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With over 70,000 UK-based actors and performers signed up, Spotlight is the biggest online database for agents, producers, and casting directors to find talent in Britain. Founded in 1927 as a directory, it transitioned to digital in 1995 with a CD version before going online. In principle, a fantastic resource for the actors, presenters, dancers, and stunt performers listed in its registry. Actors can sign up to Spotlight and create an online profile similar to one on social media jobsite LinkedIn that is tailored to the demands of creative work. Titian masterpiece stolen and found at bus sto...
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The Who’s iconic rock opera 'Quadrophenia' is set to make its debut as a ballet production in the UK next year. Sadler's Wells Theatre in Islington, London, and Universal Music UK have confirmed the world premiere of “Quadrophenia, a Mod Ballet”, which will feature dancers bringing to life the story of troubled mod Jimmy – which was originally chronicled in the 1973 album and subsequently transposed to the screen in the cult 1979 classic, starring Phil Daniels and Sting. The ballet is set to tour Plymouth, Edinburgh and Southampton before its official opening at Sadler’s Wells on 24 June 2025....
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British veteran actor Sir Ian McKellen will not be returning to the stage when the run of "Player Kings" resumes in the West End tonight. The actor, 85, who plays John Falstaff in the show directed by Robert Icke, was performing at London's Noel Coward Theatre when he lost his footing during a fight scene earlier this week. He was heard crying out in pain as staff rushed to help. He was taken to hospital after falling off the stage and doctors stated that McKellen was in "good sprits" and expected to make a full recovery. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday’s performances were cancelled to allow him...
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Oscar-winning British actress and national treasure Dame Judi Dench has hinted at a possible retirement at age 89, after sharing an update on her health. The award-winning performer – whose work encompasses theatre, film and television – was at the annual RHS Chelsea Flower Show, during which she shared that she did not have any upcoming film projects. “No, no. I can’t even see!” she said, referring to her current affliction of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). AMD is an eye disease that blurs central vision, a common condition that is the leading cause of vision loss for adults, which h...
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Club members, including writer and actor Stephen Fry, assembled yesterday at the Garrick, located in London’s theatre district, to debate and vote on the issue. The members, many of them wearing pale pink and green club ties reminiscent of marshmallow flumps, debated the question of women’s membership behind closed doors before putting the matter to a vote. It passed by an almost perfect 60:40 split. Why now? Pressure to admit women to the Garrick has been mounting for decades. But recently, calls to address the stark inequality intensified after the Guardian revealed last month the previously...
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This year’s Tony nominations were led by the Alicia Keys musical "Hell’s Kitchen" and 70s behind-the-music drama "Stereophonic", which both got 13 nominations each. The list of nominees for the Broadway Theatre awards were announced on Tuesday by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry – both Tony winners themselves. “This is totally crazy. It took me about an hour to get myself together. I couldn’t even formulate words,” Keys said, reacting to the semi-autobiographical "Hell’s Kitchen" being in the running for best new musical and four acting awards, as well other categories including...
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Creative Scotland, the government development organisation that funds arts in Scotland, has defended its decision to not include the Fringe in its funding programme, citing its own financial woes and the “particularly precarious” state of the festival’s organisation. The Edinburgh Fringe is the largest performing arts festival in the world, taking over the Scottish capital for the entire month of August and filling venues with theatre, comedy, and dance shows among many more. The Fringe is believed to add over £200 million (€233 million) to the economy every year. In the latest round of decisi...
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Following the flurry of accusations against Gérard Depardieu and the watershed #MeToo moment France is finally facing in its insular entertainment industry, there seems to be further forward progress. The French comedy industry has adopted an essential "charter of good conduct", in order to combat the growing cases of sexual and sexist harassment and violence that have been reported in the industry. Spearheaded by Jessie Varin, artistic director of Parisian barge theatre Nouvelle Seine, the #MeTooStandUp initiative aims to prevent all "forms of sexist and sexual violence and harassment before,...
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A bold reinterpretation of the Hollywood film noir musical “Sunset Boulevard” stole the spotlight at this year's London stage Olivier Awards, taking home seven trophies including best musical revival and best actress for American star Nicole Scherzinger. The ex-Pussycat Dolls singer took home the coveted award for her portrayal of the fading silver screen star Norma Desmond, alongside her co-star Tom Francis, who won best actor for his role as a struggling screenwriter. Football-themed state-of-the-nation drama “Dear England”, which examines the impact manager Gareth Southgate had on the natio...
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