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Dateline:
25th April, 2004
Spacey Calls for ACE
Subsidy
As he announced details of his first
season as artistic director of the Old Vic, Kevin Spacey added his voice
to those who are calling for support from Arts Council England for maintaining
listed commercial theatres. Recognising that it is the theatre's responsibility
to fund its programming and productions, he said, "“We would
like to make a reasonable argument [to ACE] as to why they should help
us [to maintain the fabric of the bulding]."
Starlight Express
to Tour
Starlight Express is to tour nationally for the first time, beginning
on 1st November, when it opens at the Manchester Opera House. It will
then go on to Sunderland, Bristol, Oxford, Edinburgh, Southampton and
Liverpool, with more dates to be announced later.
A Masterclass with
Branagh
You could have a one-to-one two hour private Shakespeare masterclass
with Kenneth Branagh: all you have to do is make the right donation
to charity. Branagh is offering his services as a private drama coach
as a reward for making the biggest donation to the Paul
Bevan Cancer Foundation, of which is is a patron. The winner of
the auction will also receive a copy of the Complete Works signed
by Branagh.
Bombay Dreams
on Broadway
Bombay Dreams opens at the Broadway Theatre, New York, this week
in a new version. Because the producers feel that American audiences
will not have the familiarity with Bollywood musicals that British audiences
have, the references have been taken out of the script and the concentration
is now on the hero. New songs have also been added and there has been
some considerable reworking of the book.
The Holy Terror
to Close Early
Simon Gray's The Holy Terror,
starring Simon Callow, is to close on 8th May. It opened at the Duke
of York's on 14th April (previewing from 8th) and was booking until
August. It is the second show in succession to close at the theatre:
Michael Hasting's Calico
closed on 3rd April, eight weeks early.
Extending
The following West End shows have extended their booking periods:
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (London Palladium) to 13th March,
2005
- We Will Rock You (Dominion) to 30th April, 2005
- Blood Brothers (Phoenix) to 4th April, 2005
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