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King's Head Theatre Presents MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS GOT HER HEAD CHOPPED OFF, May 29-June 22
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2013
Exploring the rivalry and mutual fascination between Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I, Liz Lochhead's Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off re-tells this murky tale of political and sexual intrigue with ferocious wit and innovation and examines Mary's legacy through the eyes of Corbie, a carrion crow who is her unseen attendant through life and death. (more...)
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David Greig's MIDSUMMER [A PLAY WITH SONGS] Makes NY Premiere at Theatre Row, 1/9-26
by BWW
News Desk - Jan 25, 2013
The Carol Tambor Theatrical Foundation has announced the NY premiere of the critically-acclaimed production of MIDSUMMER [A PLAY WITH SONGS], written and directed by David Greig, with songs by Gordon McIntyre, from the Traverse Theatre in Scotland. MIDSUMMER comes to NY as the 2012 co-winner of the Best of Edinburgh Award given annually by the Carol Tambor Theatrical Foundation. (more...)
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MIDSUMMER Opens Tonight at the Clurman Theater, 1/9-1/26
by BWW News Desk - Jan 15, 2013
The Carol Tambor Theatrical Foundation is thrilled to announce the NY premiere of the critically-acclaimed production of MIDSUMMER [A PLAY WITH SONGS], written and directed by David Greig, with songs by Gordon McIntyre, from the Traverse Theatre in Scotland. MIDSUMMER comes to NY as the 2012 co-winner of the Best of Edinburgh Award given annually by the Carol Tambor Theatrical Foundation. (This year, the award is shared with Mies Julie, currently running at St. Ann's Warehouse). (more...)
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David Greig's MIDSUMMER [A PLAY WITH SONGS] Makes NY Premiere at Theatre Row, Now thru 1/26
by BWW News Desk - Jan 09, 2013
The Carol Tambor Theatrical Foundation has announced the NY premiere of the critically-acclaimed production of MIDSUMMER [A PLAY WITH SONGS], written and directed by David Greig, with songs by Gordon McIntyre, from the Traverse Theatre in Scotland. MIDSUMMER comes to NY as the 2012 co-winner of the Best of Edinburgh Award given annually by the Carol Tambor Theatrical Foundation. (more...)
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David Greig's MIDSUMMER [A PLAY WITH SONGS] Makes NY Premiere at Theatre Row, 1/9-26
by BWW News Desk - Nov 30, 2012
The Carol Tambor Theatrical Foundation has announced the NY premiere of the critically-acclaimed production of MIDSUMMER [A PLAY WITH SONGS], written and directed by David Greig, with songs by Gordon McIntyre, from the Traverse Theatre in Scotland. MIDSUMMER comes to NY as the 2012 co-winner of the Best of Edinburgh Award given annually by the Carol Tambor Theatrical Foundation. (more...)
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STUDENT CENTER: St. Bonaventure University Senior Destined for Career in Design
by Mary Best - Nov 01, 2012
Do you know what it takes to make a functional rod puppet? What about a giant batch of fake blood? Senior Emily West knows how to make both those and more as part of her many skills showcased through her set, costume and prop designs as a dedicated member of St. Bonaventure University Theater. And now, Emily plans to pursuer her passion post-grad. (more...)
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Photo Flash: Poetry in the Persian Tent Opens at Edinburgh's Festival of Spirituality and Peace
by BWW News Desk - Aug 22, 2012
Yesterday, August 22, Liz Lochhead launched Poetry in the Persian Tent at the Festival of Spirituality and Peace in Edinburgh, UK, to raise money for Oxfam project Old MacDonald Had a Farm for Africa. In the first of five Poetry in the Persian Tent readings with music, poets Liz Lochhead, John Glenday, Ryan Van Winkle, and Stephanie Green performed their verse accompanied by John Sampson on wind instruments. (more...)
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Lochhead, Kay and More Headline POETRY IN THE PERSIAN TENT, Now thru Aug 26
by BWW News Desk - Aug 22, 2012
Renowned poets Liz Lochhead, Jackie Kay, John Glenday, Vicki Fever, Aonghas MacNeacail and Stewart Conn will headline the Poetry in the Persian Tent reading series this month to raise funds for Liz Lochhead and Jim Carruth's Old MacDonald Had a Farm for Africa Project, in association with Oxfam. (more...)
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ENCOUNTERS Series Begins Today, 12 August at Edinburgh Fringe Festival
by BWW News Desk - Aug 12, 2012
Internationally acclaimed artists and performers taking part in the Festival join with cultural commentators and academics to explore, debate and challenge issues inspired by the programme for Festival 2012, in this early afternoon series presented in collaboration with British Council Scotland. (more...)
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ENCOUNTERS Series Begins 12 August at Edinburgh Fringe Festival
by BWW News Desk - Jul 26, 2012
Internationally acclaimed artists and performers taking part in the Festival join with cultural commentators and academics to explore, debate and challenge issues inspired by the programme for Festival 2012, in this early afternoon series presented in collaboration with British Council Scotland. (more...)
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Lochhead, Kay et al Headline POETRY IN THE PERSIAN TENT, Aug 22 - 26
by BWW News Desk - Jun 28, 2012
Renowned poets Liz Lochhead, Jackie Kay, John Glenday, Vicki Fever, Aonghas MacNeacail and Stewart Conn will headline the Poetry in the Persian Tent reading series this August to raise funds for Liz Lochhead and Jim Carruth's Old MacDonald Had a Farm for Africa Project, in association with Oxfam. (more...)
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Assembly Theatre Accuses Assembly Fringe of 'Passing Off'
by BWW News Desk - Apr 30, 2012
William Burdett-Coutts, the artistic director of Assembly Theatre, the organisation which ran Fringe shows at the Assembly Rooms before moving to George Square due to the building's refurbishment in 2010, has suggested that Assembly Fringe is 'passing off'. As previously reported in BroadwayWorld, the Assembly Fringe will be running shows in the Assembly Rooms this year from July onwards. (more...)
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Greenwich Playhouse Hosts Sell A Door's DRACULA, Opens Nov 9
by BWW
News Desk - Nov 09, 2010
Multi-award winning Sell a Door Theatre Company celebrate twenty five years of Liz Lochhead's adaptation of Dracula, based on the novel by Bram Stoker.In the spring of 1893 Jonathan Harker, a young English solicitor, visits Castle Dracula in Transylvania for what he believes to be a routine deal with the nobleman Count Dracula. (more...)
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Greenwich Playhouse Hosts Sell A Door's DRACULA, Opens Nov 9
by BWW News Desk - Jul 01, 2010
Multi-award winning Sell a Door Theatre Company celebrate twenty five years of Liz Lochhead's adaptation of Dracula, based on the novel by Bram Stoker.In the spring of 1893 Jonathan Harker, a young English solicitor, visits Castle Dracula in Transylvania for what he believes to be a routine deal with the nobleman Count Dracula. (more...)
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