The West Midlands Work Together on the Arts and Culture Comeback
With the upcoming Coventry City of Culture 2021, the Commonwealth Games cultural program, large arts organisations, small arts organisations and internationally-renowned companies, the West Midlands’ has an acclaimed arts and…
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Top Shows of 2019
This year I saw over 144 shows, from spectacular West end to powerful Edinburgh Fringe, exceptional regional theatre and sensational dance. Ahead of another busy year of theatre in 2020,…
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INTERVIEW | Avita Jay Talks The Comedy of Errors at the RSC this Summer
This summer, the RSC have created a glorious outdoor theatre for their staging of Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors. I spoke to Avita Jay, who plays Luciana about the return…
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REVIEW | Wanted | Gazebo Theatre
Gazebo Theatre are a Theatre in Education company that bring authentic issues to life through powerful theatre. Their latest production Wanted is a hard-hitting story about extraordinary women. What can…
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REVIEW | City of a Thousand Trades | Birmingham Royal Ballet
What do you trade for home? Birmingham Royal Ballet’s new piece choreographed by Miguel Altunaga. City of a Thousand Trades is a love letter to the city of Birmingham. It’s…
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INTERVIEW | Madeleine Kludje Talks City of a Thousand Trades – Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Love Letter to the City
What do you trade to build a new life? Asks Miguel Altunaga’s newest creation for Birmingham Royal Ballet City of a Thousand Trades. Described as a love letter to Birmingham,…
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REVIEW | April in Paris | Belgrade Theatre
There’s something special about stepping foot into a theatre after they had to close their doors back in March 2020. There’s certainly a buzz in the air as everyone takes…
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INTERVIEW | Prema Mehta on Bringing The RSC’s The Winter’s Tale to the BBC
This time last year, Erica Whyman’s production of The Winter’s Tale would have been deep into its run at the RSC. Lockdown hit as the company were about to begin…
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A Digital Dream – The RSC Use Live Performance and Gaming Technology to Explore the Future for Audiences
A year on since theatres had to close their doors, we have witnessed arts organisations reimagine their work by bringing so much of it online and experimenting digitally. The RSC…
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REVIEW | The Secret Society of Leading Ladies | The Barn Theatre
With the pandemic taking its toll on the theatre industry, the innovation of theatres creating productions in new ways is astounding. Using online platforms, theatres are bringing the arts directly…
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