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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.

Billie Eilish Releases New Song and Music Video 'my future' Photo Billie Eilish Releases New Song and Music Video 'my future'
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 31, 2020

Today, Billie Eilish returns with her latest single and music video, 'my future.' ...


Guest Blog: Lucy Garland On Creating For Audiences With Learning Disabilities and Fro Photo Guest Blog: Lucy Garland On Creating For Audiences With Learning Disabilities and Frozen Light's New Podcast
by Marianka Swain - July 31, 2020

Frozen Light create multi-sensory theatre for audiences with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD). We tour extensively across the UK and, when on the road, we spend an awful lot of time with our audiences....


The National Theatre Will Resume Performances With New Play DEATH OF ENGLAND: DELROY Photo The National Theatre Will Resume Performances With New Play DEATH OF ENGLAND: DELROY
by Stephi Wild - August 14, 2020

Today the National Theatre announces its commitment to begin creating new work again, with plans to resume socially-distanced live performances in the Olivier Theatre in late October. A new one-person play, DEATH OF ENGLAND: DELROY, by Clint Dyer and Roy Williams, will be directed by Dyer, and perfo...


Tabula Rasa Theater Presents LIQUIDUS Photo Tabula Rasa Theater Presents LIQUIDUS
by A.A. Cristi - July 13, 2020

Tabula Rasa Theater Presents, July 25, 7 pm: Livestream on TabulaRasaDanceTheater.com ...


New Interactive Theatrical Experience For Families And Children Launches, CHARLOTTE H Photo New Interactive Theatrical Experience For Families And Children Launches, CHARLOTTE HOLMES ADVENTURE BOX
by Stephi Wild - July 30, 2020

Building on the success of its digital offerings during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield have collaborated with Lancaster's treasured arts venue The Dukes and theatre producers The Big Tiny to create Charlotte Holmes, a new interactive theatrical experience for 7 a?" ...


Aproxima Arts and SWG3 Present THE HARVEST Photo Aproxima Arts and SWG3 Present THE HARVEST
by Stephi Wild - September 18, 2020

Aproxima Arts and SWG3 have announced the date for The Harvest, a socially-distant free outdoor event which is the culmination to An Empty Gunny Bag Cannot Stand, the project masterminded by Glasgow artists Angus Farquhar and Rudy Kanhye. The event takes place outdoors at SWG3 on 30 September and is...


Storyhouse Announces Latest Public Art Commission Photo Storyhouse Announces Latest Public Art Commission
by Stephi Wild - July 20, 2020

The British artist Donna Leishman will create a series of brand-new works in response to Chester's communities during lockdown....


Relative Motion And The Barn Theatre Release A Virtual Reality Production Of Christop Photo Relative Motion And The Barn Theatre Release A Virtual Reality Production Of Christopher Marlowe's EDWARD II
by Stephi Wild - September 10, 2020

Virtual reality storytelling studio Relative Motion, in association with the Barn Theatre in Cirencester, have today released an eight-minute virtual reality experience of Scene 4 from Christopher Marlowe's historic LGBTQ+ drama Edward II....


Guest Blog: Paul Hunter On Adapting GET HAPPY For The Greenwich+Docklands Internation Photo Guest Blog: Paul Hunter On Adapting GET HAPPY For The Greenwich+Docklands International Festival
by Marianka Swain - August 21, 2020

At Told by an Idiot, our work always comes out of some kind of restriction. Thata??s why we are relishing the challenge of adapting our 2013 show Get Happy not only for the outdoors, but also for these socially distanced times....


Everything Everything Share New Single 'Violent Sun' Photo Everything Everything Share New Single 'Violent Sun'
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 29, 2020

Today, Everything Everything share their new single 'Violent Sun'....


Venice Hosts First Post-Lockdown Film Festival Photo Venice Hosts First Post-Lockdown Film Festival
by Stephi Wild - September 12, 2020

Venice hosted the first international film festival since the COVID-19 lockdown, and it was a success....


Grange Park Opera Will Present A FEAST IN THE TIME OF PLAGUE in September Photo Grange Park Opera Will Present A FEAST IN THE TIME OF PLAGUE in September
by Stephi Wild - July 27, 2020

With a libretto by opera-giant Sir David Pountney and music by Alex Woolf, A Feast in the Time of Plague is the only new opera to have been commissioned during lockdown....


Marquee TV's Founder Discusses How the Platform Came About, How it Helps in a Time of Photo Marquee TV's Founder Discusses How the Platform Came About, How it Helps in a Time of Social Distancing, and More
by Stephi Wild - July 10, 2020

Marquee TV is streaming performing arts presentations on its platform, offering opera, dance, and theatrical performances. Founder Simon Walker talked to Verdict about how the idea for the company came about, how the service will help during the time of social distancing, and more....


