IN THIS UPDATE

- Join UK Theatre Network
- Doug's Radio Blog
- BAFTA Report
- Casting For Oliver In The West End
- Opportunity for Youth Dance Contact
- Sir Ben Applauds McAvoy

UPCOMING EVENTS

- MusicaliFragilistic - London
- BritBits 5 - New York 
- Dine With Shakespeare - Manchester

MAGAZINE BLOGS

- Madame De Sade - Review by Elspeth Rae
- Jolson & Co - Review By Steve Burbridge
- Be Near Me - Review by John Sinclair 
- Waiting For Godot - Review by John Sinclair 
- Little Shop Of Horrors - Review By Steve Burbridge
- Hot Flush - Review by Cameron Lowe
- Cabaret - Review by Sue Marks
- In Conversation With.....Catherine Porter - Interview by Steve Burbridge



How to Join UK Theatre Network

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Doug's Radio Blog

Listen to Doug's Radio Blog each Saturday 12pm-2pm -http://www.nevisradio.co.uk
This weeks show includes everything from Jools Holland to Handel's Messiah, Simply Red to Status Quo and Romeo and Juliet to the Rolling Stones. If the weblink above doesn't work, try http://stream01.keyone.co.uk/nevis


BAFTA Report

I'm about to complete by report for BAFTA on Social Media. I'm looking to include many opinions of readers of this email about your thoughts of the events, website and social media elements of BAFTA. Reply to this email and include your name, age and occupation. 


Have a great week

Douglas McFarlane
editor@uktheatre.net
http://www.uktheatre.tv


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Casting For Oliver in the West End

UK Theatre Network are supporting the casting of Oliver in the West End by representing the talent youth of today. All children must be under 5 foot tall (they will be measured at the audition) and aged between 7 (which is the minimum age on the day of the audition) and 13.

http://www.uktheatre.tv/forum/topic/26


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VACANCY FOR AN EXCITING NEW POSITION

Youth Dance Contact (p/t)

Stoke-on-Trent Theatres in partnership with Youth Dance England andDanceXchange, Birmingham, seek a dynamic dance animateur with established project management skills to enable them to take on this new role with confidence and vision.

http://www.uktheatre.tv/forum/topic/27#27

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Sir Ben Applauds McAvoy

I got great tickets this week for Three Days Of Rain at the Apollo Theatre in the West End. I wanted to see what James McAvoy was like on stage, having enjoyed the film performances of this talented young Scot. On arrival, I was delighted to notice that I was sitting two rows behind Sir Ben Kingsley and watched with interest at the end to see his reaction. He clearly enjoyed it as his hands were raised in applause at the end and as he was leaving he gushed about how good it was and that he was going to get a message backstage to McAvoy to let him know. Praise indeed and something I'm sure my fellow Scot will relish. 

My view was that it was an unnecessarily complex play, with minimal set and some questionable judgements on direction, but all three actors were very talented and compelling to watch, so I'd recommend it from that perspective. 

For more details and to watch the video preview:
http://www.lovetheatre.com/uktheatrenet/whats_on/london/three_days_of_rain

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UPCOMING EVENTS

MusicaliFragilistic

Musical magic of stage and screen brought to life in a 21st Century Cabaret Club night
Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC14RL Tube: Holburn

http://www.uktheatre.tv/events/profile/30

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Dine With Shakespeare

Dinner with a Difference Theatre Company invite you to ‘DINE WITH SHAKESPEARE" at Smiths Restaurant, 1 Church Road Eccles April 22nd 23rd at 7pm

A fun and innovative evening of fine food, music ….. and Shakespeare.

http://www.uktheatre.tv/events/profile/42

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BritBits 5
Short Plays for the Busy Anglophile!

Join Mind The Gap Theatre for the return of our fabulous short play festival featuring brand new works by, for or about The British!

Performances: April 26 - May 5, 2009 - Manhattan Theatre Source, 177 MacDougal Street (Between 8th Street and Waverly) 10011, New York, NY

http://www.uktheatre.tv/events/profile/44

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Madame De Sade

Review by Elspeth Rae

I wasn't sure if I was going to enjoy Mishima's play set in 18th century Paris. Although I love a lot of Japanese writing translated into English (Haruki Murakami being one of my chosen authors to have with me if, God forbid, I was ever to be left suddenly on a desert island beach) I am aware of the peculiarities and intricacies of language that can be lost in translation. 


http://www.uktheatre.tv/magazine/read/madame-de-sade-by-yukio-mishima-until-23rd-may-2009_121.html

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Jolson & Co: The Musical

Review by Steve Burbridge

Allan Stewart gives a breath-taking performance as Jolson in this stylish and sophisticated production. His voice is exquisite, full and powerful as he belts out Jolson’s biggest show-stoppers.

http://www.uktheatre.tv/magazine/read/jolson-andamp;-co-the-musical_101.html

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Be Near Me

Review by John Sinclair 

John Tiffany makes good use of the ten actors to create a beautiful piece of theatre. Most of the actors play two or three different characters, which works well in conveying the many different types of people Father David comes across.

http://www.uktheatre.tv/magazine/read/�be-near-me�-traverse-theatre-edinburgh-15-to-18-april-2009_120.html

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Waiting For Godot 

Review by John Sinclair 

One of the many influences that inspired the play was turn of the century music hall theatre and it is this aspect of the play that Sean Mathias and the Theatre Royal Haymarket Company have decided to put the main focus on.

http://www.uktheatre.tv/magazine/read/�waiting-for-godot�---king�s-theatre-edinburgh-13-to-18-april-2009_119.html

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Little Shop Of Horrors

Review By Steve Burbridge

This sensational new touring production, fresh from a recent West End revival, is magnificent. It has everything that you could look for in a musical: a talented cast; a wonderful storyline; a great 60s-pastiche score; and a vicious form of vegetation from outer space, intent on world domination, to boot!

http://www.uktheatre.tv/magazine/read/little-shop-of-horrors_100.html

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Hot Flush 

Review by Cameron Lowe

Clearly not for the young (or the faint of heart) this is a highly entertaining show for all women and many brave, confident men!

http://www.uktheatre.tv/magazine/read/hot-flush-(kingand39;s-theatre-glasgow-13---18-april-2009)_99.html

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Cabaret

Review by Sue Marks

If you like your theatre dark and raunchy then this is for you. Set in and around the Kit Kat Club in 1931 this play provides a snapshot of pre-fascist Berlin. Already considered a decadent city, the recent abolition of censorship had facilitated a new age of permissiveness.

http://www.uktheatre.tv/magazine/read/cabaret_98.html

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In Conversation With Catherine Porter

Interview By Steve Burbridge

Catherine Porter’s diverse career has included leading roles on West End, Broadway and worldwide theatre stages with Andrew Lloyd Webber, Michael Crawford, John Barrowman and Michael Ball to recording and touring with rock legends Queen.

http://www.uktheatre.tv/magazine/read/steve-burbridge-in-conversation-with-.-.-.-catherine-porter_97.html

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