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Hi Friend
Well, where do I start. I'm
exhausted already and it's not even lunchtime on
Saturday. There has been a significant increase in
activity recently from all around the country, in all
areas of the world of entertainment. I've just got
through the backlog after a few technical hitches.
I found out that if you have a pop
up or ad blocker, it blocks areas of uktheatre.net so you
may need to add it to your "allow list". I also couldn't
delete any mail and found that when your DELETED ITEMS is
large (8000 in mine), certain versions of the software
stop working and give you an error message designed for
engineering scientists ! Someone told me that
they don't get any of these types of problems on their
APPLE MAC ! Hmmm......
There's now lots more ways to find out more and get
involved and even tell others about your performance. The
Downloads area has lots of press releases and pictures.
The News and Headlines have the current stories hitting
the headlines and the What's On section now includes
dance, comedy, film and gigs, as well as your favourite
theatre shows around the UK.
DANCE - News on Dancing on Ice, Dance UK's Dance
Manifesto and Richard Alstons Dance Company.
STANDUP - Details of Frank Skinner
and Richard Herring tours.
GIGS - A feature on Indiana Gregg
who is touring with Lemar and coming your way soon.
FILM - Details of Adam Sandlers latest film Reign Over Me
and Client Eastwood's back in the directors chair with
Letter from Iwo Jima
THEATRE - Lots of new pictures in
the gallery, tons of press releases, more reviews, new
videos, and lots of new articles and reports on what's
new around the UK.
As the traffic increases, I will be
introducing new developments to the site and newsletters
so that you can choose what events you'd like to hear
about and which you don't. As you know, the UK
Theatre Network is run by myself with YOUR support. It
doesn't have multi-million pound backers and hundreds of
staff like Myspace, YouTube, Bebo (though one day it may
well do).
Send me an email if you have any feedback, or offer of
support, or would like to advertise on the network,
become a content partner, collaborator, or even offer
sponsorship. Without you there wouldn't be a
network ;-)
Many thanks and have a great weekend.
Douglas McFarlane
Actor and Editor
UK Theatre Network
www.uktheatre.net
P.S. Oscars week next week. Remember
to signup at alerts@ukfilm.tv if you haven't
already.
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Sheffield Theatres appoint executive producer from
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EVENTS DIARY
UKFILM.TV
UKSTANDUP.TV
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UKStandup.TV -Richard
Herring
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Following a successful
fifteenth appearance at the Edinburgh Festival
Fringe, RICHARD HERRING takes his critically
acclaimed, award winning show ménage à un on a 42
date international tour, starting on the 27th
March.
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2/17/2007
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Frank Skinner in
Swindon
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A rare opportunity to
see one of the country’s finest and funniest
stand-up comedians
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UKGIGS.TV
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UKGigs.TV - Indiana
Gregg
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While watching American
Idol, I got a call from Indiana Gregg. She has a
new single coming out and said she would call to
tell me all about it. So I asked her what she
thought of programmes like X-Factor and American
Idol, ever thought of auditioning ?
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2/15/2007
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UKTheatre Reviews
UKTheatre Reports
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The Genius of Kenneth
Branagh
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Probably one of the
most accomplished – if not the most accomplished –
UK actors of this generation is Kenneth Branagh. He
has appeared in countless movies, television
projects as well as in theatre and established for
himself a reputation for his craft that is, bar
none, the most admired and most multi talented
performers in the country.
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2/10/2007
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Christopher Eccleston –
The actor’s actor
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One actor who is
creating a lot of buzz for himself especially among
science fiction fans is Christopher Eccleston. The
British actor has recently appeared in two highly
popular science fiction television series – Dr. Who
and Heroes -- that has made TV viewers finally take
notice of an actor that may be one of the best in
the world and before these breakout roles was only
well known among cinephiles, art film lovers and UK
theater goers.
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2/10/2007
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Getting your Kids
Interested in Theatre
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It’s difficult to win
kids over to the wonder of theatre. They’re used to
TV, video games, million-dollar Hollywood
blockbusters. Why would they want to sit through a
play about a dead king, especially when they’re not
allowed to eat popcorn?
