Arts of the UK 2021: Pleasance Islington reopens this May with musicals, drag, stand-up and pizzas

LONDON – Pleasance Islington will reopen its doors on Monday 17th May with a busy programme of comedy, theatre, drag and musicals. To help set theatre up to thrive once again Pleasance will also partner with VAULT Creative Arts to present Fringe Futures Festival. Taking place across May and June, this brand-new festival will present live work-in-progress shows from leading independent performance makers. Fringe Futures Festival … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Pleasance Islington reopens this May with musicals, drag, stand-up and pizzas

Arts of the UK 2021: Jock McFadyen – Lost Boat Party

LONDON – Scotland’s Dovecot Studios, in partnership with The Scottish Gallery, will mark the artist Jock McFadyen’s 70th birthday year with an exhibition of recent paintings which describe the romance and grandeur of the Scottish landscape, alongside the urban dystopia for which the artist is known. Christina Jansen, director of The Scottish Gallery, comments: “McFadyen paints the exterior world with a cool detachment that carries … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Jock McFadyen – Lost Boat Party

Arts of the UK 2021: Critically acclaimed ABBA MANIA returns to the West End for the first time in 19 years

LONDON – After a year of silence on the West End, audiences are invited to dust off their flares to become a Dancing Queen and say ‘Thank You For The Music’ with ABBA MANIA. Last seen in the West End nearly two decades ago, the world’s number one touring ABBA tribute concert is back by popular demand this May. Coming to the Shaftesbury Theatre, it’s … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Critically acclaimed ABBA MANIA returns to the West End for the first time in 19 years

Arts of the UK 2021: Orleans House Gallery announces bold exhibition Remember the Future to address current environmental crisis

LONDON – Addressing the ecological crisis of our time, Orleans House Gallery’s Remember the Future will see artists in residence setting up studios in this historic gallery on Richmond’s riverside. Over time our relationship with nature has become damaged; Remember the Future will explore how we can renew this relationship using the guest artists’ research to investigate the ways in which it can be fixed. … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Orleans House Gallery announces bold exhibition Remember the Future to address current environmental crisis

Arts of the UK 2021: Rebuilding Beirut’s theatre community with ‘Whispers International’

LONDON – In the devastating 2020 explosion, the largest non-nuclear blast in history, all of Beirut’s theatres were destroyed. Whispers International will unite British playwrights with acclaimed Lebanese artists; all the proceeds of this online production will go towards helping the theatres rebuild and to support emerging Lebanese artists to create art once more. Facing a pandemic, a global theatre shutdown and Lebanon’s economic crisis … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Rebuilding Beirut’s theatre community with ‘Whispers International’

Arts of the UK 2021: All star cast unite as Agatha Christie’s ‘The Mousetrap’ leads the West End out of lockdown

LONDON – Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap – the longest running show in the world, which has been suspended since the pandemic resulted in the closure of UK theatres in March 2020 – is to re-open in the West End on Monday 17th May 2021. Two sets of casts – comprising Olivier Award winners and highly acclaimed stars of TV and film – will come together … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: All star cast unite as Agatha Christie’s ‘The Mousetrap’ leads the West End out of lockdown

Arts of the UK 2021: Turtle Opera announces free workshops for children on the autism spectrum

LONDON – Turtle Opera, a music and drama creative project for children on the autism spectrum, has announced its free workshop series for 2021. Allowing children to create their own group performance of music and story, the Saturday workshops will initially be held on Zoom and then at the Ogston Music School – St Edward’s School, Oxford. The workshops are vitally important as they support … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Turtle Opera announces free workshops for children on the autism spectrum

Television Time: BBC Shows – April 2021

This April on the BBC, look out for highlights such as BBC Earth’s long-running The Truth About… series, cutting through the myth and offers scientific insights into how immunity, exercise and mental health really works, demonstrating how audiences can incorporate them into their everyday living. BBC First delivers a month of murder with three chilling new premieres. BAFTA-winning Unforgotten returns for its fourth season with Nicola Walker … Continue reading Television Time: BBC Shows – April 2021

Arts of the UK 2021: An all-star cast unite for a digital retelling of musical Disenchanted

LONDON – Hit musical Disenchanted will get a showstopping West End digital revival, as leading ladies of the stage transform into the princesses we all know and love… but with a twist! Taking on these iconic heroines will be Jodie Steele as Snow White (SIX The Musical; Heathers), Sophie Isaacs as Cinderella (SIX The Musical; Heathers), Grace Mouat as Pocahontas (&Juliet; SIX The Musical), Millie … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: An all-star cast unite for a digital retelling of musical Disenchanted

Arts of the UK 2021: The Language of Kindness by Wayward Productions

LONDON – A new work for a new performance world – Wayward Productions will open a worldwide premiere in the first week indoor performances are allowed to return. Based on Christie Watson’s bestselling memoir of her twenty years as a nurse, The Language of Kindness is a joy-filled celebration of nurses and front-line healthcare workers which will resonate with audiences everywhere following the COVID-19 pandemic. … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: The Language of Kindness by Wayward Productions