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BWW Blog: Royal Central School of Speech and Drama's Martin Wylde on Commissioning Ne Photo BWW Blog: Royal Central School of Speech and Drama's Martin Wylde on Commissioning New Work for Central Students
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2020

Martin Wylde is an acting teacher, theatre director and active advocate of both new writing and new work, commissioning and developing plays within the conservatoire and for industry. As Principal Lecturer and Programme Leader for MA Acting at London's Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, he te...


Creative Team Announced For INSIDE BITCH Photo Creative Team Announced For INSIDE BITCH
by Stephi Wild - February 04, 2019

You've seen Orange is the New Black. You've seen Locked Up. You've seen Bad Girls. So, what have we got that's different? Well, for one, we've been to prison....


Jennie Harney-Fleming, Phillip Attmore and More Bring Incarcerated Artists' Work To L Photo Jennie Harney-Fleming, Phillip Attmore and More Bring Incarcerated Artists' Work To Life In Virtual Collaboration Event
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 07, 2021

Shining Light, a non-profit organization that brings arts and personal development programs to prisons and jails throughout the country, has partnered with Broadway actors, professional musicians and dancers, and independent filmmakers to produce 10 original creative works written by men and women i...


Clean Break's 40th Anniversary To Include Royal Court, Arcola, Cardboard Citizens + A Photo Clean Break's 40th Anniversary To Include Royal Court, Arcola, Cardboard Citizens + Anthology Of Monologues
by A.A. Cristi - October 22, 2018

Clean Break celebrates four decades of making inspiring theatre with its 40th anniversary in 2019....


Joseph Fioretti Will Present Fioretti•Family, Friends & Flowers To Raise Money for Uk Photo Joseph Fioretti Will Present Fioretti•Family, Friends & Flowers To Raise Money for Ukraine
by Stephi Wild - February 27, 2024

Oscar award-winning movie producer Joseph Fioretti, who is best known for Down and Out in America and Baghdad ER, will present a new art exhibition entitled Fioretti•Family, Friends & Flowers, devoted to supporting humanitarian efforts in Ukraine from March 15th – March 29th at the Ukrainian Institu...


Clean Break Reveals Full Details Of Its Heritage Exhibition: 'I Am A Theatre: 40 Year Photo Clean Break Reveals Full Details Of Its Heritage Exhibition: 'I Am A Theatre: 40 Years Of Clean Break Theatre Company'
by Stephi Wild - May 12, 2021

Clean Break celebrates four decades of creating ground-breaking theatre on women's experience of the criminal justice system with its retrospective exhibition 'I am a theatre': 40 years of Clean Break Theatre Company. ...


TimeLine Theatre Announces 2018-19 Season Photo TimeLine Theatre Announces 2018-19 Season
by Julie Musbach - March 15, 2018

TimeLine Theatre Company, acclaimed for presenting plays inspired by history that connect to today's social and political issues, is thrilled to announce its 22nd season and to preview an upcoming partnership with Firebrand Theatre....


THERE'S BLOOD AT THE WEDDING By Theodora Skipitares Comes to La MaMa Photo THERE'S BLOOD AT THE WEDDING By Theodora Skipitares Comes to La MaMa
by A.A. Cristi - April 17, 2018

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BWW Blog: Royal Central School of Speech and Drama's Martin Wylde on Commissioning Ne Photo BWW Blog: Royal Central School of Speech and Drama's Martin Wylde on Commissioning New Work for Central Students
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2020

Martin Wylde is an acting teacher, theatre director and active advocate of both new writing and new work, commissioning and developing plays within the conservatoire and for industry. As Principal Lecturer and Programme Leader for MA Acting at London's Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, he te...


Clean Break Announces 40th Anniversary Season Two - SWEATBOX, REBEL VOICES, and More! Photo Clean Break Announces 40th Anniversary Season Two - SWEATBOX, REBEL VOICES, and More!
by Stephi Wild - April 02, 2019

Clean Break continues its 40th anniversary year following the success of its Spring season, which opened with the sold-out run of Inside Bitch at the Royal Court Theatre....


Three Films From Lee Grant to be Re-Released to Theatres This Summer by Hope Runs Hig Photo Three Films From Lee Grant to be Re-Released to Theatres This Summer by Hope Runs High
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 24, 2024

Three films by Academy Award-winning actor/director Lee Grant have been restored and are being re-released to theatres this summer by Hope Runs High. Learn where to watch! ...


ClimateChangeTheatR Launches On TikTok And Instagram Photo ClimateChangeTheatR Launches On TikTok And Instagram
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 02, 2023

Launching 2023, @climatechangetheatR brings the joy of puppets and music to the very immediate and serious topic of climate change. ...


Details Announced for THE 5th CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL PUPPET THEATER FESTIVAL Photo Details Announced for THE 5th CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL PUPPET THEATER FESTIVAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 13, 2022

Tickets are now on sale for the 5th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, the largest of its kind in North America, returning January 18-29, 2023, at venues large and small throughout the city....


