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Lockdown takes viewers inside the closed world of three maximum-security U.S. prisons to observe violent clashes, covert rules and secret codes of justice.

BBC TWO To Broadcast Mozart's Requiem From English National Opera Photo BBC TWO To Broadcast Mozart's Requiem From English National Opera
by Stephi Wild - November 05, 2020

In what promises to be a poignant moment of remembrance, reflection and ultimately hope at a time of national crisis, BBC Two is to broadcast Mozart Requiem from English National Opera on Saturday 14 November at 7pm. It is presented by Danielle De Niese. ...


VIDEO: The Marsh Family Returns With Another COVID-19 Parody of 'Total Eclipse of the Photo VIDEO: The Marsh Family Returns With Another COVID-19 Parody of 'Total Eclipse of the Heart'
by Stephi Wild - February 07, 2021

The Marsh Family, the family who went viral with parodies of Les Miserables at the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown, is back at it again with a new parody! This time they took on the 80s power ballad, Total Eclipse of the Heart!...


Black Coffee, DJ Angelo & Jinadu Drop Official Video for 'Lost' Photo Black Coffee, DJ Angelo & Jinadu Drop Official Video for 'Lost'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 25, 2021

“We wanted the music video for ‘Lost’ to be as visually evocative of the song as possible,” Black Coffee explains. “Something thought provoking that would urge the viewer to contemplate current circumstances across the globe but also convey the song simply but beautifully.”...


SHOWSTOPPER! THE IMPROVISED MUSICAL Converts Performances to Virtual Format Photo SHOWSTOPPER! THE IMPROVISED MUSICAL Converts Performances to Virtual Format
by Stephi Wild - November 06, 2020

One of the last West End shows to be cancelled before lockdown in March, The Showstoppers turned their final performance at the Lyric Theatre into an impromptu online live stream event, which has since been viewed more than 112,000 times....


Karen Dunbar Launches Spoken Word Club With The Citizens Theatre Photo Karen Dunbar Launches Spoken Word Club With The Citizens Theatre
by Stephi Wild - February 16, 2021

Much-loved comedian and actor Karen Dunbar has launched a new venture in partnership with the Citizens Theatre, introducing community groups to the joys of rap with her online Spoken Word Club....


DJ EZ Joins Forces With Defected Records For Yet Another 24-Hour Charity Set Photo DJ EZ Joins Forces With Defected Records For Yet Another 24-Hour Charity Set
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 18, 2021

UK Garage icon DJ EZ returns with yet another marathon 24-hour live-streamed set, taking place on Saturday 23rd January from 6pm. ...


Dame Judi Dench, Sir Derek Jacobi, Sir Ian McKellen and Dame Maggie Smith Take Part i Photo Dame Judi Dench, Sir Derek Jacobi, Sir Ian McKellen and Dame Maggie Smith Take Part in FOR ONE KNIGHT ONLY Tonight
by Stephi Wild - November 29, 2020

Tonight is For One Knight Only, a special evening of intimate conversation with British acting legends Dame Judi Dench, Sir Derek Jacobi, Sir Ian McKellen and Dame Maggie Smith hosted by Sir Kenneth Branagh. The live Q&A will take place via Zoom tonight, 29 November at 7pm and there will be opportun...


MTV Documentary Films to Make Doc 76 DAYS Free on Jan. 23 Photo MTV Documentary Films to Make Doc 76 DAYS Free on Jan. 23
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 19, 2021

MTV Documentary Films announced a first-of-its-kind initiative to make the award-winning documentary 76 DAYS available for free free via virtual cinema to independent art house cinemas across North America on January 23rd, the one-year anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 lockdown in Wuhan, Chin...


OffWestEnd Announces 100th OnComm For THE POLTERGEIST Streamed Live From Southwark Pl Photo OffWestEnd Announces 100th OnComm For THE POLTERGEIST Streamed Live From Southwark Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 25, 2020

OffWestEnd has announced its 100th OnComm award to the production The Poltergeist by Philip Ridley, starring Joseph Potter and directed by Wiebke Green. Presented by Tramp and streamed live from Southwark Playhouse in November, The Poltergeist is a darkly comic new play about art, family, memory, an...


Roisin O Releases New Single 'Heart + Bones' Photo Roisin O Releases New Single 'Heart + Bones'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 28, 2021

Ireland, like the UK and much of Europe, has been under lockdown on and off for the past year, but for Irish singer Róisín O, it became the impetus for creating new music....


Dance Stars From the UK, US, Europe and Australia Judge Creativity Competition To Hel Photo Dance Stars From the UK, US, Europe and Australia Judge Creativity Competition To Help Students Through Lockdown
by Stephi Wild - December 07, 2020

To counter the negative impact of lockdown on the psychological and emotional state of young people, dance stars from the UK, US, Europe, and Australia have come together to judge a creative competition....


Dr. Dean Burnett Launches Second Podcast Series, BRAIN YAPPING: BATTLE DAMAGED
by Stephi Wild - January 26, 2021

In 2019, neuroscience writer Dr Dean Burnett and journalist Rachel England launched the Brain Yapping podcast, where they engaged in unplanned discussions of how the human brain works in surreal-but-recognisable situations. Much fun was had by all, and they vowed to return with a new series ASAP....


