ALL OF ME Will Embark on UK Tour This Spring
This spring, Caroline Horton is touring the UK with her critically acclaimed solo show following a multi-award-winning Edinburgh run in 2019, a Twine adaptation and an audio version.
New Perspectives and The Brighton Festival Present HOUSE MOTHER NORMAL
New Perspectives and The Brighton Festival present House Mother Normal, a digital installation telling of the lives of eight characters in a nursing home under the watchful eye of House Mother. Directed by Tim Crouch, the production, which can be viewed online or at 6 Dukes Lane, Brighton, merges the individual chapters of B.S. Johnson’s novel.
China Plate Announces Autumn 2019 Season
Midlands-based independent producing studio China Plate today announces the shows it will present during Autumn 2019. Following a run in Summerhall's Main Hall during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (31 Jul -25 Aug), Caroline Horton's All of Me (the possibility of future splendour) will have a three-week run at East London's The Yard Theatre from 10 - 28 September.
Go AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS At New Victory Theater
The dance, music, theatre and visual arts academies of Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts aka: Grand Arts, present the musical Broadway production of HAIRSPRAY. This is a tremendous effort that provides opportunities for students on stage and behind the scenes to experience a full scale production that brings industry professionals to campus to donate time to ensure the audience has a complete Broadway experience. Opens April 5th at Ramon C. Cortines High School - 450 N. Grand Ave. Los Angeles CA 90012
New Perspectives Presents THE GIANT JAM SANDWICH
An all-time favourite picture book of generations of parents and children, The Giant Jam Sandwich is the madcap tale of the eccentric little village of Itching Down which is invaded by four million troublesome wasps.
New Perspectives Announces 2018 Season
Following an ambitious year that culminated in the first rural tour of Richard Bean's epic farming saga Harvest, 2018 will see New Perspectives touring increasingly adventurous new theatre to spaces of all shapes and sizes, from mid-scale theatres to village halls. From rural Nigeria to modern Mumbai to the 1960's English countryside, the company will be bringing global stories to audiences across the UK.
James Atherton, Taj Atwal, Sally Bankes, and More to Star in RITA, SUE, AND BOB TOO
James Atherton, Taj Atwal, Sally Bankes, Gemma Dobson, Samantha Robinson and David Walker have been cast in Rita, Sue and Bob Too directed by Max Stafford-Clark.
Oxford Playhouse to Present World Premiere of PETER PAN IN SCARLET, July 25
This summer marks the return of the Oxford Playhouse to middle scale producing with the world premiere of the stage adaptation of Peter Pan in Scarlet, the best-selling official sequel to JM Barrie's Peter Pan, written by Carnegie Medal and three times Whitbread Children's Book Award winner Geraldine McCaughrean. The book was originally commissioned by Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity to whom Barrie gifted all rights to the character and original writings in 1929. The novel will be brought thrillingly to life by director and adapter Theresa Heskins, Artistic Director of the New Vic Theatre, and an award-winning team including Aerial Director, Vicki Amedume, Artistic Director of circus theatre company Upswing, composer and Musical Director, James Atherton and designer Liz Cooke.
Youth Music Theatre UK Sets Summer Season
In its tenth anniversary year, YOUTH MUSIC THEATRE UK (YMT) launches a groundbreaking season of international work in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland to be produced during the summer of 2014. Contemporary classical music rubs shoulders with dubstep, jazz and Persian mugham. Musical theatre songs are juggled with polyphonic singing, and both physical theatre and actor musicianship are centre stage. Young talented composers, directors and writers stand alongside icons of the theatre.