COME FROM AWAY Cancels Performances Through April 1 Due to Brisbane Lockdown
by Stephi Wild - March 29, 2021 The Premier recently announced that Brisbane is going into lockdown for three days from 5pm today. Because of this, QPAC has made the decision to cancel all performances of Come From Away through April 1, 2021. ...
Lockdown Angels Honoured At This Year's WhatsOnStage Awards
by Stephi Wild - March 14, 2021 As a reflection of our times, 21st Annual WhatsOnStage Awards were not only live streamed from The Turbine Theatre this evening, but, in this unique ceremony, a select group were honoured as Angels, following nominations from the public....
St Helens Theatre Royal Extend Their Filmed Christmas Pantomime Online Until End Of January
by Stephi Wild - January 13, 2021 St Helens Theatre Royal have today announced they will extend the online version of their 5-star socially distanced production of Beauty and the Beast until the end of January and is available to purchase and watch now....
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!...
Paul Alexander Low Will Release New Single 'Shine'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 29, 2021 'Shine' was conceived during the first lockdown in 2020 after Paul was left in awe over the risk and sacrifice frontline workers faced in fighting the pandemic. ...
London Cabaret Club Announces Mother's Day Competition
by Stephi Wild - February 25, 2021 The London Cabaret Club are reaching out to families across the UK this Mother's Day, in a quest to find the nation's 'Lockdown Supermum'!...
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.”...
Creative Civic Change Brings Inner-City Communities Together During Lockdown
by Stephi Wild - March 30, 2021 Since lockdowns began to come into force in March 2020, both Birchfield and Welsh House Farm Big Local partnerships have remained steadfast in their delivery of Creative Civic Change, bringing intergenerational communities in Birmingham together with a wide range of artistic partners including Birmi...
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Announces HRH The Prince of Wales as New Patron
by Stephi Wild - April 27, 2021 The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra has announced that The Prince of Wales has accepted an invitation to become the Orchestra’s Patron....
Paul Mescal Stars in LOCKDOWN, a Contemporary Dance Performance Inspired by the events of 2020
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 16, 2020 Paul Mescal is the star of a new short film released today, which features the acclaimed Irish actor performing a unique dance routine inspired by the events of 2020. Mescal who shot to fame in the hit TV show ‘Normal People’ performs a 90-second contemporary dance composition in the film titled ‘Lo...
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
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. ...
Paul Mescal Stars in LOCKDOWN, a Contemporary Dance Performance Inspired by the events of 2020
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 16, 2020 Paul Mescal is the star of a new short film released today, which features the acclaimed Irish actor performing a unique dance routine inspired by the events of 2020. Mescal who shot to fame in the hit TV show ‘Normal People’ performs a 90-second contemporary dance composition in the film titled ‘Lo...
VIDEO: HERE COME THE BOYS Arrives at the London Palladium
by BroadwayWorld UK TV - May 26, 2021 Tonight marks the first official opening night at the iconic London Palladium since the UK most recently went into lockdown last December. The dance extravaganza known as Here Come The Boys features a handful of stars from the BBC's smash hit series Strictly Come Dancing, so we sent our very own @We...
Frank Turner Releases New Track Feat. Jason Isbell & Dom Howard of Muse
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 06, 2021 Produced by Rich Costey (Biffy Clyro, Foo Fighters), who Turner worked with on 2013’s Tape Deck Heart, “The Gathering” features pile driving drums courtesy of Muse’s Dom Howard and a triumphant guitar solo from Jason Isbell, who recorded remotely from Los Angeles and Nashville....
English Premiere of INVISIBLE DANCES to Take Place in April
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 23, 2021 Invisible Dances has become a global phenomenon with performances across six continents and this April it will make its English premiere. Part of PDSW’s Dancing in the Street that brings dance to your doorstep, Elisabeth Schilling’s Invisible Dances is organised and performed in collaboration with l...
Enigma Chamber Opera Presents A New Version Of Mozart's THE IMPRESARIO
by Stephi Wild - January 10, 2021 Enigma Chamber Opera has announced their second production - 'a lockdown opera for the Covid age'! ...
Legends of Lockdown LIVE! Will Be Performed at the Vaudeville Theatre on 9 June
by Stephi Wild - May 24, 2021 'Legends of Lockdown LIVE!' showcases the outstanding individuals that kept us comforted, connected and entertained online during a time of challenging real world events....
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...
The British Pantomime Academy Announces Online Workshops for Kids
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 13, 2021 With the UK back in lockdown and many families looking for engaging, fun or educational ‘at home’ activities for their children with schools closed, the British Pantomime Academy have furthered their option to offer youngsters from 8 – 18 years old a unique opportunity to engage with the arts, drama...
Luz Reveals New Single 'counting houses'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 09, 2021 During isolation last year, Luz covered Dua Lipa’s 'Don’t Start Now' on TikTok. Her piano version of this cover has now amassed over 8 million views and led to Dua Lipa reacting to the cover as part of a HouseParty takeover in May, declaring “I love this so much”....
Northcott Commissions Three Digital Projects
by Stephi Wild - February 25, 2021 Exeter Northcott has commissioned three South West artists to create digital projects that reflect on what the last year has taught us about ourselves, our society and the changes that are needed when we finally emerge from this crisis. ...
Tramp Presents Limited Streaming Season of THE POLTERGEIST
by Stephi Wild - December 22, 2020 Following the 5 star critical success of the live streaming of Philip Ridley’s brand new play, The Poltergeist, during the second lockdown in November, Tramp have announced that, for a limited season only, this ground-breaking work will be available to view online via the Southwark Playhouse website...
Chrissie Hynde to Release Dylan Covers Album May 21
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 10, 2021 Standing In The Doorway: Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan includes stunning new interpretations of such Dylan songs as “You’re a Big Girl Now,” “Love Minus Zero / No Limit,” “Don't Fall Apart on Me Tonight,” and “Every Grain of Sand,” recorded last year during lockdown by Hynde and her Pretenders band...
Germany Extends Lockdown Through April 18, 2021.
by Stephi Wild - March 24, 2021 The lockdown in Germany is now being extended until at least April 18, 2021.... |