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2/10/2007
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UKTheatre Training
UKTheatre - What's On
Scotland
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Musicality in
Glasgow
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If you've ever sat
through a musical show wondering when the next
musical number will start - this is the show for
you!
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2/17/2007
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Byre Theatre - March
Listings
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Calamity Jane, Fawlty
Towers and more at the Byre Theatre in St
Andrews.
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2/17/2007
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UKTheatre - What's On England
Regional
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Hang Lenny
Pope
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Following the enormous
success of their ‘Street Trilogy’, Theatre Absolute
is delighted to announce its new play Hang Lenny
Pope.
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2/17/2007
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Special
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Fecund Theatre Presents
'Special', supported by Arts Council of
England
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2/17/2007
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Chinese Theatre Troupe
down to Reading
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The University of
Reading’s Department of Film, Theatre &
Television is offering a rare chance to see a
Chinese theatre troupe from Beijing on Monday 19th
February.
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2/17/2007
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The Falling Sky Lands
at Reading
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The University of
Reading’s Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) is
delighted to stage The Falling Sky on March 22nd at
7pm; a compelling new play about the realities of
life in the countryside.
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2/17/2007
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Bulletproof
Soul
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Birmingham Repertory
Theatre - A New Play by Jennifer Farmer. Directed
by Natasha Betteridge
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2/17/2007
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SCOOBY-DOO !
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Scooby devotees who
weren’t able to catch Scooby-Doo! Live on Stage!
the first time around, will now get the chance to
see their favourite canine friend and his ragtag
group of teen sleuths.
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2/17/2007
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Stephen Tompkinson… as
you’ve never seen him before!
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Stephen Tompkinson, one
of the country’s top television actors, stars in
Mel Smith’s dazzling new production of the comedy
classic Charley’s Aunt which comes to The
Churchill, Bromley between Monday 26 February and
Saturday 3 March.
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2/17/2007
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UKTheatre - What's On London
Fringe
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Thankfully there is
Moonlight!
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Critically acclaimed
Galleon Theatre Company, with the support of the
Colouste Gulbenkian Foundation will be continuing
to introduce understated and disregarded European
writers to London in 2007.
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2/17/2007
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What's On at the
Bridewell Theatre
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The Workshop, Death of
a Salesman and more.....
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2/17/2007
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UKStandup.TV - FAITH
HOPE & SANITY
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A few jokes about
RELIGION before it kills us all.
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2/17/2007
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Total
Eclipse
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Following the sell-out
success of Little Shop of Horrors, which will
transfer to the Duke of York’s Theatre from March
6th, The Menier Chocolate Factory is delighted to
present a new production of Christopher Hampton’s
first stage play Total Eclipse.
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2/17/2007
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The Agent
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Pinter & Martin
present the premiere of THE AGENT by MARTIN WAGNER
at the Old Red Lion Theatre, Islington from Tuesday
6 March Saturday 24 March. Press Night Thursday 8
March.
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2/17/2007
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SPRING at
BAC
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INNOVATIVE VISUAL
THEATRE IN THE MAIN HOUSE
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2/17/2007
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showdon’ttell At Play
At The Greenwich Playhouse
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Following the success
of their previous productions Loveplay, Mad
Margaret’s Revenge, Retired Hurt and The Games
Room– all by 21st century playwrights -
showdon’ttell bring their singular methods to bear
on Noel Coward’s comedy ‘Relative Values.’
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2/17/2007
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UKTheatre - What's On West
End
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Puppets go hi-tech on
Avenue Q!
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The puppets of Avenue Q
have been conducting a unique experiment with
Bluetooth technology from Square Group and
Alterwave.
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2/17/2007
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The 39 Steps
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John Buchan's THE 39
STEPS- memorably filmed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1935
- continues its fabulous run at the Criterion
Theatre!
