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Coliseum to reopen with ENO Mozart Requiem

19 September 2020

English National Opera will reopen the London Coliseum to 'socially distanced' audiences for special performances of Mozart’s Requiem.

RSC's Simon Trinder introduces the Bard to US actors

18 September 2020

Veteran Royal Shakespeare Company actor Simon Trinder is to expand his work by leading a series of free Introduction to Shakespeare sessions which will be exclusively for actors in the United States.

Heartbreak turns children’s lockdown stories into films

18 September 2020

Heartbreak Productions has completed “possibly the most ambitious creative project to be see in the UK for the past seven months”: a series of short films with children aged from 8 to 14.

Let's Dance International Frontiers live and online

18 September 2020

Serendipity is to present a live online preview of the Leicester-based Let's Dance International Frontiers festival for 2021 in October 2020.

Digital dance from Lawrence Batley

17 September 2020

Locked down. Locked in. But living is a digital triple bill of three site specific dance productions from the Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield.

10 Minutes to… details announced

16 September 2020

Live Theatre has announced the plays, creative teams and actors for 10 Minutes to…Call Home

Season of work to reopen New Vic auditorium

16 September 2020

Staffordshire's New Vic Theatre is to produce a season of work to reopen its newly refurbished auditorium and invite audiences safely back to performances.

Paperback Theatre books Birmingham festival

16 September 2020

Birmingham-based company Paperback Theatre is to hold an outdoor festival, Little But LIVE!, in Moseley Park to bring together Moseley residents and the wider Birmingham community through a programme of artistic events.

Transporter takes over Middlesbrough Theatre

16 September 2020

Transporter, a Creative Takeover for Teesside creatives, runs at Middlesbrough Theatre from 21 till 25 September.

Billingham panto to go ahead

15 September 2020

Billingham Forum’s 2020 panto Aladdin will go ahead as planned

ARC is coming back to life

15 September 2020

Live shows announced for ARC Stockton in October and November

Cast revealed for Belgrade’s hosting of new Rice musical

15 September 2020

Casting has been confirmed for Romantics Anonymous, the new musical from director Emma Rice, which is to go on a virtual tour and will be co-hosted online by Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre on Wednesday 23 September.

Online auction of audio, lighting, stage and AV equipment

14 September 2020

Audio, lighting, stage and AV equipment from collapsed NE company Nitelites Ltd to be auctioned online.

Festival UK 2022 invites applications for £3 million R&D project

14 September 2020

Pioneering festival looks for participants from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to collaborate in a new festival of creativity and innovation.

Battle of Britain winning audio drama

14 September 2020

A competition winning play marking the Battle of Britain will be broadcast on 80th anniversary.

#SaveOurTheatres

14 September 2020

Theatres Trust partners with fundraising platform Crowdfunder for #SaveOurTheatres campaign to support theatres through COVID-19.

Variety on Cromer Pier Theatre

13 September 2020

Tonight sees variety stage a come-back as Cromer Pier's Pavilion Theatre performs its first show since lockdown.

Government help needed urgently for self-employed

13 September 2020

The House of Commons debates whilst this week's ONS report echoes its bleak message for the live performance industry.

October re-opening for Nimax London theatres

13 September 2020

Nimax Theatres is to open all six of its West End venues from 22 October, observing 'social distancing' and government guidelines.

Puppets at Pop-Up Palladium

13 September 2020

Supporting puppeteers Pop-Up Palladium offers a range of shows and behind the scenes interviews.