Mark Powell

Swindon Welcomes New Youth Arts Festival That Celebrates Creativity And Empowers Young People

Swindon is getting ready to welcome a brand new Youth Arts festival this Summer. Signal Festival is a radical showcase of fresh talent and opportunity.

CEO Martin Derbyshire Will Depart Stockroom

Leading production company and writers room for theatre, Stockroom has announced the departure of its CEO Martin Derbyshire.

Kate Wasserberg Leaves Stockroom While Company Completes Transition To New Business Model

As part of its ongoing radical restructure, which began two years ago, Stockroom has announced the departure of Artistic Director Kate Wasserberg after five years in the role. 

Deborah Sathe, Creative Director for Continuing Drama Series at BBC Studios, Joins Stockroom Board

Creative Director for Continuing Drama Series at BBC Studios, Deborah Sathe has been appointed to Stockroom's company’s board of trustees.

Pitlochry Festival Theatre Will Premiere New Outdoor Staging of AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS

Hold onto your top hats and get ready for the original high-speed chase as the team that brought you last year's hugely successful production of The Wind in the Willows present a new adaptation for all the family of Jules Verne's classic escapade Around the World in 80 days.

Debbie Hannan Steps In As Temporary Artistic Director Of Stockroom

Leading touring company Stockroom today announces that it has appointed former Traverse Theatre Incoming Artistic Director, Debbie Hannan, as its temporary Artistic Director, whilst Kate Wasserberg recovers from the ongoing symptoms of COVID 19, known as Long Covid.

Cast Announced For The Pitlochry Festival Theatre Production Of THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS

Take a jaunt down to the banks of the River Tummel and join Mr. Toad, Mole, Ratty and Badger on their magical adventures in Pitlochry Festival Theatre must-see, family, summer stage production of Kenneth Grahame's enduring story of friendship, courage, consequence, and bravery – The Wind in the Willows.

Out Of Joint Appoints Chair And Four New Board Members

Today, Out of Joint announces a new Chair appointment and four new board members following a recruitment process that took place over the Summer and Autumn.   Together they will join the board of trustees to help take the company into the post Covid 19 World under the continued Artistic Directorship of Kate Wasserberg and the Executive Directorship of Martin Derbyshire.

Theatre Tulsa Begins New Year With THE MUSIC MAN

Theatre Tulsa will kick off the new year in January 2020 with a large-scale, collaborative production of a?oeThe Music Mana?? as part of its 97th season Broadway Series.

CNBC Prime Reveals Winter Premiere Line-Up

CNBC today announced the network's latest primetime line-up. Beginning in December, a slate of new and returning originals will join the network's primetime lineup including 'Five Day Biz Fix,' which features a husband and wife design and construction duo who re-invent small businesses by creating additional money-making operations for them in just five days; 'Listing Impossible,' which follows superstar real estate agent Aaron Kirman and his team as they work to sell extravagant, multi-million dollar estates that have been languishing on the market; and 'The Deed: Chicago' returning for a second season, which follows real estate mogul Sean Conlon as he comes to the aid of struggling property investors.

CNBC Prime Announces Big Summer Slate

CNBC is turning up the heat with the network's biggest primetime slate yet - over fifty new hours of premieres all summer long including original series and a slew of binge-worthy favorites. CNBC launches its first-ever real estate programming block with three new original series: 'Cash Pad' starring Bachelorette couple-turned-home flippers JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers, 'Listing Impossible' and 'Five Day Biz Fix' (wt). Returning are new installments of CNBC's popular franchise series, 'Deal or No Deal' with Howie Mandel, 'The Profit: An Inside Look' with Marcus Lemonis, season five of 'Jay Leno's Garage,' 'American Greed' (season 13) and season two of 'The Deed: Chicago.'

CNBC Primetime Announces Real Estate Thursdays

CNBC today announced the network's latest investment in primetime. Beginning in May, a slate of new and returning originals focused on real estate will join the network's primetime lineup. The network has greenlit three new originals including 'Listing Impossible,' which follows superstar real estate agent Aaron Kirman and his team as they work to sell extravagant, multi-million dollar estates that have been languishing on the market; 'Cash Pad' (working title), a home renovation series in which Bachelorette couple-turned-home flippers JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers transform ordinary homes and apartments into lucrative short-term rental properties; and 'Five Day Business Flip' (working title), which features a husband-and-wife design duo who remodel small businesses by creating additional money-making operations for them and do it all in just five days.

Louisville Poet Wins Book Award

University Press of Kentucky author Kathleen Driskell was named the winner of the 2018 Judy Gaines Young Book Award for her book Next Door to the Dead: Poems.

Directors Announced for BEAM2018 Biennial Showcase

Musical Theatre Network and Mercury Musical Developments today announce Hannah Chissick, Adam Lenson, James Dacre, Peter Rowe, Josh Seymour, Tania Azevedo, Cressida Carre and Kate Golledge as directors for the eight 25-minute extracts from new musicals to be presented at BEAM2018.

Programme Announced For BEAM2018 The Biennial Industry Showcase Of New British Musical Theatre

Musical Theatre Network and Mercury Musical Developments today announce the programme selected from their pitching days held around the UK between September and November for BEAM2018. Fifty-eight of the new British musicals pitched at these days have been selected to be shared at the biennial industry showcase which will next year be held at Theatre Royal Stratford East on 1 and 2 March. BEAM is designed for anyone in a position to help develop and stage new British musicals to attend, bringing the most exciting musical theatre projects together from around the UK for industry professionals to grab the opportunity to become involved from the early stages of development.

CNBC Announces Fall Lineup Featuring New & Returning Series & Expanded Development Slate

CNBC Primetime continues to attract a younger and more affluent audience with a stable of shows that embrace business and the entrepreneurial spirit. CNBC had its most-watched July ever among Adults 18-49 and 18-34 in primetime

Teenage Punk Rockers Storm the Wyvern Stage

As part of its 30th anniversary celebrations, Prime Theatre is to present an exciting new production that also places audience members centre stage. Punk Rock, by Simon Stephens, will play at the Wyvern Theatre from Tuesday 1 to Thursday 3 August with all seats on the stage itself rather than in the auditorium.

German Label Brain Releases Expansive Box Set

Founded in 1972, German label Brain now commands a status and reputation among listeners and collectors all over the world that would have been unimaginable at the time. Today, it is regarded as one of the most important label outlets for German rock music of the 1970s, a genre generally referred to as krautrock, although the term hardly does justice to the range of styles covered by these groups and their records. In any case, it was coined by the English media and only became popular as an afterthought. Brain first used it in May 1974 in an advert in Musikexpress magazine for their 'Kraut Rock' compilation. The label licenced international acts and albums right from the start in order to expand its portfolio.

DSI Comedy Theater Announces 2017 North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival

February brings DSI Comedy Theater's largest event of the year. This year, it is giving DSI a chance to showcase a new direction and continue its 17th year tradition of showcasing comedy from up and down the east coast and across the country.

DSI Comedy Theater Announces 2017 North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival

February brings DSI Comedy Theater's largest event of the year. This year, it is giving DSI a chance to showcase a new direction and continue its 17th year tradition of showcasing comedy from up and down the east coast and across the country.