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To: Friend
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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
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What's On
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Most
Recent Articles
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Men without
Shadows
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Sartre
rediscovered at the Finborough
Theatre
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6/16/2007
7:48:00 AM
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In Extremis
at The Globe Theatre, Southbank,
London
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Review of In
Extremis by Howard Brenton and directed
by John Dove at The Globe Theatre,
Southbank, London 2007.
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6/15/2007
9:42:00 AM
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In
Control
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A new play
about control (and lack of it)at The
Greenwich Playhouse
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6/15/2007
7:25:00 AM
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NOISES
OFF
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A superb
revival of Michael Frayn's joyous
theatrical farce is at the Liverpool
Playhouse, directed by Philip
Wilson
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6/14/2007
11:51:00 AM
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The Little
Girl who was too fond of
matches
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Impetuous
Kinship bring you their latest production
as part of the Sprint festival of New
Work at CPT...
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6/14/2007
8:48:00 AM
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Aida, Kings
Theatre, Glasgow 11 - 16 June,
2007
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Ellen Kent
and Opera International present the
Chisinau National Opera and a company of
200 in the grandest of all operas.
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6/13/2007
11:42:00 AM
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Grease Is The
Word
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THE VOTES ARE
IN: DANNY B AND SUSAN ARE YOUR NEW DANNY
AND SANDY!
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6/12/2007
1:14:00 PM
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Joseph and
the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat
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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.
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6/12/2007
1:12:00 PM
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Scotland
Honours Shrek With A Scottish Clan
Tartan
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Mike Myers
and Shrek, in a kilt.
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6/12/2007
1:04:00 PM
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Alan
Bennett’s Office Suite – Theatre Royal
Glasgow 11th–16th June
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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.
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6/12/2007
5:56:00 AM
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A Midsummer
Night's Dream
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An enchanting
and enchanted Dream - in the perfect
setting of Regent's Park Open Air
Theatre. Box Office: 08700 601811
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6/11/2007
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Babes in
Arms
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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
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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.
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THIS MONTH'S
ARTICLES FROM MARK SAUNDERS
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The Edinburgh
Festival and the Growth of Fringe
Theatre
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From July to
September, theatre performers from all
over the United Kingdom converge in
Edinburgh, Scotland for the Edinburgh
Festival.
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6/16/2007
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Phantom of
the Opera
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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.
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6/16/2007
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In the long
run: record-breaking West End
plays
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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.
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6/16/2007
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Theatre of
the Absurd
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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.
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6/16/2007
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UK Theatre
Network
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http://www.uktheatre.net
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