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2/17/2007
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THELMA HOLT PRESENTS
“KEAN” BY JEAN PAUL SARTRE ADAPTED FROM THE PLAY BY
ALEXANDRE DUMAS IN A TRANSLATION BY FRANK HAUSER
STARRING ANTONY SHER IN THE TITLE ROLE DIRECTED BY
ADRIAN NOBLE OPENING IN THE WEST END AT THE APOLLO
THEATRE SHAFTESBURY AVENUE ON WEDNESDAY 30 MAY FOR
A LIMITED SEASON
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SHAKESPEARE THEATRE OF
NEW JERSEY ANNOUNCES DISCOUNT TICKET PACKAGES NOW
AVAILABLE
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Nicholas Hytner
announces plans for 2007 and beyond at the National
Theatre.
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Sir Hayden Phillips,
Chairman of the Board of the National Theatre,
announced today that the author, Philip Pullman,
and the Director of the British Museum, Neil
MacGregor, have been appointed to the
Board.
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DOMINIC COOKE ANNOUNCES
HIS FIRST SEASON AS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE ROYAL
COURT THEATRE COMMITMENT TO FIRST-TIME WRITERS
DEDICATION TO INTERNATIONALISM SPIRIT OF
EXPERIMENTATION TAKES CENTRE STAGE IN A NEW STUDIO
SPACE AND ‘ROUGH CUTS’ - A SEASON OF
WORKS-IN-PROGRESS
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For their first
production of 2007, Traverse Theatre Company will
be presenting the world premiere of strangers,
babies by Linda McLean (Tue 27 Feb – Sat 17 Mar).
strangers, babies is Linda McLean’s third play for
the Traverse and will be performed in Traverse
1.
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NEIL PEARSON, JANIE DEE
and SUSANNAH HARKER star in OLD TIMES by Harold
Pinter. Directed by Peter Hal
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Alan Plater’s award
winning show Blonde Bombshells Of 1943, a warm,
witty musical play filled with glorious, live swing
band performances comes to Guildford’s Yvonne
Arnaud Theatre from Monday 5 until Saturday 10
March.
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A new comedy by Des
Dillon. Directed by Mark Thomson and performed at
the Royal Lyceum Theatre 16 March – 7
April
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Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid
By Dennis Kelly. A darkly funny tale of lies,
betrayal and one unfortunate hamster …
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The exciting return of
award-winning Rambert Dance Company features a high
energy world premiere, as well as a work inspired
by L S Lowry’s painting, plus two other pieces with
costumes by a leading fashion
designer.
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Propeller return to
Guildford with a double bill of Shakespearian
comedies!
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Take Muriel’s Wedding,
add the wit of Victoria Wood, with a Punjabi twist
and you’re guaranteed a giggle! The Dateless Wonder
comes to the Mill Studio from Friday 16 until
Saturday 17 February.
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Ian Dickens Productions
are pleased to announce an all-star cast for
Signpost to Murder. Nicola Wheeler, Peter Amory,
Michelle Hardwick, Tony O’Callaghan and Tony
Scannell star in this psychological thriller at
Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre from Monday 19
until Saturday 24 February.
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Fireraisers Theatre
Company premiere Polly Wiseman’s brand new play
Loaded in the Mill Studio at Guildford’s Yvonne
Arnaud Theatre from Thursday 22 until Saturday 24
February.
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At a time when mass
migration and the plight of refugees are constantly
in the headlines, Shared Experience, in association
with Hampstead Theatre, presents a rare revival of
Diane Samuels’ Kindertransport, an extraordinary
play about loss and survival, at Guildford’s Yvonne
Arnaud Theatre from Thursday 1 until Saturday 3
March.
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English Touring Theatre
return to Guildford with of one of Terence
Rattigan’s most loved plays, his sparkling 1930s
comedy, French Without Tears. This stylish and
touching revival which begins its national tour at
Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre on Wednesday 14
February (until Saturday 17 February) gives
audiences the chance to revel in Rattigan’s world
of frothy wit and hedonistic charm.
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THE NIGHT OF 1000
VOICES – A SALUTE TO KANDER & EBB THE ROYAL
ALBERT HALL, LONDON MAY 6, 2007 AT 8.00PM (SPRING
BANK HOLIDAY SUNDAY)
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