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‘Feelgood, festive escapism the classic musical theatre way’: WHITE CHRISTMAS – Touring ★★★★

In Musicals, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Regional theatre, Reviews, Touring by Debbie GilpinLeave a Comment

Following a successful West End engagement at the Dominion back in 2019, White Christmas has been taken on the road for the 2022 festive season. This time round, the Irving Berlin classic musical stars Jay McGuiness, Dan Burton, Jessica Daley, Monique Young, Lorna Luft and Michael Starke – and of course includes several renditions of the famous title song.

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‘No production need die anymore when the final curtain comes down’: How NT Live became a game changer on the road to digital streaming

In Features, London theatre, Musicals, Online shows, Opinion, Plays by Mark ShentonLeave a Comment

ll producers going forward will build digital preservation of their productions into their business models — and a future revenue stream will be available that means that no production need die anymore when the final curtain comes down, either.

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NEWS: Musicals The Color Purple & Sunset Boulevard kickstart Leicester Curve’s return to live performances

In Musicals, Native, News, Plays, Press Releases, Regional theatre by Press Releases

Live theatre will return to Leicester as Curve announces plans to reopen to the public from 23 November 2020. The theatre, which was forced to close on 16 March, will open again this autumn for re-imagined, socially distanced concert performances of acclaimed Made at Curve productions, using the building’s unique theatre design.

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‘Engaging, warm & thought-provoking’: MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE – Touring

In Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Touring by Not Exactly BillingtonLeave a Comment

In a co-production with Belgrade Theatre Coventry, Everyman Theatre Cheltenham and Leeds Playhouse, Nikolai Foster and the Curve company’s adaptation of My Beautiful Laundrette has shone a spotlight on the wrongs of yesteryear at a time when, more than ever before in my lifetime, the country seems to be in a state of sinfully wilful regression.