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BLOG: One more for Spam..alot! A guest starring role in the Monty Python musical

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It’s not every day you get asked to make a guest appearance in the hit West End musical Spamalot, so when the company approached me to play the cameo role of ‘Sir Not Appearing’ I jumped at the chance – well, not literally, as the room I was in at the time was rather small [...]

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INTERVIEW: 10 minutes with Josefina Gabrielle

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Josefina Gabrielle trained at London’s Arts Educational Schools London before starting her career as a soloist with the National Ballet of Portugal. Following many memorable roles in productions such as the National Theatre’s Oklahoma! (with Hugh Jackman), 2009′s revival of Sweet Charity and the recent UK tour of The King and I, she is soon to return [...]

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10 minutes with Roxana Silbert, artistic director of Birmingham Repertory Theatre

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The Birmingham Repertory Theatre (or The REP) has just celebrated its centenary and the autumn/winter 2013 season marks the reopening of the theatre’s Broad Street home – complete with a new 300 seat studio. Nicole Evans caught up with the new artistic director Roxana Silbert to find out more and talk about the importance of local theatre and [...]

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10 minutes with theatre composer Bobby Cronin

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Award-winning American writer and composer Bobby Cronin comes to London on March 24th for a one off concert to celebrate the release of his new studio recording of musical The Concrete Jungle. Nicole Evans caught up with him this week to find out more about the concert and his international rise to fame. You are [...]

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BLOG: When is the right time to introduce children to theatre?

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Do you remember your first trip to the theatre? I do. It was to see a play called The Red Balloon when I was around 7 years old and, if I’m honest, said red balloon is about the only bit of the show I remember. Though the important point, though, is that I do remember [...]

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INTERVIEW: 10 minutes with… Kristin Chenoweth

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Kristin Chenoweth is nothing short of Broadway royalty. Having won both an Emmy (Pushing Daisies) and a Tony (You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown) and most recently presented and performed at the Oscars, she flits between stage, film and TV work with apparent ease and boasts one of the world’s most distinctive (four-octave) voices. Perhaps [...]

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10 minutes with Sherie Rene Scott

Sherie Rene Scott, one half of the original cast of The Last Five Years, music producer, writer and performer, is performing her one woman show Piece of Meat at London’s Hippodrome from 21-23 February. Having been nominated for Tony and Drama Desk awards, wowed huge Broadway crowds and won fans all over the world via [...]

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PREVIEW: 2013 UK theatre highlights

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As venues across the country pack up the last remnants of panto for another year, thoughts begin to turn to the rich pickings on offer across the country in 2013. Our team of regional editors look at highlights coming up across the UK. South West – Chosen by Regional Editor Jacqui Onions As we enter 2013, Britten [...]

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