UK Theatre Weekly

Published by: Douglas McFarlane on 18th Oct 2009 | View all blogs by Douglas McFarlane

HOT THEATRE TICKETS MAKING NEWS THIS WEEK

Her Majesty the Queen was spotted sneaking in and out of The War Horse

http://www.lovetheatre.com/uktheatrenet/whats_on/london/war_horse

Baywatch’s Pamela Anderson arrives in the UK for some panto fun

http://www.ambassadortickets.com/928/679/Wimbledon/New-Wimbledon-Theatre/Aladdin

Walkouts and boos at Sadler’s Wells

http://www.sadlerswells.com/show/Spirit-of-Diaghilev

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YOUTH CASTING

LES MISERABLES UK TOUR - Urgent.

The 25th anniversary tour of LES MIS is opening in Cardiff in December and touring to Manchester, Norwich and Birmingham.

UK Theatre Network are agents working for the Casting Director of Les Miserables.

The casting director is looking for boys to play the role of Gavroche.

http://www.uktheatre.net/forum/topic/53

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UK THEATRE NETWORK REVIEWS

Entertaining Angels, starring Penelope Keith.

Richmond Theatre, Monday October 5th 2009

I found the set to ‘Entertaining Angels’ absolutely delightful.

Penelope Keith, who plays Grace, receives a huge round of applause from the audience as she makes her first entrance. Grace is trying to hold down a telephone conversation when her sister Ruth (Polly Adams) comes on stage mowing the lawn.

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A Christmas Carol

Published by: Sue Marks on Friday 16th October 2009 10:10am

Northern Ballet Theatre Presents A Christmas Carol

Reviewed by Sue Marks at Milton Keynes Theatre on Tuesday 13th October 2009.

Firstly congratulations to the Northern Ballet Theatre on their 40th birthday. It is productions such as this that has enabled them to survive to maturity. If you enjoy contemporary ballet then you will love this rendition. If you are not particularly fond of ballet then the subject material makes this performance particularly accessible and I believe you will enjoy it in spite of yourself. Naturally Dickens’ dialogue is missing and it definitely helps if you know the story but for the most part the Company has kept close to the tale Dickens told. You might ask why bother with ballet; why not deliver the performance in prose? The answer is simple; dance is a more emotive medium and can inform this story in ways that cannot be achieved by players alone.

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Dancing In The Streets

Published by: Steve Burbridge on Wednesday 14th October 2009 12:10pm

Dancing In The Streets

Darlington Civic Theatre

The magic of Motown is sensationally celebrated in this spectacular show that includes hits by The Supremes, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye and Gladys Knight. Okay, so the format’s a bit like Motown meets Matthew Kelly in the sense that the performances are delivered in a Stars In Their Eyes style. However, that didn’t stop the audience at Darlington from ‘gettin’ on down’ and having a great night to remember.

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Punk Rock by Simon Stephens at Manchester Royal Exchange

Published by: Caroline May on Wednesday 14th October 2009 12:10am

Simon Stephens’ latest play arrives in Manchester after opening in London last month. Punk Rock is set in the upper-school library of a Stockport Grammar School where the sixth-formers are suffering from the pressures of mock A’ Levels, looming university applications and a surfeit of hormones. In the ancient library’s hermetically-sealed environment, the long-established pecking order is challenged by the arrival of new girl Lilly (Jessica Raine). Resident odd-ball William (Tom Sturridge) takes a shine to her, but when golden boy Nicholas (Nicholas Banks) wins her heart William’s sense of betrayal proves a tipping point.

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Long Player by Heather Macleod

Published by: brian cairnduff on Saturday 10th October 2009 09:10am

A first theatre script by talented freelance journalist Heather Macleod, Long Player was presented in the A Play, a Pie and a Pint series at the Oran Mor in Glasgow's West End. Newly single Angie (Tamara Kennedy) looks back over her marriage to a soundtrack of musical snippets.

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UK FILM NETWORK REVIEWS

[REC] 2

Published by: Davor Mamuzic on Saturday 17th October 2009 10:10pm

Toronto International Film Festival in Review 2009

Directed and written by the Spanish duo Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza, this sequel to the Spanish horror film which was unfortunately remade into a Hollywood's version called Quarantine that features the same storyline, same shots with English dialogue.

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The Day Will Come (Es kommt der Tag)

Published by: Davor Mamuzic on Saturday 17th October 2009 08:10pm

Toronto International Film Festival 2009 in Review

The Day Will Come is a film directed and written by Susanne Schneider which highlights the impact on decisions we make in our rebellious youthful lifestyles and the damages it could bring which will affect us in the future.

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Prince of Tears

Published by: Davor Mamuzic on Saturday 17th October 2009 07:10pm

Toronto International Film Festival 2009 in Review

This classic, true story is set in Taiwan during the 1950s which takes a journey of happiness in one light and bitter darkness in the next. This time period is known as the White Terror as Taiwan swept through its nation with the anti-communist campaign where people were inprisoned and some simply dissappeared without any trace.

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Ctrl.Alt.Shift presents 5 Short films at Raindance

Published by: Helen Lynch on Tuesday 13th October 2009 04:10pm

Ctrl.Alt.Shift launched a competition in 2008 inviting aspiring filmmakers to write a treatment based around one of three global issues – War + Peace, Gender + Power and HIV + Stigma.

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Scene>>Heard, student filmmaking competition: Call for entries

Published by: Darren Haynes on Monday 12th October 2009 08:10pm

Scene>>Heard, the brand new student filmmaking competition, is now open for entries.

The free-to-enter competition, presented by PRS for Music, is challenging student and graduate filmmakers to create their own imaginative 90-second cinematic interpretation of a famous musical quote, song lyric or song title.

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