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07/01/01 - Theatre on the Web in 2000
A look back at what was happening in 2000.

14/01/01 - It's Not All London!
In which we start to look at theatre in Britain's regions

21/01/01 - Theatre across Britain: Theatre in Wales - Theatr yng Nghymru
We continue our examination of Theatre in the UK with a look across the border into Wales

28/01/01 - Theatre across Britain: Theatre in Northern Ireland
How is theatre surviving in the troubled six counties?

04/02/01 - Theatre Across Britain: Theatre in Northern England
A general introduction, followed by a look at the Northern Arts region

11/02/01 - Theatre Across Britain: The North Western Region
This week we look at the region served by North West Arts

18/02/01 - Theatre Across Britain: Yorkshire and Humberside
The Yorkshire and Humberside Arts region

25/02/01 - Theatre Across Britain: The East Midlands
Derbyshire (excluding High Peak), Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland

11/03/01 - Theatre Across Britain: The West Midlands
Birmingham, Coventry, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire

18/03/01 - Theatre Across Britain: Eastern England
Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Peterborough

25/03/01 - Theatre in South East England
East and West Sussex, Surrey and Kent

08/04/01 - Theatre in Southern England
Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire

15/04/01 - Theatre In South West England
Avon, Cornwall, Dorset, Devon, Gloucestershire and Somerset

29/04/01 - British Theatre Organisations
A brief outline of what the many organisations devoted to theatre in the UK actually do

06/05/01 - Guys and My Fair Lady in the Rain
Should subsidised theatre mount commercial productions?

13/05/01 - Perfect Strangers
A look at the first episiode of Poliakoff's latest TV drama

20/05/01 - The General Election - The Parties's Stance on the Arts
A look at the Arts policies of the parties who are contesting the General Election - where they have them!

03/06/01 - A Schools' Tour in Germany
Last week we took a performance of Claire Dowie's Adult Child Dead Child to sixth forms in Germany. Here's the story!

10/06/01 - Changes at the RSC
A close look at the proposed changes at the Royal Shakespeare Company and what effect they might have

24/06/01 - Going for a Gong
The Honours system and the theatre

01/07/01 - (A) Theatrical Muse(ing)
A bit of self-indulgence: thoughts on biography, the West End, the DCMS, Tessa Jowell, and ACE

08/07/01 - Poor Little Orphan Websites!
A look at amateur theatre websites

22/07/01 - Major Changes for ACE
The Arts Council reveals radical plans for changes in the way the Arts are funded

29/07/01
- Acting: Theory and Practice
Are theories of acting really any use?

09/09/01 - London Musical Theatre Now
The state of Music Theatre in London's West End in early September 2001: not an encouraging sight!

02/09/01 - For Goodness' Sakes, Let's Muck about with Shakespeare!
Why we need to keep updating Shakespeare

11/11/01 - We're Back!
The British Theatre Guide arises from the ashes of the old About British Theatre site

12/11/01 - Science and Drama
How the Wellcome Trust is encouraging schoolchildren to explore ethical and social scientific issues through Drama

13/11/01 - It's Awards Time!
The Evening Standard Awards are the first of the new season. Do they mean anything at all?

25/11/01 - Is the West End in Recession?
Is London's West End in recession? Does Cameron Mackintosh's seat price cuts for two of London's longest-running musicals foreshadow major problems ahead? We give it some thought.

02/12/01 - A Time of Changes
Thoughts about the resignations of Trevor Nunn, Jonathan Kent, Ian McDiarmid, Sam Mendes and Jenny Topper

09/12/01 - The International Festival of Music Theatre in Cardiff: Some Thoughts
I'm far from convinced that the proposed Festival is going to do anything for music theatre in Britain.

16/12/01 - Theatre Funding: the Status Quo
England's theatres are now on a much firmer financial footing than for many years, thanks to the Boyden report and other initiatives from ACE. This week we turn our attention to the small independent companies, the forgotten bedrock of British theatre.

23/12/01 - We'll Just Have to Pay
If we want more money spent on theatre, we'll have to pay through higher ticket prices. The government has other priorities.

30/12/01 - Goodbye 2001!
The first of a two-part review of theatre in Britain in 2001.

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