Deafinitely Theatre Announces Bursary Recipients For Deaf And Hard Of Hearing Theatre Photo Deafinitely Theatre Announces Bursary Recipients For Deaf And Hard Of Hearing Theatre Freelancers
by Stephi Wild - February 11, 2021

Deafinitely Theatre today announces the recipients for their bursary supporting deaf or hard of hearing freelance theatre practitioners and performers during the Covid-19 pandemic. ...


SEEKING DELPHI Premieres At VAULT Festival This Month Photo SEEKING DELPHI Premieres At VAULT Festival This Month
by A.A. Cristi - March 06, 2023

Seeking Delphi is a deeply compelling, painfully stark and shameless play about three homeless women seeking out stability, security and a way to change their fate....


Cast Announced For West Coast Premiere Of KEY CHANGE Photo Cast Announced For West Coast Premiere Of KEY CHANGE
by A.A. Cristi - March 07, 2018

The Collective Studio: LA is thrilled to announce the cast of the West Coast Premiere of Key Change, opening April 13th at The Secret Rose Theatre in Los Angeles. Sarah Navratil will lead the all-female cast as Lucy. Navratil is known for her work in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Stargate franchise, Starga...


Fuel Announces a Programme of Work For 2021 Photo Fuel Announces a Programme of Work For 2021
by Stephi Wild - May 20, 2021

Featuring a range of artforms and practitioners, the programme represents the culmination of months of planning and preparation. Alongside the live work, McGrath has announced a permanent addition to the Fuel rosta - Fuel Digital. A place where digital streams of new and existing work are presented...


West Coast Premiere Of Critically-Acclaimed Play, KEY CHANGE
Announced Photo West Coast Premiere Of Critically-Acclaimed Play, KEY CHANGE Announced
by A.A. Cristi - January 31, 2018

As a new wave of female empowerment rushes over Hollywood along with the rest of the United States, the West Coast Premiere of Catrina McHugh's all-female play about women in prison couldn't be more appropriately timed. Originally produced and commissioned by Open Clasp Theatre, Key Change was devis...


EDINBURGH 2019: SHIT Q&A Photo EDINBURGH 2019: SHIT Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 27, 2019

Coming directly from the incredibly prestigious theatre festival VENICE BIENNALE TEATRO 2019, long-time collaborators - writer Patricia Cornelius and director Susie Dee - shine a neon striplight on the intersections of class and misogony, bringing three thoroughly nasty girls on stage in SHIT a?" an...


Ruth Wilson Will Appear as Part of Young Vic's New Season Photo Ruth Wilson Will Appear as Part of Young Vic's New Season
by Aliya Al-Hassan - February 09, 2023

Golden Globe and Olivier Award winner Ruth Wilson will star in the internationally acclaimed epic The Second Woman – one woman, one scene, one hundred men, one electrifying 24-hour performance....


Photoville Festival Expands Across All Five Boroughs For 2020 Edition Photo Photoville Festival Expands Across All Five Boroughs For 2020 Edition
by A.A. Cristi - August 31, 2020

Brooklyn-based non-profit Photoville (co-founded by Laura Roumanos, Sam Barzilay, and Dave Shelley; formerly United Photo Industries) announces Photoville NYC 2020, the ninth year of the festival celebrating and showcasing photographers and organizations from New York and around the world, and adapt...


Photos: First Look At ELIZABETH FRY: THE ANGEL OF PRISONS At Canning Town Library Photo Photos: First Look At ELIZABETH FRY: THE ANGEL OF PRISONS At Canning Town Library
by A.A. Cristi - August 24, 2022

Three prisoners have a story to tell. It’s the story of Elizabeth Fry and how she changed prisons forever. But this is not a history lesson. You’ll hear both contemporary and historical language. You’ll see both modern-day and period mash-up costumes. Because the question remains the same today as i...


THE TRANSFIGURATION OF BENJAMIN BANNEKER Comes to La MaMa Photo THE TRANSFIGURATION OF BENJAMIN BANNEKER Comes to La MaMa
by Stephi Wild - December 18, 2019

Theodora Skipitares has achieved renown for her large-scale puppetry epics on such topics as physics, genetics and medicine. An early American giant of science is the subject of her latest multi-media spectacle, 'The Transfiguration of Benjamin Banneker.' It celebrates the life of the free black ma...


EDINBURGH 2019: SHIT Q&A Photo EDINBURGH 2019: SHIT Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 27, 2019

Coming directly from the incredibly prestigious theatre festival VENICE BIENNALE TEATRO 2019, long-time collaborators - writer Patricia Cornelius and director Susie Dee - shine a neon striplight on the intersections of class and misogony, bringing three thoroughly nasty girls on stage in SHIT a?" an...


Houses on The Moon to Honor Jane Dubin and Aaliytha Stevens at Their AMPLIFY 2022 Gal Photo Houses on The Moon to Honor Jane Dubin and Aaliytha Stevens at Their AMPLIFY 2022 Gala Celebration
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 25, 2022

New York Off-Broadway theatre company, Houses on The Moon, will honor Tony Award-Winning producer Jane Dubin and SpotCo COO Aaliytha Stevens at their AMPLIFY 2022 Gala Celebration on Monday, October 3, 2022 at Green Room 42 (4th Floor, Yotel, 570 10th Avenue)....







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