Andrea Bocelli Says He Was 'Humiliated and Offended' By Lockdown Rules Photo Andrea Bocelli Says He Was 'Humiliated and Offended' By Lockdown Rules
by Stephi Wild - August 03, 2020

Andrea Bocelli recently spoke out against the lockdown rules set in place by the Italian government during the pandemic, saying he was “humiliated and offended.'...


VIDEO: Jacksons Lane Releases International Contemporary Circus Short Film CLOSER Photo VIDEO: Jacksons Lane Releases International Contemporary Circus Short Film CLOSER
by Stephi Wild - September 18, 2020

Jacksons Lane arts centre has released a contemporary circus short film, Closer, produced by an international collaboration during lockdown between circus companies from Germany, Finland and England....


Sam and Sounds Releases 'In Time, She's Mine' Photo Sam and Sounds Releases 'In Time, She's Mine'
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 22, 2020

Sam and Sounds is indie pop culture's newest and most exciting hidden gem. After launching his music career during the depths of a worldwide pandemic due to COVID-19, his first three singles 'Do it All Again 'Addicted to You and 'Cloud 9' soared to over 190,000 streams within 3 months of his debut....


BWW Review: THE SPACE BETWEEN, YouTube Photo BWW Review: THE SPACE BETWEEN, YouTube
by Ruth Deller - July 17, 2020

The new lockdown mini-musical from David Hunter and Caroline Kay is a well-realised piece about the impact of lockdown on an already strained relationship....


Alex Kapranos & Clara Luciani Share Cover of 'Summer Wine' Photo Alex Kapranos & Clara Luciani Share Cover of 'Summer Wine'
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 28, 2020

Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos and acclaimed French chanteuse Clara Luciani have teamed up to cover Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood’s “Summer Wine.” ...


Mercury Theatre Colchester Joins National Campaign To Save The UK's Theatres Photo Mercury Theatre Colchester Joins National Campaign To Save The UK's Theatres
by Stephi Wild - September 08, 2020

The Mercury Theatre Colchester has today announced that it is joining forces with performing arts venues across the country as part of the national #SaveOurTheatres campaign. Launched by the Theatres Trust, the campaign aims to prevent the permanent closure of hundreds of UK theatres through raising...


Phina Oruche Announces Second Children's Book on Racism Photo Phina Oruche Announces Second Children's Book on Racism
by Stephi Wild - July 16, 2020

Phina Oruche (Anthony and Taken Down, BBC; Footballers' Wives, ITV) has turned her hand to a different kind of storytelling during the Covid-19 lockdown.  The result is a series of children's books aimed at inspiring and educating her young son. ...


Interview | Brisbane Producer MJ O'Neill in Conversation About Her New Album Photo Interview | Brisbane Producer MJ O'Neill in Conversation About Her New Album
by Virag Dombay - July 25, 2020

MJ O'Neill is a Brisbane producer, specialising in heavy, colourful beats spanning hip hop, leftfield, house, techno, and breaks. Previously played alongside members of Death Grips, clipping., and Donny Benet....


THE GOOD ENOUGH MUMS CLUB Launches Podcast About Motherhood While in Lockdown Photo THE GOOD ENOUGH MUMS CLUB Launches Podcast About Motherhood While in Lockdown
by Stephi Wild - July 16, 2020

While The Good Enough Mums Club, a poignant and hilarious musical romp, undergoes new development in lockdown, the team have announced a new podcast series to explore the highs, lows and sleep deprivation of motherhood during this especially challenging time....


Rohan Candappa Presents The Lockdown Theatre Company Photo Rohan Candappa Presents The Lockdown Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - July 28, 2020

A new theatre company has been founded by million-selling author turned Edinburgh Fringe performer Rohan Candappa to support, nurture and pay actors left struggling when the theatres closed. ...


Photo Flash: Northern Stage Brings Music to People's Doorsteps Photo Photo Flash: Northern Stage Brings Music to People's Doorsteps
by Stephi Wild - August 02, 2020

While the theatre remains closed, Northern Stage is taking the show on the road this summer with a pop up music programme for residents on the Byker estate in Newcastle....


VIDEO: Paris Ballet Dancers Return to the Stage at the Paris Garnier Opera House Photo VIDEO: Paris Ballet Dancers Return to the Stage at the Paris Garnier Opera House
by Stephi Wild - July 09, 2020

Ballet dancers are returning to work at the Paris Garnier Opera house for the first time since lockdown was imposed in mid-March due to the coronavirus crisis....






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