Arts of the UK 2020: Carbon Theatre’s Mothers Who Make comes to Northamptonshire

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE – A new hub for Mothers Who Make will come to Northamptonshire led by Carbon Theatre’s Courtenay Johnson and storyteller Jo Blake, with the support of Royal & Derngate and The Core at Corby Cube with start-up funding from the Avon Fund, Northamptonshire Community Foundation. Mothers Who Make is a growing national initiative which offers a monthly peer support group for mothers who are artists … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Carbon Theatre’s Mothers Who Make comes to Northamptonshire

Arts of the UK 2020: My Darling Christopher by Hot Coals Theatre

LONDON – Created as part of a wider theatre project in association with RADA, the short film My Darling Christopher will be shared as part of HOME Manchester’s Homemakers Festival. My Darling Christopher has been written, cast, shot and edited all during lockdown by Hot Coals Theatre, who create visual theatre accessible to both hearing and d/Deaf audiences in a shared experience. My Darling Christopher … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: My Darling Christopher by Hot Coals Theatre

Arts of the UK 2020: Theatre Support Fund + Raises £250,000 For Charities

LONDON – After phenomenal public demand for ‘The Show Must Go On!’ t-shirts, Theatre Support Fund + has reached an incredible milestone by raising a huge quarter of a million pounds for Acting For Others, The Fleabag Support Fund and NHS COVID-19 Urgent Appeal. Theatre Support Fund + was set up eight weeks ago by theatre industry workers Chris Marcus and Damien Stanton who wanted to form an initiative … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Theatre Support Fund + Raises £250,000 For Charities

Arts of the UK 2020: Bard In The Yard by Will & Co

LONDON – What if Shakespeare had undergone a quarantine back in the 1600s? Award-winning company Will & Co is here to do just that, as they imagine the Bard himself stuck at home during a plague in London in Bard In The Yard. Presented as a 40-minute long socially distanced one-person show across private gardens, courtyards, parks and outdoor spaces of London, Bard in the Yard sees Shakespeare … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Bard In The Yard by Will & Co

In London’s West End 2020: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella To World Premiere In London In April 2021

LONDON – Producers The Really Useful Group announced today that Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new musical Cinderella will now world premiere at The Gillian Lynne Theatre in London on Wednesday 7 April 2021, with previews from Friday 19 March 2021. Andrew Lloyd Webber said “Whilst I continue to impress on the government that theatres can reopen safely based on The London Palladium model, it has become clear that we need to … Continue reading In London’s West End 2020: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella To World Premiere In London In April 2021

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 genres who have been working in community or education settings for less than five years. Each year, the group of artists are chosen for their work that spans both urban and rural settings, representing the … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: New Adventures Announce Their 2020/21 OVERTURE Dance Artists

Arts of the UK 2020: Totally Thames 2020 celebrates river art and creativity around the world

LONDON –Totally Thames is back for an uplifting festival celebrating the river at the heart of the city, which connects us to places far and wide. Now in its 24th year, Totally Thames is one of the world’s most important river festivals. As part of this year’s reimagined festival, there will be an exciting new Totally Thames online hub with a rich programme of river … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Totally Thames 2020 celebrates river art and creativity around the world

Arts of the UK 2020: Leading West End stars get green-fingered with Golden Toad Theatre

LONDON – Golden Toad Theatre have gone green in collaboration with West End stars, Courtney Stapleton (Six) and Joe Griffiths-Brown (Hamilton), encouraging children to engage in theatre through song, dance, and a little bit of gardening. With their touring musical stage adaptation of Errol’s Garden on hiatus until 2021, the company are keen to still use Gillian Hibbs’ award-winning book to help children’s creativity bloom … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Leading West End stars get green-fingered with Golden Toad Theatre

Television Time: BBC’s Killing Eve Season 3 (Review)

A meandering plot sees Villanelle and Eve going their own separate ways before setting the series up for a fourth season.  When BBC’s Killing Eve arrived on television in 2018, its deliciously dark, winning combination of factors quickly made it a must-watch show that ranked among the best of 2018. With a writing team led by Fleabag’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the dialogue featured was sharp and witty, the … Continue reading Television Time: BBC’s Killing Eve Season 3 (Review)

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 next instalment which will amplify Black women’s voices and stories, alongside launching a new initiative, Connect. In response to the ongoing Black Lives Matter movement and the struggles of the Black community, the company are … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Fuelling new opportunities for Black women writers through Burn Bright