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  	To: Friend     A very warm welcome if you are new to the newsletters and YO!, if you are a regular reader. Each week I write a little opener and every time I surprise myself when I think back about the week that was. The Channel 4 events were both thought provoking and great for networking. Did you go ?  It was posted in Training and Workshops at the beginning of the month. I was about to go home after I had blogged a picture to you and then I thought I'll go back and see if I can say hello to Claire Sweeney. She may have remembered me from the filming we did in Glasgow. I couldn't see her but then Andy Duncan , Chief Executive of Channel 4, came walking towards me. Hello, I said, delighted to meet you, and we continued chatting for 10 minutes. With all the Big Brother stories going on, it was interesting to hear how he had to personally get involved in the production to manage the political and media turmoil that ensued. A big responsibility and I don't think he can win, one way or another. Of course, I took the opportunity to tell him more about UK Theatre Network and the projects we do here and he was impressed and asked me to send him an email with some details. It was just another weird situation of being in the right place at the right time, which I seem to have had my fair share of this year. Do you create your own luck, or does luck just happen ?  Richard Wiseman has some answers but I think it's a bit of both and a sprinkling of serendipity. The UK Theatre reviewers continue to keep busy, if you are near Liverpool, Noises Off is a MUST. I remember taking loads of my friends and family to it a few years ago because it has such a wide appeal to make EVERYONE laugh.  Andrew Liddle says: "They don't come any more side-splittingly hysterical than this brilliant revival".   Helen Oakleigh has been at The Globe enjoying the new season there and I hope to join her later this month. She said "The Globe is such a marvellous theatre to watch a play in". Read the In Extremis review here In Glasgow, Cameron Lowe has been going to the opera to see Aida, and Jon Cuthbertson has been taking in Alan Bennett's Office Suite which both close tonight, so hurry and get some last minute tickets from the details in the reviews. I received some interesting casting news this week. Shrek and the Donkey !  I know, I have the perfect accent for Shrek but my head isn't THAT big and I'm not in LA.  Back in the UK, there's a last minute opportunity in the 24:7 Manchester Fringe Festival and also one from a UK Theatre Networker in Cincinnati looking for someone to produce Vatican Falls in the UK. If you are looking to travel, Flying Fish are looking for actors in Germany. Look out for Mark Saunders' articles at the bottom of this bulletin and a workshop from Sprout. Have a great weekend and a fantastic week ahead, who knows what it may bring for us but if UK Theatre is involved, it's sure to be entertaining. Douglas McFarlane UK Theatre Network www.uktheatre.net               What's On       Most Recent Articles Title Description Date Men without Shadows Sartre rediscovered at the Finborough Theatre 6/16/2007 7:48:00 AM In Extremis at The Globe Theatre, Southbank, London Review of In Extremis by Howard Brenton and directed by John Dove at The Globe Theatre, Southbank, London 2007. 6/15/2007 9:42:00 AM In Control A new play about control (and lack of it)at The Greenwich Playhouse 6/15/2007 7:25:00 AM NOISES OFF A superb revival of Michael Frayn's joyous theatrical farce is at the Liverpool Playhouse, directed by Philip Wilson 6/14/2007 11:51:00 AM The Little Girl who was too fond of matches Impetuous Kinship bring you their latest production as part of the Sprint festival of New Work at CPT... 6/14/2007 8:48:00 AM Aida, Kings Theatre, Glasgow 11 - 16 June, 2007 Ellen Kent and Opera International present the Chisinau National Opera and a company of 200 in the grandest of all operas. 6/13/2007 11:42:00 AM Grease Is The Word THE VOTES ARE IN: DANNY B AND SUSAN ARE YOUR NEW DANNY AND SANDY! 6/12/2007 1:14:00 PM Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat With a crash of drums and a flash of light Joseph returns to the West End in his dazzling coat of many colours worn by brand new star LEE MEAD, winner of BBC TV’s Any Dream Will Do. 6/12/2007 1:12:00 PM Scotland Honours Shrek With A Scottish Clan Tartan Mike Myers and Shrek, in a kilt. 6/12/2007 1:04:00 PM Alan Bennett’s Office Suite – Theatre Royal Glasgow 11th–16th June Nearly 30 years on from it’s original televisiual airing, Alan Bennett’s double-bill of one-act comedies has made it to the stage, and still features it’s original leading lady Patricia Routledge. 6/12/2007 5:56:00 AM           A Midsummer Night's Dream An enchanting and enchanted Dream - in the perfect setting of Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. Box Office: 08700 601811 6/11/2007 Babes in Arms A fun filled musical of a group of youngsters producing their own show against all odds - "in the barn". Great music, great dancing - and Judy Garland's daughter, Lorna Luft. Box Office: 01243 781312                   The SPROUT Ideas "Intro to Impro" Weekend Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th July 2007   Want to improve your creativity & spontaneity? Want to learn how to act without a script? Want a fun weekend?   The "intro to impro" weekend covers everything you ever wanted to know about how to improvise but were afraid to ask. Two intensive days including all the essential skills of impro - spontaneity, team-work, scene-building etc. Your tutors will be 2 of the experienced improvisers from the Sprout Ideas team, and the days are designed to be 100% practical with most of the work in pairs or small groups.   It is suitable for: --Complete beginners --Actors & performers new to impro --And actors & improvisers who wish to refresh their existing skills. (The group will be limited to a maximum of 16 people.)   ***Time*** Both days run from 12.00 to 6pm   ***Costs*** The weekend costs £85 (£70 concessions) for BOTH days.   ***Venue*** "The Court Theatre Training Company" Third Floor 55 East Road London N1 6AH Nearest Tube: Old Street  (Northern Line) ***To book a place or for more details- *** Because numbers are limited to 16 you must book in advance to guarantee your place. Email us at sproutcomedy@yahoo.co.uk or call us on 020-8923-2545 to get booking details.           THIS MONTH'S ARTICLES FROM MARK SAUNDERS Title Description Date The Edinburgh Festival and the Growth of Fringe Theatre From July to September, theatre performers from all over the United Kingdom converge in Edinburgh, Scotland for the Edinburgh Festival. 6/16/2007 Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the Opera is considered to be the most popular, and wildly successful, musicals in the history of theatre. It’s been viewed by over 100 million people, staged in 25 countries, and reaching an amazing £1.7 million in ticket sales. 6/16/2007 In the long run: record-breaking West End plays Thousands of hopefuls try their luck in the competitive world of UK theatre: aspiring playwrights, eager actors, and producers who pray their investment survives the lash of the critics. 6/16/2007 Theatre of the Absurd Traditional theatre requires a plot, where a character wrestles with a conflict, wins, lives happily ever after, and the audience gets to go home feeling good. 6/16/2007       UK Theatre Network     http://www.uktheatre.net

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