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Streaming Service BritBox Will Launch The Complete BBC Television Shakespeare Collection
by Stephi Wild - May 21, 2020

BritBox, the subscription streaming service from BBC Studios and ITV with the largest collection of British television content in North America, will launch the full BBC Television Shakespeare Collection on May 26.

Liverpool Pride's #AllTogetherNow Biggest Festival To Date
by Stephi Wild - Aug 1, 2018

Organisers of the Liverpool Pride Festival 2018 have praised more than 50,000 supporters and the army of volunteers who helped to make this year's weekend the most successful to date.

Liverpool Pride Announces Date And Theme For 2018
by BWW News Desk - Jul 28, 2018

Organisers of the hugely popular Liverpool Pride Festival have announced that the free event will return for its ninth consecutive year during the Summer of 2018.

Liverpool Pride Announce New Patrons And Reveal New Media Partners For 2018
by Julie Musbach - Jul 6, 2018

Liverpool Pride has announced three new Patrons for the 2018 festival taking place later this month.

Liverpool Pride Announce New Patrons And Reveal New Media Partners For 2018
by Stephi Wild - Jul 6, 2018

Liverpool Pride has announced three new Patrons for the 2018 festival taking place later this month.

New Location And First Act Announced For Liverpool Pride Festival 2018
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 14, 2018

A new location has been revealed for the Liverpool Pride Festival 2018 - which will see the event going back to its historical roots on its ninth annual year.

Liverpool Pride Announces Date And Theme For 2018
by Stephi Wild - Mar 28, 2018

Organisers of the hugely popular Liverpool Pride Festival have announced that the free event will return for its ninth consecutive year during the Summer of 2018.

Unpublished Mark Twain Children's Book to be Completed and Released by Random House, Today
by BWW News Desk - Sep 26, 2017

Doubleday Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, has acquired a never-before-published Mark Twain children's story, it was announced today by Mallory Loehr, Senior Vice President & Publisher of the Random House/Golden Books, Doubleday, and Crown Books for Young Readers Group. The story, a fairy tale left unfinished by Twain, will be brought to life by author Philip Stead and illustrator Erin Stead, the creators of the Caldecott Medal–winning A Sick Day for Amos McGee. The book, THE PURLOINING OF PRINCE OLEOMARGARINE, was acquired and edited by Frances Gilbert, Associate Publishing Director, Random House Books for Young Readers, from Tina Wexler at ICM, representing the Mark Twain House & Museum, and Emily van Beek at Folio Jr., representing the author/illustrator team.

ABC Releases Trailers for Shondaland's FOR THE PEOPLE, Zach Braff's ALEX, INC & More!
by Caryn Robbins - May 16, 2017

ABC continues its commitment to distinctive storytelling with the announcement of its 2017-18 slate of programming. Channing Dungey, president, ABC Entertainment, unveiled the network's new lineup to the advertising and media communities. Check out trailers for the new shows below!

ABC Unveils 2017-18 Primetime Schedule ft. LITTLE MERMAID LIVE!, DWTS Jr. & More
by Caryn Robbins - May 16, 2017

ABC continues its commitment to distinctive storytelling with the announcement of its 2017-18 slate of programming. Channing Dungey, president, ABC Entertainment, will unveil the network's new lineup to the advertising and media communities this afternoon at Lincoln Center's David Geffen Hall in New York City.

Rory Kinnear, Ben Whishaw, Simon Russell Beale Among Lineup for London Theatre Company's Season at the Bridge Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Apr 19, 2017

London Theatre Company announces the first productions at its new Bridge Theatre, which opens this October on the river by Tower Bridge and City Hall.

Unpublished Mark Twain Children's Book to be Completed and Released by Random House, 9/26
by Christina Mancuso - Jan 20, 2017

Doubleday Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, has acquired a never-before-published Mark Twain children's story, it was announced today by Mallory Loehr, Senior Vice President & Publisher of the Random House/Golden Books, Doubleday, and Crown Books for Young Readers Group. The story, a fairy tale left unfinished by Twain, will be brought to life by author Philip Stead and illustrator Erin Stead, the creators of the Caldecott Medal–winning A Sick Day for Amos McGee. The book, THE PURLOINING OF PRINCE OLEOMARGARINE, was acquired and edited by Frances Gilbert, Associate Publishing Director, Random House Books for Young Readers, from Tina Wexler at ICM, representing the Mark Twain House & Museum, and Emily van Beek at Folio Jr., representing the author/illustrator team.

EPIC ENCOUNTERS to Run 22 Feb - 12 April at Birmingham Repertory Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 4, 2014

Leading playwright Mark Ravenhill curates an exciting and diverse programme of events themed around the plays of Bertolt Brecht at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre this spring.