artistic activism, the company hope to highlight the need for further representation in theatre, not only for women, but people of colour as they seek … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: New commissions and cast announced for Burn Bright’s Better In Person anthology

Arts of the UK 2020: Stampin’ in the Graveyard at the Electric Dreams Festival (Review)

Gaining mindfulness and awareness of the self with your spirit guides at the end of the world. LONDON – Through all of history’s disasters and crises, never has there been a time the end of the world has felt as close as it does now. But rather than sitting around and moping, theatremaker Elisabeth Gunawan and musician Jake Parris have instead taken inspiration from the apocalypse, … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Stampin’ in the Graveyard at the Electric Dreams Festival (Review)

Arts of the UK 2020: Broadway Records and Ginger Quiff Media release ‘Beautiful City’ to mark Godspell 50th Anniversary

LONDON – Acclaimed West End star Jodie Steele (SIX; Heathers; Wicked) will lend her flawless vocals to a female-led recording of Godspell’s ‘Beautiful City’, to be released as a single ahead of the show’s 50th anniversary. Producers Ginger Quiff Media have teamed up with premiere industry record label, Broadway Records, to make this a reality. Renowned for immortalising major Broadway shows with outstanding cast recordings, … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Broadway Records and Ginger Quiff Media release ‘Beautiful City’ to mark Godspell 50th Anniversary

Arts of the UK 2020: An Interview with Kaneka Subberwal, founder of Indigo Advisory

LONDON – Kaneka Subberwal, the powerhouse behind one of the Middle East’s biggest art fairs, ArtBAB, has launched a new company, Indigo Advisory. Indigo will provide art learning, collector advice, art and luxury auctions and a platform to shop and purchase artisanal items. Indigo Learning will give artists and art entrepreneurs access to affordable virtual and online educational courses. Indigo Collectible will see three online … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: An Interview with Kaneka Subberwal, founder of Indigo Advisory

Arts of the UK 2020: Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and Theatre Support Fund+ Collaborate on special edition face mask, venue reopens this August

LONDON – After tremendous success with ‘The Show Must Go On’ merchandise, The Theatre Support Fund+ have teamed up with Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and designed a special edition face covering to coincide with the venue reopening on 14th August 2020. Timothy Sheader, Artistic Director of Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre said: ‘”As our industry continues to be faced with an uncertain future, the Theatre Support Fund+ is … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and Theatre Support Fund+ Collaborate on special edition face mask, venue reopens this August

Arts of the UK 2020: Theatre Centre and Theatre503’s ImagiNation Festival launches online

LONDON – Theatre Centre, in collaboration with Theatre503, will present ImagiNation Festival, an exciting new online event, culminating their national storytelling project. Showcasing 19 short plays across three days, as well as live Q&As with the acclaimed writers, the Festival aims to broadcast a digital patchwork of the nation, using the recorded submissions from across the country to share a multitude of voices. The ImagiNation plays … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Theatre Centre and Theatre503’s ImagiNation Festival launches online

Arts of the UK 2020: tiata fahodzi’s Artistic Director, Natalie Ibu, steps down to pursue new opportunity

LONDON – Natalie Ibu, Artistic Director and Chief Executive of tiata fahodzi, the UK’s leading British-African contemporary theatre company, is to step down from her role to take up a new position as Artistic Director and Joint CEO at Northern Stage. The tiata fahodzi board of trustees comments: “Natalie has been visionary in her leadership of tiata fahodzi, interrogating every aspect of the company’s work … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: tiata fahodzi’s Artistic Director, Natalie Ibu, steps down to pursue new opportunity

Arts of the UK 2020: The Pleasance Theatre Trust launches Golden Ticket Raffle

LONDON – The doors to the Courtyard may be closed this summer but the Pleasance Theatre Trust are already thinking ahead to 2021. To mark the first day of what would have been the 2020 Edinburgh Fringe, they are giving one lucky Fringe fan a chance to win a pair of free tickets to every show at the Pleasance next August. All you need to … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: The Pleasance Theatre Trust launches Golden Ticket Raffle

Arts of the UK 2020: Damsel Outdoors takes over London as dates and locations announced

LONDON – This August will see Damsel Outdoors take place in locations including Portobello Road and Bankside as four compelling new pieces of theatre are staged across London. This exciting collaborative project from Damsel Productions, with an all women and non-binary inclusive team, is a chance for the artists to explore the creative potentials of the outside, with no limitations on the subject matter. Damsel … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Damsel Outdoors takes over London as dates and locations announced