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Mike Bartlett to lead new writing programme at Hampstead

7 February 2021

Amongst its new initiatives, London's Hampstead Theatre will run a new playwriting programme led by Mike Bartlett.

Graduate talent needed for charity concerts

7 February 2021

Concert series Graduates at Cadogan Hall is looking for recent graduates to perform at charity concerts.

Winners hold all the tricks

7 February 2021

The winners of the inaugural Box of Tricks and Sky Studios' Screen/Play Award have been named.

Venues start to gear up for Buxton Fringe

6 February 2021

Indoor and outdoor venues across Buxton and beyond have told Buxton Fringe they are ready to welcome Fringe performers in summer 2021.

Exchange offers play time in Leigh

6 February 2021

The Royal Exchange and its Ambassador Group in Leigh are looking for entries for their playwriting competition.

Waters of Liverpool will flow again

6 February 2021

The stage production of Helen Forrester’s By The Waters Of Liverpool, cut short last March, now plans to continue this autumn.

Northampton theatre airs new musical as free videos

6 February 2021

Northampton’s Royal and Derngate is to release a new musical, On Hostile Ground, inspired by the stories of people “affected by the government’s hostile environment policy”.

Hardship fund for city freelancers

6 February 2021

There’s a hardship fund aimed at freelancers who work in the creative and culture sector in Manchester.

Push Festival proves game for anything

6 February 2021

This year’s Push Festival at HOME in Manchester features six brand-new commissions and—for the first time—an experimental video game.

Derby Theatre to commemorate Rams’ 1946 FA Cup success

6 February 2021

Derby Theatre is to produce a community play to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Derby County’s winning the FA Cup.

You can't Oldham back!

6 February 2021

Even in Lockdown, it’s New Year, new opportunities at Oldham Coliseum.

Two in one success for Ashington playwright

5 February 2021

An Ashington based playwright has won the inaugural Box of Tricks and Sky Studios Screen/Play Award.

New Old Friends produces audio comedy murder mystery

4 February 2021

Touring theatre company New Old Friends has created an audio comedy murder mystery, a six-episode podcast called Crimes of a Country Garden.

ENO and Imperial College Breathe with COVID sufferers

4 February 2021

English National Opera and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust are to roll out nationally their Breathe programme for people recovering from COVID-19.

The Place Festival of online works

4 February 2021

The Place has partnered with Chisenhale Dance Space to curate a festival under the theme "How Do We Tune In To Sensation?"

Courtyard starts masterclasses for young people

4 February 2021

The Courtyard Hereford is to offer a series of masterclasses which are designed to help young people forge a career in the arts.

ENB Swan Lake online

3 February 2021

English National Ballet is bringing Derek Deane’s Swan Lake to online audiences via its recently launched streaming service, Ballet on Demand.

Sixteen chosen to be Hippodrome Young Advocates

3 February 2021

Birmingham Hippodrome has selected 16 young people for its Young Advocates pilot programme who will receive mentoring, training and skills to build them into future leaders.

Four NE theatres share in more than £30m in grants

2 February 2021

Four NE theatres are among 100 cultural organisations receiving a share of The Garfield Weston Foundation's Weston Culture Fund grants of £30m, announced on 1 February.

RSC’s Romeo and Juliet to be screened on BBC Two

1 February 2021

The Royal Shakespeare Company's 2018 production of Romeo and Juliet will be on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer as part of the BBC's Lockdown Learning Shakespeare Week.