FLYTE Shares New Single & Video 'Under The Skin' Photo FLYTE Shares New Single & Video 'Under The Skin'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 05, 2021

Today Flyte announce their highly-anticipated second album This Is Really Going To Hurt, due April 9 via Island Records....


Robin Ince and Josie Long To Present Live Christmas Day Show Photo Robin Ince and Josie Long To Present Live Christmas Day Show
by Stephi Wild - December 19, 2020

Christmas Day free live entertainment to stream online from some of the top names in comedy, science, music and more. ...


Theatre Composer, Joe Evans, Releases New Album, 'The Ghost Light' Photo Theatre Composer, Joe Evans, Releases New Album, 'The Ghost Light'
by Stephi Wild - November 27, 2020

On the day of the official release of his album, London based theatre composer, Joe Evans, talks to BroadwayWorld about the effects of Lockdown and how it spurred him on to revisit the origins of his career as a songwriter. Reticent to discuss the personal damaging effects on his livelihood he is at...


VIDEO: FLYTE Share New Video For 'I've Got A Girl' Photo VIDEO: FLYTE Share New Video For 'I've Got A Girl'
by Sarah Leiber - November 10, 2020

Tina Malone (who starred in the UK’s Shameless) takes the lead role in Flyte's eerie new video “I've Got A Girl.”...


Lockdown Theatre Announces FOR ONE KNIGHT ONLY With Dame Judi Dench, Sir Derek Jacobi Photo Lockdown Theatre Announces FOR ONE KNIGHT ONLY With Dame Judi Dench, Sir Derek Jacobi, Sir Ian McKellen and Dame Maggie Smith
by Stephi Wild - November 09, 2020

Lockdown Theatre, in association with Acting for Others today announces For One Knight Only, a special evening of intimate conversation with British acting legends Dame Judi Dench, Sir Derek Jacobi, Sir Ian McKellen and Dame Maggie Smith hosted by Sir Kenneth Branagh....


Polka Unveil A Free Digital Reimagining Of A CHRISTMAS CAROL Photo Polka Unveil A Free Digital Reimagining Of A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Stephi Wild - November 13, 2020

Polka may have been closed throughout 2020 but their re-told A Christmas Carol is the theatre's gift to their supporters.  Created by Ian Nicholson and Sam Wilde, the team behind the viral lockdown hit I Want My Hat Back, this free 15-minute short film is for the whole family to be enjoyed over the ...


THE LAST FIVE YEARS Returns to the Baxter Photo THE LAST FIVE YEARS Returns to the Baxter
by Stephi Wild - December 16, 2020

After being postponed for a year due to the COVID-19 lockdown, The Last Five Years is finally going on stage at The Baxter Theatre Centre. This production, presented by Cape Town-based production company, Tally Ho! Productions was scheduled to open on 19 March 2020, a week before South Africa’s hard...


WATCHING ROSIE, Starring Miriam Margolyes, To Be Re-Released Online Photo WATCHING ROSIE, Starring Miriam Margolyes, To Be Re-Released Online
by Stephi Wild - November 11, 2020

Due to the success of its first venture, Original Theatre Company's specially commissioned online short play Watching Rosie by Louise Coulthard will be re-released from 12 – 26 November 2020, alongside an accompanying new online play Mrs Goldie vs The World, written and performed by Nicky Goldie (Ca...


 Rachael Stirling and Alec Newman Star in LOVE IN THE LOCKDOWN Photo Rachael Stirling and Alec Newman Star in LOVE IN THE LOCKDOWN
by Stephi Wild - February 24, 2021

Leading actors of the stage and screen Rachael Stirling and Alec Newman are set to star in a new topical online play with music, due to be released in nine episodes on YouTube next month from 4 March to 23 May 2021. ...


Sasha Regan's All-Male THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE To Stream Globally This Spring Photo Sasha Regan's All-Male THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE To Stream Globally This Spring
by Stephi Wild - January 08, 2021

Due to popular demand, Sasha Regan's award-winning all-male take on W. S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan's THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE returns to screens from Monday 29th March – Monday 5th April 2021 on www.stream.theatre ....


Spring Digital Season On Sale At Oldham Coliseum Photo Spring Digital Season On Sale At Oldham Coliseum
by Stephi Wild - February 26, 2021

This Spring Oldham Coliseum Theatre presents a season of online events and experiences for audiences of all ages to enjoy, using interactivity and digital technology to transport audiences to different worlds and put them at the heart of the story....


Complicité Appoints Amber Massie-Blomfield As Permanent Executive Director Photo Complicité Appoints Amber Massie-Blomfield As Permanent Executive Director
by Stephi Wild - March 09, 2021

Complicité theatre company has appointed a new, permanent Executive Director, Amber Massie-Blomfield, to take the company forward as the UK transitions out of lockdown. ...


2021 Off West End Award Winners Announced Photo 2021 Off West End Award Winners Announced
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 22, 2021

In this ‘special circumstances’ year, the Offies 2021 Awards Ceremony celebrated the creativity and resilience of our artists in fringe, alternative and independent theatre in a time of crisis who have found new ways to produce fresh and inventive work for thousands of stay-at-home audiences....






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